Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Spain. Designer: Javier Arana, 1956, with Manuel Pinero updates; Course Type: Tree-lined, Resort; Par: 71; Length: 7,154 yards; Fairways: Bermuda/Rye/Bent; Rough: Bermuda/Rye/Bent; Greens: Bentgrass/Poa.
Course Overview. The Club de Campo course is a 7,154 yard, par 71 designed by Javier Arana with subsequent modifications by Manuel Pinero.
Since it was used for the Madrid Masters in 2008, the layout was extended by 162 yards ahead of the 2019 Spanish Open with new tee boxes on around half of the holes to offer it a little protection against the modern golfer, however with winning scores of -19, -23 and -18 the last 3 times it was used before the renovation, and -14 to -25 in the five renewals since, birdies and eagles are still the order of the day unless the wind is blowing.
An undulating, tree-lined course with relatively generous fairways, the main protection for the course is on and around the small bent/poa greens which are multi-tiered and reasonably tricky. Par-5s at the 4th, 7th and 14th measure 526, 564 and 536 yards respectively, and all present eagle opportunities for those players who can find the fairway from off the tee.
The extended par-4 1st hole proved tricky last time we visited these parts as you’d expect from a 505-yard par-4, ranking the toughest hole on the course – however for the most part the holes are fairly straightforward in good golfing conditions.
Tournament Stats. We’ve published some key player statistics for this week’s Open de Espana that will help to shape a view on players who traditionally play well at this event.
As noted above, this course only hosted this event in 2019 & 2021-25 from the data listed: Current Form | Tournament Form | First Round Leader Stats | Combined Stats.
Predictor Model. Our published Predictor Model is available here. As always you can build your own model using the variables available.
Winners & Prices. 2025: Marco Penge, 20/1; 2024: Angel Hidalgo, 250/1; 2023: Matthieu Pavon, 90/1; 2022: Jon Rahm, 5/2; 2021: Rafa Cabrera-Bello, 55/1; 2019: Jon Rahm, 10/3; 2018: Jon Rahm, 4/1; 2016: Andrew Johnston, 100/1; 2015: James Morrison, 225/1; 2014: Miguel Angel Jimenez, 22/1; 2013: Raphael Jacquelin, 55/1; 2012: Francesco Molinari, 16/1; 2011: Thomas Aiken, 45/1; 2010: Alvaro Quiros, 18/1.
Weather Forecast. The latest weather forecast for Madrid is here.
Following some rain in the build-up to this week’s event, the sunshine will return to Madrid just in time for the tournament to start with temperatures responding into the low-70s Fahrenheit as the 4 days progress. Wind will be at its strongest on Thursday at between 10-15mph before dropping away over the weekend.
Tournament Trends & Key Factors. Looking at the final stats from the winners since 2019 gives us an idea of the skill-set required for this week’s test:
- 2025: Marco Penge (-15). 323 yards (5th), 39.3% fairways (60th), 73.6% greens in regulation (2nd), 78.9% scrambling (4th), 1.69 putts per GIR (17th).
- 2024: Angel Hidalgo (-14). 296 yards (37th), 50% fairways (13th), 66.7% greens in regulation (8th), 66.7% scrambling (15th), 1.56 putts per GIR (1st).
- 2023: Matthieu Pavon (-23). 309 yards (20th), 55.4% fairways (20th), 69.5% greens in regulation (28th), 86.4% scrambling (3rd), 1.60 putts per GIR (4th).
- 2022: Jon Rahm (-25). 337 yards (2nd), 53.6% fairways (27th), 73.6% greens in regulation (12th), 73.7% scrambling (7th), 1.53 putts per GIR (2nd).
- 2021: Rafa Cabrera-Bello (-19). 296 yards (52nd), 58.9% fairways (20th), 70.8% greens in regulation (25th), 85.7% scrambling (2nd), 1.67 putts per GIR (22nd).
- 2019: Jon Rahm. (-22). 316 yards (1st), 78.6% fairways (3rd), 73.6% greens in regulation (12th), 78.9% scrambling (3rd), 1.58 putts per GIR (1st).
Prior to that, although this course hadn’t hosted the Spanish Open since 1996, we do have some tangible stats from the Madrid Masters and Open de Madrid held here:
- 2008, Charl Schwartzel (-19). 296 yards (21st), 66.1% fairways (10th), 80.6% greens in regulation (2nd), 71.4% scrambling (6th), 1.76 putts per GIR (20th).
- 2005, Raphael Jacquelin (-23). 293 yards (10th), 80.4% fairways (23rd), 70.8% greens in regulation (34th), 81.0% scrambling (10th), 1.59 putts per GIR (1st).
- 2004, Richard Sterne (-18). 306 yards (2nd), 58.9% fairways (61st), 73.6% greens in regulation (22nd), 73.7% scrambling (14th), 1.66 putts per GIR (5th).
