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Legarrea's birdie blitz opens up four-shot halfway lead

  Spain’s Jesus Legarrea followed up his excellent first round at the weather-hit Umbria Open in Italy with a four-under-par second round 67 to open up a four-shot halfway lead on Saturday. The 26-year-old, in form after finishing tied-11th and fifth in his last two Alps Tour outings, carded six birdies in his first nine […]

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Legarrea, Bertasio shine in Umbria Open first round

Spain’s Jesus Legarrea and local favourite Nino Bertasio defied the horrific conditions in the first round of the weather-delayed Umbria Open on Friday to open up a two-shot lead at six-under-par. After play was held up by six and a half hours on Thursday it was Legarrea and Bertasio who made the early running at […]

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Scott Henry fired -4 at Wentworth

The Alps Tour is proud of its rising stars. Once again, one of our former graduates performed well on the European Tour. Scott Henry, who only entered the BMW PGA Championship on Monday as he was on the reserve list, signed for a very solid four-under 68 to be two shots behind the clubhouse leader. […]

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McCarroll again!

  He did it ! Back-to-back win for Irishman Brendan McCarroll. All day long he and Martin Wiegele were neck and neck but the latter dropped one shot on ultimate hole to lose what was kinf of match play last round. This is the second time in Gösser Open history that the defending champion captures back-to-back […]

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Wiegele and McCarroll co-leaders

  Brendan McCarroll shot the perfect round, flawless 66 to be in good position to defend his title. Tie with him, Martin Wiegele, who was the last Autrian player to lift the great Gösser Glass Trophy in 2008. The 2013 vintage in Maria Lankowitz tastes a little like the 2012 one. Branden McCarroll is leading […]

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Trio to lead opening round in Austria

A group of three players took the lead in Austria after Gösser Open first round. In form Spain’s Jesus Legarrea shot 65 alonside to Italians Mattia Miloro and Filippe Bergamaschi. Just one stroke behind, former champion Austrian Martin Wiegele and the Alps Tour order of merit leader England’s Andrew Cooley. Scores are low for this […]

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European Champion Manuel Trappel secures title at the Shoot Out powered by Freizeitinsel Piberstein

Pure excitement offered yesterday in the Andritz golf center by ten international players in a 9-holes Shoot-Out. After a sensational putt, Manuel Trappel from the Volrarberg region took the win ahead of Martin Wiegele and Anders Forsbrand. About 250 visitors attended the event. From the first hole, the battle was launched between the two brothers […]

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