Lhe morning in Sotogrande was perfect for playing golf and achieving statistics that on windy days are impossible at a course like Valderrama. However, we can say that for the sanroqueo field A gale called Angel Hidalgo passed. The player from Malaga, who came out with the first groups, He signed 63 strokes, the lowest round that has been seen in the mythical field of the 97 Ryder since it is par 71. In his da Bernhard Langer also made 62, at that time being par 72 the design of Robert Trent Jones.
At 24 years old, Hidalgo, who obtained two wins on the Alps Tour in 2021 thanks to which he made the jump to the silver category of European golf -and in turn granted him access to numerous tournaments of the DP World Tour- he can boast at least of having beaten the lowest lap in an Andaluca Masters in its eight editionswho was at 64, achieved three times, one of them by Sergio García.
The player from Guadalminawho this year won the Barcelona PGA Open hosted by Pablo Larrazbal, from the RFEG Pro Spain Team 2022, began his return on the 10th and in the first nine holes he was -4, after four birdies (11, 16, 17 and 18). In the second part of his journey he materialized another four (3, 4, 5 and 6). He came away clean of bogeys from the second round. The putt and the short irons gave him glory, although with the driver he was not wrong either.
The most curious thing is that Ángel did not have everything with him at the beginning of what was his ninth round in total in this field: “At the beginning of the round it had been a long time since I had such a bad feeling hitting the ball, but then the putt helped me a lot and that was the key. I gave the putt a little kiss and let him rest until tomorrow. After the 15th, everything has gone smoothly and It was the typical day that no matter what I did, the ball went into the hole.
Hidalgo, who has played for the various national teams of the RFEG, left delighted with the gift that was made: “If I have the tournament record, then I’m happy. I was already happy with the return of the first day of -1, so imagine today. I wasn’t expecting a record here at all, and for me this field is very special. Here I played my first shot as a professional on the 1st tee. I sign here turns of -1 every day of my life let’s see if now we can be happy on Sunday,” he said.
