The stars do their bit for sustainability

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

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

“ 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

“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

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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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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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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