Seventeen Spanish players will compete at Abama Golf from the 5th to the 8th of June alongside the best players on the Ladies European Tour
The Spanish presence reinforces a tournament that positions Tenerife among the main international golf destinations
The Tenerife Women’s Open 2025 will bring together at Abama Golf, from 5 to 8 June, the best golfers of the Ladies European Tour, in one of the major events of the international calendar. In this edition, the Spanish protagonism will be especially prominent, with 17 national players ready to fight for the title at home, led by proven champions and new promises of women’s golf.
Leading the national line-up are Marta Martín, the last Spanish winner on the LET thanks to her triumph in the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open 2024, and Nuria Iturrioz, the most successful of all those present with four victories: two in the Lalla Meryem Cup (2016 and 2019), as well as the Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic (2019) and the La Sella Open (2023). Maria Hernandez, who won her only tour victory at the 2010 Ladies Slovak Open, in a brilliant debut season in which she also earned her LPGA card, will also be there. Carmen Alonso, after 19 years as a professional and more than 250 tournaments played, finally achieved her long-awaited victory on the LET in 2023, at the Ladies Open by Pickala Rock Resort, and will be another of the references in Abama.
Also competing alongside them will be Ana Peláez, winner of the Madrid Ladies Open 2022; Luna Sobrón, Harang Lee, Mireia Prat, Teresa Toscano, Amaia Latorre, Blanca Fernández, Marta Sanz, Marina Escobar, Paz Marfá, Natasha Fear, Clara Moyano and the Canary Islander Emma Cabrera Bello.
Emma Cabrera-Bello, one of the most recognised figures in women’s golf on the islands, was particularly excited about the return of the European Tour to Tenerife: “As a Canarian I can’t feel more than proud that the island of Tenerife, the Cabildo and Abama Golf have once again committed to women’s golf. It was sorely missed. It was a wonderful experience for me to play in this tournament first as an amateur and then as a professional, and I had been waiting for years for the right things to happen so that top-level women’s golf could come back home. The current level has risen a lot and those who already lived those editions of the 2000s, if they come back now, will see a show of much higher level”.
Emma, a professional since 2008, also assessed how women’s golf has evolved in recent decades: “What I notice most is that now the players hit much harder. Carmen Alonso and I, in those years, were fighting for tournament directors to give us longer courses because we had a powerful swing… and now I’m not even among the best hitters. The physical and technical evolution has been brutal, especially in the short game, which has also improved a lot. The new generations are very well prepared”.
The player also wanted to highlight the unique attraction of Tenerife as a destination for international golfers: “Tenerife arouses emotions. It has a privileged climate that allows you to play all year round, but it is also a visual spectacle. The courses have views of the sea, La Gomera, and on some days you can even see La Palma or El Hierro. The courses are designed as terraces due to the unevenness of the island, which means that there are many scenic holes. Furthermore, the way in which the courses have been cared for, with palm groves, Canarian stone and the traditional agricultural terraces, gives them a special and authentic charm. The courses are very well integrated into their surroundings”.
About Abama Golf, the venue for the tournament, he highlighted both the condition of the course and its technical demands: “The course is in spectacular condition, congratulations to Brendan Breen and the whole team for their work. It has very large greens with a lot of slopes, so it’s not enough just to take the green, you have to leave it in the good area. The wind can also play an important role here. Even if there is no gale, there are constant breezes and changes depending on the altitude of the hole. I know this course well and I know that whoever is better with the irons and knows how to read the wind will have an advantage. It will be a beautiful week for the players and for the public.
Tenerife thus returns to the forefront of women’s golf, recovering an event that was an essential part of the LET calendar between 2002 and 2010, and which had great names such as Raquel Carriedo, Elizabeth Esterl, Diana Luna, Felicity Johnson and Trish Johnson as champions. Years later, the island also hosted two Open de España Femenino, in 2012 and 2014, reinforcing its close ties with international golf.
Tenerife, a destination for golf, tourism and sustainability
Tenerife not only hosts one of the most important tournaments in European women’s golf, but also reaffirms itself as one of the most solid and sustainable golf tourism destinations in Europe. With nine top-level courses, the island combines a privileged climate, a five-star hotel offer and a unique natural environment that seduces thousands of golfers every year.
Almost 97% of the water used by Tenerife’s courses is regenerated or desalinated, a fact that demonstrates the island’s commitment to sustainability and the circular economy. The technological commitment to irrigation systems, the use of low-consumption grass varieties such as Bermuda or Paspalum, and the integration of landscaping make Tenerife an example of balance between sport, tourism and the environment.
The profile of the golf tourist on the island is also a differential asset: with an average family income of 63,521 €, an average stay of 11.6 nights and an expenditure per person per day of 213.30 €, well above the conventional visitor, this segment generated more than 321 million euros in revenue for Tenerife in 2024, 12.2% more than the previous year.