Marco Florioli from Italy Leads After Round 1 at the 2025 Fred.Olsen Alps de La Gomera.
La Gomera, July 3rd, 2025- After the opening round of the 2025 Fred.Olsen Alps de La Gomera, Italy’s Marco Floriolileads the field with a 7 under-par, 64. In a tightly packed leaderboard, there is a two-way tie for 2nd place at 6 under-par between Spain’s Javier Barcos and veteran Alvaro Quiros. Just one shot back, France’s Quentin Debove joins five Spanish players: Juan Salama Monsalve, Alfonso Buendia, Borja Martin, Javier Calles Roman, and Hugo Esposito, all within striking distance in tomorrow’s second round.
On the beautiful Island of La Gomera, in the Canary Islands, the first round of the 2025 Fred. Olsen Alps De La Gomera played at the scenic Tecina Golf, began at 8:00 a.m. local time. This is the 5th edition of the tournament, following its previous three editions, which were hosted in 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2023. The players were able to compete under perfect weather conditions, which favored good scoring opportunities as they began the tournament with sunny skies and light winds.
Tecina Golf has served as a launchpad for rising talent, some of whom have gone on to become stars on the global stage.
Round 1 Players Quote
Italy’s Marco Florioli set the early pace at the 2025 Fred. Olsen Alps de La Gomera, taking the First-Round lead with an impressive 7-under-par 64. The 20-year-old showcased his skill and composure around Tecina Golf, carding an eagle on the par-5 7th hole, six birdies on holes 3, 6, 8, 9, 16, and 17, and just a single bogey on the 11th hole. Florioli’s strong start puts him at the top of the leaderboard heading into the second round of the event. The 20-year-old Italian credited his precise approach shots for his impressive score. “Today, of course, everything went pretty well, especially my approach shots into the greens. I believe that’s the key to scoring well around Tecina Golf,” he said. Florioli noted that weather conditions added an extra challenge mid-round. “We began the day with no wind, then mid-round it picked up a little bit, and it became quite challenging in the middle part of the round.” Reflecting on his round’s highlights, he pointed to a key stretch of holes. “Today’s highlight definitely was the eagle on the 7th hole after a birdie and the two more birdies in a row, which helped a lot and kept the momentum going.” He also credited the comfort of playing alongside a close friend for his positive mindset. “Today I played with one of my best friends, which helped a lot. I was at ease on the course and really enjoyed the day. That was a big part of today.” Looking ahead, Florioli acknowledged the importance of maintaining his performance. “To be at the top after the first round is very important. It feels good to be there, and hopefully, I can keep the same strategy in the next two days, and I will remain at the top.”
Javier Barcos, 23, from Spain, continued his strong season on the Alps Tour by firing a bogey-free 6 under-par, 65 in the opening round of the 2025 Fred. Olsen Alps de La Gomera, moving into a two-way tie for second place. Currently ranked fourth in the Order of Merit and winner of this year’s New Giza Open, Barcos delivered a consistent and composed performance, carding six birdies on holes 2, 3, 6, 9, 14, and 17 to stay within striking distance of the lead. “Today was really good,” said the 23-year-old Spaniard. “I’d say I didn’t have a highlight; it was just solid playing during the whole round with no crazy shots or crazy long putts.” Barcos kept his card clean with no bogeys and showed confidence off the tee and on the greens. “I honestly didn’t have anything that I struggled with,” he added. “Maybe a couple of drivers, but nothing too bad.” While pleased to be in contention early, Barcos remains focused on consistency. “It is good to be at the top from the beginning, but the important thing is just to keep playing as you are and not try anything different, just be yourself for the next rounds coming up.” He credited his putting for giving him early momentum: “I started putting really good on the front nine; then on the back nine I didn’t make as many putts, but I kept playing very solid.” Looking ahead, Barcos remains grounded despite the prospect of another win. “It would be great to win again, but it honestly won’t change anything that I’m doing or that I’m planning on doing,” he said. “I’ll just keep working as I am and try to play as good as I can every week.”
Spain’s Alvaro Quiros, 42, joins Barcos in a two-way tie for second place after carding a 6 under-par, 65 in the opening round. The experienced veteran, a seven-time DP World Tour Winner with one additional victory on the HotelPlanner Tour, who turned professional in 2004, showed his class with a steady round marked by momentum shifts. He opened with back-to-back birdies on holes 2 and 3, gave a shot back with a bogey on 4, and bounced back with another birdie on 6. After a bogey on 7, Quiros responded again with a birdie at 9 before making the turn. On the back nine, he found his rhythm, adding birdies on 12, 16, 17, and 18 to cap off a strong finish and position himself firmly in contention heading into the second round. He leaned on his experience throughout the round and credited his precision from tee to green as the foundation of his performance. “Today my long game was extremely consistent, and it was the key to my entire round,” said the 42-year-old Spaniard. “I just missed one green throughout the entire day — on a par 5 where I tried to go for the green in two, and the ball rolled off and ended up in the bunker.” Despite competing at a different level this week, Quiros expressed appreciation for the opportunity to test himself against the Alps Tour’s rising stars. “I’m excited to be here this week. It’s a different level, but it’s incredible to witness how well the young generation of professional golfers are prepared,” he said. “Today I played with a player who is half my age, and to see how he played, how he acted, and how well he was prepared, it was incredible. To keep up and be able to compete with them, you need to have the tools — they are very competitive and prepared.” Looking ahead, Quirós acknowledged the challenge posed by our host venue, particularly around the greens, “this week at Tecina Golf, the tee shots are generous, but around the greens it’s very demanding, the putting and approach shots. Especially lately, those are my weak areas and not as competitive as they need to be, so it’s nice to really test my patience with it,” he continued. “Today and for the rest of the week, my main focus is to enjoy myself, it’s very easy here, the view is beautiful, the weather is great, and I’m going to be as patient as possible with my game.”
At stake this week is a total prize fund of €42,500 and 45,000 Order of Merit points. The winner of the 2025 Fred. Olsen Alps De La Gomera will walk away with €6,200.00 and 6,525 points towards the Order of Merit standings. Once Round 2 is completed, a cut will be made to the top 40 professionals and ties, plus amateurs within the cut.
Tournament Promoter and Sponsors
The 2025 Fred. Olsen Alps de La Gomera is promoted and organized by JGolf.
The 2025 Fred. Olsen Alps de La Gomera is supported by Fred. Olsen, S.A., the Real Federación Española de Golf, the Consejo Superior de Deportes as well as the Gobierno de Canarias, Promotur Turismo de Canarias, the Cabildo Insular de la Gomera, the Federación Canaria de Golf and Kyocera.
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