AAlejandro del Rey, great talent to exploit, An opportunity to play in the British Open, which takes place next week in Troon, was created after a glorious Friday at the Genesis Scottish Open, a tournament that has brought together six of the top seven in the world rankings in North Berwick, all minus Scottie Scheffler, and who scores for the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour.
The golfer who also spent time at Arizona State as Jon Rahm, with whom he shares a coach, Dave Philips, He signed the best round of the day with a 62 stroke, eight under par, after having started with six consecutive birdies in the first six holes. His Friday allowed him to reach fifth place and be second in the classification, for the moment, among those not classified for the British, a tournament that will capture its last three players in this event.
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Armed with precise irons, he only holed a long putt on hole 4, and showing off a cannon in the tee shots, ahead of two stars of the golf planet like Adam Scott and Rickie Fowler, Del Rey overwhelmed in the second round in the afternoon session. When he started, the leader, the Swede Ludvig Aberg, who was already in the clubhouse with the same 64 as on Thursday, was eleven strokes ahead of him. The Madrid native reduced it to three at the end of the afternoon.
“I knew that if I hit a couple of good drivers I would have two good birdie opportunities and very happy with the return. Two medium and long distance putts also helped me, which you don’t expect to go in,” he told the European Tour. “When I found myself at six under par, I just thought I would continue hitting the ball well and make as few as possible because I didn’t feel like I was completely comfortable off the tee.”
As the holes went by, his round matured and he even thought about a 59. “I thought about it a couple of times because being par 70 you know that you only have to make 11 under par and not 13 under. They have been one of the best days of my career, without a doubt. Doing this score in front of two of the best players in the world “It was very good,” he concluded.
If you get the ticket for the last big event of the seasonDel Rey will complete a squad of Spaniards that already consists of Jon Rahm, David Puig, Jaime Montojo, Luis Masaveu, Ángel Hidalgo, Jorge Campillo and Nacho Elvira.
