The Acciona Open De Espana is coming up soon for the next DP World Tour calendar event, on Thursday, September 26. Plenty of talent will be on display to contend for the share of $3,250,000, with Jon Rahm favored to win at +280.
The Open De Espana will be played at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Spain. This course is cast as a Par 71 that spans about 7,150 yards.
Matthieu Pavon returns to defend his title. Last season he won with a final score of -23. If golfers want to aim for success, the biggest challenge will be consistency with irons and approach, as well as precise putting.
The field will be tough to cipher through to find a potential winner, as it always is, but most of these guys have either played here before and done well, or they have excellent momentum coming in.
The field is exciting to dig through to see which golfers could win at this year's Acciona Open De Espana. Below are a few that stand out and should be on your radar.
The returning champ as an underdog? Yes, in this field, he is not considered to be a strong pick. However, he won here last year and was in second the year prior.
Clearly his experience is worth a shot, as his recent momentum is not as appealing. His last time in the top five of an event was back in June in the U.S. Open.
Fleetwood is currently ranked as the eighth-best golfer in the DP World Tour. He is coming off of a T12 finish at the BMW PGA Championship last week and has solid momentum for this event.
Their last appearance in the top five was back at the BMW Championship in August, a month ago. If he can dial it in with his putter and irons, he has an incredible opportunity here.
Rai is currently ranked as the 28th-best golfer in the DP World Tour. He is returning to action after a T4 finish at the BMW PGA Championship. His momentum and style fit a course like this well.
MyBookie has the betting odds for the Acciona Open De Espana event, which favors Rahm. By the look of the field, this could go in several directions. However, Rahm is the favorite for a reason.
Rahm has won this event three times and would be just one shy of the record set by Angel de la Torre. Last year, he placed T9 with a final score of -14.
The market is happy that Rahm will be able to play in this tournament again. He is clearly the man to beat here, so look for him to make a strong push.
