Welcome to the best ACCIONA Open in history

The wait is over. After a year of preparation, everything is in place for the ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid to kick off. An incredible field of the best players in the world is ready to light up Club de Campo Villa de Madrid like never before. The entry list this week is
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ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid will be the first sporting event with positive water and carbon footprints

The ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid, to be held in Madrid from the 26th to the 29th of September, will be the first sporting event in the world with a positive water and carbon footprint. In its 2023 edition, the tournament had an economic impact of €19.4 million in Madrid, according to a
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Manassero, back in Madrid with a smile on his face

Matteo Manassero is in the midst of one of those spectacular stories that any lover of not only golf, but sport in general, must hear about. After his meteoric rise as a teenager, a catastrophic slump, followed by a gradual return to form, he is now bidding for a place among the best players in
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Jon Rahm’s turning point

14:00, 26 September. The moment of truth and one of the most anticipated junctures of this year’s ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid because right then Jon Rahm will tee it up on the 1st hole at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid. As always, he will do so in a stellar group that
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Spectacular tee times: Rahm squares off against the defending champ

The tee times have been announced and one match is bound to steal the limelight. Jon Rahm’s campaign to win a fourth crown at the ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid and surpass Seve Ballesteros will kick off on Thursday at 14:00 on the first tee. Frenchman Matthieu Pavon, the tournament’s defending champion, and
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Something big is brewing at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid

A quick stroll around Club de Campo Villa de Madrid is enough to give you the feeling that a historic ACCIONA Open de España is on the horizon. You might bump into a Tommy Fleetwood, smiling from ear to ear as he gets his first taste of the course, or a Sepp Straka collecting a
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Five years, and it seems like it was yesterday…

This year’s ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid will be the fifth edition of the revamped event. Since Madrid Trophy Promotion took the reins of the tournament in 2019, one of the DP World Tour’s classic tournaments has enjoyed a new lease of life. In recent years, some of the best players in the
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“Winning in Madrid was a dream come true”

Matthieu Pavon is currently at the centre of one of those stories that make golf such a special sport. A year ago he arrived in Madrid without having tasted glory in  his 185 appearances on the DP World Tour. In Madrid, it all seemed to click into place, everything changed and his career would never
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History in Madrid: 5 reasons you won’t want to miss the best edition of all time

Rahm bids for history Currently Spain’s best player, and one of the best three golfers in the world has a date with history. Rahm arrives in Madrid with one goal: to surpass Severiano Ballesteros. Going one better than his hero’s three titles has been near the top of the Barrika native’s to-do list ever since
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Shane Lowry: the people’s champion

Imagine teeing it up at The Open, at home, having never won a major or even been in contention in the previous 26 events you played in. The Open is making a return to your island after a 68-year absence. Not only do you win it, you practically lap the field. That evening you find
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