Víctor García Broto, the pick of the Spaniards in the morning session

The first day of the ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid got underway on Thursday with all eyes on Jon Rahm, but the morning session provided an unexpected name towards the top of the leaderboard as he made his bow on the DP World Tour. Catalonian player Víctor García Broto could not have had
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A “Spaniard” and an Englishman top the leaderboard

At 08:40 in the morning, the 95th edition of the Open de España got underway. The field includes one hot favourite and 131 players looking to end his love affair with Madrid’s Club de Campo. 66 golfers set off in the morning session, and two names currently stand out above the rest at the ACCIONA Open
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The biggest matches in round one

Five matches you won’t want to miss on day one of the ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid: 9:30 *: Jon Rahm, Rafa Cabrera Bello and Yannik Paul. The star match on day one could not be any other than that of Jon Rahm, Rafa Cabrera Bello and Germany’s Yannik Paul. The two most
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Otaegui ‘The Pirate’, no pressure but bags of determination 

Adrián Otaegui arrives at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid this week two years after his last visit. Since then, he has enjoyed a very positive season, and his first impressions of this week’s course could not be better: “The course really is in very good condition, the greens are a bit softer than expected,
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A huge Spanish contingent bids to dethrone Rahm

The photo of the Spanish players on the 18th green at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid informs us that the ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid is just around the corner. As you would expect, the Spaniards are well represented in the field. 22 home players will be trying to get their hands
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Prep continues for Rahm

Today was Jon Rahm’s second practice day at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid. While the Barrika native played the back nine of Javier Arana’s Black Course yesterday, on Tuesday he teed it up on the front and completed his round. Over these two days we have witnessed a Rahm who is clearly still riding
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An Englishman looking to make a name for himself

Fitzpatrick. You may have heard the surname. Thanks to his mathematical and millimetric approach to the game, a certain Matthew Fitzpatrick won his first major, the 2022 US Open at The Country Club, where he saw off Will Zalatoris and the current world number one, Scottie Scheffler. However, today we’re talking about the other Fitzpatrick.
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Two amateurs in very good hands

Monday morning at this year’s ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid provided an intriguing practice match that brought together the present and future of Spanish golf. Its stars were Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Borja Virto, and the two amateur players in this week’s field: Luis Masaveu and Ángel Ayora. The match up was no coincidence, Fernández-Castaño
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Jon Rahm, staring down Tiger Woods

Four wins, two second places, ten Top-10 finishes and just one missed cut in twenty tournaments played. Victory at Augusta and second in The Open. Today, only the Spaniard can boast such stratospheric results. The magnitude of what Jon Rahm is doing will only become clear with time. So accustomed are we to seeing the
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Beware Club de Campo’s most iconic hole

The majestic 1st hole at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid is something of an emblem of golf in the Spanish capital. A genuine treat for all the senses, it is one of the moments visitors to the iconic club most look forward to. At just a few paces from the stunning clubhouse, it is
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