Captured his first Tour title in three years at the 2011 Barclays Singapore Open, which was reduced to 54 holes because of bad weather. His previous win came at the 2008 British Masters, where he triumphed at the third extra hole of a thrilling play-off with Lee Westwood. Followed in the footsteps of his idol Seve Ballesteros when his maiden victory came in the KLM Open at Hilversumsche Golf Club in 2005. That helped him win The 2005 Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award, emulating his two other Spanish golfing heroes, José Maria Olazábal and Sergio Garcia. His position as one of Spain’s leading talents was further underlined by his victory in the 2006 BMW Asian Open in a play-off, after which he promptly proposed to his girlfriend, Alicia, whom he married later in the year. Happily married, he returned to winning ways at the 2007 Italian Open. A week after his victory in Italy, his company – GFC Golf and Business – along with Miguel Angel Jiménez’s company – Golf Acción – began their promotion of the Open de Andalucia at Aloha Golf Club. Added the Madrid Masters to his golf portfolio in 2008 and staged the tournament successfully again in 2009, 2010 and 2011. An accomplished tennis player too, he started playing golf under the tutelage of his father at the age of five.