The chain continues to produce

In Spain Golf has been played since the beginning of the 20th century and there are nearly 300,000 federative licenses. The 1965 World Cup in Madrid with the participation of number 1 then Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player it is an event.

But it wasn’t until 1976 when a young genius from a small fishing town stepped in Cantabriaread rockand also breathe golf on all four sides dazzled the world with a ‘small approach’ between two bunkers in British tomorrow of Royal Birkdale and put Spanish golf on the map.

Between 1979 and 1984 It seems he reached the zenith and his figure became universal. Two British and two Masters, then the youngest ever to wear the green jacket and the first European to conquer Augusta.

40 years have passed and the extraordinary chain of these wonderful sports in our country does not stop: Seve Ballesteros, Txema Olazábal, Sergio García and Jon Rahm. Between them four, ten ‘big’ titles, the ones that really honor and legend.

Seve passed the baton to Txema at the Masters in 1994 (I was a direct witness and there is a photo that captures the historic moment) and when the Basque won his second Masters, the beardless Sergio García exploded, winning in the cup for the best. newbie

When the man from Castellón finally got rid of Augusta’s bad luck and won glory in 2017, the same year Jon Rahm debuted in the first Grand Slam on the calendar. Six years later, the jacket is in Jon’s closet.

Spain occupies sixth place in the ranking of countries with the most Grand Slams, surpassed only by five countries where golf is a religion, an obligation and a devotion, with a great culture of this discipline.

Rahm will surely take the Grand Slam, sooner rather than later, but the data that removes the hiccups is this: 70 top-10s (11 of them victories) in 141 tournaments played on the PGA Tour, 50 %. Brutal and overwhelming.