Adrián Otaegui has achieved a spectacular victory in the Volvo China Open, with a final round to remember, crafted with seven birdies without a single mistake,…

Adrián Otaegui has achieved a spectacular victory in the Volvo China Open, with a final round to remember, crafted through seven birdies without a single mistake, which catapulted him to the top of the standings.

Adrián Otaegui thus becomes the first Spanish golfer to win a DP World Tour victory this year, 2024, a professional circuit where the Basque player has already accumulated five titles, starting in the

Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play 2017 and continued in the Belgian Knockout 2028, the Scottish Championship 2020 and the Estrella Damm Andalucía Masters 2022.

A professional since 2012, the

The Basque player quickly established himself at the top of the leaderboard in a tournament affected by a severe storm that hit the Hidden Grace GC course in the small town of Shenzsehn.

The competition was reduced to 54 holes, the last 18 played using two tee boxes and in groups of three to speed up a tournament where Adrián Otaegui has shone brightly, despite the difficulties.

The Basque golfer used 67 and 66 strokes in the first two days, two brilliant results supported by a solid game that generated a torrent of birdies, to the point that a bogey on the 18th hole of the second round stands as the only mistake in an immaculate performance.

However, the best was yet to come, an exceptional final round where birdies poured onto the scorecard, four in the first round (holes 2, 4, 8 and 9) and another three in the second (holes 13, 16 and 17), seven in total that turned the standings around in his favor despite the strong competition from his main rivals.

Among them, special mention goes to Sweden's Sebastian Soderberg, who at times shared the lead with the Spanish golfer. The excitement reached its peak on the Nordic player's final hole, with Adrián Otaegui anxiously awaiting the outcome of Soderberg's round in the clubhouse.

The immense pressure severely affected the Swedish golfer, who found himself in trouble on the final hole, where he carded a double bogey that handed Adrian Otaegui another victory on the DP World Tour.

Of the other Spanish representatives in this Volvo China Open, the most outstanding were Santiago Tarrío and Iván Cantero, located in positions 27 and 24.

Other results of Spanish golfers in the other Professional Tours

The four Spaniards on the LIV Golf Tour also competed in Asia for the best possible ranking. Of them, Jon Rahm and Eugenio López Chacarra were the most inspired in the Singapore tournament, both finishing in tenth place at 9 under par, six strokes behind the winner, Brooks Koepka. Sergio García, in fourteenth, and David Puig, in twenty-seventh, completed the Spanish contingent in this tournament.

Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, Jorge Campillo battled to achieve the best possible finish after comfortably making the cut at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, where the Spaniard once again demonstrated his well-rounded game, which yields significant results. He started the final round in 28th place, eight strokes behind the provisional leader, Canadian Taylor Pendrith, who ultimately won the title. Campillo finished in 24th place, eight strokes behind the winner.

Very close behind the player from Cáceres was Miguel Ángel Jiménez, trying to make his mark at the Insperity Invitational. A first round of 68 placed him among the leaders, but a second round of 74 dashed his hopes of truly fighting for the victory, ultimately finishing in 19th place, 7 shots behind Scott Dunlap, the eventual winner.

Chronologically speaking, the first tournament to conclude was the Casino del Sol Golf Classic, part of the Epson Tour, where the Spanish representatives made the cut but finished far from the top of the leaderboard. Specifically, Fátima Fernández finished in 20th place, while Teresa Toscano dropped to 65th in a competition dominated with relative ease by American Madison Young.

WEEK OF APRIL 29 – MAY 5, 2024

DP World Tour

Volvo China Open (May 2-5)

Hidden Grace GC (Shenzhen, China)

Full results

PGA Tour

THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson (May 02-05)

TPC Craig Ranch (McKinney, TX, USA)

Full results

LIV Golf Tour

LIV Golf Singapore (May 3-5)

Sentosa Golf Club (Singapore)