Rafa Nadal continues to tick iconic golf courses off his personal list. Once retired from professional tennis, and shortly after receiving a beautiful tribute at Roland Garros, the legend from Manacor took advantage of a visit he had to make to the United States to play at the Stadium Course of TPC Sawgrass, home of the THE PLAYERS Championship.
Specifically, it was this past weekend. Nadal played three consecutive days on the legendary course where Rory McIlroy was crowned this year and where Sergio García won back in 2008. He made the most of it. He was invited by the PGA Tour. As you know, the American circuit has its headquarters there. In fact, they took advantage of his presence to conduct an interview that will be released in the coming days.
Nadal was already in Augusta a few days ago and now it was Sawgrass’s turn, true cathedrals of American and world golf. Since leaving active tennis, Rafa has been able to dedicate more time to his other great sporting passion. Whenever he can and his schedule allows, he tries to play a round of golf. Naturally, his handicap appreciates this dedication. Right now, it is at 0.1, according to the official website of the Spanish Federation.
It should be noted that Nadal has also committed to playing in the Pau Gasol Foundation tournament, which will take place from 19 to 22 June at La Hacienda Links and will be dedicated to raising funds for a great charitable cause: fighting childhood obesity. Similarly, this week we learned that he will also participate in the Battle of Stars tournament in Mallorca.
Someday we will find out how Nadal fared these days on the legendary par 3 of the 17th hole at Sawgrass. Will he have been able to hit the green every day? Will he have even made a birdie or two? It will be interesting.
