Ángel Hidalgo delights the Spanish fans
Thursday, 26 September 2024
by Ignacio Pinedo
The afternoon session at the ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid was much more benign than the forecasters had us believe, and many of the players that had been fearing the worst for two days were able to fill their boots. If there is one player, though, who will leave Club de Campo today
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Ten highlights of a magical beginning in Madrid
Thursday, 26 September 2024
by Manuel Arenas
The first day of the ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid has come to an end at Club de Campo, here are ten nuggets that perfectly encapsulate what went down in a magical first round: – Nothing can stop ‘Rahmania’, not the wind, not the adverse conditions. Thousands of fans turned up on Thursday
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Fleetwood shows how to get it done in a hurricane
Thursday, 26 September 2024
by Ignacio Menendez
Tournaments aren’t won on Thursdays but they can be lost with astonishing ease. When there are practically hurricane-force gales blowing like today, this old maxim is truer than ever. Tommy Fleetwood took one look at the weather and decided diplomacy was the best way to approach his day. Shane Lowry, who played alongside the Englishman
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Guerrier, in the footsteps of his countryman…
Thursday, 26 September 2024
by Manuel Arenas
Julien Guerrier has done a ‘Matthieu Pavon’. Just like last year, a Frenchman is at the top of the leaderboard after the Thursday morning session. Guerrier signed for a 67 that has him looking down on the field after six hours of the tournament. It remains to be seen if anyone can catch him this
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The stars do their bit for sustainability
Thursday, 26 September 2024
by Ignacio Pinedo
There are plenty of things that make this ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid stand out, a couple of them being the spectacular list of players teeing it up this week, and the commitment to being the world’s most sustainable event. Each stands up on their own, but together they make for an unbeatable
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Rahm has a mountain to climb in Madrid
Wednesday, 25 September 2024
by Ignacio Menendez
Jon Rahm has now touched base at the ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid. At 12:30 this afternoon, the Barrika native arrived at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid. Straight from the airport. The Spaniard has come to Madrid immediately after the recent birth of his third child and will be vying for a
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Fleetwood, Lowry and Pavon grace the official presentation of a special tournament
Wednesday, 25 September 2024
by Ignacio Menendez
“ The presentation of the ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid took place this afternoon on the VIP terrace at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, seeing in the 96th edition of one of the most prestigious tournaments on the DP World Tour. Shane Lowry and Tommy Fleetwood spoke about the significance of the event.
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The agony and the ecstasy of playing golf with a tour pro
Wednesday, 25 September 2024
by Ignacio Menendez
“Golf is so difficult at every level that it’s scary”. These were the words of Englishman James Morrison (Open de España champion in 2015) after seven holes with two amateurs who recently took up the game, and with me, a humble hacker stuck with a handicap of 17 after years playing this impossible sport. “Seeing
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Welcome to the best ACCIONA Open in history
Wednesday, 25 September 2024
by Manuel Arenas
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
Wednesday, 25 September 2024
by Ignacio Menendez
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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