PGA Tour Stars Confirmed For Andalucia Masters Debuts

Wyndham Clark during the Tour Championship at East Lake

Wyndham Clark will play in the Andalucia Masters for the first time

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published 9 October 2023

Since its inception in 2010, the Andalucia Masters has developed a reputation as one of the most prestigious on the DP World Tour, and has attracted some of the world's best players, including former winners Sergio Garcia and Matt Fitzpatrick.

This year will be no exception, with US Open champion Wyndham Clark confirmed for the event, which takes place between 19 and 22 October.

Clark, who beat Rory McIlroy by one shot in the June Major at Los Angeles Country Club, admitted he was looking forward to playing in Spain for the first time.

He said: “I’ve never played in Spain before so it’s something I’m really excited about. I’ve seen some pictures of the course and it looks amazing. It’ll be really cool to go and play there and I’m also looking forward to experiencing what Spain has to offer.”

Clark will be joined by nine-time PGA Tour winner Matt Kuchar for the event. Like the 29-year-old, Kuchar, who has also played in four US Ryder Cup teams and has 12 top-10 finishes in Majors, will be making his maiden appearance in the country.

He explained: “I haven’t played in Europe as much as I would have liked to over the last few years and I have heard good things about this tournament, so I’m sure it’s going to be a great week.

“We are lucky as golfers to be able to travel the world with our jobs, but in over 20 years as a professional, I’ve never had the opportunity to play in Spain before. I’m excited to head over to Sotogrande and see what it has to offer.”

Matt Kuchar during the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at the Old Course, St Andrews — Matt Kuchar plays in the Andalucia Masters for the first time

Both players participate after being handed invitations, and they join a field that is already shaping up to be strong, with World No.32 Ryan Fox, who won September’s flagship event on the DP World Tour, the BMW PGA Championship, also playing, along with Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship winner Victor Perez and Team Europe Ryder Cup hero Robert MacIntyre.

The additions of Clark and Kuchar will also help ensure the DP World Tour has a memorable finish to the season, with just five tournaments to play.

This week, Masters champion Jon Rahm returns to his homeland to compete in the Open de Espana, while World No.7 Max Homa has committed to his DP World Tour debut, in South Africa's Nedbank Golf Challenge in November. Both Rahm and four-time Major winner Rory McIlroy will then play in the season-closing DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.

In previous years, the Andalucia Masters was held at Valderrama. However, the world-renowned venue is now part of the LIV Golf League, meaning that this year it will be played at Real Club de Golf Sotogrande for the first time.

Mike has over 25 years of experience in journalism, including writing on a range of sports throughout that time, such as golf, football and cricket. Now a freelance staff writer for Golf Monthly, he is dedicated to covering the game's most newsworthy stories.

He has written hundreds of articles on the game, from features offering insights into how members of the public can play some of the world's most revered courses, to breaking news stories affecting everything from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf to developmental Tours and the amateur game.

Mike grew up in East Yorkshire and began his career in journalism in 1997. He then moved to London in 2003 as his career flourished, and nowadays resides in New Brunswick, Canada, where he and his wife raise their young family less than a mile from his local course.

Kevin Cook’s acclaimed 2007 biography, Tommy’s Honour, about golf’s founding father and son, remains one of his all-time favourite sports books.

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