World Number One Luke Donald has targeted a successful title defence at this week’s Bankia Madrid Masters as he bids to build an unassailable lead in The Race to Dubai.The Englishman, who becomes the first World Number One to tee up in Madrid since his compatriot Sir Nick Faldo competed in the 1993 Open de EspaƱa at Club Jarama RACE, heads to the Spanish capital in fine fettle having finished in a share of ninth place at last week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
That took Donald’s season’s earnings to €3,839,161 and a repeat of his heroics last year, when he edged out Welshman Rhys Davies by a single stroke after closing with a round of 67, would surely cement his position as the Harry Vardon Trophy winner-in-waiting
He said: “It had been a while since I’d won, so my victory in Madrid last year gave my confidence a big boost. Any time you win, it always gives you a lot of satisfaction that all the hard work has been worthwhile. It was the start of an incredibly consistent run for me, so I’ve got great memories of my win. When you’re playing well you tend to enjoy your golf more, and that was certainly the case for me in Madrid and in the weeks that followed it.“Because the win opened up a lot of doors for me, I felt duty bound to support the event by going back to defend my title. I’ve had a very busy stretch lately, and my wife’s also due to give birth soon so I’ll be taking a break after Madrid. It’d be great to sign off with another win to extend my lead at the top of The Race to Dubai.” - http://www.europeantour.com
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