The Spanish Open is celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of its relationship with the European Tourcurrent DP World Tour, with an edition to be held again at the Villa de Madrid Country Club and where Jon Rahm will be looking for his fourth title to surpass Severiano Ballesteros.
The link of Spanish Open including the European Tour, which started in 1972, reached fifty years as the 2017 and 2020 editions are uncontested.
The beginning of this twinning took place at that time thanks to the management of John Jacobsadvocate of the unification of European contests to overcome the existing division between Great Britain and Continental Europe.
Fifty years later, that globalization led to a DP World Tour which includes events almost all over the world in its calendar, including the Spanish Open, which It was born in 1912 and is the third oldest tournament in Europe with continuous experiencesurpassed in age only by the British Open (1860) and the French Open (1906).
Furthermore, on a global level, it has older than the Augusta Masters itself (1934) or the American PGA (1916), both tournaments are currently members of the Grand Slam.
This 2023 edition is celebrated with several record numbers on the horizon, with Jon Rahm as the star. ‘León de Barrika’ won in 2018, 2019 and 2022 and is seeking his fourth title to surpass Severiano Ballesteros’ three victories (1981, 1985 and 1995) and approaches the five accumulated by Ángel de la Torre in the early years of the 20th century, who, with five titles between 1916 and 1925, holds the record for most victory in the contest.
To achieve your goal, Jon Rahm needs to show his potential in a special tournamentthat the entire public is paying attention to him as a local idol and where the forecast of good weather, especially for the first two days, will cause a large influx of the public to the Country Club.
Attendees will also see players such as British players on the pitch. Justin Rose, 2013 US Open champion and that was after winning the last Ryder Cup in Rome with Jon Rahm.
Rose will not be the only golfer in Rome to play in the Spanish Open, as European vice-captains, the Italian Edoardo Molinari, the Danish Thomas Bjorn and the Belgian Nicolas Colsaertsthey are also in Madrid.
Among the remaining figures of the tournament, the presence of the Frenchman stands out Víctor Pérez, champion of three DP World Tour tournaments, and is currently in sixth place in the ‘Race to Dubai’. Another name of the Spanish Open is the young Danish promise, Rasmus Hojgaardwho at 22 years old already has four wins on the world circuit.
Among the Spaniards, the presence of Pablo Larrazabal, champion this year of two tournaments on the European circuit and wants to succeed in Madrid for the first time in his career.
Rafa Cabrera Bellotournament champion in 2021, will be sought his particular doubletwhile Adrian Otaegui, number 95 in the world, wants to achieve in Madrid his fifth crown on the circuit.
Other Spaniards to consider are the Extremaduran Jorge Campillo, the Catalan Adri Arnaus and the Sevillian Álvaro Quirós, tournament champion thirteen years ago.
Luis Masaveu and Ángel Ayora will be the rookies playing in this year’s tournament.
Source: La Verdad
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