Home favourite Jon Rahm leads the field for this week's Open de Espana in what promises to be another thrilling event on the DP World Tour.
Plenty of big names are heading to Club de Campo Villa de Madrid this week, including Rahm, Ludvig Aberg, Shane Lowry, Patrick Reed, Tyrrell Hatton and Justin Rose.
England's Marco Penge got his hands on the trophy after beating Dan Brown in a play-off last year, meaning three of the last five editions have been decided after extra holes.
Open de Espana Tips Summary
Best Bet - Patrick Reed to win and each-way @ 22/1
Alternative Bet - Marco Penge to win and each-way @ 28/1
Alternative Bet - Julien Guerrier to win and each-way @ 60/1
Open de Espana Prediction
Best Bet: Patrick Reed to win and each-way @ 22/1
Patrick Reed leads the Race to Dubai standings heading into this Madrid event and with second-placed Rory McIlroy not making the trip to Spain, this is a good chance for the American to extend his lead at the summit.
Reed was forced to withdraw from the BMW PGA Championship with a hand injury last month but he has had suitable time to recover and should be ready to go for this challenge.
Before his withdrawal, the 36-year-old was in fine form, having finished tied 11th at the European Masters and shared second place at the Irish Open.
Reed has had two cracks at the Open de Espana, finishing 10th in 2024 and 16th last year, and he could be in for another bold showing this week.
Alternative Bet: Marco Penge to win and each-way @ 28/1
Marco Penge has had a frustrating 12 months due to health issues, but he comes into the event as the defending champion.
He could only finish T68 at the Bank of Utah Championship on the PGA Tour last week, but he was tied 10th two weeks earlier in the Biltmore Championship Asheville and tied 18th in his last appearance on the DP World Tour in the European Masters.
Penge knows exactly what it takes to win around this course and he shot rounds of 66, 67 and 64 in the first three rounds last year.
At a track that brings the best out of his game, Penge can go close and end a frustrating 12 months in style.
Alternative Bet: Julien Guerrier to win and each-way @ 60/1
Frenchman Julien Guerrier missed the cut at both the Irish Open and BMW PGA Championship, but he bounced back on home soil at the Open de France.
Guerrier was 14th in his homeland and he has a fantastic record at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid since missing the cut on his tournament debut in 2014.
He has since finished ninth, third, sixth, 18th and 16th at the Open de Espana and there looks to be every chance of another solid effort from him.
Three top-40 finishes in six outings on the DP World Tour suggest Guerrier's game is not in a bad place and he offers plenty of value for a place.
Key Tournament Stats
The Open de Espana has been part of the DP World Tour since 1972.
A play-off has been needed to decide the winner in three of the last five tournaments.
A Spaniard has won the Open de Espana in five of the last seven editions.
A score of -14 has been needed in seven consecutive editions of the tournament.
Club de Campo Villa de Madrid is a par 71, measuring 7,112 yards in total.
Favourite Jon Rahm has won the event three times and placed in the top 17 in seven consecutive editions.
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