World Match-play to return in 2009
in Spain and with Volvo as sponsors
PRESS RELEASE FROM IMG
Following the signing of a ground-breaking joint management agreement between Volvo, golf’s most experienced and enduring corporate brand, and IMG, the leading sports management company in the world, a new chapter for the World Match-play championship is about to be written under Volvo and IMG’s stewardship.
In 2009, the newly-named Volvo World Match Play Championship will be transformed into a truly worldwide showcase thanks to a new host country, Spain, a new blue-chip venue, Finca Cortesín in Andalucía, a new ‘champion’s league,’ match play format and the most rigourous and transparent qualification criteria in the 44-year-history of an iconic event that is about to go genuinely global.
With a total prize fund of €3.25million (approx. US$5million) and the champion’s cheque worth more than a million dollars, the Volvo World Match Play Championship, scheduled for the autumn of 2009 and for an initial three-year period will see 16 of the finest golfers in the world and drawn from every continent on earth going head-to-head in search of one of the most coveted crowns in global golf.
The world match-play championship's new home is to be the Finca Cortesin Golf Club (par-72, 7,439yd) near Malaga on the Costa del Sol.
NEW QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:
The new qualification criteria has been devised to ensure that the 16-man starting field can feature many of the World’s top players:
Defending Champion (As there will be no 2008 event, Ernie Els, the 2007 Champion qualifies)
The leading player, based upon their nationality, listed on the Official World Golf Ranking, from each of the following regions:
Europe
Africa/Middle East
North America
South America
Asia
Australasia
The leading 4 players (not otherwise qualified) from the Official World Golf Ranking.
The leading 4 players (not otherwise qualified) from the European Tour Race to Dubai.
The 2009 Volvo China Open Champion
NB. Qualification cut off dates to be confirmed.
NEW FORMAT
The new format will see the 16-man field divided into four groups of four players, seedings based upon their Official World Golf Ranking:
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY:
Within groups of four, every player will play each other in a round robin format over full 18-hole matches. (NB. Each match will complete 18 holes every time).
Points will be awarded based upon win, tie or loss. The leading player from each group will qualify for the semi-final knock out stage. (Aggregate number of holes won will be used to determine tied positions).
SATURDAY
Semi-finals played over 36 holes in head-to-head match play.
Semi-final winners will progress to the Volvo World Match Play Championship Final.
Semi-final losers will contest the Volvo World Match Play Championship Consolation Match.
SUNDAY
The Volvo World Match Play Championship Final will be played over 36 holes in head-to-head match play.
The Volvo World Match Play Championship Consolation Match will be played over 18 holes in head-to head-match play.
PRIZE MONEY
The Prize Money for the 2009 Volvo World Match Play Championship will be €3,250,000 divided as follows:
1st €750,000
2nd €450,000
3rd €250,000
4th €200,000
Runner up in group €150,000
3rd in Group €130,000
4th in Group €120,000
Notes to Editors (on separate sheets)
About Volvo
Volvo was founded in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1927 and has over the past 80-plus years grown into one of the most recognisable, prestigious and responsible automotive brands in the world.
Volvo – which is the Latin for I Roll – has, since 1999 when Volvo Cars was sold to the Ford Motor Corporation been two distinct companies sharing the same brand name and values, namely, Quality, Safety and Environmental Care and its global sponsorship activities are implemented by Volvo Event Management, which has offices in Brussels, Belgium, Whitely near Southampton in the UK and in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Volvo Car Corporation
Part of the Ford-owned Premier Automotive Group and still headquartered in Sweden, Volvo Cars recently produced its 15millionth car and its current fleet comprises the Volvo C30, Volvo V40, Volvo V50, Volvo S60, the all-new Volvo XC60, the Volvo V70 / Volvo XC70, the luxurious Volvo S80 and the award-winning Volvo XC90.
Volvo Cars are manufactured in Sweden and Belgium with assembly plants in China, Malaysia and Thailand with a global sales and service network covering over 100 countries with 2,400 sales outlets and service facilities around the world.
Volvo, which produces cars to order and whose mission statement is to, ‘Design cars for a better life,’ sold a total of 458,323 in 2007 with the Volvo XC90 the top selling model with 79,140 sold in 2007 followed by 62,348 of the Volvo S40, 49,910 Volvo V70s and the new Volvo C30, Volvo’s first small car offering exceeding expectations with 46,726 vehicles sold in its first full year of availability.
Volvo Cars’ four largest markets are the USA, Sweden, Germany and Great Britain and the brand prides itself on innovative solutions and high design values combined with safety, quality and environmental care.
Volvo cars has, since its inception been to the fore in terms of innovation with many of today’s standard features such as three-point safety belt and three-way calalytic converters, whilst recent groundbreaking and award-winning developments include Volvo Flexifuel variants, the Volvo ReCharge Concept Car and the Volvo City Safety anti-collision system.
http://www.volvocars.com/
Volvo Group
Volvo Group is one of the largest automotive businesses in the world with representation in over 180 countries worldwide, mainly in Europe, Asia and North America with production facilities in 19 different nations.
