Mr Hole-In-One pays a visit to Madrid

Dan Bradbury (-10) provided one of the highlights of round 3, or even of the week. The Wakefield-born player fired the first hole-in-one of this year’s event. It came on hole 3 at Madrid’s Club de Campo, which today measured 227 yards. As if that were not enough, Bradbury went on to cover the first
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Jon Rahm asks for the help of the fans: “Maybe the best is yet to come”

Jon Rahm’s game showed few signs of improvement in round three at the ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid, but the world number 3 did manage to carve out a 67: “it’s been my worst ball-striking day and I’ve got a low score. The difference was holing a couple more putts, and those shots
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The putter spoils Rahm’s comeback party

Jon Rahm’s birdie putt on the 12th hole perfectly sums up his 2023 ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid. It was tracking from the moment he hit the ball until it was one centimetre from the hole. Then, it swung to the right, at the very end. Rahm exploded: “What a week! I can’t believe
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“I’m eight shots back and playing badly, I can eat into that easily”

You really will have to dig deep into the annals if you are to find a more frustrating day for Jon Rahm on the greens. The Barrika native was pulling his hair out, but nobody can say he did not keep trying until the end. “It’s not easy to hit the fairway on this course
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Fireworks assured from the get-go in round three

The third day of the ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid promises to have a little of everything. The lion’s share of the spotlight will be on Jon Rahm and his attempt to fight back. But there is plenty more to feast the eyes on. 75 players made the cut at -2, so the
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Several underdogs bid to eclipse Rahm and Rose: day three tee times

The third day of the ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid promises to have a little of everything. The lion’s share of the spotlight will be on Jon Rahm and his attempt to fight back. But there is plenty more to feast the eyes on. 75 players made the cut at -2, so the
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Rahm survives the cut after an inexplicable afternoon

“WHAT A DAY!!” In three words, Jon Rahm perfectly summed up his black afternoon at Club de Campo. The cry came on the 12th, after missing his nth fairway by mere centimetres. Golf is a capricious animal and while the Spaniard’s driver was purring yesterday, today he could not buy a fairway. Hole 1 proved
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Matthieu Pavon maintains lead after day two

Matthieu Pavon continued his impressive performance at the Acciona Open de Espana presented by Madrid, maintaining his spot at the top of the leaderboard for the second consecutive day. He currently holds a one-shot lead after two rounds at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid. The Frenchman posted a three-under 69, featuring four birdies and
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The Spanish dream lives on after a great Friday morning

It was a dream morning session on Friday for the Spanish ‘Armada’, with three home players finishing among the top 10 at this ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid, with the afternoon session yet to reach its conclusion. The greens are perfect, and Alfredo García Heredia, Álex del Rey and Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, who already
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Rose digs deep and will be back at the weekend

Justin Rose took to the 10th tee at the ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid intent on banishing the memories of a disappointing Thursday, and he could not have got off to a better start. One hole, one birdie, quite a statement of intent. Yesterday he was frustrated by the number of birdie putts
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