Fleetwood shows how to get it done in a hurricane

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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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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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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José Luis Ballester, winner of the US Amateur, another big attraction at the ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid

José Luis Ballester, who recently won the US Amateur, the first Spaniard to do so in the history of the prestigious event, will tee it up at the ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid, which takes place at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid from 26 to 29 September. The 21-year-old player from Castellon,
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