The principal business areas within Volvo Group comprise Volvo Aero, Volvo Buses, Volvo Construction Equipment, Volvo Financial Services, Volvo Penta. Volvo Trucks, Mack Trucks, Renault Trucks and Nissan Diesel.
Volvo Group employs more than 100,000 staff worldwide, mostly in Sweden, France, Japan, the US, China, Brazil and South Korea and in 2007 Volvo Group global sales increased by 10% to SEK285.5billion (approx. US$47billion / €30.5billion).
Volvo Group and its component business units share the same core values as Volvo Car Corporation, namely safety, quality and environmental care and jointly promotes the brand through a global sponsorship portfolio in conjunction with Volvo Cars.
http://www.volvo.com/
Volvo Aero: Volvo Aero is one of the most highly-respected suppliers of components and maintenance services to the civilian and military aeronautics industry and manufactures key components for the engines powering the new ‘super jumbo’ Airbus 380.
Contributing some 3% to Volvo Group annual turnover in 2007, Volvo Aero enjoys ‘Best Partner’ status not only with the major aircraft manufacturers but also with airline operators all over the world.
www.volvo.com/volvoaero
Volvo Buses: Volvo Buses is one of the world’s largest manufacturer of buses and bus chassis. Volvo Buses’ product portfolio comprises city buses, intercity buses and tourist coaches, with services in the areas of financing, servicing, vehicle diagnostics and traffic information systems.
Volvo Buses has almost 8,000 employees worldwide, with production facilities in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa and is responsible for 6% of the Volvo Group turnover.
www.volvo.com/bus
Volvo Construction Equipment: Volvo Construction equipment is the third largest in the industry and at SEK53.6billion (approx. US$8.78billion / €5.725billion) delivers 19% of Volvo Group’s turnover. The business area launched 40 new models in 2007.
Volvo Construction Equipment recently acquired the road-building interests of Ingersoll-Rand and has dramatically improved the operating efficiency across its product portfolio whilst further strengthening the brand’s commitment to operator safety and environmental care.
Volvo Construction Equipment’s product portfolio includes Wheel Loaders, Backhoe Loaders, Excavators, Articulated Haulers, Motor Graders, Demolition Equipment
Compactors and Pavers.
www.volvo.com/constructionequipment
Volvo Financial Services: Volvo Financial Services (VFS) was formed in 2001 with a primary focus to provide a full range of financial services to customers and dealers of the Volvo Group.
Headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey (USA), Volvo Financial Services operates throughout Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australia and has a team of about 1,250 professionals managing approximately SEK 100billion (approx. US$16.4billion / €10.7billion) of assets across 60 countries worldwide.
Volvo Penta: Volvo Penta is one of the best-known and well-respected brands in the leisure and commercial marine industry with a network of around 5,000 dealerships in over 100 countries worldwide.
Delivering 91,000 units in 2007, Volvo Penta reported a 9% increase in year-on-year sales in 2007, due in part to Volvo Penta’s revolutionary and award-winning IPS propulsion system which is safer, quieter, more efficient and economical and more environmentally-friendly.
www.volvo.com/volvopenta
Volvo Trucks: Volvo Truck Corporation is the second largest manufacturer of heavy trucks in the world and the largest part of Volvo Group comprising around 66% of turnover.
In addition to the Volvo Trucks brand, the portfolio also includes Mack Trucks, Renault Trucks and Nissan Diesel producing between them 236,356 vehicles in 2007 of which 100,109 were Volvo Trucks, 79,442 Renault Trucks, 38,184 Nissan Diesel and 18,621 Mack Trucks.
Over 95% of the trucks produced under the Volvo Truck Corporation banner are in the heavyweight class in excess of 16 tons.
Volvo trucks are sold and serviced in more than 130 countries over the world, through over 1,000 dealerships and 1,800 specialist workshops with development and production take place in Sweden, Belgium, Brazil and the USA, and truck assembly operations in a number of other countries around the world.
Volvo Event Management: Volvo Event Management is the in-house event management company owned by Volvo Car Corporation and Volvo Group and responsible for the planning and management of the brand’s global strategic sponsorship portfolio.
With offices in Brussels, Whitely near Southampton in the UK, Hong Kong and in Gothenburg, Sweden, Volvo Event Management is responsible, both directly and in partnership with event promoters / organisers and governing bodies for the planning and management of the major sponsorship activity undertaken within the Volvo brand.
Volvo’s golf portfolio is managed through the Brussels and Hong Kong offices and includes the Volvo Masters, Volvo Masters of Asia, Volvo China Open and the Volvo Masters Amateur and the enterprising joint-management and promotion arrangement with IMG for the Volvo World Match Play Championship is a first for the company.
Other strategic sponsorships within the Volvo portfolio include, in sailing, the Volvo Ocean Race, the world’s premier professional, crewed round-the-world race and the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship; in the environment Volvo initiated and sponsors the Volvo Environment Prize, now in its 19th year and carrying an annual SEK1.5million (approx. US$246,000 / €160,000) award as well as, since 2002, the junior equivalent, the Volvo Adventure with US$20,000 (approx. €13,000 / SEK122,000) in prize money each year.
