Alps Tour Golf | Round 1 of the 2025 Tunisian Golf Open suspended due to strong wind

Round 1 of the 2025 Tunisian Golf Open suspended due to strong wind

Tunis, March 20^th, 2025 – The players competing in the 2025 Tunisian Golf Open faced challenging weather conditions today, with persistent strong winds and gusts. First-round play began at 7:20 a.m. local time from both the 1st and 10th holes. The players who teed off in the morning managed to complete their rounds, but by early afternoon, the wind intensified, making play impossible. At 2:35 p.m. local time, Tournament Director Mr. Bertrand Aycoberry suspended play due to the extreme wind conditions.

The leaderboard currently shows Germany’s Malte Von Blankenfeld leading at -4 after completing seven holes, while Spain’s Victor Garcia Broto sits at -3 through five holes. Nine players are at two strokes under par, including France’s Xavier Poncelet, Italy’s Lucas Fallotico, and England’s Harry Goddard, all of whom have completed their rounds. Italians Federico Livio, Alessandro Nodari, and Mattia Comotti, along with Spaniards Mario Galiano Aguilar, Alvaro Hernandez Cabezuela, and Javier Barcos, are also at two under par but still have more than nine holes left to play.

The first round of the 2025 Tunisian Golf Open will resume tomorrow, March 21st, at 7:20 a.m. local time.

SECOND ROUND

If conditions permit, the Morning Section of the second round is expected to begin at 10:30 a.m., immediately after the conclusion of the first round. As for the Afternoon Section of the second round, a decision will be made in the morning based on weather conditions.

TOURNAMENT PROMOTERS

The 2025 Tunisian Golf Open is grateful for the support of its institutional sponsors: the Tunisian National Tourism Office (ONTT), The Residence Tunis, and the Fédération Tunisienne de Golf, as well as its private sponsors: KIA Motors, JII Sports, and the airline Nouvelair. The events is promoted by Esports Concept.

FORMAT

120 player field including 10 National Field players & invites and 14 amateurs.
54-hole Individual stroke play, with a cut to the top 40 professionals and ties after 36 holes.

PRIZE FUND/1st

€47,500 / €6,900

ODM POINTS/1st

45.000,00 / 6.525,00

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