Making eagles and birdies is the key component in normal conditions whilst keeping cards as clean as possible, however it’s on and around the greens where this event is likely to be won. Each of the winners listed ranked inside the top-15 for scrambling and that trend continues for many of the players who finished in the each-way positions for the 6 most recent renewals in particular.
Strokes Gained: From a Strokes Gained perspective, SG Tee to Green has been the most consistent stat from the six renewals held here, with eventual winners Jon Rahm (twice), Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Angel Hidalgo and Marco Penge ranking 1st, 1st, 3rd, 4th and 3rd respectively, however SG Around the Green and SG Putting are also prominent most years too with 2023 winner Matthieu Pavon excelling in both:
- 2025: Marco Penge. T: 4th; A: 6th; T2G: 3rd; ATG: 41st; P: 27th
- 2024: Angel Hidalgo. T: 13th; A: 6th; T2G: 4th; ATG: 17th; P: 17th
- 2023: Matthieu Pavon. T: 46th; A: 27th; T2G: 15th; ATG: 1st; P: 1st
- 2022: Jon Rahm. T: 3rd; A: 18th; T2G: 1st; ATG: 4th; P: 4th
- 2021: Rafa Cabrera-Bello. T: 24th; A 6th; T2G: 3rd; ATG: 23rd; P: 24th
- 2019: Jon Rahm. T: 1st; A: 12th; T2G: 1st; ATG: 11th; P: 9th
Key: T: SG Off the Tee; A; SG Approach; T2G: SG Tee to Green; ATG: SG Around the Green; P: SG Putting.
Incoming Form: Looking at the Spanish Open since 2010 at its various different venues, the incoming form of all eventual winners is solid for the most part.
Each player had recorded a top-20 finish or better in one of their previous 7 starts, however only Miguel Angel Jimenez, Jon Rahm (2018 & 2022) and Matthieu Pavon came into the week with any immediate sparkling form.
Marco Penge’s 91st place finish at the weather-affected Dunhill Links can be largely ignored; prior to that, 13th at Wentworth and victory in Denmark highlights his positive underlying form:
- 2025: Marco Penge: 25/21/11/2/MC/27/1/6/8/50/13/91
- 2024: Angel Hidalgo: 22/67/33/27/33/16/MC/28/39/67/MC/57
- 2023: Matthieu Pavon: 39/20/MC/7/17/MC/MC/45/81/MC/MC/6
- 2022: Jon Rahm: 9/27/1/48/10/12/55/34/5/8/16/2
- 2021: Rafa Cabrera-Bello:MC/50/MC/MC/23/MC/58/MC/MC/20/67/MC
- 2019: Jon Rahm: MC/MC/3/2/1/11/7/3/5/13/2/MC
- 2018: Jon Rahm: 15/MC/36/1/2/1/29/11/26/20/52/4
- 2016: Andrew Johnston: MC/25/44/10/44/MC/22/71/4/45/MC/15
- 2015: James Morrison: 4/15/6/46/MC/MC/MC/45/MC/70/MC/18
- 2014: Miguel Angel Jimenez: 72/70/8/20/1/15/10/MC/MC/33/13/4
- 2013: Raphael Jacquelin: 46/5/6/41/22/16/39/42/30/34/33/MC
- 2012: Francesco Molinari: 10/23/33/11/16/8/69/16/17/13/17/19
- 2011: Thomas Aiken: 13/5/14/14/3/MC/13/6/7/13/36/35
- 2010: Alvaro Quiros: 16/MC/8/42/11/2/6/33/14/6/45/MC
Event Form. Prior to Jon Rahm winning in 2018, all other winners since 2010 had played at least one Spanish Open in the past, however their results in the event had been pretty varied to say the least.
Matthieu Pavon was Rahm’s closest challenger in 2022 and he went one better in 2023 to secure his maiden DP World Tour title, however a best of 34th for 2024 winner Angel Hidalgo wasn’t giving much away, neither was Marco Penge’s missed cut only his only previous start:
- 2025: Marco Penge: MC
- 2024: Angel Hidalgo: MC/34/MC
- 2023: Matthieu Pavon: MC/MC/2
- 2022: Jon Rahm 1/1/17
- 2021: Rafa Cabrera-Bello: MC/MC/72/6/37/11/27/44/74/MC/16/MC/2
- 2019: Jon Rahm: 1
- 2018: Jon Rahm: Debut
- 2016: Andrew Johnston: MC
- 2015: James Morrison: 2/36/32/21/38
- 2014: Miguel Angel Jimenez: 45/16/26/2/MC/3/39/52/4/31/17/46/MC/MC
- 2013: Raphael Jacquelin: MC/MC/MC/MC/8/8/MC/3/MC/65
- 2012: Francesco Molinari: MC/16/11/27
- 2011: Thomas Aiken: 47/MC
- 2010: Alvaro Quiros: MC/39/MC/37/17
A scoreable, tree-lined test should produce low-scoring with the wind dropping as the tournament progresses, and those players who can make eagles and birdies whilst keeping their card clean with a smart short game should be favoured.