In culture, Volvo is a flagship sponsor of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and the Gothenburg Opera whilst other sponsorship activity is conducted throughout the world under the auspices of Volvo Cars and Volvo Group by national and regional business areas.
http://www.volvoinsponsorship.com/
About Finca Cortesin
The most important and exclusive golf resort and real state development project in Southern Europe.
FINCA CORTESÍN is, without a doubt, the most important real estate and leisure project to be developed on the Costa del Sol in recent years. It is located in the town of Casares, the most picturesque of the white villages in Andalusia, only 1.5 kilometres from the beach and forty minutes from the international airports of Malaga and Gibraltar. Its privileged location in one of the most peaceful and fashionable areas of the Mediterranean coast provides spectacular views of the ocean and the African coast from every corner.
Within an estate of more than 530 acres, SINGLE HOME offers different spaces so you can choose your lifestyle: in the Gran Hotel, in an exclusive Villa or in a luxury apartment, and you can also choose how to spend your leisure time: golf, spa, sports club, shops…
FINCA CORTESIN has been designed to satisfy the needs of the most demanding clients. We have collaborated with the most prestigious professionals in each sector for this exclusive project:
- Ignacio Sierra (Architect)
- Roger Torras (Architect)
- César Leyva (Architect)
- Cabell B. Robinson (Golf Course Designer)
- Gerald Huggan (Landscape Artist)
Juan Von Knobloch (Landscape Artist)
- Duarte Pinto Coelho (Interior Designer)
- Ana y Cristina Calderón (Interior Designers)
- Marie de Trostenberg (Interior Designer)
The project has been divided into 6 main sections based on society’s new criteria and the type of demanding client we are targeting:
・ A Grand Luxury, 5-star hotel
・ An 18-hole Golf Course
・ The Nicklaus Golf Academy
・ Spa and Sports Facilities
・ Shopping Area
・ Residential area integrally constructed and developed by SINGLE HOME.
FINCA CORTESÍN GOLF CLUB
A reference in the world of golf, designed by Cabell B. Robinson
Of all the golf courses on the Costa del Sol, the FINCA CORTESIN GOLF COURSE is, without a doubt, one of the best. It was designed by Cabell B. Robinson, licensed landscape architect and alumnus of the University of Harvard..
Robinson began his professional career in 1967 as part of Robert Trent Jones’s team, the most important designer of all times. The twenty years of collaboration between the two led to the construction of some of the best golf courses on the Mediterranean Coast, such as the Valderrama Golf Course (Sotogrande, Spain), Golf Spérone (Corsica), Castelconturbio GC (Italy) and Royal Golf of Agadir (Morocco).
In 1987, Cabell B. Robinson becomes independent and establishes his own office in Spain. Since then, he has worked throughout Europe and Morocco, where he has acquired most of his experience. Amongst his golf courses, the following merit special mention: Sotogrande-La Reserva and Santana Golf (Spain), Praia d´El Rey (Portugal), Aphrodite Resort (Cyprus) and Royal Golf d´El Jadida (Morocco).
Features of the Golf Course
One of the longest and most beautiful golf courses in Europe
Unlike the majority of the existing golf courses on the Costa del Sol, the Finca Cortesín Golf Course is a unique course where real estate developments do not interfere in the landscape, so the player can concentrate on the game and not on the surrounding houses.
Another fundamental feature of the course is the design, the moulding of holes has not been forced thanks to the quality of the soil, so the player can enjoy his game in completely natural surroundings.
The course measures almost 7,000m in length from the white poles, making it one of the longest courses in Europe, with a total par of 72. The holes were orientated taking into account the dominating winds and the different views, making each one of them a unique experience.
Finca Cortesin, has also established itself as Costa del Sol's reference in Customer Service and attention to detail. Fresh fruit and cold water are just some of the benefits players will get when playing the beautiful golf course.
The Golf Course in figures
- An investment of 22 million Euros
- The length of the course is 6,802 m. with a yardage of 7,557 yds., making it the longest in Spain and within the top 10 in Europe
- A total of 65,000 different varieties of trees and plants have been planted. All the species are autochthonous and will surely be a breath of fresh air for the area of Casares. Trees and plants include: hundred-year-old olive trees, rosemary, acacias, oleander, carob trees, etc.
- There will be annual savings of 100,000 m3 of water, thanks to the modern technology used for the irrigation systems. It includes a main computer that will control the 3,000 sprinklers and software to optimise water savings, connected to a weather station that is in charge of saving the maximum possible amount of water.
- The 7th hole has the longest par 4 in Spain: 452 mts
- 14001 is the number of the ISO Environmental Certificate that Finca Cortesín has obtained and which certifies that the strictest norms have been adhered to in the construction and exploitation of the course in order to protect the environment and natural surroundings. These measures include: irrigation with recycled water, the planting of autochthonous species, the use of natural fertilisers and the restriction of the use of chemical products.
- The 13th hole has been included in the list of the best 18 holes in Andalusia. With a par 4 of 383 m., it is without a doubt the most spectacular and beautiful hole in Finca Cortesín.
GRAN HOTEL FINCA CORTESÍN
5-star, Grand Luxury hotel with 20,000 m2 constructed surface area and 22,700 m2 garden areas for only 67 suites
SINGLE HOME has chosen one of the best hotel management groups to take over the management of the hotel: The Stein Group.
