Two days of sport in the splendid scenery of the La Cinta coast. Dressed in its spectacular spring colors, tomorrow the symbolic beach of San Teodoro will be transformed into an unusual golf course for the second edition of the Golf Link Invitational, organized by ASD Golfaldia and Combo Golf Srls with the patronage of the Municipality.
The competition, which also enjoys the patronage of the Sardinia Region and the Regional Tourism Department, provides for a complete 18-hole course, divided between the 9 holes of the Puntaldia green and the other 9 which will be positioned on the sand for the occasion.
A unique event in Italy that will bring together over 100 non-professional sportsmen, including footballer Gianfranco Zola, an expert golfer and a constant presence in Puntaldia for several years. The kermesse is conceived by the golf professional and technical director of the event, Roberto Pompei, who proposed it on the beaches of Emilia Romagna over 20 years ago; an event therefore that already has its own history but which at the moment has no equal at a national level.
"After many years from the first Italian edition, the desire to bring it to San Teodoro was born and our goal is to propose it again over time, launching it internationally also for professionals", explained Tina Maria Marongiu, the president of the two companies that organize the event, as well as wife of the patron Roberto Pompei. "This event - he added - is an example of how sports tourism, thanks to golf, could become an important reality in Sardinia and I thank the mayor, Rita Deretta, who after last year's zero edition, saw beyond that which was an event at the beginning and today has allowed us to propose a more substantial edition».
Golf Link Invitational is a new event that combines the topicality of an ever-growing sport that has its roots right on the sand. Indeed, golf was born on the sand in Great Britain in the first half of the 18th century, and today this unprecedented example of beach golf represents a reminder of the origins of the discipline. Jimmy Ghione, Italian actor and TV personality, will lead all the events of the 2023 edition and among this year's curiosities there will be Caronte, the small boat that will ferry golfers along the mouth of the San Teodoro Lagoon, a ford that divides the coast of Puntaldia from that of La Cinta. Combo Golf Srls, the company that organizes the event together with ASD Golfaldia, is responsible for promoting golf through the creation of small synthetic competition courses, a green solution that goes well even in small spaces compared to large grass fields and in areas where there is a shortage of water. Its mission is to disseminate the culture of golf by creating small fields even inside sports centers or hotels and to propose a variant on synthetic that eliminates the economic costs and maintenance of grass structures.
