Borja Virto (-4) is fully involved in the fight for everything in the Challenge of Cádiz. The Navarrese golfer has handed in a card of 71 strokes this Friday and has put the leadership within reach with 36 holes left. These are two rounds under par that join the four he signed in the last tournament in Denmark. The game has been back for a while, after a difficult start to the season, and now the results are also coming.
Be that as it may, this week Virto is a little more comfortable than others, he has more resources, he has two more eyes to see the strokes, make decisions. Two eyes that are like his own. We are referring to Robbie Chisnall, an English caddie who worked with the golfer from Gorraiz in the past and who is also with him this week. It’s more than a plus. “I notice a lot when he’s with me. He sees golf the same way I do, he knows me very well,” he assures Ten Golf.
Of course, the question that comes to everyone’s mind is why he is not full time with Virto. Very easy. It’s the market. The law of supply and demand. Alexander Knappe, a German golfer, put an irresistible offer on the table, a lot of money, and he went with him. What happens is that the Teuton is injured and that is why both in Sancti Petri and in the coming weeks, the Borja and Robbie duo returns to the stages.
Virto’s desire, illusion and conviction is to return to the European Circuit. He feels that it is his moment, that he is more and better prepared than ever and that he can take advantage of the opportunity. He already proved it last year, with some very good results in the European Circuit, a second place included. The season did not start well, but he is sure that there is still time to finish among the top twenty. The line, in any case, is very thin. “It’s what’s beautiful about this sport and at the same time a damn shit,” the Pamplona native assures with a laugh.