Established in 1992 by David Stein, the group develops all its projects from a particular vision of luxury, elegance, comfort, service and beauty. The Stein Group philosophy consists of a combination of the best traditional Mediterranean lifestyle with the pleasures of the modern world.
Description
Gran Hotel Finca Cortesín is located next to the Finca Cortesín Golf Course and will offer 67 exclusive Suites, as well as three swimming pools (two outdoor and one indoor), a spa, 2 restaurants with the services of a prestigious chef, a library and spectacular gardens.
Designed by architects Roger Torras and Ignacio Sierra, the hotel is comprised of two Andalusian-inspired buildings, with square interior patios and an adjoining pavilion. The Suites are from 100 to 225 m2 and have ceiling heights of more than 4 meters.
The interior design of the halls and common areas was developed by the prestigious international designer Duarte Pinto Coelho, in collaboration with Ana and Cristina Calderón, who were in charge of designing the interior of the Suites.
The Hotel in figures:
- A total investment of 32 million Euros
- Creation of 250 direct jobs
- 67 exclusive suites
- 20,000 m2 construction
- 22,700 m2 of garden areas
- 2,200 m2 spa
RESIDENTIAL AREA
Low-impact construction and spacious green areas with one common denominator: quality
FINCA CORTESÍN, with over 300,000 square meters of constructed surface area on more than 530 acres of land, will be one of the most important real estate development projects on the Costa del Sol. The company in charge of this unique project is SINGLE HOME S.A., a construction company and real estate developer with more than four decades of experience in the sector.
Currently, SINGLE HOME has begun four different projects with the complex:
- 40 Exclusive villas
- The Reserve at Cortesín, houses with hotel services.
- Suites Gran Hotel, to enjoy a safe investment.
- Altos de Cortesín, luxury apartments.
The Villas
Custom tailored houses
The villas are the star product at FINCA CORTESÍN. Directly facing the golf course and with spectacular ocean views, the villas will be constructed on 2,000 m2 plots, complete with fence, garden and private swimming pool. Unique houses with their own personalities, where the clients choose the most important details: architecture, distribution, finishes, landscaping... In short, custom tailored houses.
The Reserve at Cortesín
32,000 m2 of garden areas for only 16 villas with hotel services
The Reserve at Cortesín is a limited collection of 16 luxury Villas designed, built and equipped to satisfy the standards of excellence of a primary home.
The complex is constructed on a 35,000 square meter plot, in privileged surroundings, next to the Finca Cortesín Golf Course and surrounded by 32,000 square meters of impressive Mediterranean gardens.
Each one of the houses has a surface area of 625 m2 including four en suite bedrooms, large balconies, porches and a private swimming pool, as well as 24-hour security.
For added value, the owners of The Reserve at Cortesín have the services and privileges of the Gran Hotel Cortesín at their disposal, as well as its marvellous surroundings.
The Suites
Invest in luxury
The Gran Hotel Finca Cortesín is the most exclusive hotel on the Costa del Sol. Managed by the Stein Group, its sixty-seven suites, spa, gardens, golf course and restaurants offer a unique expression of luxury and service.
Of the 67 suites, 16 have been reserved for privileged investors to enjoy a unique product: a fully furnished and equipped suite with spectacular views of the golf course and the Mediterranean, where they can enjoy their leisure time. During the rest of the year, the investment will provide added benefits through the profits that this excellent investment will generate.
Altos de Cortesín
Luxury inside and out
Traditional Spanish architecture is combined with the best of modern design to complete a project with the highest standards of quality, blending elegance and comfort: ALTOS DE CORTESÍN
Two and three-bedroom apartments with private gardens on the ground floor, spacious balconies on the first floor and spectacular penthouses. The orientation of the apartments was a crucial factor during the design process, so each of our homes offers impressive views of the golf course and the ocean.
http://www.singlehome.es/ http://www.golfcortesin.es/
About IMG
IMG is the world's premier sports, entertainment and media enterprise.
Operating in 30 countries, IMG’s diverse businesses include: consulting services; event ownership and management; fashion events and models representation; licensing; golf course design; and client representation in golf, tennis, broadcasting, speakers, European football, rugby, cricket, motor sports, coaching, Olympic sports and action sports. IMG Academies are the world's largest and most advanced multi-sport training and educational facilities, delivering world-class sports training experiences to more than 12,000 junior, collegiate, adult, and professional athletes each year.
IMG’s media and entertainment operations include content production subsidiaries Darlow Smithson Productions and Tiger Aspect Productions. Globally, IMG produces and distributes more than 11,000 hours of sports, documentary, drama, comedy, entertainment, popular factual and children’s content annually. IMG also represents the broadcast rights to many of the world’s premier sporting events and has the world’s largest sports archive with more than 250,000 hours of footage.
Forstmann Little & Co. purchased IMG in 2004.
More information about IMG is available at file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/mair7646/Local%20Settings/mair7646/My%20Documents/www.imgworld.com.
