Spanish Open Preview, Field And Prize Money

There’s an increased purse with a field that includes last year’s winner and one of the world’s top 10

Rafa Cabrera Bello poses with the trophy after the 2022 Spanish Open
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The DP World Tour heads to Spain for the first of three Iberian swing tournaments, the Spanish Open at Club de Campo de Villa de Madrid.

Last year, local player Rafa Cabrero Bello won his first title in four years in the tournament, defeating compatriot Adri Arnaus, and both return this year as they attempt to harness the support of the home crowd. It’s another Spaniard whose appearance will garner much of the attention, though. World No.6 Jon Rahm is in the field for his first tournament since finishing runner-up in last month's BMW PGA Championship.

Rahm has won the tournament twice, most recently in 2019 when he claimed victory by five shots ahead of Cabrero Bello and he’ll be confident of finding his best form as competition for the season-ending Race to Dubai gathers pace. If Rahm is to claim a hat-trick of wins in the tournament this week, he will become only the second player to do so. The first was Rahm's hero Seve Ballesteros, who achieved the feat with his final victory on the Tour in 1995. Other Spaniards in the field who will be confident of performing well include Jorge Campillo, Nacho Elvira, Alejandro Cañizares and Alfredo Garcia-Heredia.

Another player in the world’s top 50, Tommy Fleetwood, is also in the field. The World No.30 is playing in back-to-back tournaments after finishing tied for 22nd in last week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Fellow Englishman James Morrison, who won the tournament in 2015, also plays as he looks to break a seven-year run without a win since then.

After hosting its first event on the Tour in 1990, the Club de Campo de Villa de Madrid has become a regular, and has also been the venue for the Open de Madrid and Madrid Masters. Players will need to get to grips with a tree-lined parkland course with some challenging elevations if they're to challenge for the biggest prizes, which are increased from last year. The purse is 1.75m, up €250,000 on the 2021 event. The winner will earn €291,660, while the runner-up will win €194,440. 

Below is the full field and prize breakdown for the 2022 Spanish Open. 

Spanish Open Field 2022

  • Thomas Aiken
  • Pep Angles
  • Maverick Antcliff
  • Kiradech Aphibarnrat
  • Alvaro Jose Arizabaleta
  • Adri Arnaus
  • Nino Bertasio
  • Wil Besseling
  • Lucas Bjerregaard
  • Thomas Bjørn
  • Kristoffer Broberg
  • Steven Brown
  • Rafa Cabrera Bello
  • Jonathan Caldwell
  • Jorge Campillo
  • Alejandro Cañizares
  • John Catlin
  • Ashley Chesters
  • Dave Coupland
  • Louis De Jager
  • Eduardo De La Riva
  • David Drysdale
  • Hennie Du Plessis
  • Victor Dubuisson
  • Paul Dunne
  • Nacho Elvira
  • Hugo Esposito
  • Ben Evans
  • Oliver Farr
  • Gonzalo Fdez-Castaño
  • Scott Fernandez
  • Darren Fichardt
  • Pedro Figueiredo
  • Oliver Fisher
  • Ross Fisher
  • Tommy Fleetwood
  • Matt Ford
  • Grant Forrest
  • Lorenzo Gagli
  • Stephen Gallacher
  • Sebastian Garcia Rodriguez
  • Alfredo Garcia-Heredia
  • Daniel Gavins
  • Chase Hanna
  • Joachim B. Hansen
  • Benjamin Hebert
  • Marcus Helligkilde
  • Angel Hidalgo
  • David Horsey
  • David Howell
  • Craig Howie
  • Daan Huizing
  • Raphaël Jacquelin
  • Jazz Janewattananond
  • Kristian Krogh Johannessen
  • Rikard Karlberg
  • Niall Kearney
  • Jesper Kennegard
  • Espen Kofstad
  • Mikko Korhonen
  • Frederic Lacroix
  • Joakim Lagergren
  • Pablo Larrazábal
  • David Law
  • Thriston Lawrence
  • Min Woo Lee
  • Niklas Lemke
  • Hugo Leon
  • Tom Lewis
  • Ondrej Lieser
  • Zander Lombard
  • Mike Lorenzo-Vera
  • Joost Luiten
  • Richard Mansell
  • Luis Masaveu
  • Richard Mcevoy
  • Ross Mcgowan
  • Edoardo Molinari
  • Niklas Nørgaard Møller
  • James Morrison
  • Gavin Moynihan
  • Zach Murray
  • Lukas Nemecz
  • Wilco Nienaber
  • Pedro Oriol
  • Renato Paratore
  • Jacobo Pastor
  • Yannik Paul
  • Andrea Pavan
  • Matthieu Pavon
  • Eddie Pepperell
  • Carlos Pigem
  • Haydn Porteous
  • Alvaro Quiros
  • Jon Rahm
  • Richie Ramsay
  • Bernd Ritthammer
  • Robin Roussel
  • Juan Salama
  • Ricardo Santos
  • Jason Scrivener
  • Cormac Sharvin
  • Marcel Siem
  • Jack Singh Brar
  • Joel Sjöholm
  • Lee Slattery
  • Joël Stalter
  • Brandon Stone
  • Graeme Storm
  • Julian Suri
  • Santiago Tarrio
  • Lucas Vacarisas
  • Sami Välimäki
  • Darius Van Driel
  • Daniel Van Tonder
  • Quim Vidal
  • Paul Waring
  • Marc Warren
  • Andrew Wilson
  • Oliver Wilson
  • Chris Wood
  • Ashun Wu
  • Huilin Zhang

Spanish Open Prize Money 2022

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PositionPrize Money
1st€291,660
2nd€194,440
3rd€109,550
4th€87,500
5th€74,200
6th€61,250
7th€52,500
8th€43,750
9th€39,200
10th€35,000
11th€32,200
12th€30,100
13th€28,175
14th€26,775
15th€25,725
16th€24,675
17th€23,625
18th€22,575
19th€21,700
20th€21,000
21st€20,300
22nd€19,775
23rd€19,250
24th€18,725
25th€18,200
26th€17,675
27th€17,150
28th€16,625
29th€16,100
30th€15,575
31st€15,050
32nd€14,525
33rd€14,000
34th€13,475
35th€13,125
36th€12,775
37th€12,425
38th€12,075
39th€11,725
40th€11,375
41st€11,025
42nd€10,675
43rd€10,325
44th€9,975
45th€9,625
46th€9,275
47th€8,925
48th€8,575
49th€8,225
50th€7,875
51st€7,525
52nd€7,175
53rd€6,825
54th€6,475
55th€6,125
56th€5,775
57th€5,425
58th€5,250
59th€5,075
60th€4,900
61st€4,725
62nd€4,550
63rd€4,375
64th€4,200
65th€4,025

Who Won The 2021 Spanish Open?

Last year, Spaniard Rafa Cabrera Bello won his first tournament in four years. The Spaniard held his nerve to see off the challenge of compatriot Adri Arnaus in the first playoff hole. 

How Much Is The Purse For The 2022 Spanish Open?

Players are competing for a purse of €1,750,000 in this year's tournament. That's a €250,000 on last year's event. The winner will claim €291,660, while the runner-up will earn €194,440. 

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