Staff WriterThe La Sella Open is fast becoming more than just another stop on the Ladies European Tour. Sure, the golf is front and centre, but this year’s €1 million showcase in Dénia, Alicante, is also a reminder that the sport doesn’t only break boundaries on the fairways—it does so behind the ropes too.
Two women, in jobs where clipboards and walkie-talkies are usually wielded by men, are quietly reshaping the way the La Sella Open runs.
Head Greenkeeper Jimena Blanco Jascheck and Head of Security Inma Pérez aren’t just keeping the wheels turning—they’re steering the entire operation.
The event, running from Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 September, is in only its third year but has already picked up the kind of silverware other tournaments would kill for—voted Best Tournament of the 2023 LET season and winner of Best Players Services in 2024.
And behind those accolades? A pair of professionals who had to dig their heels in to get here.
Breaking Ground—Literally
Jimena Blanco Jascheck has been with La Sella since the tournament’s birth and now leads a team of six women brought in from other courses to help get the fairways and greens tournament-ready. Golf, after all, is only as good as the grass beneath the players’ feet.
“At the beginning, the most difficult thing was finding my place in a sector where there are still very few women,” Jimena said. “Earning respect through results, leading firmly, and proving that passion and knowledge have no gender has defined me as a professional.”
It’s not just about mowing lawns and raking bunkers. For Jimena, it’s a technical dance of precision and patience. “Having the responsibility to lead the maintenance of such a prestigious course is an honor and a huge technical challenge—it requires precision, coordination, and passion,” she added.
Her pride is simple: every blade of grass cut just right is another crack in golf’s glass ceiling.
Security Without the Spotlight
Meanwhile, Inma Pérez is running the show on the security front with a team of at least 15 women. Her philosophy is not about intimidation—it’s about making safety disappear into the background.
“Security has, until fairly recently, been almost exclusively handled by men. Today, here we are, not to prove that we do it better, but to show that we are capable of doing it at the level that is expected,” she said.
For Inma, success isn’t medals or headlines—it’s invisibility. “We must always remember that security should go unnoticed, and if we manage to make the client forget that security is even there, we consider our job well done. That’s the sign that our work has been effective.”
A New Generation Watching
Both Jimena and Inma know that what they’re doing now matters for the next generation. Their message to young women eyeing a career in golf or its supporting roles is blunt but encouraging.
Jimena: “I would tell her not to be afraid of entering a world where she might not yet see many women. To study, get trained, and never stop learning from every experience on the course.”
Inma: “To gain the trust of others, the first and most essential thing is for them to trust in what they themselves do and say—to be confident in their actions. And if we add empathy to that, we’ve already gained a lot.”
Between them, they’re turning the La Sella Open into more than just Spain’s richest women’s golf event. It’s becoming a working case study in what happens when talent, grit, and just a touch of stubbornness are allowed to lead the way.
And if the fairways roll true and the crowds feel safe without even noticing why—well, that’s when you know the real work has been done.
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