The HotelPlanner Tour arrives in Spain this week for the Challenge de Catalunya, taking place at Fontanals Golf Club from May 14-17. Here’s all you need to know…
European Stretch
The Challenge de Catalunya marks the second of ten consecutive weeks on the continent, after last week’s Italian Challenge Open kickstarted the European leg as Chris Wood sealed an emotional victory at Golf Nazionale. Fontanals Golf Club hosted last year’s Challenge de España and with the historic event moving to Isla Canela Links, Fontanals will this year host the inaugural edition of the Challenge de Catalunya.
Fontanals Golf Club
Fontanals Golf Club made its debut as a HotelPlanner Tour venue last year and retained its place on the Road to Mallorca schedule for 2026. A regular stop on the DP World Tour Qualifying School schedule, the Girona-based club has hosted Second Stage in each of the last two years, and will do so again later this year, with several of the players in the field this week having teed it up on the parkland layout before. The club is situated near the borders of both Andorra and France and provides an interesting test this week as it sits 3,000 feet above sea level, with the 156-strong field needing to dial in their yardages at altitude. The closing holes will also be pivotal, with hole 16 and 18 two of the hardest of the course.
Chasing Success
A number of HotelPlanner Tour members teed it up on the DP World Tour last week, at the Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship and make the short journey from the Barcelona to Girona this week. Road to Mallorca Number One MJ Daffue returns to HotelPlanner Tour action hunting his third win on the season, along with former BMW PGA Championship winner Chris Wood, who will be looking to build on last week’s success in Italy.