For further information please contact or visit:
IMG: Michelle Mair + 44 02082335177
or via email michele.mair@imgworld.com
Volvo Event Management: Monique Kuse + 32 2 4825687
or via email monique.kuse@volvo.com
in Spain and with Volvo as sponsors
PRESS RELEASE FROM IMG
Following the signing of a ground-breaking joint management agreement between Volvo, golf’s most experienced and enduring corporate brand, and IMG, the leading sports management company in the world, a new chapter for the World Match-play championship is about to be written under Volvo and IMG’s stewardship.
In 2009, the newly-named Volvo World Match Play Championship will be transformed into a truly worldwide showcase thanks to a new host country, Spain, a new blue-chip venue, Finca Cortesín in Andalucía, a new ‘champion’s league,’ match play format and the most rigourous and transparent qualification criteria in the 44-year-history of an iconic event that is about to go genuinely global.
With a total prize fund of €3.25million (approx. US$5million) and the champion’s cheque worth more than a million dollars, the Volvo World Match Play Championship, scheduled for the autumn of 2009 and for an initial three-year period will see 16 of the finest golfers in the world and drawn from every continent on earth going head-to-head in search of one of the most coveted crowns in global golf.
The world match-play championship's new home is to be the Finca Cortesin Golf Club (par-72, 7,439yd) near Malaga on the Costa del Sol.
NEW QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:
The new qualification criteria has been devised to ensure that the 16-man starting field can feature many of the World’s top players:
Defending Champion (As there will be no 2008 event, Ernie Els, the 2007 Champion qualifies)
The leading player, based upon their nationality, listed on the Official World Golf Ranking, from each of the following regions:
Europe
Africa/Middle East
North America
South America
Asia
Australasia
The leading 4 players (not otherwise qualified) from the Official World Golf Ranking.
The leading 4 players (not otherwise qualified) from the European Tour Race to Dubai.
The 2009 Volvo China Open Champion
NB. Qualification cut off dates to be confirmed.
NEW FORMAT
The new format will see the 16-man field divided into four groups of four players, seedings based upon their Official World Golf Ranking:
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY:
Within groups of four, every player will play each other in a round robin format over full 18-hole matches. (NB. Each match will complete 18 holes every time).
Points will be awarded based upon win, tie or loss. The leading player from each group will qualify for the semi-final knock out stage. (Aggregate number of holes won will be used to determine tied positions).
SATURDAY
Semi-finals played over 36 holes in head-to-head match play.
Semi-final winners will progress to the Volvo World Match Play Championship Final.
Semi-final losers will contest the Volvo World Match Play Championship Consolation Match.
SUNDAY
The Volvo World Match Play Championship Final will be played over 36 holes in head-to-head match play.
The Volvo World Match Play Championship Consolation Match will be played over 18 holes in head-to head-match play.
PRIZE MONEY
The Prize Money for the 2009 Volvo World Match Play Championship will be €3,250,000 divided as follows:
1st €750,000
2nd €450,000
3rd €250,000
4th €200,000
Runner up in group €150,000
3rd in Group €130,000
4th in Group €120,000
Notes to Editors (on separate sheets)
About Volvo
Volvo was founded in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1927 and has over the past 80-plus years grown into one of the most recognisable, prestigious and responsible automotive brands in the world.
Volvo – which is the Latin for I Roll – has, since 1999 when Volvo Cars was sold to the Ford Motor Corporation been two distinct companies sharing the same brand name and values, namely, Quality, Safety and Environmental Care and its global sponsorship activities are implemented by Volvo Event Management, which has offices in Brussels, Belgium, Whitely near Southampton in the UK and in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Volvo Car Corporation
Part of the Ford-owned Premier Automotive Group and still headquartered in Sweden, Volvo Cars recently produced its 15millionth car and its current fleet comprises the Volvo C30, Volvo V40, Volvo V50, Volvo S60, the all-new Volvo XC60, the Volvo V70 / Volvo XC70, the luxurious Volvo S80 and the award-winning Volvo XC90.
Volvo Cars are manufactured in Sweden and Belgium with assembly plants in China, Malaysia and Thailand with a global sales and service network covering over 100 countries with 2,400 sales outlets and service facilities around the world.
Volvo, which produces cars to order and whose mission statement is to, ‘Design cars for a better life,’ sold a total of 458,323 in 2007 with the Volvo XC90 the top selling model with 79,140 sold in 2007 followed by 62,348 of the Volvo S40, 49,910 Volvo V70s and the new Volvo C30, Volvo’s first small car offering exceeding expectations with 46,726 vehicles sold in its first full year of availability.
Volvo Cars’ four largest markets are the USA, Sweden, Germany and Great Britain and the brand prides itself on innovative solutions and high design values combined with safety, quality and environmental care.
Volvo cars has, since its inception been to the fore in terms of innovation with many of today’s standard features such as three-point safety belt and three-way calalytic converters, whilst recent groundbreaking and award-winning developments include Volvo Flexifuel variants, the Volvo ReCharge Concept Car and the Volvo City Safety anti-collision system.
http://www.volvocars.com/
Volvo Group
Volvo Group is one of the largest automotive businesses in the world with representation in over 180 countries worldwide, mainly in Europe, Asia and North America with production facilities in 19 different nations.
