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Alvaro Quiros

This special event at Finca Cortesin, Spain, starts May 19th and will reach a pinnacle this Sunday, with players like Lee Westwood, Spain’s Álvaro Quiros and Martin Kaymer competing for the ultimate accolade. The weather forecast is breezy and mild and the competition is really heating up. Speculation always runs riot at these events as the top names compete to dress and equip the players. World number 1 golfer Lee Westwood for example, is a Ping man, with everything from a PING Tour wedge to a PING Redwood Anser putter.

Álvaro Quiros will no doubt be playing in tribute to Seve Ballesteros, his erstwhile idol who sadly passed away earlier this month after battling brain cancer for some time. Having cited Ballesteros as an ‘inspiration’, this famous Spanish golfer is an old school player who affects metal spikes on his golf shoes and a bag full of Callaway clubs, which might account for Callaway’s popularity with European golfers. Alvaro is a fan of Callaway RAZR X Muscleback irons and averages 314 yards off the tee. A more than promising start for the youngest golfer ever to win a European competition!

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