The Balearic golfer reappeared publicly without crutches after receiving last Thursday a treatment on his foot that will keep him away from the courts for the next few months. Nadal showed his great passion for golf when he made a surprise visit to Golf Santander. Nadal delighted with his everlasting smile, and even challenged four of the legends who were present at the Pro-Am, specifically the four professionals present who have some participation in the Solheim Cup: Tania Elósegui, Raquel Carriedo, Paula Martí and Ana Belén Sánchez. The professionals competed with Rafa Nadal on the 18th green, with a symbolic putt that showed the quality of the tennis player also in the golf courses.
Nadal, handicap -1.2, who could be seen walking cautiously, showed that golf is one of his great passions. With a very friendly and smiling attitude, he enjoyed with the players of this fun challenge in which Tania Elósegui was the professional who managed to leave the ball closer to the hole, ahead of Rafa Nadal who was about to hit it on his first attempt.
The Balearic tennis player has shown to be one of the great supporters of women’s golf, by sharing games on numerous occasions with players like Nuria Iturrioz, a player who has a victory in the Santander Golf Tour. In addition, he assured to be a faithful follower of the European team of the Solheim Cup, following his victory last weekend in American lands.
Finally, the Catalan Paula Marti, Ambassador of the 2023 Solheim Cup to be played at Finca Cortesin, Andalusia, gave Rafa Nadal his credentials as ambassador of the tournament, thus becoming the first ambassador of this competition to be played in two years from September 18 to 24.
As for the Pro-Am competition, the team captained by Adriana Zwanck from Madrid won the first day of the Santander Golf Tour Legends. The team was formed by amateurs Lorenzo Granell, Felipe Martín, Susana García and Soledad Pombo.
The Santander Golf Tour is a firm commitment of Banco Santander to professional women’s golf and has the support of Santander Private Banking, Carmignac and RSM as sponsors, and Orange, Golf Hadas and Arquimea as collaborators. Wilson Golf, Ms Worker, Addictive and Estrella Damm are preferred suppliers. The Royal Spanish Golf Federation together with the Madrid Golf Federation, the Royal Andalusian Golf Federation and the rest of the territorial federations through which the circuit passes add the rest of the essential support for the celebration of this tour.
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