Since it was redesigned by Robert Trent Jones in 1984, Valderrama (par 71) has been described by top pros and leading golf writers as the best in Europe, if not the world. By 1988, Valderrama was host to the newly-launched Volvo Masters, the flagship tournament of the PGA European Tour. In 1997 the Club hosted the Ryder Cup, won by Europe in a thrilling finish. Valderrama remains today the only club ever to have hosted golf’s pinnacle event outside its traditional homelands, USA and Britain. It also hosted two American Express Championships, which were won by Tiger Woods and Mike Weir respectively. No championship course in modern times has so swiftly achieved such recognition.