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The hat of Alfredo had no bottom today at the K Club

Alejandro Rodríguez — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:40:22 +0000

Alfredo García Heredia (-7) had that ear-to-ear smile you can see in the photo accompanying this report as he walked towards the fairway on the 11th hole today. It was early morning in Ireland, at the K Club. He had only played one hole, but he had already pulled off his first trick. Specifically, he […]

A choral day for the Armada as hadn’t been seen in many months…

Silvia Pereira — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 20:11:22 +0000

The first day of the Irish Open has concluded with a remarkable team performance by the Spanish Armada. A leader, Nacho Elvira (-6), co-leader to be more precise alongside Thorbjorn Olesen (-6) and Romain Langasque (-6), and two other players within the top ten, Rafa Cabrera Bello (-4) and Manu Elvira (-4), in addition to […]

The ‘Kitayama effect’ makes any bet impossible at the 3M Open

Silvia Pereira — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 22:49:26 +0000

– Thorbjorn Olesen (-18) and Akshay Bhatia (-18) are the co-leaders of the 3M Open after the third round. The Dane therefore maintains his position of privilege at the top of the leaderboard after carding a 67, but this week, at this TPC Twin Cities (Blaine, Minnesota), generous with birdies and big scores, nothing is […]

Olesen wants to get back into the debate

Alejandro Rodríguez — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 05:40:23 +0000

– Thorbjorn Olesen (-14) has seized the lead at the 3M Open after the second round. The 35-year-old Danish player is seeking his first victory on the PGA Tour and, in doing so, to re-enter the Ryder Cup debate at Bethpage. His name has lost momentum recently, but there’s no doubt that a win could […]

Rory raises a question ahead of the US Open

Silvia Pereira — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 23:13:40 +0000

– The twists and turns that life and golf can take. Last Friday, once the participant list for the RBC Canadian Open was closed, Cameron Champ (-12) appeared as the eighth alternate for the tournament. In other words, under normal circumstances, he could forget about even having a minimal chance to play on the North […]

After the storm (the Memorial), calm always follows

Silvia Pereira — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 23:46:22 +0000

– Jack Nicklaus was saying last week, when referring to the tough demands of his tournament, the Memorial, that there are already many tournaments with lots of birdies and that it’s okay to have some where par (and even bogey) can be good. One of those festive and exuberant weeks could perfectly be this RBC […]

Hunting for a prize that brings them closer to the Masters

Manuel Arenas Ortiz — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:43:43 +0000

After a season of absence and a change of date in the DP World Tour calendar, the prestigious Nedbank Golf Challenge, also known as the African Major, returns this week. The tournament takes place at the Gary Player Country Club in South Africa and kicks off fifteen days of action in the country, ahead of […]

Golf shows its most sustainable face in Sotogrande

Silvia Pereira — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:20:48 +0000

For the fourth year in a row, the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters demonstrated its commitment to the environment by organizing a clean-up of the Sotogrande beach with the students of the International School and DP World Tour players Nicolai Højgaard and Thorbjørn Olesen. This initiative is part of the DP World Tour’s Green Drive […]

Detry resigns and Svensson insists on dreaming of the Masters

Silvia Pereira — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 16:49:38 +0000

Jesper Svensson (-13) is the solo leader at the Open de France after the third round. The Swedish bomber has signed a card of 67 strokes and will start tomorrow with a one-stroke lead over his closest pursuers, Thorbjorn Olesen (-12) and Sam Bairstow (-12), who will join him in the star match on Sunday. […]

The second wake-up call for the teenager Grinberg

Silvia Pereira — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 17:55:03 +0000

Jesper Svensson (-6), Thorbjorn Olesen (-6) and Joe Dean (-6) lead the Open de France after the first round. Once again, Dean is at the top, this English rookie on the European circuit, who has made a rather late breakthrough at the age of 30 in high-level golf, has taken a liking to the hot […]