Gazzola, October 12^th, 2024- After 2 holes of sudden-death playoff, Spain’s Alejandro Aguilera wins the 2024 Croara Alps Open with a birdie. Aguilera, alongside Austrian amateur Jakob Lotschak, concluded their final round at Croara Country Club tied for the lead with a total score of 14 under-par. Therefore, they participated in the 2-way sudden-death playoff on holes 8 and 9.

The final round of the 2024 Croara Alps Open began at 8:00 a.m. local time from the 1^st and 10^th hole. Players were competing to try and capture the title as the winner of the last regular season event, the 2024 Croara Alps Open, as well as trying to make a final move in the Order of Merit standings to qualify or secure their spot into next week’s 2024 Alps Tour Grand Final Presented by DEPOT- The Male Tools & Co. where the top 5 players in the standings at the end of the season will gain access to the 2025 Challenge Tour.

Final Round Player Quotes

Spain’s Alejandro Aguilera, 24, wins the 2024 Croara Alps Open after making a birdie on the 2^nd playoff hole against Austrian amateur Jakob Lotschak. He earned the winning check of €5,800 and 6,525 Order of Merit points. Most importantly, Aguilera, before this week, was 56^th in the Order of Merit standing and hadn’t qualified for next week’s 2024 Alps Tour Grand Final Presented by DEPOT- The Male Tools & Co.. Thanks to his win, Aguilera moved up 34 spots and finds himself in 22^nd place in the updated Order of Merit rank. He will be next week at the season-ending Grand Final.  He followed his opening round of 69, then 68 in round 2 and an amazing 9 under-par, 62 to end the tournament at 14 under-par. In today’s final round, he made 10 birdies and 1 bogey. Before this week, his best finish was a 7^th place at the 2024 Alps de Andalucía. This is his first win as a professional player on a tour, and Aguilera was extremely happy. “It feels great, but it feels weird that I wasn’t in contention this morning. So, you know, I could play freely and with less nerves. Once I started making some putts and cameras, I knew I was moving up the leaderboard and had a chance. I must admit that on the last few holes I was a little nervous. Overall, it’s unbelievable this is a dream for me.”  He wants to: “dedicate my win to my parents, they are always there to help me every day and I’m extremely thankful.” When asked about his 62, Aguilera commented: “I did play pretty good today but it wasn’t anything exceptional especially off the tees. However, my putting was incredible, I was able to make a lot of putts and that’s the main reason I believe I shot 62.” He is now, “flying back to Madrid and I will be celebrating the win either tonight or tomorrow, however I will then be flying back to Milano on Monday and be ready to compete at the Grand Final. Obviously, the goal is to move up to the Challenge Tour and now I have two opportunities as I qualified for Stage 2 of DP World Tour Q-School and the possibility to earn my way up from the Grand Final, I’m excited and can’t wait for next week.” 

The Alps Tour Order of Merit rank heading into the 2024 Alps Tour Grand Final Presented by DEPOT- The Male Tools & Co. has France’s Benjamin Kedochim still in the lead with 27,431.40 points. Brandon Kewalramani from the United States of America and Netherland’s Vince Van Veen remain in 2^nd and third place in the standings. In 4^th place with 16,539.75 points, France’s Théo Boulet and now in 5^th place, Italy’s Enrico Di Nitto.

A few notable players who, due to this week’s finish, are able to play in next week’s 2024 Alps Tour Grand Final Presented by DEPOT- The Male Tools & Co. are Italy’s Marco Florioli, who moved up 8 places in the Order of Merit ranking and is now 33rd place. Ludovico Addabbo and Federico Livio from Italy, who were 52nd and 58th in the standings prior to this week, have now moved inside the top 50 and will both be competing in next week’s field.

Final Round

Alejandro Aguilera, winner of the 2024 Croara Alps Open, earned the winning check of €5,800 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.
The top 50 professional players and ranked amateurs inside the Top 50 in the official Order of Merit rank after this week’s tournament, having participated in at least 5 events in 3 different countries during the season will be able to compete at the 2024 Alps Tour Grand Final Presented by DEPOT- The Male Tools & Co. which will be played at Golf Club Monticello in Cassina Rizzardi, Como, Italy from October 16^th – 18^th.

The tournament prize fund is set at €50,000, and at the conclusion of the event, 5 Challenge Tour cards will be awarded to the top 5 players in order of merit.

Tournament Promoter

The majority of the Alps Tour events played on Italian soil, like this week’s 2024 Croara Alps Open, are organized by the Italian Pro Tour, a branch of the Italian Golf Federation. The Italian Pro Tour is responsible for promoting the majority of the professional golf events that occur in Italy.

The main partners that support the Italian Pro Tour during the 2024 season include: Fideuram Intesa SanPaolo Private Banking (Official Bank); Kappa (Technical Supplier); Poste Assicura (Official Supplier); Corriere dello Sportand Tuttosport (Media Partner) with Official Advisor: Infront Italy.

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