{"id":6125,"date":"2020-05-06T17:11:10","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T15:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atalaya-golf.com\/?p=6125"},"modified":"2020-05-08T13:58:25","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T11:58:25","slug":"atalayas-cinderella-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atalaya-golf.com\/atalayas-cinderella-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Atalaya\u2019s Cinderella Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Long before the existence of any of the Interclub competitions that we know so well today, Los Bandidos was THE Interclub golf competition on the Costa del Sol. In those early days of golf, Atalaya was a key member of and one of the founding clubs in the Los Bandidos organisation. This was more than 40 years ago, and at that time the Atalaya Bandidos were highly respected and touted the reputation of being \u201cthe team to beat\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since its inception Los Bandidos has always been known as a fun group that promotes great camaraderie amongst the different clubs that participate in the Interclub competition. Atalaya\u2019s Los Bandidos high point is remembered as being when Javier Serna Ullibarri served as captain. Reminisces of Javier, a well-loved Atalaya member, are still shared to this day. Sadly, he passed a number of years ago, and after his death Atalaya\u2019s Los Bandidos languished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the next few years the situation declined to the point where Atalaya finally withdrew  altogether from the Los Bandidos Interclub league. At that time Atalaya could not even field a team of eight players, and the situation seemed hopeless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, a little less that four years ago, Atalaya decided to rekindle the Los Bandidos spirit and rejoin the Interclub organisation, never looking back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joseph Durrmeyer took over the captaincy two years ago, and within a year Atalaya\u2019s Bandidos had grown to 30 members, making it the largest Los Bandidos team in the league. That year, Atalaya finished in Second Place in the overall competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, the team continued to grow even more, and now more than 40 players are on the roster, giving Atalaya the largest team in league history. The result is a very united, competitive and winning team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the past six consecutive years, the powerful Los Arqueros squad captured the competition\u2019s winners trophy. This year, however, is a different story. The Atalaya Bandidos fought long and hard and successfully de-throned Los Arqueros, capturing the 2020 championship and the sought after champion\u2019s trophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the current COVID-19 lockdown, Atalaya\u2019s Bandidos team members, who, by the way, represent more than 13 countries including Spain, remain very supportive of one another and stay in close contact via emails and telephone conversations, even though several are far away in their homelands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reflecting on this year\u2019s Interclub win, captain Durrmeyer states: \u201cI am proud of the hard work that our members put into the competitions. It wasn\u2019t easy, and the team handled themselves well and were a credit to Atalaya. Our focus has always been on building a team that is more than just a sum of its individuals, and I believe that we have accomplished that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe fabulous team spirit is completely down to our captain Joseph. When I had to stand in for him, the support I received from the team was 100%\u201d, reports vice-captain Peter Oliver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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