Eight international stars will be bidding for victory at the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid
Monday, 30 September 2019
by Rafa
Besides the Spanish “Armada” and its superstars, including Jon Rahm –the defending champion- Sergio García, Rafa Cabrera Bello, Miguel Ángel Jiménez and José María Olazábal, the Open de España will enjoy an extensive cast of players including eight international stars. Among them is Chinese player Haotong Li, a two-time winner on the European Tour -Volvo
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José María Olazábal: “I’m excited to see that all the Spanish players are here”
Monday, 30 September 2019
by Rafa
An emotional José María Olazábal appeared before the press this morning stating that “this is going to be a very special tournament”. The captain who masterminded the Miracle of Medinah comes to the Open de España in his final year of exemptions on the European Tour and it could be the last appearance at the
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When time stands still
Monday, 30 September 2019
by Rafa
It was Friday the 14th of October 2005. I will never forget that date. It was a huge day for me. I’m not one of those lucky enough to have been brought up on golf from a young age. It was not a sport that was played in my home. We would see the great
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The significance of numbers
Sunday, 29 September 2019
by Rafa
Mathematics is intimately tied to golf, and if we include Bryson DeChambeau, so is physics. In golf, in addition to the shots on our scorecard, everything adds up and, without a doubt, the new experience of the Open de España will add greater value to a sport that, according to the “Economic Impact Report on
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The 2018 Open de España was a turning point for Spanish golf
Sunday, 29 September 2019
by Rafa
The 2018 edition of the Open de España turned out perfectly, exceeding even the most optimistic of expectations. This is all the more impressive when you realise that two months before the tournament we were unsure if it would even take place. The ingredients required for this cake to be baked to perfection were; the
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3 young guns are crashing the big boys’ party
Friday, 27 September 2019
by Rafa
Alejandro Del Rey, Victor Pastor and Koen Kouwenaar are the three amateurs who have received an invitation to play in this 2019 Open de España. They have done more than enough to earn the opportunity to experience a first-class professional tournament, although it will not be the first for the Spaniards, who have already competed
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The greatest Opens de España of all
Friday, 27 September 2019
by Rafa
The Open de España has over 100 years of history, making it the third oldest tournament in Europe, only behind the French Open and The Open, the only major played on the Old Continent. Its 95 editions have provided time for this tournament to witness something of everything, from the birth of stars like Sergio
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Jacobo Pastor y Álvaro Velasco jugarán el Open de España
Tuesday, 24 September 2019
by Rafa
El madrileño Jacobo Pastor y el catalán Álvaro Velasco han logrado este lunes imponerse a 88 jugadores más en la previa del Open de España que se ha jugado en el Centro Nacional de Golf clasificándose para disputar el torneo que se llevará a cabo del 3 al 6 de octubre en el Club de Campo Villa de Madrid.
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Miguel Ángel Jiménez makes it four-of-a-kind at the Open de España
Friday, 13 September 2019
by Rafa
Miguel Ángel Jiménez, one of the biggest names in Spanish golf, joins Jon Rahm, Sergio García and Rafael Cabrera-Bello, to complete a quartet of superstars at the Open de España, having confirmed his presence at the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid from 3 to 6 October. The charismatic golfer from Malaga is returning to
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Rafa Cabrera-Bello, another must-see player at the Open de España
Monday, 02 September 2019
by Rafa
Rafa Cabrera-Bello, currently the world number 39, the second best-placed Spaniard in the ranking as a result of a number of impressive performances, is another of the must-see players to have confirmed his presence at the Open de España, a European Tour tournament that takes place at the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid from
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