If it's going to hit a ball with a contraption, Rafael Nadal is good at it. This week the man from Korea exchanged the racket for the golf clubs and the result was a fourth place in the Balearic Championship. He went on to lead the tournament to the 10th hole and his 74-stroke card, two above par, left him five of the champion. In the accumulated he added 146 hits, also two over par.
It is not the first time that Nadal, who has a remarkable 0.4 handicap, has participated in a golf tournament on the island where he was born. On Saturday, on the first lap, he already showed a good swing, which As a curiosity, he does it from the right profile despite being left-handed in tennis, and he finished even, very close to the top positions on the table.
????️♂️Bright @Rafael Nadal that finishes fourth in the Balearic Championship to golf 5️⃣strokes from the head after doing the course today in 7️⃣4️⃣, two strokes above par pic.twitter.com/5qPxIM4jLC
– Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell (@bcnopenbs) August 2, 2020
His love of this sport has led him to forge friendships with figures like Tiger Woods and to be seen in some tournaments on the PGA Tour. “I play golf a lot, it is a good sport to spend time with family and friends. The handicap helps you compete against people of all levels,” he said recently.
Back to the slopes, in the air
With his return to the tracks in the air despite being already enrolled in the North American tour, which begins on August 17 with the Cincinnati Masters 1,000Nadal has been working lately in his Manacor academy with Carlos Moyá, his coach, and Jaume Munar. These days in Capdepera have been disconnected but without losing, in light of what has been seen, the competitive gene that can once again make a difference, this time with a racket in hand, in the coming months.