Poncelet and Elissalde neck and neck in Preisch

French duo leads heading to the week end in Citadelle Trophy International-Golf de Preisch. Thomas Elissalde fired flawless 64, -8 to tie for first place with Xavier Poncelet, 68 today. The two Frenchmen know how to win a tournament. They both engraved their names on an Alps Tour trophy but a slight advantage could be […]

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Grégoire Schoeb to lead in Preisch

French amateur Grégoire Schoeb took the lead after opening 65 at Citadelle Trophy International-Golf de Preisch. The 23 year old from Metz, east of France, confirmed among the pros his good season as amateur. After wirst injury last winter, he had to stop playing for a while. One of his best result this year is […]

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Top 6 confirmed to avoid Stage 1

One of the opportunities given to Alps tour members is to get an exemption to play directly European Tour Q school stage 2. They avoid the tought battle of stage 1 with hundreds of players fighting for a precious qualification. The Castello di Tolcinasco Open las t week was the last event to count for […]

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Thomas Elissalde sealed third title in Italy

France’s Thomas Elissalde won his third title on Alps Tour thanks to last round 67 in Open Castello di Tolcinasco for -13 total. At second place Niccolo Quintarelli and Erwan Vieilledent is third on his own. « When I played my practice round, I told myself that the winner this week would be a proper player! […]

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Kim in the hunt for a maiden win

Italy’s Joon Kim shot back to back 67 in Open Castello di Tolcinasco. He leads the way heading to last round with -10 total, on shot clear of fellow countryman Nicolo Quintarelli. Kim is still in the hunt for his maiden win on Alps Tour. The weather was perfect again in Pieve Emmanuele, south of […]

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Amateur Manzoni soars in Italy

Italy’s amateur Giovanni Manzoni, 17, shot the best score of the day 64, -8 and leads by thre shots over a group of 4 pros, James Sharp, George Twyman, Gregory Molteni and Joon Kim. Manzoni, from Verona, just came back from the Scottish Boys Amateurs where he lost his first match. He took advantage of […]

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Top 6 to be exempted of European Tour Q School stage 1

Summer break is over for Alps Tour members. This week, the host of the Alps Tour event is the great Golf and Country Club Castello di Tolscinasco. Several Italian Open took place there in Pieve Emmanuele. The tournament is the last one to count for top 6 (six) of the Alps Tour ranking to get […]

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