JP McManus Pro Am, not only Tiger Woods

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Jon Rahm and Rafael Cabrera-Bello, los españoles participantes in el prestigious, y extraoficial, benéfico tournament JP McManus Pro Am, han quedado lejos de la cabeza.

Jon Rahm and Rafael Cabrera-Bello, the two Spaniards participating in the prestigious, and unofficial, JP McManus Pro Am charity tournament, have been far from the top.

Jon and Rafa have finished equal, in 23rd place, with the pair of the Adare Manor course after the two rounds that the tournament consists of, Rahm made 73 shots on the first day and 71 on the second, unlike Gonzalo ( 71 and 73).

JP McManus Pro Am, Tiger Woods

The winner of the tournament was the Olympic champion, Xander Schauffle, with 134 shots and 10 under par (64 and 70). Behind him, Sam Burns (70 and 65, -9) and Shane Lowry (69 and 67, -8). Among others, Rory McIlroy was sixth (71 and 68, -5) and Lee Westwood (72 and 68, -4).

Tiger Woods finished in 39th place, with seven over par (77 and 74) in this tournament that serves as preparation for the British Open. However, he was one of the stars for the public and linked two consecutive birdies. On the second day he improved his performance by three strokes.

Rafael Cabrera-Bello finished fourth in the 2002 Open de España, and won the Canarian Professional Championship in 2005. From then on he became a professional.1

Even so, the transition from amateur to professional has not been easy for Rafa, because while he was trying to finish his Business degree, he had to go through the European Circuit Classification School three times, and although he got two wins on the Challenge Circuit (the Second Division of the European Tour) in 2006 and in 2008, he did not finish gaining a permanent position among the European elite.

In the 2009 European Tour season, golf did Cabrera-Bello justice. After a brilliant amateur career plagued by innumerable victories both nationally and internationally, he has managed to triumph in the Austrian Open by achieving his first victory on the European Tour.2 He finished with a card of 60 strokes.

During 2009 he was very consistent, but the level displayed in Austria exceeded any expectations. Not even he expected it. In any case, 2009 had all the signs of being his year, since he finished four times in the top five. of the world. He also secured the European Tour card for two years.

Ultimately, he placed fourth at the Alfred Dunhill Championship, Ballantine's Championship and Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, and fifth at the Indonesian Open. Thus, he finished 39th on the Order of Merit. In 2010 he finished third at the BMW International Open and 17th at the British PGA Championship. Also, he played his first Major at the US Open, where he made the cut.

In 2011 he was second in the Portugal Masters, third in the Qatar Masters, fourth in the Malaysian Open, seventh in the Abu Dhabi Championship and eleventh in the Spanish Open, reaching 30th position in the Order of Merit. In 2012 he won the Dubai Desert Classic, finished second at the Irish Open, third at the World Match Play Championships and the Malaysian Open, ninth at the Italian Open and 10th at the Gleneagles Championships.

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