It is not an exaggeration to brand the best Spanish golfer ever as a legend, for not only he reached the top in golf, still a minority sport in Spain, but he did it gentlemanly and always displaying fair play, things that earned him everyone’s liking. This is well known in Pedreña -belonging to the municipality of Marina de Cudeyo- where he was born. This beautiful retreat in Cantabria became suddenly known at world scale when the sport commentators all over the planet were echoing its most famous neighbour’s triumphs. Severiano, or Seve, was bound to golf since he was a small child. In fact, his uncle Ramón Sota, had been Spanish golf champion, and his father worked as a gardener in Pedreña golf club, where Severiano made his debut as a caddie at the age of 9.

Real Golf de Pedreña

Seve won 93 titles all round the world, 50 of them in the European Tour, and he claimed 5 Majors

In August 2017, his hometown paid tribute to him by erecting a statue at La Barquería Park, sculpted by Salvador García.The statue pictures the moment he claimed victory at The Open Championship in St. Andrews, in 1984.

Golf has made Marina de Cudeyo a world reference; that is why the Local Administration is looking at promoting the sport through the facilities in the area: Real Golf de Pedreña (‘Royal Golf of Pedreña’);the public golf course of La Junquera, located in Pedreña as well; and the Ramón Sota golf course, in Agüero. Besides, Marina de Cudeyo is famous for the Sociedad Deportiva de Remo Pedreña (Rowing Club), born as far in time as 1895.

 

A short and pleasant boat ride from Santander to Pedreña

 Additionally, ornithology lovers have in Marina de Cudeyo and Santander Bay a magnificent place for bird watching as there is an environmental project promoted by the Council in collaboration with the company Ecoturismo Bahía de Santander, which pursues as the ‘star objective’ the recovery of the fishing eagle. The project includes interpretive routes by boat and on foot, both suitable for the whole family. They pass by high valued landscape, ecological, and cultural areas.

More information

www.bahiasantander.es

www.marinadecudeyo.com

 

 

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