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On Sunday, October 1, we put an end to the first tournament of our UGP Tour WAGR 2023-24 circuit held at the Parador de Málaga Golf, which, as usual, welcomed us with magnificent weather that would accompany us throughout the weekend. With this tournament, the 2023-24...

Expansion and development of university golf in Spain. After a few weeks without publishing articles, we would like to share with you in this "UGP Style" segment, what has been the transition from UGPM to the University Golf Program. As you know, we will open a new...

College golf has more benefits than you think! In this article by "UGPM Style", we share the importance of golf during university years. At University Golf Program, we want to highlight the benefits of our beloved sport for young individuals in the midst of their...

The boost to college golf thanks to the R&A. On this occasion, in our section "UGPM Style", we want to talk about one of the largest entities in the world of golf and its outstanding circuit of university golf competitions: The Royal and Ancient of St Andrews The...

A new golf team in sight. Since the UGP golf team was born in Malaga, almost 9 years ago, the classic questions asked on more than one occasion have always appeared in many talks, Is UGPM the only university golf team? Isn't there another golf program in Spain? Are...

As, since 2017, we have started with the Gap Year program, we would like to share with you why we found in this life experience, values that determine and accompany you for the rest of your lives. What’s the value of a GAP Year? Generally speaking, a GAP it’s...

High-level players arrive at the University Golf Program Málaga from all over the world. Reaching a high level of play is not possible if you don't work the right way in all areas of the game. Our goal is to help them by teaching them a working method that allows them...

We can define golf routines as all the chains of actions and thoughts that we do in a more or less conscious way with a certain purpose in a certain time. They are of vital importance since they have the purpose of facilitating and preparing our mind and/or body to do...

We met Jennifer Steeb, a GAP Year student from Germany, on her last training day at UGPM. She talked to us about her experience as a GAP Year student in our program.

The tournament will take place at Valle Romano Golf from 17th to 20th of May Victor Pastor, captain of the University Golf Program Malaga, travels to Estepona in order to play the Costa del Sol Match Play 9, as part of the European Challenge Tour. This would be the...

It is no coincidence that a huge percentage of students decide to dedicate the previous year to college to travel the world, learn about other cultures, take the time to reflect on what they've achieved and decide on the next move For some, a Gap Year might seem too...

UGPM invited to the annual R&A Foundation Scholars Tournament Malaga, 03rd April 2018 - This week takes place the annual R&A Foundation Scholars Tournament in St Andrews, Edinburgh. Contested over 54 holes at the Eden and Old Courses, the two-day World Amateur...

The role of a golfer's parents is crucial in their preparation.  Being the parent of a junior golfer implies a great responsibility and lots of satisfaction. In most cases, a child starts in the world of golf because their parents already have some experience in this...

University Golf Program has been a beneficiary of the European Regional Development Fund, through the TICCámaras Program of the Chamber of Commerce of Malaga. ts objective is to improve the use and quality of information and communication technologies, as well as...

This course our team continues to grow and we have very promising rookie players. In total, the UGPM team will be made of 22 students for this season and we continue to add nationalities to our team: Italy, Austria, Germany, Argentina, England, Holland, Poland, ... It...

Summer is approaching quickly and it’s time to start thinking about summer plans. If you don´t have any yet or there is still room for more, we cheer you up to join the enriching UGPM summer experience! Our summer program offers you the possibility to join the UGPM...

Without of a doubt, a well deserved vacation. We hope that our players enjoy the Christmas break with their families to the fullest and that they can rest from all their hard training. In UGPM we always like to finish the year by inviting our team to different...

Unbelievable!! Christmas is already around the corner! During November and December, our college team has been non-stop training and continuously competing. At UGPM time flies! This fall we participated in several tournaments such as la Copa Puerta de Hierro in La...

We are very proud to announce that The R&A Foundation of St Andrews has awarded a scholarship to three of our UGPM students for this academic year 2016/2017. Our most sincere congratulations to our students Andrea, Constantino and Víctor for having been awarded...

Last Friday October 21st at UGPM we celebrated the Player of the Year 2015-16 Award. This award is granted to the most outstanding player of our team based on both the academic and sporting merits achieved during the season. Andrea Gobbato was the winner of the prize...

Last week began the new course at UGPM. As usual, during this initial two weeks of the course we focus on making sure that our rookies (Alba, Cabanes, Ryan, Elias and Manuel) adapt quickly to university life and making an initial assessment of our players including...

Rafael Cabrera-Bello talks during the Open de España about UGPM and the advantages of combining university studies and high-level golf. Thanks Rafa for your support!! Click here to see the full interview>

UGPM wants to present you in exclusive the Programme Guide for 2016-17 . Through it you can learn about UGPM in depth. We are in the process of recruiting the best student golfers for our 2016-17 squad. If you want to download the complete guide click on the link...

UGPM was crowned winner of the XIII edition of the Junior Prize for Business organized by the city of Malaga in collaboration with the Municipal Institute for Training and Employment (IMFE). This competition aims to reward the best innovative project of the year and,...

The R&A of St. Andrews, the highest authority in the European golf, has decided to include UGPM within its Golf Development program, given our focus on encouraging college golf in Europe. This R&A support has two axis of the work: on one side, by providing...

BMW Automotor, the reference dealer of BMW, MINI and Motorrad in Málaga and Marbella and part of the SAFA Motor group becomes the new sponsor of the UGPM college golf team. Thanks to this agreement, BMW Automotor will provide UGPM with a BMW vehicle, specifically a...

Here is the link to the video of the program about college golf that Canal+ organized last Wednesday, March 4 at the Clubhouse program, and which counted with the presence of Javier Martín-Montalvo in representation of UGPM.

UGPM (Universitary Golf Program Málaga) player Victor Pastor continues to collect fruits form his thorough work. The Cordoba born player achieved the third place in the Copa de Andalucía Men held in Guadalmina during 8-11 Jan, 2015. The tournament, which opened the...

The Royal Andalusian Golf Federation has reached an agreement with University Golf Program Malaga by which aims to provide support to the promotion and excellence of the UGPM programme. The agreement was signed this afternoon in the RFGA headquarters by Angel de la...

From UGPM we want to thank the Spanish Golf Federation and NetGolf for their support and collaboration. You can download the Online version here: RFEG Magazines

On March 11, the agreement between the Faculty of Economic and Business Administration of the University of Málaga and UGPM was signed. This agreement aims to recognize the special situation of UGPM students who will face demanding obligations on the sports field and...

Thanks to this agreement, Crossfit Málaga will make available its sports facilities ("box" in Crossfit terminology) which implies having and additional space (in addition to the sports facilities of the University of Málaga) for the development of our golf specific...

UGPM has begun the process of selection and qualification of students for the academic year 2014-2015. If you are interested in joining the first sports program - specialized university courses in Spain, request information through our Intake Form.