Mrs Golf

This week brings us the Costa del Sol's premier stroke play event at Valderrama which Mr Golf says is without question the most penal golf course he has ever played  and only fantastic ball strikers and players with course knowledge stand a chance to win this week.

Mr Golf believes that last weeks winner, Sergio Garcia is a good bet for back to back wins here in Spain.  Sergio has played at Valderrama 10 times in Major tournaments since 1999 and has had nine out of ten Top Ten finishes including 3 runner up spots. Last week he won by 11 shots which is almost unheard of in this sport and has only been surpassed by the great Tiger Woods. The last time Sergio Garcia won the Castellon Masters and then played the following week in Valderrama, he finished fourth after leading for the first 3 days.  Sergio Garcia has a remarkable record the week after winning a European Tour event with many Top Five finishes throughout his career, particularly in Spain.

Last night Mr Golf came home from getting a curry in Puerto de La Duquesa and told me he had been chatting to two Caddies who think George Coetzee is an up and coming star to follow.  However Mr Golf thinks that he possibly might not do as well this week as he has never played at Valderrama.

Two local lads who will have played at Valderrama many times and might be worth following are Alejandro Cañizales who grew up playing golf at La Duquesa in Manilva and Alvarro Quiros who grew up playing golf at La Cañada in Guadiaro.

Are there any EOS readers going to Valderrama to watch the golf this week and if so who will you be following and what are your thoughts?