The Royal Spanish Golf Federation (RFEG) has awarded its Gold Medal to Jorge Campillo, a golfer from Extremadura, in recognition of his sporting career, which includes, among other achievements, winning three tournaments on the DP World Tour, the European Tour, and representing Spain at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The awarding of the medal to Campillo, 39, a native of Cceres, is in recognition of his "brilliant" career as a golfer, in which he reached number two in the world amateur rankings in 2008 before turning professional in 2010, the RFEG announced in a statement this Thursday.
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Campillo, ranked 153rd in the world, boasts three European Tour victories (the 2019 Hassan II Trophy, the 2020 Qatar Masters, and the 2023 Kenya Open), where he has played in 406 tournaments. In 2024, he earned his PGA Tour card, the American circuit, a feat achieved by only about ten Spanish players.
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The RFEG (Royal Spanish Golf Federation) also awarded its Gold Medal to the members of the Spanish team that won the recent Ladies European Team Championship held in France last July.
The team consisted of Paula Martn, Andrea Revuelta, Roco Tejedo, and Paula de Francisco, with Covadonga Basagoiti as captain.
The Gold Medal for Merit in Golf was also awarded posthumously to Ernesto Fernndez de Gamboa, who passed away last September, for his role as a driving force behind amateur men's golf within the RFEG.
The Rules of Golf are a set of standards and procedures by which the sport of golf should be played. They are jointly written and administered by the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, the governing body of golf worldwide, except in the United States and Mexico, which are governed by the United States Golf Association. An expert committee composed of members of the R&A and the USGA oversees and refines the rules every four years. The latest revision took effect on January 1, 2016. Amendments to the Rules of Golf are generally divided into two main categories: those that improve understanding and those that reduce penalties in certain cases to ensure balance. The rulebook, entitled "Rules of Golf," is published regularly and also includes rules governing amateur status. In Italy, the Italian Golf Federation is responsible for overseeing competitions by enforcing the rules issued by the R&A, ensuring that these rules are observed by clubs, associations, and their members, and managing the resulting sporting justice, protecting their interests abroad.
