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Seville has to be one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and our destination this week for the European Tour. At the centre of the old part of Seville is the 16th Century Seville Cathedral, the largest Gothic cathedral in the world and the world’s third largest cathedral. The cathedral was built to display the cities wealth and interestingly it is the burial site of Christopher Columbus. The whole area is dotted with fabulous old buildings and countless dozens of restaurants and bars. Here ...

A week after winning in Spain for a first time and Pablo Larrazabal is determined to join his golfing heroes with a first Spanish Open triumph. Larrazabal recorded a three under par third round 69 to finish on four under par and just one stroke behind England’s Simon Dyson in the rain-affected event in Seville. Larrazabal is also looking to win his national Open for a first occasion and a just a week after capturing an ALPS Tour event in his home city of Barcelona. It was Larrazabal’s first ...

We are delighted in bringing you our latest in a series on putting. In this updated article Tour Miss has been in much discussion with tour players and Dr. Joe Parent the renowned founder of Zen Golf and Zen Putting. We understand Tour players are not poor putters.  It’s just that seem to be simply using the non adapted putters which can be very demanding in finding the right balance, body, alignment and, of course, putter. Studies show affixing the putter shaft to the heel of the ...

Colin Montgomerie had good cause not to be happy missing the Spanish Open halfway but he delighted five school children after his round. Monty, winner of the 1994 Spanish Open, was heading home early after rounds of 76 and 77 for a nine over par tally. But to his credit he posed with five visiting children from the Windelsham School in West Sussex, England. All five are golfers and Monty wished them well in their studies and their golf.

Frenchman Gregory Bourdy has thrown down the gauntlet to his rivals with an impressive 66 on the second day of the centenary Spanish Open in Seville. The Bordeaux-born Bourdy bravely battled the windly best to move to five under par and one stroke clear of the field at five under par on the Real Club de Golf de Sevilla course. Bourdy birdied two of his opening three holes than four of his closing six in a best round since a similar 66 on day three in the Andalucian Open earlier this year. “I ...

Italian stallion Matteo Manassero has lengthened and changed the shafts in all his irons with the goal of reaching further European Tour success. The 19-year old, and double Tour winner, had Titleist staff replace the shafts in his irons with shafts a half-an-inch longer. “I had the shafts changed so I can launch the ball more,” he said ahead of the second round in the Spanish Open in Seville. “Also I am using lighter shafts and along with the longer shafts in my irons I am feeling a lot ...

American Shaun Micheel used a new putter to force his way to a one stroke lead on the first day of rain and wind affected round in the 100th Spanish Open. The 43-year old American, who captured the 2003 PGA Championship at Oak Hill, used a new Odyssey XG-7 putter in carding a five under par 67 no the Real de Golf de Sevilla course. “It was just a battle of attrition out there today,” said Micheel. “I played in the Pro-Am Wednesday and couldn’t manage one birdie so I changed my putter to ...