Joel Moscatel, number 3 on the Challenge Tour, will fight for his second victory in the Challenge de Cádiz which begins tomorrow at the Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri, where he will share the star group with the number 1, the Dane Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, and the five-time winner of the DP World Tour, Alexander Levy, who is behind the Barcelona native in the Challenge ranking.

Moscatel, a member of the RFEG's ProSpain Team, has had a strong start to the season; in fact, at the end of last year he played in the Australian PGA Championship, a DP World Tour tournament that counts towards this season, in which he achieved a very commendable 7th place that hinted at what was to come: three consecutive top 10 finishes in the last three tournaments, including the victory in the Challenge de España, which have catapulted him to 3rd position in the ranking in his race towards the DP World Tour.

This is how Moscatel describes how things have gone since his victory: “I had a week where I didn't have time to fully process it. I didn't have much time to do much more than rest because I immediately went to Denmark, where I had a good week, finishing in the top 10. Little by little, I'm realizing what I've done and what I've learned, especially how difficult it is to win, because in Denmark I was there to win and… the people play very well and it's not easy at all. But I've learned a lot about how I react and act when I'm under pressure, and when I'm not, I've been able to take away some positive things.”.

I haven't been hitting it as well as I did in Seville, but who knows? In the end, it's about competing, and you never know when you might have that perfect swing.

I've played this course twice and missed the cut both times by one shot, let's see if the third time's the charm! I really like this course too; it's true that Seville suits my game better, but I like Sancti Petri because the rough around the green is high, so you have to hit good shots and think carefully, because recoveries can be very difficult; it's not as long as Seville but you have to play it very well and very consistently.

From the ProSpain Team, everything they do for us helps us a lot, both the invitations and the financial help. Last year, I personally was greatly helped by the fact that Iñigo Urquizu and Jordi Giró, two caddies who have been on the Tour, came. I was lucky enough to have each of them on my bag at a tournament, and they help us a lot with the preparation of the course, how to see the situations, how to read them.

My goal for this week? Winning would be amazing, but my goal is to do things well, do my best, and go home satisfied.”.

Accompanied once again by his friend Alberto Calvo, they will attempt to repeat their Seville feat this week at the Cádiz Challenge, which begins tomorrow at 8:00 a.m., with the last matches teeing off at 3:00 p.m. Moscatel, Levy, and Neergaard-Petersen will start at 2:00 p.m. from the first tee.

SOURCE: Tournament organizers.