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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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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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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Langoustines, ‘percebes’ and a good wine: the young guns’ spoils

It was 09:15 in the morning on the first tee at the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, a cool 14 degrees Celsius and the star match of Tuesday’s practice rounds was about to tee it up. There were 58 European Tour victories between the four players on the tee. On the one hand, the
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The Open de España kicks off with a spectacular presentation at the Wanda Metropolitano

Dialled-in irons, firm commitments and grand aspirations. The Open de España, which takes place at the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid between 3 and 6 October and includes the best players on the European Tour, got underway at the Wanda Metropolitano, with a spectacular display of iron shots in a presentation that was attended by José
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Eight international stars will be bidding for victory at the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid

Besides the Spanish “Armada” and its superstars, including Jon Rahm –the defending champion- Sergio García, Rafa Cabrera Bello, Miguel Ángel Jiménez and José María Olazábal, the Open de España will enjoy an extensive cast of players including eight international stars. Among them is Chinese player Haotong Li, a two-time winner on the European Tour -Volvo
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José María Olazábal: “I’m excited to see that all the Spanish players are here”

An emotional José María Olazábal appeared before the press this morning stating that “this is going to be a very special tournament”. The captain who masterminded the Miracle of Medinah comes to the Open de España in his final year of exemptions on the European Tour and it could be the last appearance at the
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The significance of numbers

Mathematics is intimately tied to golf, and if we include Bryson DeChambeau, so is physics. In golf, in addition to the shots on our scorecard, everything adds up and, without a doubt, the new experience of the Open de España will add greater value to a sport that, according to the “Economic Impact Report on
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Jacobo Pastor y Álvaro Velasco jugarán el Open de España

El madrileño Jacobo Pastor y el catalán Álvaro Velasco han logrado este lunes imponerse a 88 jugadores más en la previa del Open de España que se ha jugado en el Centro Nacional de Golf clasificándose para disputar el torneo que se llevará a cabo del 3 al 6 de octubre en el Club de Campo Villa de Madrid.
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