The roll of honour of the Bizkaia PGAe Open at Meaztegi Golf Club keeps growing edition after edition, with names that already belong to the recent history of Basque professional golf. Every year the tournament leaves unforgettable moments, an exceptional competitive bite and a level of play that confirms why this championship has become a must-attend date on the national calendar. We look back at the four champions who have lifted the distinctive rock-and-bronze trophy designed in the heart of Bizkaia.
A young roll of honour already making history in Basque golf
In just four editions, the Bizkaia PGAe Open has built a recognisable identity within the Spanish professional circuit. The tournament, hosted at Meaztegi Golf Club, has shaped a roll of honour where experienced players sit alongside emerging talents who have found in this northern layout the perfect setting to put together great rounds. The combination of a demanding course, ever-changing weather conditions and a devoted crowd turns every edition into a complete test for the professional.
Whoever wins at Meaztegi knows they have faced one of the most characterful courses in the north of Spain. That is why the tournament’s roll of honour is read with respect: each name represents a week of golf at the very highest level and impeccable work under pressure.
2022: Asier Aguirre opens the Bizkaia PGAe Open roll of honour
The inaugural Bizkaia PGAe Open in 2022 had a clear protagonist: Asier Aguirre. The golfer claimed the first edition of the tournament and became the player tasked with opening a roll of honour that would soon start to gain weight. His image lifting the trophy, with the smile of someone who has just written an important chapter of his career, opened the door to a collection of champions who travel to Meaztegi every summer hoping to join that list.
Aguirre made it clear from the very first year that winning the Bizkaia PGAe Open was going to demand a very complete week. His victory helped give visibility to a championship born with a vocation for continuity and as a reference on the national professional golf calendar.
2023: Borja Martin and the second page of the story
A year later, in 2023, Borja Martin added his name to the Bizkaia PGAe Open roll of honour with a victory celebrated in the prize-giving area, surrounded by tour officials and fellow players. The image, with the course in the background and the applause of the crowd and the organisation, sums up nicely the atmosphere at Meaztegi during the tournament: serious golf in a friendly setting.
Martin’s presence at the top of the leaderboard reinforced the idea that the tournament was becoming an ideal showcase for players looking for decisive rounds and a trophy with its own identity. Every winner at Meaztegi receives that distinctive natural-stone award topped with a bronze figure, a detail that links the champion with the Basque landscape.
2024: David Borda adds his name to the trophy
The third edition, in 2024, brought David Borda to the top of the Bizkaia PGAe Open. Borda posed with the trophy in front of the official tournament photocall, alongside the travel case that symbolically accompanies the TUMI Spain Golf Tour champion, the circuit the championship is linked to. His victory added a third style of play to the roll of honour and showed that Meaztegi demands adaptation to every situation if you want to finish the week lifting the trophy.
With Borda joining the roll of honour, the tournament confirmed its open character: each year a different profile finds the way to come out on top, which adds an extra appeal to the build-up to every edition. It is hard to predict who will lift the trophy at Meaztegi, and that uncertainty is part of the championship’s charm.
2025: Mario Galiano and the Biscayan txapela
The latest chapter of the roll of honour was written in 2025 by Mario Galiano, who took the fourth edition of the Bizkaia PGAe Open with an image that has already become iconic: the txapela on his head, a broad smile and the trophy in his hands, out on the grass of the course. The photograph captures perfectly the blend of top-level professional golf and Basque culture that has defined the tournament since its inception.
For now, Galiano closes a roll of honour with four very different names, which confirms that this is a tournament that is hard to win and even harder to repeat. His victory is the latest reference point for every player hoping to lift the trophy in the next edition.
On the road to the V edition: who will join the roll of honour?
With four champions already established on the roll of honour, it is time for the fifth edition of the Bizkaia PGAe Open, which returns once again to Meaztegi Golf Club. The question left open every summer is the same: who will be the next name to join the history of the tournament? Basque golf fans, who come to Meaztegi every edition to live the championship from Thursday’s first drive to Sunday’s last putt, already have the date marked on the calendar.
Anyone who wants to get to know better the course where the Bizkaia PGAe Open is decided can review the hole-by-hole guide to Meaztegi Golf and prepare their visit to the club. To locate the course and plan the trip, it is also useful to check the official location of Meaztegi Golf Club on Google Maps, in the very heart of Bizkaia.
Frequently asked questions about the Bizkaia PGAe Open roll of honour
How many editions of the Bizkaia PGAe Open have been played?
To date, four editions of the tournament have been held, in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, with four different champions on the roll of honour. The fifth edition is being prepared to keep that history alive at Meaztegi Golf Club.
Who are the Bizkaia PGAe Open winners so far?
In chronological order, the roll of honour features Asier Aguirre (2022), Borja Martin (2023), David Borda (2024) and Mario Galiano (2025). Each of them lifted the distinctive rock-and-bronze trophy presented by Meaztegi Golf Club to the champion.
Where is the Bizkaia PGAe Open played?
The championship is played entirely at Meaztegi Golf Club, a course in the north of Spain located in Bizkaia. The course, with its characteristic terrain and exposure to Atlantic conditions, is one of the main protagonists of every edition of the tournament.
How is the Bizkaia PGAe Open trophy presented?
The Bizkaia PGAe Open champion receives a unique trophy, made from a piece of natural rock topped with a bronze figure of a golfer. It is an award designed so that each tournament winner takes home a keepsake connected with the Basque landscape.