The principal business areas within Volvo Group comprise Volvo Aero, Volvo Buses, Volvo Construction Equipment, Volvo Financial Services, Volvo Penta. Volvo Trucks, Mack Trucks, Renault Trucks and Nissan Diesel.
Volvo Group employs more than 100,000 staff worldwide, mostly in Sweden, France, Japan, the US, China, Brazil and South Korea and in 2007 Volvo Group global sales increased by 10% to SEK285.5billion (approx. US$47billion / €30.5billion).
Volvo Group and its component business units share the same core values as Volvo Car Corporation, namely safety, quality and environmental care and jointly promotes the brand through a global sponsorship portfolio in conjunction with Volvo Cars.
http://www.volvo.com/
Volvo Aero: Volvo Aero is one of the most highly-respected suppliers of components and maintenance services to the civilian and military aeronautics industry and manufactures key components for the engines powering the new ‘super jumbo’ Airbus 380.
Contributing some 3% to Volvo Group annual turnover in 2007, Volvo Aero enjoys ‘Best Partner’ status not only with the major aircraft manufacturers but also with airline operators all over the world.
www.volvo.com/volvoaero
Volvo Buses: Volvo Buses is one of the world’s largest manufacturer of buses and bus chassis. Volvo Buses’ product portfolio comprises city buses, intercity buses and tourist coaches, with services in the areas of financing, servicing, vehicle diagnostics and traffic information systems.
Volvo Buses has almost 8,000 employees worldwide, with production facilities in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa and is responsible for 6% of the Volvo Group turnover.
www.volvo.com/bus
Volvo Construction Equipment: Volvo Construction equipment is the third largest in the industry and at SEK53.6billion (approx. US$8.78billion / €5.725billion) delivers 19% of Volvo Group’s turnover. The business area launched 40 new models in 2007.
Volvo Construction Equipment recently acquired the road-building interests of Ingersoll-Rand and has dramatically improved the operating efficiency across its product portfolio whilst further strengthening the brand’s commitment to operator safety and environmental care.
Volvo Construction Equipment’s product portfolio includes Wheel Loaders, Backhoe Loaders, Excavators, Articulated Haulers, Motor Graders, Demolition Equipment
Compactors and Pavers.
www.volvo.com/constructionequipment
Volvo Financial Services: Volvo Financial Services (VFS) was formed in 2001 with a primary focus to provide a full range of financial services to customers and dealers of the Volvo Group.
Headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey (USA), Volvo Financial Services operates throughout Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australia and has a team of about 1,250 professionals managing approximately SEK 100billion (approx. US$16.4billion / €10.7billion) of assets across 60 countries worldwide.
Volvo Penta: Volvo Penta is one of the best-known and well-respected brands in the leisure and commercial marine industry with a network of around 5,000 dealerships in over 100 countries worldwide.
Delivering 91,000 units in 2007, Volvo Penta reported a 9% increase in year-on-year sales in 2007, due in part to Volvo Penta’s revolutionary and award-winning IPS propulsion system which is safer, quieter, more efficient and economical and more environmentally-friendly.
www.volvo.com/volvopenta
Volvo Trucks: Volvo Truck Corporation is the second largest manufacturer of heavy trucks in the world and the largest part of Volvo Group comprising around 66% of turnover.
In addition to the Volvo Trucks brand, the portfolio also includes Mack Trucks, Renault Trucks and Nissan Diesel producing between them 236,356 vehicles in 2007 of which 100,109 were Volvo Trucks, 79,442 Renault Trucks, 38,184 Nissan Diesel and 18,621 Mack Trucks.
Over 95% of the trucks produced under the Volvo Truck Corporation banner are in the heavyweight class in excess of 16 tons.
Volvo trucks are sold and serviced in more than 130 countries over the world, through over 1,000 dealerships and 1,800 specialist workshops with development and production take place in Sweden, Belgium, Brazil and the USA, and truck assembly operations in a number of other countries around the world.
Volvo Event Management: Volvo Event Management is the in-house event management company owned by Volvo Car Corporation and Volvo Group and responsible for the planning and management of the brand’s global strategic sponsorship portfolio.
With offices in Brussels, Whitely near Southampton in the UK, Hong Kong and in Gothenburg, Sweden, Volvo Event Management is responsible, both directly and in partnership with event promoters / organisers and governing bodies for the planning and management of the major sponsorship activity undertaken within the Volvo brand.
Volvo’s golf portfolio is managed through the Brussels and Hong Kong offices and includes the Volvo Masters, Volvo Masters of Asia, Volvo China Open and the Volvo Masters Amateur and the enterprising joint-management and promotion arrangement with IMG for the Volvo World Match Play Championship is a first for the company.
Other strategic sponsorships within the Volvo portfolio include, in sailing, the Volvo Ocean Race, the world’s premier professional, crewed round-the-world race and the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship; in the environment Volvo initiated and sponsors the Volvo Environment Prize, now in its 19th year and carrying an annual SEK1.5million (approx. US$246,000 / €160,000) award as well as, since 2002, the junior equivalent, the Volvo Adventure with US$20,000 (approx. €13,000 / SEK122,000) in prize money each year.
