There are no giant flatscreen TVs or a patio overlooking an ancient golf course at the Casa Roberto restaurant, near Marbella on Spain’s stunning Costa del Sol. This Spanish bar isn’t the birthplace of urban golf legends told, and retold, like the Dunvegan in St. Andrews, or its Road Hole neighbor at the Jigger Inn. Read more…
There’s been genuine anticipation for this week’s tournament, given Valderrama’s past as a host site for the Ryder Cup, World Golf Championships event and an annual stop on the DP World Tour.
There have been 76 WGC events since the first Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship in 1999, and in that time, there have been exactly zero Spanish winners.
Over the weekend, the 23-year-old Spaniard racked up his fifth worldwide win in 22 months. But with all that talent, comes a temper that’s hard to check