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                                                  Early December 2019

SWEDEN vs FINLAND - FINNKAMPEN
On Mondays many members and guests play bridge at Atalaya. This
Monday the 25th of November, the Swedes and the Fins did not. They
played a very serious golf competition - Finnkampen. Captains were
Eija Rintala and Gunilla Parmlid. After the game we had a smorgasbord
with herrings, meat balls, salmon, skagenröra and a lot of other
Scandinavian delicatessen.
The winners? SWEDEN won 325 - 319 (the ten best stableford results
added together).
Nearest the pin on hole 16 was Eija Rintala. Best stableford score was
Pia Christiansen with 38 pts. Congratulations to all of us!

FINNKAMPEN, continued

FINNKAMPEN, continued

FINNKAMPEN, continued

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La Costa Scratch Liga Final at Atalaya
It was a cold rainy day…
We woke up at 6.00am in the morning and the weather was not promising. We had to go with the
flow and cancelled the golf competition at 7.30am as the rain fell from a black sky.
Despite the weather, everybody turned up for lunch and nearly 50 ladies were there to enjoy a
pre-lunch cava reception. Everyone had dressed for the occasion and it was lovely to see
everyone out of their usual golf clothes.
Marina Stone had arrived beforehand and set up a wonderful display of hand-made jewellery,
including an early seasonal touch with a sparkling white Christmas tree decorated with her lovely
natural stones bracelets.
Before sitting down for lunch and accompanied by Queen´s “We are the Champions”, Nina
Phillimore presented team Guadalmina with the winner´s trophy for the 2019 season. Our Atalaya
team had great success this year and finished in 4th place out of seven teams.
Then we continued to our lunch with healthy salads and main dishes of either Salmon Teriyaki or
Medallions of chicken, which had been prepared and served with love by the kitchen and
restaurant staff.
The La Costa Scratch Liga is a wonderful organisation of seven clubs and this year it was
Atalaya´s turn to manage the running of the Liga, including chairing the AGM. We play the best
courses on the Costa del Sol with ladies from many different countries in a friendly but competitive
atmosphere.
In her presentation after lunch, Atalaya team Capitana Nina Phillimore emphasised the feeling of
unity from a big family that the Liga represented and looked forward to this spirit continuing in the
forthcoming season. She also thanked all the Atalaya team for their support and help during her
captaincy, especially Maureen Carey, who had acted as a “vice captain” and had done a lot of
work in preparing for today´s final.
As there had been no golf on the day, it was decided to hand out all the prizes through a lucky
draw. The prize table was laden with an amazing array of gifts and everybody managed to go
home with a prize! We are so grateful to our sponsors: Helicopteros Sanitarios, magazine Ladies
in Golf, Mirko, Golfriend´s, Fairway & Blue, Salon Venus beauty, Jose Cubero (osteopath), Pepe
Moreno Beauty Salon, Nina Dance, Everest Fusion, Marina Stone jewellery.
The new season will be under the management of Alison Evans, the Scratch Liga Capitana at El
Paraiso and everyone wished her good luck and good fortune for 2020.
And all the best for next year to Team Atalaya!

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LADIES SCRATCH, continued...

MONTHLY MEDAL NOVEMBER and DECEMBER

                                      Montly Medal winners in November were
                                      Michelle Whalley with net 73 and
                                      Antonio Flores Simon (not pictured)
                                      with 72 net!
                                      Best Gross were Lynne Hood
                                      with 93 and Max Popovic with 81.

 Montly Medal winners in December were
 Camilla Frykman with net 73 and
 Richard Phillimore, also with 72 net!
 Best Gross were Camilla Frykman
 with 87 and Richard Philliore with 88.

LADIES WESTERN LIGA Final at Guadalmina
The Western Liga ladies Eija Rintala, Monica Fredblad Essser, Lynne Hood, Alexa Kaniewski,
Kajsa Schmidt, Gunilla Parmlid, Rita Vauthier and Lee Bristow parcipated in the Western
Liga Final at Guadalimina on the 29th of November. We played 4BBB and our Eija was in
the winning team. Well done!
The winners of Western Liga were Guadalmina - congratulations!
Thank you Gunilla for taking care of the Western Liga as our captain.

