France’s Alexandre Vandermoten takes early lead at Villa Paradiso

Under sunny skies, Alps Tour players faced Villa Paradiso Golf Club for the first time, with the course presented in excellent condition. France’s Alexandre Vandermoten set the early pace in the morning wave, signing a flawless 67 (-5).

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The 2025 Qualifying School graduate started his round on the 10th tee and finished strongly with back-to-back birdies on his final two holes. He leads by one shot over fellow Frenchman Damien Perrier, who returns to the Alps Tour this week, and Italy’s Luca Galliano. A group of nine players sits in fourth place at -3.

For Round 2, play will begin at 7:45 a.m. from both the 1st and 10th tees. At the conclusion of the second round, a cut will be made to the top 40 professionals and ties, who will advance to the final round (including all amateurs within the cut).

Round 1 Player Quotes

Alexandre Vandermoten: “I was very solid mentally today. During the March break, I went back to the United States to visit a sponsor and played a PGA Tour Americas event. I played very well for two rounds but struggled a bit in the final one. It was a good learning experience, and I feel like I’ve improved mentally in several areas. I really like the course and I’m looking forward to play tomorrow . ”

Tournament Sponsors

The Villa Paradiso Alps Open is promoted by the Italian Pro Tour, branch of the Italian Golf Federation which is supported by Buccellati (Presenting Sponsor), Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking (Official Bank), Enel (Official Sponsor), Unipol (Official Sponsor), GTZ Distribution – Nike (Official Technical Supplier), Gazzetta dello Sport (Media Partner), and Infront Italy (Official Advisor).

In addition, the Villa Paradiso Alps Open is held under the patronage of Regione Lombardia, Comune di Cornate d’Adda, Assolombarda, Parco Adda Nord, and Confcommercio Milano, Lodi, Monza Brianza e Vimercate, and benefits from the support of CTC System (Main Sponsor), Frigerio Trasporti (Main Sponsor), Consulting Italia Srl (Official Sponsor), Ceta Spa (Official Sponsor), Nord Zinc (Official Sponsor), Colombo Idro Spa – Smir (Official Sponsor), Zincol Lombardia Srl (Official Sponsor), Co. Ge. Fin Spa (Official Sponsor), and Colombo Tende su Misura (Official Supplier).

Photo : Raffaele Canepa/Alps Tour 

Alps Tour Media Contact- Nathan Cardet : [email protected]

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