A huge Spanish contingent bids to dethrone Rahm

The photo of the Spanish players on the 18th green at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid informs us that the ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid is just around the corner. As you would expect, the Spaniards are well represented in the field. 22 home players will be trying to get their hands
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Cabrera-Bello and Paul, guests of honour at Rahm’s fiesta

The tee times have been announced and we now know who will be joining Jon Rahm for the first two rounds as he bids for his fourth ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid title. On Thursday, the Barrika native will tee it up on the 10th hole at 09:30 alongside Rafa Cabrera-Bello and Germany’s
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Former World No. 1 Justin Rose to take on Jon Rahm at the Acciona Open de España presented by Madrid

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Jon Rahm is seeking to emulate Severiano Ballesteros with another appearance at the ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid

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Rafa Cabrera: “I’ve been dreaming of putting my name on this cup since I was a boy, today I finally did it”

With his spectacular victory at the ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid, Rafa Cabrera has achieved something that is particularly special to him because he arrived here at his worst ranking in recent years: “I wasn’t concerned about it, in fact it was worse eight months ago when I realised I wasn’t hitting the
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Cabrera, Arnaus, Forrest, Sharma and Guerrier win the ACCIONA Emissions Under Par prizes

One of the main goals of ACCIONA’s contribution to the organisation of this Open de España has been to make this world-class sports tournament a “positive-impact event” both socially and environmentally, particularly in terms of controlling the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, as a means to combat climate change. More than simply being
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Rafa Cabrera conquers Madrid after a thrilling all-Spanish battle

Fans enjoyed a spectacular final day on Sunday at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid with a fantastic result for Spanish golf and Spanish golf fans alike. Rafa Cabrera was victorious in a playoff (-19) and takes the crown from Jon Rahm to join the winners’ circle at the ACCIONA Open de España presented by
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Rahm says adios to Madrid having stolen the hearts of over 40,000 people

Jon Rahm appeared on the first tee donning his habitual battle garb, his pinkish-red shirt reminiscent of the unmistakable outfit worn by Tiger Woods on tournament Sundays. He needed to dig deep to put pressure on the players in his wake, but the Spaniard’s first two holes were plagued by the same problem he had
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Rahm’s miracle would not be without precedent

No sooner had Jon Rahm completed his press duties than he headed straight to the practice ground. His third round at the ACCIONA Open de España was something of an ordeal. Nothing was working; a misfiring driver, a lack of distance control with his wedges and a stone-cold putter. The main concern for the Basque
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Rafa Cabrera breaks away from the pack in Madrid

The third round of the ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid completely reshuffled the leaderboard as none of the three players in the final group ended the day at its peak. That honour fell to Canary Islander Rafa Cabrera after a spectacular -7 (64). It was his second consecutive round of the blemish-free, solid
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