Rahm Aims for Fourth Open de España Title in Madrid

Jon Rahm will headline a star-studded field when the Open de España tees off at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid from October 9 to 12, with the three-time champion seeking a fourth title on home soil. The DP World Tour event features a mix of established veterans and rising talents, including seven players who also compete on the LIV Golf circuit, and offers 5,000 Race to Dubai points for the winner.

Rahm arrives in Madrid fresh from a prominent role for Europe at the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, where he contributed three points. He has won the Spanish Open in 2018, 2019 and 2022 and was runner-up last year after a playoff defeat to Ángel Hidalgo. Rahm has shown consistent form across tours this year and remains a strong favorite on the tree-lined, 7,121-yard par 71 Black Course, which places a premium on accuracy from the tee.

The field includes seven players who split their time between the DP World Tour and the LIV circuit: Rahm, Sergio Garcia, Joaquin Niemann, Patrick Reed, David Puig, Jose Luis Ballester and Tom McKibbin. Niemann has been one of the most successful players on the LIV schedule this year, while Garcia returns to the Spanish Open for the first time since 2019 as...