OAnother day of sunscreen in Valderrama, Proam day, the day before the start of the tournament, served to prove that LIV Golf knows how to sell the product, although its shock wave still has little reach.
The organization brought together Phil Mickelson with Dani García, three Michelin starsthe chef from Malaga who taught the best left-handed golfer in history to prepare rice with tuna, a fish that the American crumbled with his hands.
Already on the field, the protagonist was Pau Gasol. What a way to kick! Hooked on golf Just three years ago he surprised Jon Rahm. “He has a great short game and is very competitive, I thought he was going to take it more relaxed,” said the one from Barrika, who shared a team for nine holes – then they changed professionals – also with Aritz Aduriz, a youth idol.
David Puig, Pau Gasol and Gareth Bale, on the putting green
“When you measure what Pau measures it is very difficult to do another sport, but he is someone who has good hands. I shouldn’t be surprised by him dedicating himself to the sport he has dedicated himself to, but his short game is very good. He made two very good putts,” Rahm told MARCA.
Just as they were finishing the ninth hole in front of the clubhouse, they met Gareth Bale, The Welshman, without a ponytail, stopped with Pau and Rahm.. Handicap 2, he was left wanting to see DeChambeau’s bombs. Valderrama does not lend itself to this.
Speaking of drivers, Eugenio López Chacarra has finally found the light in his game. Last week in Morocco he was third and everything the Madrid native transmits is positive energy. Titleist has found a driver that matches his swing and now it hits straight. Let no one rule out that between now and the end of the year, as happened in 2022 and 2023, his first two years as a professional, he will take a victory in his bag.
