This Sunday, Marseille-born Ángel Hidalgo won his first DP World Tour title, on the European Golf Circuit, at the Villa de Madrid Country Club, winning Spain’s Accion Open on a Sunday of authentic passion that fans will never forget. The title was decided in a playoff between the Marseille native and Jon Rahm, which fell in favor of the former despite the odds. The Basques had never lost a tiebreaker on the European Tour.
With only two top ten players all year, Hidalgo knew how to keep a cool head (big words) while keeping all the pressure on his shoulders on the last day of the tournament, withstanding the onslaught of first David Puig and then Jon Rahm. Finally, with whom he shared the match on an absolutely thrilling final day of the competition.
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After the 7th hole was over, Puig dominated with an iron fist but in the end it was Hidalgo and Rahm who played out the playoff
After finishing the seventh hole, David Puig had turned the standings around and was leading the tournament by three strokes ahead of Hidalgo and four ahead of Rahm after returning to the frame.
From then on, the tournament became frenetic and strong emotions were experienced at every hole. Hidalgo finally landed, after some initial bogeys he calmed down and started paddling. He didn’t want it to survive. Rahm looked to be out but Rahm is Rahm as he is always on the lookout and has also found a way to make birdies.
The Basque also recovered from an ugly double bogey on the 13th and a spectacular birdie on the par-3 17th, coming to the final hole just one stroke behind Hidalgo, who still showed no signs of cracking. Puig, by then, had already thrown in the towel, a shame after a few first holes that left their mark.
The 18th hole at the country club is a short par 4 that can be reached by driving. Hidalgo and Rahm both left their balls in the rough, but a few meters from the green. The man from Málaga hit a putt of just over a meter to win the tournament, but he missed, what a game this is, golf, and the champion was decided in a playoff.
Interestingly, the tiebreaker seemed fertile ground for Rahm to take advantage of his opponent’s lack of experience to impose his law. But after the loss of 18th, Hidalgo was seen enjoying the playoffs from the beginning with public support. Both players made birdie on the first hole of the playoff but on the second – the 18th was played on both occasions – Rahm had to settle for par and this time Hidalgo did not fail, making birdie for good.
