Alps Tour Golf

Palmer overhauls Marguery for emotional Grado win

Jason Palmer dedicated his two-shot Friuli Venezia Giulia Open victory to his late father after the Englishman carded a superb final-round six-under-par 66 to overhaul France’s Raphael Marguery on Saturday. Palmer’s three birdies in his final six holes and mistake-free last round in contrast to overnight leader Marguery (70), whose two-shot advantage starting the day […]

Marguery stretches Grado Open lead over English duo

Raphael Marguery posted a solid four-under-par 68 in the second round of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Open on Friday to move two strokes clear of England’s Jason Palmer and Ben Evans as the Frenchman seeks a first Alps Tour victory. Marguery’s 36-hole total of 11-under put him clear of Palmer, who had the round of […]

Magnificent Marguery flys into Grado Open lead

Frenchman Raphael Marguery defied back pain and the menacing Italian skies to post a seven-under-par first-round 65 in the Friuli Venezia Giulia Open on Thursday for a two-shot lead. Marguery was in the fourth group out on another gloomy summer’s day and despite back soreness which hampered his play at last week’s Umbria Open he […]

First European Golf Elites' Symposium to take place at Golf National.

The Alps Tour and the French Golf Federation organized on the 27th and the 28th of May the First European Golf Elites’ Symposium. During two days, international consultants presented their expertises about how to help young amateurs players to reach the elites golf and to succeed once they turned pro. The schedule : Turning pro, by […]

Legarrea bags maiden victory in Umbria

Jeasus Legarrea (c) Claudio Scaccini Spain’s Jesus Legarrea stormed to his first Alps Tour win with a nine-shot victory in the weather-affected Umbria Open on Sunday thanks to a final round of six-under-par 65. After rain on all three days had wreaked havoc with the Perugia Golf Club layout and the event was shortened […]

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 […]

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 […]