Otaegui and Del Val complete the top ten

Adrián Otaegui and Samuel del Val made use of their first 18 holes at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid to make it clear that all roads lead to Rome. They both carded 67s to finish the day in the top ten, but they went very different ways about it. While Del Val spread his
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Johannessen sends a message to the Armada

Kristian Krogh Johannessen is the surprise leader after the first day of the Open de España, and deservedly so, as he had one of the rounds of his life today on the black course at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, 63 shots (-8). The current world number 909 is in the midst of his
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Adrián Otaegui keeps his dream alive

Adrián Otaegui will be among the leaders for at least another day of this Open de España. ‘The Pirate’ now has perhaps even more momentum on his side than yesterday as he moves towards the top of the leaderboard. Thanks to a round full of positives, the Basque, who signed for a -2 on Friday
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Rafa Cabrera-Bello bounces back from last year at the Open

Rafa Cabrera-Bello was keen to play well at this Open de España because of his failure to do so in 2018. Therefore, the Canary Islander came flying out of the blocks on the first day of competition, signing for a -5 thanks to a practically flawless card that allowed him to be one of the tournament’s provisional leaders
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Live scoring Open de España

The 2019 Open de España got underway no sooner had the sun come up this morning. The star match in the early session on Thursday is formed by three stars of Spanish golf, Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Adri Arnaus and, of course, the defending champion and current world number 5, Jon Rahm. It was a chilly morning
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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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