Open de Espana Tips 2022
Ryan Fox won the Dunhill Links Championship last week. Tyrrell Hatton finished second. Club de Campo is hosting the Spanish Open this week and Jon is the 5/2 favourite. The course was designed by Javier Arana and Manuel Pinero. It was extended by 162 yards for the Madrid Masters in 2008. The 2019 Spanish open is scheduled for Club De Campos de Madrid. They will also visit Valderrama and Mallorca. In Madrid they will start a 3-week stay. There they'll play in the capital and in Malloran.
The final stats from the winners in 2019 & 2021 gives us an idea of the skill-set required for this week's test. Rafa Cabrera-Bello is the best player in both years. Jon Rahm is a good player as well.
2021: Rafa Cabrera-Bello (-19). 2019: Jon Rahm (-22). 316 yards (1st), 78.6% fairways (3rd), 73. 6% greens in regulation (12th), and 78% scrambling ( 3rd).
Charl Schwartzel won the Madrid Masters and Open de Madrid in 2008. The course hasn't hosted the Spanish Open since 1996. Most holes have been extended since the 2008 event. Scrambling is the key to success at this event, but it's on and around the greens that the winner is likely to be.
2008, Charl Schwartzel (-19) played 296 yards (21st), 66.1% fairways (10th), 80.6% greens in regulation (2nd), 71.4% scrambling (6th) and 1.76 putts per GIR (20th). 2005, Raphael Jacquelin (-23) shot 293 yards, 80% Fairways, 70.8% Greens in Regulation (34th, 81.0% Scrambling ( 10th and 14th respectively). 2004, Richard Sterne (-18) hit 306 yards and 58.9%Fairways.
Miguel Angel Jimenez and Jon Rahm are defending their titles at the Spanish Open. They both finished in the top 20 in their previous starts. Rafa Cabrera-Bello had a good season in 21st century.
