The competition for Rafael Nadal It did not come to an end when he left tennis and hung up his racket on November 19 at the Davis Cuptogether with the Spanish team, in Malaga. Although he ended his 23-year professional career, in which he built a history with 22 Grand Slams and 2 gold medals in Olympicsamong other trophies, and although he based his success on his ability on clay, his instinct brought him closer to a field full of grass.
Rafa He was always a great lover of sports and, on several occasions since his beginnings on the professional scene, he can be found enjoying and starring in a game of golf. Now, with a freer schedule, he enjoyed his free time participating in the Q-Romia Hexagonal Circuit, a competition held at the Son Servera club.
He approached the club from his hometown, Mallorca, and, in the last test, achieved great results in what turns out to be his greatest hobby; finished in eighth position in the category handicap. In total, to finish in that position, he completed 76 shots, 4 of them over par.
In addition, he made two birdies on holes 9 and 16 of the circuit and also subtracted one stroke on hole 3. His team, the Rafa Nadal Academy, for its part, finished in fourth position in the overall table thanks to its great work.
Golf is not a new discipline in the life of Rafa. In this same year, specifically in February, he had already raised the trophy in Mallorca of the Balearic Mid-Amateur Championship in the Scratch category.
With 147 strokes, he managed to finish above Jaime Nicolau Olmos, the second on the podium, with 154. As if that were not enough, on that day, in the same category in which he competed this week, he came in third place with 145 net strokes.
At 38 years old, The King of brick dust He does not say goodbye to the sport and continues to provide these hopeful updates to his audience. Although the tennis courts will not see him again in front of the central net, others will have the pleasure of doing so thanks to certain commitments that will not stop frequenting the Spaniard’s life.
In the coming months, it is expected that the possibility of an exhibition at the new Santiago Bernabéu before Roger Federer and other tennis legends will be finalized. In addition, he could consider taking over the captaincy of Davis Cup and Laver Cup teams in the coming years.