In culture, Volvo is a flagship sponsor of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and the Gothenburg Opera whilst other sponsorship activity is conducted throughout the world under the auspices of Volvo Cars and Volvo Group by national and regional business areas.
http://www.volvoinsponsorship.com/
About Finca Cortesin
The most important and exclusive golf resort and real state development project in Southern Europe.
FINCA CORTESÍN is, without a doubt, the most important real estate and leisure project to be developed on the Costa del Sol in recent years. It is located in the town of Casares, the most picturesque of the white villages in Andalusia, only 1.5 kilometres from the beach and forty minutes from the international airports of Malaga and Gibraltar. Its privileged location in one of the most peaceful and fashionable areas of the Mediterranean coast provides spectacular views of the ocean and the African coast from every corner.
Within an estate of more than 530 acres, SINGLE HOME offers different spaces so you can choose your lifestyle: in the Gran Hotel, in an exclusive Villa or in a luxury apartment, and you can also choose how to spend your leisure time: golf, spa, sports club, shops…
FINCA CORTESIN has been designed to satisfy the needs of the most demanding clients. We have collaborated with the most prestigious professionals in each sector for this exclusive project:
- Ignacio Sierra (Architect)
- Roger Torras (Architect)
- César Leyva (Architect)
- Cabell B. Robinson (Golf Course Designer)
- Gerald Huggan (Landscape Artist)
Juan Von Knobloch (Landscape Artist)
- Duarte Pinto Coelho (Interior Designer)
- Ana y Cristina Calderón (Interior Designers)
- Marie de Trostenberg (Interior Designer)
The project has been divided into 6 main sections based on society’s new criteria and the type of demanding client we are targeting:
・ A Grand Luxury, 5-star hotel
・ An 18-hole Golf Course
・ The Nicklaus Golf Academy
・ Spa and Sports Facilities
・ Shopping Area
・ Residential area integrally constructed and developed by SINGLE HOME.
FINCA CORTESÍN GOLF CLUB
A reference in the world of golf, designed by Cabell B. Robinson
Of all the golf courses on the Costa del Sol, the FINCA CORTESIN GOLF COURSE is, without a doubt, one of the best. It was designed by Cabell B. Robinson, licensed landscape architect and alumnus of the University of Harvard..
Robinson began his professional career in 1967 as part of Robert Trent Jones’s team, the most important designer of all times. The twenty years of collaboration between the two led to the construction of some of the best golf courses on the Mediterranean Coast, such as the Valderrama Golf Course (Sotogrande, Spain), Golf Spérone (Corsica), Castelconturbio GC (Italy) and Royal Golf of Agadir (Morocco).
In 1987, Cabell B. Robinson becomes independent and establishes his own office in Spain. Since then, he has worked throughout Europe and Morocco, where he has acquired most of his experience. Amongst his golf courses, the following merit special mention: Sotogrande-La Reserva and Santana Golf (Spain), Praia d´El Rey (Portugal), Aphrodite Resort (Cyprus) and Royal Golf d´El Jadida (Morocco).
Features of the Golf Course
One of the longest and most beautiful golf courses in Europe
Unlike the majority of the existing golf courses on the Costa del Sol, the Finca Cortesín Golf Course is a unique course where real estate developments do not interfere in the landscape, so the player can concentrate on the game and not on the surrounding houses.
Another fundamental feature of the course is the design, the moulding of holes has not been forced thanks to the quality of the soil, so the player can enjoy his game in completely natural surroundings.
The course measures almost 7,000m in length from the white poles, making it one of the longest courses in Europe, with a total par of 72. The holes were orientated taking into account the dominating winds and the different views, making each one of them a unique experience.
Finca Cortesin, has also established itself as Costa del Sol's reference in Customer Service and attention to detail. Fresh fruit and cold water are just some of the benefits players will get when playing the beautiful golf course.
The Golf Course in figures
- An investment of 22 million Euros
- The length of the course is 6,802 m. with a yardage of 7,557 yds., making it the longest in Spain and within the top 10 in Europe
- A total of 65,000 different varieties of trees and plants have been planted. All the species are autochthonous and will surely be a breath of fresh air for the area of Casares. Trees and plants include: hundred-year-old olive trees, rosemary, acacias, oleander, carob trees, etc.
- There will be annual savings of 100,000 m3 of water, thanks to the modern technology used for the irrigation systems. It includes a main computer that will control the 3,000 sprinklers and software to optimise water savings, connected to a weather station that is in charge of saving the maximum possible amount of water.
- The 7th hole has the longest par 4 in Spain: 452 mts
- 14001 is the number of the ISO Environmental Certificate that Finca Cortesín has obtained and which certifies that the strictest norms have been adhered to in the construction and exploitation of the course in order to protect the environment and natural surroundings. These measures include: irrigation with recycled water, the planting of autochthonous species, the use of natural fertilisers and the restriction of the use of chemical products.
- The 13th hole has been included in the list of the best 18 holes in Andalusia. With a par 4 of 383 m., it is without a doubt the most spectacular and beautiful hole in Finca Cortesín.
GRAN HOTEL FINCA CORTESÍN
5-star, Grand Luxury hotel with 20,000 m2 constructed surface area and 22,700 m2 garden areas for only 67 suites
SINGLE HOME has chosen one of the best hotel management groups to take over the management of the hotel: The Stein Group.
