A dream is born

These are times of change and of dreams in Spanish golf with the Open de España, a tournament of some pedigree, which has this year incorporated a new team with the expertise of tennis’ Mutua Madrid Open. This is not the place to enter into comparisons between two disciplines whose individual nature and club culture
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Nacho Elvira has unfinished business as he arrives at the Club de Campo

His walk down the 18th fairway flying the Spanish flag at last year’s tournament not having ended in victory, Nacho Elvira comes to the Open de España keen to win over the fans in the final round once more. Expectations are high. Elvira has been in the top three twice this season; first at the Commercial
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Feliciano, Marc López and Velencoso, ‘students’ of Quirós at the Open

“This is like having 20 golf lessons in two hours”, exclaimed Feliciano López. The tennis player and director of the Mutua Madrid Open was sharing his enthusiasm with his friends Marc López¸ a fellow tennis player, and Andrés Velencoso, model and actor. The three of them enjoyed an unforgettable afternoon of golf on Wednesday thanks to the Open de
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Golden Laces at the Open de España

The Golden Laces are drumming up plenty of support in the world of sport; achieving the goal of forming the biggest team in the world is getting ever nearer. After its success with the Spanish men’s basketball team, the newly-crowned world champions (Marc Gasol, Sergio Llull, Willy Hernangómez, etc.) and in various hockey teams, the Open de
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Figo’s love affair with golf continues at the Open de España

“It’s a sport that I follow a lot, almost as much as football right now”. It seems unlikely, but it’s true, for some time now, Luis Figo has been, in his own words a complete golf “devotee”. The once brilliant Sporting Lisbon, Barça, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Portugal midfielder has swapped the turf of the world’s
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Martínez Almeida is loving the Open

Jose Luis Martínez Almeida, Mayor of Madrid, has been one of the biggest stars in the run up to the start of the 2019 Open de España tournament. Apart from being the mayor, he is the president of the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, and being a golf fanatic, as demonstrated by his 4
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The Spanish Armada, more invincible than ever

The 2019 Open de España could not have come at a better time for Spanish golf, or at least that is what our national players’ stats so far this year would suggest. There are three Spaniards in the world’s top 50, five in the top 100 and eight among the top 60 in the Race
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Everything you need to know about the 2019 Open de España

The 2019 Mutuactivos Open de España starts on Thursday. The event is back at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, 20 after it was last staged there, with a revamped tournament that has undergone a multitude of changes and takes place from 3 to 6 October. Before the players tee it up, we bring you all the details
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King Felipe VI gives audience to a selection of players from the Open de España

Shortly before the Open de España gets underway, at the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid from 3 to 6 October, King Felipe VI gave audience on Tuesday afternoon at the Palace of Zarzuela to Jon Rahm, Sergio García, Rafa Cabrera-Bello, José María Olazábal and Miguel Ángel Jiménez, who were accompanied by Gerard Tsobanian (CEO of Madrid Trophy Promotion)

Tee times for the star groups at the 2019 Open de España

The tee times for the opening days of the 2019 Open de España at the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid have been announced. Jon Rahm, the defending champion and number 2 in the Race to Dubai, will be accompanied by two big stars in his first two rounds: Rafa Cabrera-Bello, another of the biggest Spanish names (3 European
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