Rafa Cabrera: “I’ve been dreaming of putting my name on this cup since I was a boy, today I finally did it”

With his spectacular victory at the ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid, Rafa Cabrera has achieved something that is particularly special to him because he arrived here at his worst ranking in recent years: “I wasn’t concerned about it, in fact it was worse eight months ago when I realised I wasn’t hitting the
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Cabrera, Arnaus, Forrest, Sharma and Guerrier win the ACCIONA Emissions Under Par prizes

One of the main goals of ACCIONA’s contribution to the organisation of this Open de España has been to make this world-class sports tournament a “positive-impact event” both socially and environmentally, particularly in terms of controlling the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, as a means to combat climate change. More than simply being
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Rafa Cabrera conquers Madrid after a thrilling all-Spanish battle

Fans enjoyed a spectacular final day on Sunday at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid with a fantastic result for Spanish golf and Spanish golf fans alike. Rafa Cabrera was victorious in a playoff (-19) and takes the crown from Jon Rahm to join the winners’ circle at the ACCIONA Open de España presented by
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Rahm says adios to Madrid having stolen the hearts of over 40,000 people

Jon Rahm appeared on the first tee donning his habitual battle garb, his pinkish-red shirt reminiscent of the unmistakable outfit worn by Tiger Woods on tournament Sundays. He needed to dig deep to put pressure on the players in his wake, but the Spaniard’s first two holes were plagued by the same problem he had
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Rahm’s miracle would not be without precedent

No sooner had Jon Rahm completed his press duties than he headed straight to the practice ground. His third round at the ACCIONA Open de España was something of an ordeal. Nothing was working; a misfiring driver, a lack of distance control with his wedges and a stone-cold putter. The main concern for the Basque
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Rafa Cabrera breaks away from the pack in Madrid

The third round of the ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid completely reshuffled the leaderboard as none of the three players in the final group ended the day at its peak. That honour fell to Canary Islander Rafa Cabrera after a spectacular -7 (64). It was his second consecutive round of the blemish-free, solid
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Rahm is human after all; the number 1 needs something special on Sunday

Pressure, that great intangible that separates the greats from the legends. The pressure that consumes most, only spurs Jon Rahm on. We saw it at the Paris Ryder Cup against Tiger, in the US Open with his two magical putts at Torrey Pines and when he stubbornly drained an astonishing 66-foot putt to steal the
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Besseling bids for his first win in the number one’s back yard

Golf always has few surprises up its sleeve, and this ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid is no exception. While everyone else is backing Jon Rahm, and expecting him to go wire-to-wire, a little-known Dutch player has his own ideas. Wil Besseling, a professional for 14 years and member of the European Tour for
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Besseling crashes Arnaus and Rahm’s party

Fans at the ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid were treated to a spectacular second day on which, once again, scoring was easier in the morning session than the afternoon. The former provided Dutch player Will Besseling with a stage to produce one of the rounds of the day with a 65 to add
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Rahm confirms his superiority after a tough day

Jon Rahm arrived on the 1st tee with his game face on, as usual, and surrounded by hordes of fans, as will probably be the norm for the rest of his career. “On Monday, as soon as I arrived in Madrid I had a plate full of ham and a tortilla”, he explained live on TV
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