Ángel Hidalgo, Adrián Otaegui, Rasmus Højgaard, Matteo Manassero, and Niklas Nørgaard, all winners on the DP World Tour, will visit Real Club de Golf Sotogrande to play in the Estrella Damm NA Andalucía Masters from October 17-20. Tickets for the tournament can be purchased here.
The five will join Jon Rahm, a two-time major champion, Victor Perez, Thorbjørn Olesen and Rafa Cabrera Bello, winners of Rolex Series tournaments, and Matt Wallace, with a PGA Tour title, in the penultimate event of the DP World Tour's "Back 9", a decisive phase to obtain a place in the circuit's Play-Offs.
Hidalgo dazzled his country by beating Rahn, a three-time champion, in a tiebreaker to win the 2024 Acciona Open de España presented by Madrid.
The Spaniard returns to the Estrella Damm NA Andalucía Masters, a tournament that holds unforgettable memories for him, as his fourth-place finish at Real Club Valderrama in 2022 secured his card for the following season. At the time, this result was a turning point in a career now propelled by his victory at the Acciona Open de España.
Otaegui secured his fifth DP World Tour victory at the Volvo China Open earlier this year, rallying from a five-stroke deficit to win by one stroke with a brilliant final-round 65. It was his first win since the 2022 Estrella Damm NA Andalucia Masters at Real Club Valderrama.
The 31-year-old golfer will once again fight for the title in Sotogrande, where he already won the bronze medal in the team competition of the European Nations Championship – Sotogrande Cup.
Højgaard secured his fifth DP World Tour title at the Amgen Irish Open last month at Royal County Down. The Dane carded a spectacular final round of 65 with four birdies in the last five holes to finish one stroke ahead of world number three Rory McIlroy.
The 23-year-old finished fifth in the 2022 Estrella Damm NA Andalucía Masters and returns to Spain ranked fourth in the Race to Dubai Rankings in Partnership with Rolex, a prime position to join his twin brother Nicolai on the PGA Tour in 2025.
Manassero turned his career around and ended an almost eleven-year wait by achieving his fifth DP World Tour title, a very emotional victory, at the Jonsson Workwear Open in March.
When he lifted the trophy at the 2013 BMW PGA Championship, it seemed impossible to imagine he would go another 3,942 days without a win on the tour. After a victory on the Alps Tour in 2020 boosted his confidence, he won twice on the European Challenge Tour last season to regain his DP World Tour card after a five-year absence. Now, his victory in South Africa has once again served as a springboard for the Italian.
Manassero maintains a very close relationship with Spain and became the youngest winner of the DP World Tour at 17 years and 188 days old at the Castelló Masters Costa Azahar in 2010, a record that he still holds.
Nørgaard recently made his DP World Tour debut by winning the Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo after a tense finish at The Belfry. The 32-year-old secured the 50th victory for a Dane on the DP World Tour.
After turning professional in late 2015, he won the Nordic Golf League Order of Merit in 2019 to move up to the Challenge Tour, where he earned his DP World Tour card in 2021.
Nørgaard is having a dream season and currently occupies eighth place in the Race to Dubai Rankings in Partnership with Rolex and fourth in the European team ranking for the Ryder Cup.
Tickets for the Estrella Damm NA Andalucía Masters are now available, with discounts for federation members and free access for children under 13, and can be purchased here.
The Estrella Damm NA Andalucía Masters, a DP World Tour tournament valid for the Race to Dubai, which is held thanks to the essential collaboration of the Real Club de Golf Sotogrande, is sponsored by Estrella Damm and the Junta de Andalucía, in addition to being co-financed with European funds and having been declared an event of exceptional public interest by the Government of Spain.
SOURCE: Tournament organizers.
