Alps Tour Golf | Vecchi Fossa and Boote tied at the top after first round of Red Sea Little Venice Open

Vecchi Fossa and Boote tied at the top after first round of Red Sea Little Venice Open

Egypt, February 24^th, 2025 – On a cloudy day, cooler than last week and with wind in the afternoon, after the first round of the 2025 Red Sea Little Venice Open, Italian Jacopo Vecchi Fossa and Welshman David Boote are tied for the lead at 5 strokes under par. Behind them, four strokes under par, are seven players: Englishman Mason Essam, Frenchmen Quentin Debove and Nicolas Peyrichou, Italian Ludovico Addabbo, and Spaniards Juan Salama Monsalve, Hugo Esposito, and Javier Barcos. Six players are tied for 10th place.
Last year’s winner, Spaniard Jose Antonio Sintes Navarro, who triumphed as an amateur, is currently at even par in 50th place.

The Red Sea Little Venice Open was played on the A&B course combination, unlike the Bay Open, which featured the B&C layout. Given the setup of this course, players starting on the back nine teed off from the 11th hole finishing their round on the 10th.

The first round of the 2025 Red Sea Little Venice Open, held at Sokhna Golf Club, started this morning at 7:00 a.m. local time from the 1^st and 11^th hole on a sunny day, with the wind beginning to pick up toward the end of the morning. In the afternoon, the sky became overcast with a northerly wind blowing at 20 km/h and gusts reaching up to 30 km/h, and a temperature of 15°C.

ROUND 1 PLAYERS QUOTES

We caught up with Italian leader Jacopo Vecchi Fossa, who sits at -5 after the morning round. Despite breaking his putter last week and switching to a new one, he quickly found his rhythm with the new club. Here’s what he shared about his round:

“I played really well today and made very few mistakes. I had some uncertainty off the tee with my driver, but I capitalized on the right holes. The putter worked great, I’m thrilled because I wasn’t too confident after switching putter following last week’s break, but it turned out to be a good fit. It was colder than last week; this morning we were bundled up in heavier clothes and wool hats, but thankfully it wasn’t too windy. I’m happy and ready to attack tomorrow!”

David Boote battled chilly conditions to get off to a strong start. Here’s what he had to say:

“It was very, very cold today. The guys at the driving range said they’ve never seen this cold here and it was a big change from last week. The wind picked up in the afternoon, but I started solidly with a few pars, then I’ve made some birdies around the turn. I struck the ball really very well with my driver, and I’m looking forward to the rest of the week.”

ROUND 2

The second round of the 2025 Red Sea Little Venice Open will begin again at 7:00 am local time from the 1^st and 11^th hole. After round 2, a cut will be made to the top 40 players and ties.

The Welshmann David Boote will begin his 2^nd round at 7:50 am local time from the 11^th hole and the Italian Jacopo Vecchi Fossa will begin round 2 at 12:20 pm local time from the 1^st.

TOURNAMENT PROMOTER

The 2025 Red Sea Little Venice, as well as the past 2025 Ein BayRed Sea Open, appreciate the support of Sokhna Golf Club, Ein Bay, Hassan Allam Properties, TPC-Touristic Promotion Company, Jaz Hotel Little Venice and The G Hotel Ein for hospitality, and Al Hayat Company for Soft Drink & Mineral Water.

FORMAT

120 player field including 12 amateurs.
54-hole Individual stroke play, with a cut to the top 40 professionals and ties after 36 holes.

PRIZE FOUND/1st

€42,500 / €6,200

ODM POINTS/1st

45.000,00 / 6.525,00

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