He DP World Tour visit the Continental Europe for the first time in Race to Dubai 2023 in dispute of Italian tomorrow within Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, outside of Rome.
The winner of a Rolex Series like Víctor Pérez and former players of Ryder Cup, case of Rafa Cabrera and Thorbjørn Olesen, head the list of entries with several aspirants joining the European team next September: the Højgaard twins and Adrian Meronk, while Robert MacIntyre defends his title.
In a week where a lot of attention will inevitably be paid to those seeking to qualify for the Ryder, one player who will arrive in Italy brimming with confidence is Jorge Campillo. The Spaniard captured his third DP World Tour title in Kenya to follow in the footsteps of Seve Ballesteros, a performance that led him to be voted Golfer of the Month for March, and which he confirmed on Sunday with third place in the Korean Championship. . In his last four appearances on the DP World Tour, the 36-year-old from Extremadura has always finished in the top ten, calling his 65 last week in Korea, where he shared third place, one of the best lap of his career. . Jorge is seventh in the Race to Dubai standings and fifth on the European Ryder Cup points list. After tying for ninth at last year’s Italian Open, he hopes to continue his good run as he aims to make his Ryder debut in Rome. Campillo led close to a dozen Spanish golfers present this week, including the former Italian Open champion Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño, adri arnaus and Adrian Otaegui.
The Italian Open was played for the first time in 1925 and this year celebrates its 80th edition. The tournament is part of the first international calendar of DP World Tour in 1972 and it has been around ever since. This is the third consecutive edition held at Marco Simone and this year it was presented because of the upcoming Ryder Cup. The event has also been part of the Rolex Series for three years starting in 2017. The trophy has previously been lifted by some of the greatest champions, such as Peter Thomson, Tony Jacklin, Billy Casper, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle, and Sam Torrance.
The Ryder Cup, in the spotlight
The Ryder Cup captain, Luke Donaldwill be joined in Marco Simone by his vice-captains Thomas Bjørn, Nicolas Colsaerts and Edoardo Molinari. Five months into the spectacular biennial match play duel, there is certainly a lot of attention on the players who aspire to make the team.
After two consecutive weeks in Asia, the European Tour visited its fifth continent, Europe, for the first time this season. Apart from the chance to earn valuable Race to Dubai points, boost your Ryder Cup hopes and the World Ranking, the Italian Open also marks the start of US Open Qualifying Series. The first two classified in the global computation of the series that make up the Italian Open, Belgian Open, Dutch Open and European Openin between May 4 and June 4will directly qualify for US Open at Los Angeles Country Club, June 15-18.
Source: La Verdad
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