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Atalaya’s Bandidos victorious against Los Arqueros

 Since joining the Bandidos seven years ago, Los Arqueros has dominated Costa
 del Sol’s Los Bandidos Interclub matches. The records show that Los Arqueros
 has only lost three matches, including both home and away, in all this time.
 Earlier this month Atalaya’s Bandidos Captain Joseph Durrmeyer chose to play
 Atalaya’s home match against Los Arqueros on the New Course. Durrmeyer’s de-
 cision nearly created an insurrection amongst Atalaya’s Bandidos team. Members
 moaned and complained. Some even considered not playing over the choice to
 face Los Arqueros on the New Course. Durrmeyer’s position remained firm: “We
 have never beaten them on the Old Course, and we played them on the New
 Course last year and won.”
 Durrmeyer’s decision to hold the competition on the New Course proved to be the
 right one. Atalaya collected another victory against the strong Los Arqueros Bandi-
 dos for the second year in a row. This time the win was 3½ to 1½.
 Even after winning the match, most of the team still complained saying: “Please
 don’t do this again.” Durrmeyer quickly responded to the whingers: “So you would
 rather play the Old Course and lose?” This remark silenced all but the most vocal
 critics.
 Durrmeyer didn’t stop there. He continued: “As a club we need to feature the New
 Course more. It is a wonderful opportunity – not a curse. The New Course is a shot
 makers course, and being able to work the ball is an asset that would serve our
 members well. The idea that the New Course is a course that punishes good shots
 is plain nonsense. Just because a shot is long does not make it good. A long shot
 the wrong direction that ends in a hazard is just not a good shot.”
 By Tia Durrmeyer

CHRISTMAS LUNCH AT LA SALA
A very mixed group of some of the oldest and newest members of Atalaya gathered
again at the Ski Lodge of La Sala to celebrate a Christmas Party.
After a Cava reception we moved on to our private dining room. Delicious food, in-
cluding the traditional turkey with all trimmings was served.
Lots of laughs and jokes were exchanged and everybody was in a happy Christ-
mas mood. Even some fun games were performed by Rita and Lynne.
La Sala did again a splendid job – everybody was happy and the Christmas Spirit
has definitely been ignited.
By Franz Arnold

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It's good to be back ...
Hi everyone, again I am here in Marbella practice and playing on your fantastic courses.
This time it is a little mini stay but already have I met many of the nice members and
always service minded staff.
Look here at the difference between being a golfer in Norway versus Atalaya.

I feel at home so thank you all for that.
If I can help or anyone wants to have a chat, then just grab me on the course or in
the practice field. I spend most of my time there.
The 2019 season, which was my first professional season, was a little heavier
than expected. When I returned to Norway in March, without knowing it, I had
contracted a virus which eventually had quite a big impact on me. But I didn't
realize it until June. So since July I haven't been able to play tournaments. But my
first year as a professional has given me 2 top 10 placements and some cutts. 2
missed cutter. It have been a struggling way back but with helps from many
people I will soon be better than ever. To be here at Atalay is a very important part
of my recovery.
Results may not be the most important thing this first year, but the experience I
have brought with me is of great value and it has made me even more eager to
succeed. While I stopped playing tournaments this summer, I changed coach at
home in Norway. It was really good timing when I got a lot of time focusing on
details that make my swing and play better.
Now on friday I travel home to celebrate Christmas and then go to La Malanga on
January 10th to play the Ladies Europan Tour qualifier with a goal of improving
the category from last year. Hope to be back here in late February.
So I thank you all for your support and wish you all a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year.
Best of love
Tina Mazarino
https://tinamazarino.com

JOHANNA GIEBELS
After a short illness, Johanna Giebels,
has sadly passed away. She will be very
fondly remembered by all her friends
both at Los Arqueros and Atalaya golf
clubs. Our sincere condolences go out
to her family.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

José Antonio ARAGÓN LÓPEZ                 Spain
Claire GERMOND-LAVANCHY                   Switzerland
Markku Meriranta                          Finland
Martti Evälahti                           Finland
Christine Johnson                         UK
Martine De Bruyne                         Belgium

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                                                        Team UK/Ireland
                                                        International Tournament
                                                        Champions”

                                                        Louise Spruce was mistakenly
                                                        referred to as: “...Atalaya's
                                                        reigning Ladies Champion...”