Host Rafa Cabrera-Bello makes promising start on Gran Canaria

Tournament host Rafa Cabrera Bello carded an opening 65 in the Gran Canaria Lopesan Open. Picture: Richard Sellers

Tournament host Rafa Cabrera-Bello revelled in some socially-distant support as he made an excellent start to his bid to end an almost four-year winless drought on home soil.

Cabrera-Bello is following in the footsteps of the likes of Rory McIlroy, Lee Westwood, Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood in hosting a European Tour event, the inaugural Gran Canaria Lopesan Open.