The European Tour has just announced its full calendar for next year and the main novelty in regards to Spain is the return of the Andalusia Valderrama Masters. It will be played from 19 to 22 October with the support of the Junta de Andalucía and Sergio García. Neither will be Open of Spain, nor will there be presence of the Spanish Golf Federation, although it is not ruled out the celebration of another tournament in Spain in 2017 that is the Open. So far, there's nothing official about it. Remember that the Andalucía Valderrama Masters was already played in the years 2010 and 2011, with victories of Graeme McDowell and Sergio Garcia. His return is undoubtedly a great news for golf in Spain.

As for the rest of the calendar, it should be noted that there will be 48 tournaments to be played in 24 different countries. It will start on January 12 with the South African Open and end the Race to Dubai Final from November 16 to 19 in Jumeirah. The most striking is the presence of two tournaments in Portugal and Italy.

At the usual meeting of the Portugal Masters, to be played from September 21 to 24 in Vilamoura, and to the Italian Open, Final Series tournament to be played the week before Valderrama, they join the Open de Portugal, which will take place In Portimao from 11 to 14 May, and The Rocco Forte Open - Verdura, in Sicily, from 18 to 21 May.

In addition, Germany will have three tournaments (BMW International, Porsche and Paul Lawrie Match Play moving from Scotland). Finally, there are still two free dates in the calendar: from 16 to 19 March and from 4 to 7 May. Who knows if in one of those weeks could fit the Open of Spain. We will see. Here is the complete calendar.