The Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España 2025 presented by Oysho now has its venue and official dates. From 27 to 30 November, Real Guadalhorce Club de Golf in Málaga will once again host the season finale of the Ladies European Tour (LET), reaffirming both the club and the Costa del Sol as one of the key stages for elite women’s golf in Europe.

This upcoming edition promises an exceptional sporting line-up: the championship is expected to bring together the top 64 players from the LET Order of Merit along with 11 invited competitors, a field that underscores the significance of the Open de España within the international calendar and places Málaga firmly back in the spotlight of world-class golf.

A defining end-of-season event for European women’s golf

The Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España 2025 will once again serve as the season-ending tournament on the Ladies European Tour, where the Order of Merit is decided and the year’s final rankings are set. This dual role gives the event added significance: sporting, for the title at stake, and strategic, for the visibility it brings to the destination and to its host venues before millions of fans across Europe and beyond.

Since 2022, the championship has featured both the leading professionals on the circuit and a selection of Spain’s most promising amateurs, who compete for the Celia Barquín Award, a tribute to the young Cantabrian golfer that highlights the tournament’s commitment to nurturing emerging women’s golf talent in Spain.

A landmark 2024 at Real Guadalhorce Club de Golf

The 2024 edition, also held at Real Guadalhorce Club de Golf, marked a turning point for both the club and the Open de España Málaga. Navarra’s Carlota Ciganda claimed victory with a total of -18 and a one-shot lead over Belgium’s Manon De Roey, securing her second title and becoming the most decorated player in the tournament’s history. Alongside her, Madrid’s Andrea Revuelta delivered a superb fifth-place finish and took home the Celia Barquín Award as the best amateur, shaping a sporting narrative of major significance for Spanish golf.

From an organisational standpoint, the results were equally remarkable. According to data provided by the club, the event welcomed 10,750 spectators, accredited 86 media outlets, mobilised 125 volunteers, and generated more than 350 jobs linked to the tournament week.

In terms of broadcasting, the championship offered 12 hours of live coverage, distributed to 87 countries, reaching an estimated 144 million households and a global audience of more than 240 million viewers. The direct economic impact was assessed at 623,700 euros, while the overall effect on Málaga was estimated at around 40 million euros.

These figures position the tournament among the most significant events in Spain’s sports tourism calendar and reinforce the decision to maintain Real Guadalhorce Club de Golf as the venue for the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España 2025.

Real Guadalhorce Club de Golf: a championship course prepared for the LET

The choice of Real Guadalhorce Club de Golf as host is no coincidence. In recent years, the Málaga course has undertaken substantial improvements to both the layout and its facilities, working closely with the technical teams of the Royal Spanish Golf Federation and the Ladies European Tour to fine-tune every detail in line with the standards required for a season finale.

Club president Ángel Gancedo Arjona has repeatedly emphasised that the success of 2024 was above all the result of a collective effort. The quality of the course, the condition of the greens, on-site logistics and the interaction between spectators and competition relied on a highly committed team: club staff, volunteers and members who made their facilities and time available to support an event of this scale.

Looking ahead to 2025, the club has set itself the goal of “raising the bar” established during its first edition as host. Throughout the year, work has been scheduled to refine course maintenance, tee preparation, fairway and rough management, and the care of spectator areas, with the aim of offering a demanding test for the LET’s top players while ensuring a seamless experience for visitors.

Andalucía and Málaga: the heart of women’s golf and sports tourism

The Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España 2025 forms part of a wider regional strategy that has positioned Andalucía as a leading European golf destination. According to recent studies, golf generates around 5.456 billion euros annually in the region and supports nearly 51,000 jobs, both directly and indirectly. Each year, approximately 700,000 visitors travel to Andalucía for golf, with an estimated direct expenditure of 1.757 billion euros, around 85% of which is spent off-course on accommodation, dining, transport and other services.

The October–November period, when the Open de España takes place, coincides with the region’s peak golf season. This strengthens the tournament’s role as a driver of year-round tourism, with a direct impact on hotel occupancy, local spending in Málaga, and the international projection of the Costa del Sol as a key stage of the Ladies European Tour España.

In this context, the choice of Málaga and Real Guadalhorce Club de Golf adds to other major milestones in women’s golf in the region, such as the 2023 Solheim Cup, which generated an estimated global economic impact of between 400 and 500 million euros and attracted more than 65,000 spectators on site. This precedent has demonstrated the territory’s ability to host large-scale events and strengthened institutional support for elite European women’s golf.

Expectations for the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España 2025

With the tournament returning to Real Guadalhorce Club de Golf, expectations for the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España 2025 are high across the board. From a sporting perspective, the championship will once again bring together the best players on the LET, on a course that has already proven its ability to demand precision from the tee, creativity around the greens and composure over the closing holes. Carlota Ciganda’s 2024 victory, paired with the rise of young players such as Andrea Revuelta, has laid the groundwork for a storyline that fans will be eager to follow.

On the organisational front, the club approaches the event with strengthened standards: improved spectator flow, enhanced hospitality areas, coordination with accredited media and renewed volunteer teams, all essential to ensuring that the event runs smoothly. The goal is clear: to cement Real Guadalhorce Club de Golf as a benchmark venue for major women’s golf tournaments in Spain and across Europe.

For Málaga and the Costa del Sol, the championship represents a new opportunity to reinforce their reputation as a destination that combines top-level sport, high-quality tourism and measurable economic impact. The joint efforts of institutions, sponsors and the local community position the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España 2025 as a shared project that goes far beyond the sporting sphere, standing as a symbol of Andalucía’s leadership within the sports tourism industry.