Spain to stage new Euro Tour event

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LONDON, England -- Spain will host five events on the 2007 European Tour schedule after the launch of the Andalucia Open.

The new tournament will take place at the Aloha Golf Club from May 10-13 with a prize fund of $1.32 million, the tour said in a news release.

The Andalucia Open joins the Spanish Open, Madrid Open, Mallorca Classic and season-ending Volvo Masters in Valderrama on the schedule.

The two main sponsors have agreed to back the new tournament for three years.

The 6,882-yard Aloha club boasts European Tour winners Miguel Angel Jimenez and Diego Borrego as honorary members and has hosted several top competitions in its 32-year history, notably the 1978 Spanish amateur championship.

The course may not be the longest on tour but, with narrow fairways and water hazards encroaching on seven holes, including the demanding uphill par-four 18th, accuracy from the tee will be paramount.

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