Alejandro del Rey What's In The Bag And Player Profile
By: Derek Clements | Mon 27 Jan 2025
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Alejandro del Rey shot a final round of 66 to secure his maiden DP World Tour title with a four-shot victory at the 2025 Ras Al Khaimah Championship.
He said: "It's amazing because it's basically what I work for. I got to a point last year where I just felt like I wasn't having that much fun on the golf course because for me, playing for 20th, 30th place wasn't that meaningful at that point.
"I just worked really hard since then because I just didn't want to be in that position much longer. And I feel like I've played many years with a lot of friends that have won out here and I knew I could do it but it just wasn't showing up. I'm just grateful and I'm very happy that this finally came.
"I've always felt about myself that I'm a great closer of golf tournaments. It just felt great today, felt very natural and very easy."
Del Rey went into the final round with a two-shot lead but the result was never in doubt after a birdie-birdie start took him five clear. And although playing partner Marcus Armitage cut the gap to three at the turn, another brilliant burst of scoring from del Rey at the beginning of the back nine sent him six shots ahead with five holes to play.
The Spaniard never looked like opening the door for closest challenger Armitage from that point onwards, closing his round with five pars in a row to enter the DP World Tour winner's circle for the first time on his 70th start. He finished the tournament on 22 under par after recording six birdies and no bogeys in a flawless final-round 66.
Armitage ended his round with a birdie at the last to sign for a 68 and finish four shots behind del Rey on 18 under.
Player Profile
Alejandro del Rey was born in Madrid on February 15, 1998. He was an accomplished junior golfer, winning the Spanish U16 and U18 championships, and the Biarritz Cup in France.
He became a member of the Spanish national team at the age of 14, and won silver medal for Spain at the European Young Masters in 2013 and 2014. He represented his country at the European Amateur Team Championship four times, winning in 2017.
Del Rey was the individual leader at the 2018 Eisenhower Trophy in Ireland, and won the bronze for Spain together with Angel Hidalgo and Victor Pastor.
He attended Arizona State University from 2016 to 2020 and played for the Arizona State Sun Devils golf team, where he won four times. He recorded 26 eagles, second on the Sun Devil career list only to Jon Rahm.
Del Rey turned professional in 2020 and joined the Alps Tour, where he won the Open de la Mirabelle d'Or in France in September.
In 2021, he joined the Challenge Tour and at the Swiss Challenge shot the first 58 on any tour in Europe. It was also the lowest round to-par (-14) on any major tour in world golf.
In 2022, he won the German Challenge and finished 22nd in the Road to Mallorca, narrowly missing out on a DP World Tour card, instead securing his card at qualifying school.
After joining the DP World Tour in 2023, he tied for third at the inaugural Singapore Classic. At the start of the 2024 season, he finished tied 5th at the South African Open and tied seventh at the Alfred Dunhill Championship.
This was his 79th start. He has made 46 cuts and had five top-10s.
Last 10 Events
Ras Al Khaimah Championship - 1st
Hero Dubai Desert Classic - CUT
Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship - T37th
Genesis Championship - T14th
Andalucia Masters - 67th
FedEx Open de France - CUT
Open de Espana - T18th
BMW PGA Championship - T54th
Amgen Irish Open - T36th
Omega European Masters - T39th
Key Stats
Driving Distance - 319.26 Yards
Driving Accuracy - 46.72%
Greens in Regulation - 63.98%
Sand Saves - 56.74%
Putts Per Round - 28.67
Scoring Average - 70.77
End of Year World Ranking Position
2020: 806
2021: 402
2022: 341
2023: 266
2024: 290
Current Ranking: 155
Which Srixon Golf Clubs Does Alejandro del Rey Use?
Srixon ZXi Fairway Wood #3
Srixon ZXi Utility #2
Srixon ZXi7 #3-#5, Z-Forged MK2 #6-#9
Cleveland Golf RTZ Wedge (46°, 50°, 54°, 58°FF)
Srixon Z-STAR XV Golf Ball
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