Established in 1992 by David Stein, the group develops all its projects from a particular vision of luxury, elegance, comfort, service and beauty. The Stein Group philosophy consists of a combination of the best traditional Mediterranean lifestyle with the pleasures of the modern world.
Description
Gran Hotel Finca Cortesín is located next to the Finca Cortesín Golf Course and will offer 67 exclusive Suites, as well as three swimming pools (two outdoor and one indoor), a spa, 2 restaurants with the services of a prestigious chef, a library and spectacular gardens.
Designed by architects Roger Torras and Ignacio Sierra, the hotel is comprised of two Andalusian-inspired buildings, with square interior patios and an adjoining pavilion. The Suites are from 100 to 225 m2 and have ceiling heights of more than 4 meters.
The interior design of the halls and common areas was developed by the prestigious international designer Duarte Pinto Coelho, in collaboration with Ana and Cristina Calderón, who were in charge of designing the interior of the Suites.
The Hotel in figures:
- A total investment of 32 million Euros
- Creation of 250 direct jobs
- 67 exclusive suites
- 20,000 m2 construction
- 22,700 m2 of garden areas
- 2,200 m2 spa
RESIDENTIAL AREA
Low-impact construction and spacious green areas with one common denominator: quality
FINCA CORTESÍN, with over 300,000 square meters of constructed surface area on more than 530 acres of land, will be one of the most important real estate development projects on the Costa del Sol. The company in charge of this unique project is SINGLE HOME S.A., a construction company and real estate developer with more than four decades of experience in the sector.
Currently, SINGLE HOME has begun four different projects with the complex:
- 40 Exclusive villas
- The Reserve at Cortesín, houses with hotel services.
- Suites Gran Hotel, to enjoy a safe investment.
- Altos de Cortesín, luxury apartments.
The Villas
Custom tailored houses
The villas are the star product at FINCA CORTESÍN. Directly facing the golf course and with spectacular ocean views, the villas will be constructed on 2,000 m2 plots, complete with fence, garden and private swimming pool. Unique houses with their own personalities, where the clients choose the most important details: architecture, distribution, finishes, landscaping... In short, custom tailored houses.
The Reserve at Cortesín
32,000 m2 of garden areas for only 16 villas with hotel services
The Reserve at Cortesín is a limited collection of 16 luxury Villas designed, built and equipped to satisfy the standards of excellence of a primary home.
The complex is constructed on a 35,000 square meter plot, in privileged surroundings, next to the Finca Cortesín Golf Course and surrounded by 32,000 square meters of impressive Mediterranean gardens.
Each one of the houses has a surface area of 625 m2 including four en suite bedrooms, large balconies, porches and a private swimming pool, as well as 24-hour security.
For added value, the owners of The Reserve at Cortesín have the services and privileges of the Gran Hotel Cortesín at their disposal, as well as its marvellous surroundings.
The Suites
Invest in luxury
The Gran Hotel Finca Cortesín is the most exclusive hotel on the Costa del Sol. Managed by the Stein Group, its sixty-seven suites, spa, gardens, golf course and restaurants offer a unique expression of luxury and service.
Of the 67 suites, 16 have been reserved for privileged investors to enjoy a unique product: a fully furnished and equipped suite with spectacular views of the golf course and the Mediterranean, where they can enjoy their leisure time. During the rest of the year, the investment will provide added benefits through the profits that this excellent investment will generate.
Altos de Cortesín
Luxury inside and out
Traditional Spanish architecture is combined with the best of modern design to complete a project with the highest standards of quality, blending elegance and comfort: ALTOS DE CORTESÍN
Two and three-bedroom apartments with private gardens on the ground floor, spacious balconies on the first floor and spectacular penthouses. The orientation of the apartments was a crucial factor during the design process, so each of our homes offers impressive views of the golf course and the ocean.
http://www.singlehome.es/ http://www.golfcortesin.es/
About IMG
IMG is the world's premier sports, entertainment and media enterprise.
Operating in 30 countries, IMG’s diverse businesses include: consulting services; event ownership and management; fashion events and models representation; licensing; golf course design; and client representation in golf, tennis, broadcasting, speakers, European football, rugby, cricket, motor sports, coaching, Olympic sports and action sports. IMG Academies are the world's largest and most advanced multi-sport training and educational facilities, delivering world-class sports training experiences to more than 12,000 junior, collegiate, adult, and professional athletes each year.
IMG’s media and entertainment operations include content production subsidiaries Darlow Smithson Productions and Tiger Aspect Productions. Globally, IMG produces and distributes more than 11,000 hours of sports, documentary, drama, comedy, entertainment, popular factual and children’s content annually. IMG also represents the broadcast rights to many of the world’s premier sporting events and has the world’s largest sports archive with more than 250,000 hours of footage.
Forstmann Little & Co. purchased IMG in 2004.
More information about IMG is available at file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/mair7646/Local%20Settings/mair7646/My%20Documents/www.imgworld.com.
For further information please contact or visit:
IMG: Michelle Mair + 44 02082335177
or via email michele.mair@imgworld.com
Volvo Event Management: Monique Kuse + 32 2 4825687
or via email monique.kuse@volvo.com
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