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I entrust my swing to your hands

Alejandro Rodríguez — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:37:52 +0000

Handing something you consider very important to another person may, at first sight, seem a little reckless. That said, life forces us to do it constantly. We leave a child at a nursery, put a diagnosis in a doctor’s hands, entrust the distribution of an inheritance to a lawyer and, in golf, end up trusting […]

‘Baby Medinah’: the comeback the Walker Cup so badly needed

Alejandro Rodríguez — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:19:45 +0000

Eleven years waiting to finish hanging on to a putt on the final green. Great Britain and Ireland reclaimed the Walker Cup in Lahinch on Sunday with a victory over the United States by 13½–12½. At midday, the home side had just lost all four foursomes. A few hours later, they were celebrating the triumph […]

Charlie Woods signs for TaylorMade

Alejandro Rodríguez — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:55:06 +0000

The first major commercial deal for Charlie Woods could hardly have felt more familiar. The 17-year-old American golfer has signed an NIL deal with TaylorMade, the brand that has equipped his father for almost a decade and with which he himself already had a close sporting relationship before putting pen to paper. NIL stands for […]

Paula Martín, World No. 1 and one step closer to the LPGA

Alejandro Rodríguez — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:07:23 +0000

The Spaniard Paula Martín is, as of this Wednesday, the day on which the world amateur ranking is updated weekly, the new Number One in the world. It is a date for the history. Note it. 26 August 2026. The Madrid-born golfer is the second Spaniard to reach the top of the rankings since Julia […]

A third of Europe will be Spanish: the Armada remain in command of the ‘mini’ Solheim

Alejandro Rodríguez — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:17:03 +0000

Adriana García Terol secured her place through the ranking, while Anne van Dam has directly selected Carlota López Minguela, Marta Muñoz and Carolina Pérez-Tasso. Four of the twelve members of the European team will be Spanish One has earned her place on points. The other three have been directly selected by the captain. Put less […]

The Parable of the Melon

Alejandro Rodríguez — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:01:14 +0000

Martín siempre se cercioraba de que hubiera melón en el desayuno. A Martín ya os lo presenté en la crónica Ten Thousand Hours, Baby. He is the imagined incarnation of that professional who for years was close enough to the big dream to know how it works, but not close enough to become part of […]

The Spaniard who made history at St Andrews without ever having played the Old Course

Alejandro Rodríguez — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:21:42 +0000

Ramón Albarrán never wanted to turn golf into his profession. He liked it too much. He feared that the obligations, the hours of training in the rain, the cold or the wind and the harshness of making a living with the clubs would end up taking away part of that passion. He preferred to keep […]

Marta Muñoz, fifth Spanish golfer to win the Girls Amateur Championship

Alejandro Rodríguez — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:48:30 +0000

Marta Muñoz has become the fifth Spanish golfer to win the Girls Amateur Championship, one of the most prestigious events on the international amateur calendar whose first edition dates back to 1919, which on this occasion has experienced a historic milestone with two Spanish players contesting the final. It was played at Craigielaw. The Madrid […]

Marta Muñoz and Adriana García make history at the Girls Amateur

Alejandro Rodríguez — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:46:32 +0000

Marta Muñoz and Adriana García Terol will headline the first all‑Spanish final in the history of the Girls’ Amateur Championship, one of the most prestigious events on the international amateur calendar whose first edition dates back to 1919. The two golfers have overcome all previous hurdles with remarkable brilliance, once again demonstrating Spanish dominance in […]

Let’s not get carried away: 21st-century youngsters are still a minority

Silvia Pereira — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:31:10 +0000

– It’s not a mirage, they’re simply plain, resounding and recent facts: the last three tournaments of the PGA Tour have been won by players born in the 21st century (Koivun, Thorbjornsen and Brennan). In the United States, and also elsewhere in the world, young talents are emerging ready to take up the mantle. It […]