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You have to return to Turkey

Alejandro Rodríguez — Thu, 21 May 2026 05:24:45 +0000

You have to go back to Turkey. And it’s not just me saying it, although I do, it’s what every single professional who plays the Turkish Airlines Open on the DP World Tour says, the tournament that took place in early May at the National Golf Club in Belek and which crowned for the first […]

One-on-one with the Chinese prodigy Yanhan Zhou: ‘My dream is to be World Number One’

Alejandro Rodríguez — Mon, 04 May 2026 13:42:34 +0000

Yanhan Zhou is a strapping 18-year-old. He is still a boy, although his body and competitive maturity make him seem otherwise. The great teenage sensation of Chinese golf, able to finish third in the Hainan Classic and to lead an entire Volvo China Open, still has the tender, kind and shy look of a child. […]

Otaegui lets the PGA slip away in a disastrous final round

Alejandro Rodríguez — Sun, 03 May 2026 14:36:56 +0000

– Mikael Lindberg, Bernd Wiesberger and Jordan Gumberg are the three players of DP World Tour who have managed to qualify for the PGA Championship via the Asian Swing. The three have every reason to feel like kids in new shoes. Lindberg will play his first Major, Gumberg his first PGA and the second major […]

Rocco, the ‘draw’ tunnel and a grey Sunday for the Armada

Alejandro Rodríguez — Sun, 03 May 2026 14:02:28 +0000

After the second round we had five Spaniards among the top twelve at the Turkish Airlines Open. This Sunday none finished in the top 12. The best result was a tie for 18th, shared by Ángel Ayora, Eugenio Chacarra and David Puig. You do not need to be any kind of pundit to conclude that […]

Lindberg steps on the Moon in Turkey

Alejandro Rodríguez — Sun, 03 May 2026 12:54:13 +0000

“My name is Armstrong, yes, like the man who first set foot on the moon” Así se presenta, con una sonrisa de oreja a oreja, Armstrong Mdludi, veteran South African caddie who has won the Turkish Airlines Open with Mikael Lindberg (-10). Anyone might say it was a premonition, since Lindberg certainly did something very […]

Sordet wanted to pretend not to hear

Alejandro Rodríguez — Sat, 02 May 2026 15:53:32 +0000

– Primero vamos con el contexto para entender perfectamente la situación. La tercera jornada del Turkish Airlines Open ha empezado con normalidad este sábado a las 7:10 de la mañana, hora local en Antalya (una menos en la España peninsular). Sin embargo, a medida que han ido avanzando las horas el cielo se ha puesto […]

Don’t let the rain ruin a wonderful shot

Alejandro Rodríguez — Sat, 02 May 2026 15:04:26 +0000

– The Portuguese Daniel Rodrigues (-7) and the Swede Michael Lindberg (-7) are the leaders of the Turkish Airlines Open with 18 holes to play. The third round was completed on Saturday after a storm suspension of around two and a half hours. Another tricky day. Conditions were somewhat more forgiving, the flags less testing […]

Pablo Larrazábal opens up: «I don’t know whether it’s worth it…»

Alejandro Rodríguez — Sat, 02 May 2026 07:15:35 +0000

Pablo Larrazábal has just shot an 80 in the second round of the Turkish Airlines Open and has no problem chatting for a while with Ten Golf. That is Pablo Larrazábal. You have to take your hat off to him. More than a chat, it’s a venting session He’s spent 18 and a half seasons […]

The great paradox of Chacarra, the PGA and plans to tackle bad weather

Alejandro Rodríguez — Fri, 01 May 2026 18:04:57 +0000

– Eugenio Chacarra (-3) is right in the fight for victory at the Turkish Airlines Open. He is four shots behind the leader Gregorio de Leo (-7) and sits tied in twelfth place, alongside, among others, David Puig, Rocco Repetto and Quim Vidal. That means we have five Spaniards among the top twelve. Not to […]

Del Rey and the spacecraft Apollo XIII

Alejandro Rodríguez — Fri, 01 May 2026 17:20:34 +0000

In April 1970, during the Apollo XIII mission, a critical message from the spacecraft reached the NASA communications centre. It has commonly been reported that the line spoken by the astronauts was: “Houston, we have a problem”. However, what Jack Swigert, command module pilot, actually said was: “Houston, we’ve had a problem”. The person responsible […]