Costa Blanca Benidorm Senior Golf Masters Costa Blanca Benidorm Senior Golf Masters The Costa Blanca Benidorm Senior Golf Masters is a men's professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and above which is part of the European Senior Tour. It was first held in late November and early December 2018 at Meliã Villaitana Golf Club, Benidorm, Spain. It was the first European Senior Event to be held in Spain since 2012. Paul Streeter won the inaugural event, beating Miguel Ángel Jiménez in a playoff. Streeter birdied the first playoff. Earlier he had taken a one stroke lead to the final hole but took a bogey 5.
2016 Benidorm forest fire 2016 Benidorm forest fire The 2016 Benidorm forest fire was a forest fire which occurred in early September 2016 near Javéa and Benitachell outside of Benidorm, burnt more than 800 hectares and destroyed at least twenty homes in the surrounding area. Authorities later stated it was likely to have been started deliberately. Although the fire started on one of the hottest recorded days of the year, multiple news outlets reported the possibility of arson attacks, and Valencia emergency service officials stated concerns that the fire could have been started deliberately. Officials at the time stated more than 200 firefighters had