FROM SPAIN WITH A STORY TO TELL
Before he became known to golfers around the world as Manolo, he was a student living abroad in Spain. In 2004, while studying and playing rugby in Valladolid, he experienced a year that would change his life forever. During that time, a teammate and lifelong friend named Oscar, owner of one of the best restaurants in town, introduced him to a part of Spanish culture that would stay with him for decades. Oscar told him, “Teach me English, and I will teach you wine.” What began as a friendship became a lifelong appreciation for the people, traditions, food, and wines of Spain.