Aravell, July 1^st 2023- Italy’s Manfredi Manica comes from behind to win his 1^st professional tournament by 1 stroke, the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand. In 2^nd place, with a three-day score of 14 under-par, Ireland’s Paul McBride. In third place at 12 under-par, Spain’s Asier Aguirre Izcue and there is a three-way tie for 4^th place at 9 under-par which includes: Italy’s Edoardo R Lipparelli, Spanish amateur Joseba Torres and France’s Oihan Guillamoundeguy.

The final round of the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand being played at gorgeous Aravell Golf & Country Club began at 8:40 this morning under mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures. This was the 2^nd edition of the event, which was created last year to celebrate the 25^th Anniversary of the host golf course.

Final Round Player Quotes

Italy’s Manfredi Manica captures his 1^st professional win at the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand by 1 stroke. He shot a bogey-free final round of 5 under-par, 66 with 4 birdies in his last 6 hole for a three-day total at 15 under-par. He is 27 years old, turned professional at the end of 2021 and currently represents Golf Nazionale. After he sealed his 1^st win, Manica was very emotional: “Today is a very emotional day, especially my back nine. I believe the key was to stay patient. I struggled with my putting on the first few holes but hit some great shots. Paul was playing great and I didn’t think I had a chance. On the 15^thhole when I saw Paul struggled I managed to birdie and started to believe I had a chance. I went on to birdie 16 and 17 and tried to par 18^th and see what happened.”  When asked about what this win means to him, he added: “This obviously means the world to me. It’s a short season so every tournament is important this season and after this win the rest will be even more important as I now want to be in the top 5 at the end of the season.”

Paul McBride from Ireland concluded the tournament in 2^nd place, only 1 stroke from the title. He was close to the top of the leaderboard all week and was in the lead after yesterday’s 2^nd round. He shot a 2 under-par 69 today with 1 double bogey, 2 bogeys and 6 birdies for a three-day total of 14 under-par. He is 27 years old and represents The Island Golf Club.The tournament ends with Spain’s Asier Aguirre Izcue in 3^rd place with a three-day score of 12 under-par. In a three-way tie for 4^th place at 9 under-par: Italy’s Edoardo R Lipparelli, Spanish amateur Joseba Torres and France’s Oihan Guillamoundeguy.After the 10^th event of the season, Netherland’s Kiet Van der Weele keeps his lead in the Alps Tour Order of Merit Rank. In 2^nd place Ireland’s Ronan Mullarney and England’s Jack Floydd rounds out the top 3 spots. This week’s tournament winner moved into 11^th place in the standings.Final Round

Manfredi Manica winner of the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand, earned the winning check of € 5.800,00 and 6,525 Order of Merit Points.The next scheduled event for the Alps Tour Players is set for July 13^th– 15^th 2023 at Tecina Golf in the Canary Islands for the 2023 Fred Olsen Alps de La Gomera.

Tournament Promoter

The 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand is promoted by former DP World Tour winner, Spain’s José Manuel Lara. He captured 2 wins during his professional playing career in 2006 in Hong Kong and in 2010 at the Austrian Golf Open.

The economic promoter of the tournament is Aravell Golf & Country Club and the title sponsorship of this week’s event belongs to Creand, which was named Crèdit Andorrà during the last edition of the tournament before the launching of its new brand Creand took place.

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