13th July 2024 | Alps Tour Golf
Spain’s Albert Boneta (am) wins the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas.
The final round of the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas began at 8:30 a.m. local time from the 1st and 10th hole. The leaders group teed off at 9:58 a.m. local time from the 1st hole. The players competing at Golf Lerma disputed today’s final round under a sunny sky, some light winds, and a warm temperature.
Final Round Player Quotes
Spanish amateur Albert Boneta, 22, who has been in the lead since the opening round of the tournament, comes out on top to earn the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas title. He followed his incredible opening round of 12 under-par, 60, with a 6 under-par, 66 in yesterday’s round 2, and today he shot a 7 under-par, 65 to conclude the tournament with a three-day total of 25 under-par. Boneta, in today’s final round, made 1 eagle, 7 birdies, and 2 bogeys. His opening round tied the tournament course record set at Golf Lerma. He recently graduated in Finance and Psychology at New Mexico University and plans to turn professional later this year. After his win, Boneta was very emotional but happy: “It was an unexpected win, I played last week’s tournament, the Alps de Andalucía and learned a lot and that helped me a lot this week I must say. I’m very happy; it’s the beginning of my life as a professional player, and that’s always been my dream. There is no way better to start than with a win amongst the professionals. I was quite relaxed from the beginning of the tournament, and then I had a big advantage because I started very well, so I was not nervous, I must say.” He added that: “I was very calm from the beginning of the tournament. I knew my game was good, and I was very relaxed the entire time. The best thing has been the putting, it’s what I’ve been working on the most lately, and it’s been phenomenal. It’s what has helped me to win because in the end, to make minus 25, no matter how well you hit the ball, you must make quite a few putts.” Boneta wants to “dedicate this win to my parents. They have supported me and have always been with me from the start. They came as they wanted to watch me play today, so this win is for them.” Winning this tournament has a big meaning for Boneta: “shows me that I am able to compete amongst the professionals, and this week allowed me to secure my card for next year, so it’s great.”
Austria’s Maximilian Steinlechner,24, winner of the 2024 Gösser Open, shot a final round of 8 under-par, 64 to conclude the tournament in 2nd place with a three-day total of 22 under-par. He made 4 birdies on the front nine holes, and once he made the turn, he made 2 birdies and 1 eagle to conclude the tournament.
After the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas, the Alps Tour Order of Merit rank has Benjamin Kedochim from France still in the lead with 21,016.65 points. Brandon Kewalramani from the United States of America remains in 2nd place with 17,885.81 points. Italy’s Edoardo R Lipparelli is in 3rd place with 15,646.50 points. Théo Boulet from France is in 4th place with 15,531.75 points, and Aymeric Laussot from France rounds out the top 5 with 14,438.25 points.
The Alps Tour players now have a few weeks off before the next scheduled event which gets underway from September 5th-7th at UGolf Longwy International in France for the inaugural 2024 Longwy Alps Open.
Tournament Promoter
The 2024 Alps de Las Castillas is promoted and organized by JGolf.
The 2024 Alps de Las Castillas can count on the support of: the Real Federación Española de Golf, Loterías y Apuestas del Estado, Federación de Golf de Castilla-León, Federación de Golf de Castilla-La Mancha, Consejo Superior de Deportes, Kyocera, Mahou San Miguel, Solán de Cabras, Cillar de Silos and Hotel Ceres.
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12th July 2024 | Alps Tour Golf
Amateur Albert Boneta from Spain remains in the lead after Round 2 at the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas.
Round 2 Player Quotes
Spain’s Albert Boneta (am), 22, concludes his round 2 of the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas in the lead by 1 stroke. He shot a 6 under-par, 66 in today’s round 2 making 7 birdies and 1 bogey for a two-day total of 18 under-par. In yesterday’s opening round, he shot an incredible 12 under-par, 60 which tied the tournament course record set at Golf Lerma. He recently graduated in Finance and Psychology at New Mexico University and plans to turn professional later this year. After his round, Boneta was satisfied even though: “I’m tired, it’s been such a long day, but I’ve played well all day. I was able to avoid getting in trouble and suffer much and I managed to hole some very good putts.” He added that he believes the “key to my round was on the first hole. I hit a nice tee shot to green but bounced to the bunker, then to green, and I holed it for the first birdie of the round, so that was a good start which allowed me to not be nervous. I must say I wasn’t nervous at all, I just kept playing my game.” Boneta also mentioned that this is only his 3rd time competing in a professional tournament and “of course, I will be nervous. It will be the first time that I tee off in the final round as a leader. I will just do my best and enjoy the day.” Boneta plans on “turning professional later this summer after competing in some amateur events I want to take part in.”
Amateur Nathan Legrendre, 22, from France, is only 1 stroke from the 2nd round lead after day two at the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas. He followed his unbelievable opening round of 12 under-par, 60 with a 5 under-par, 67 in today’s round 2 for a two-day total of 17 under-par. Today, he began his day on hole 10, where he went on to make 1 birdie and 1 bogey. Once he made the turn to the course’s front nine holes, Legendre went on to make 5 birdies which 3 in a row to end his round. Thanks to yesterday’s incredible round of 12 under-par, 60, Legendre now holds the tournament course record at Golf Lerma. After his 2nd round, Legendre was very pleased even though: “The first nine holes I didn’t play very well, I made a lot of mistakes unfortunately. However, on my back nine, I was able to play much more like I did yesterday. My game was more solid, and it was obviously seen in my score. I must admit that I was a bit nervous at the beginning of the round, but it eased off throughout the day.” Legendre is still competing as an amateur this week and is playing on turning professional later this summer. He decided to remain amateur until now, “to have the possibility to be selected by the French National Team to compete in the European Team Championships that are being played this week in Italy. I guess now I can say in the end that it was a good thing that I wasn’t picked.” He added that: “It’s hard to guess what the winning score will be, I think it could get very low. Tomorrow, I plan on staying as close to the lead as possible from the beginning until the end of the round, and we will see what happens.”
Final Round
A total of 54 players made the cut which was set at 140 (-4).
The Final Round of the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas will begin at 8:30 a.m. local time from the 1st and 10th hole. The Final Pairing will tee off at 9.58 a.m. local time from the 1st hole. In case of a tie after 54 holes, a sudden-death play-off will determine the winner.
The winner of the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas will earn the winner’s check of €5,800.00 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.
Tournament Promoter
The 2024 Alps de las Castillas is promoted and organized by JGolf.
The 2024 Alps de las Castillas can count on the support of: the Real Federación Española de Golf, Loterías y Apuestas del Estado, Federación de Golf de Castilla-León, Federación de Golf de Castiila-La Mancha, Consejo Superior de Deportes, Kyocera, Mahou San Miguel and Solán de Cabras.
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11th July 2024 | Alps Tour Golf
Nathan Legendre and Albert Boneta share the lead with a 12 under-par after Round 1 in Spain.
The first- round of the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas, played at Golf de Lerma, began this morning from holes 1 and 10 at 8:30 a.m. local time. It was last disputed at this week’s venue in 2016.
Round 1 Player Quotes
French amateur, Nathan Legendre, 22, is in a share of the lead after the opening round of the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas with an unbelievable round of 12 under-par, 60. He made 3 eagles, 7 birdies, and 1 bogey during today’s first round. Legendre was on a 59 watch with three holes to play but nevertheless had a strong finish to today’s round by making a birdie on the 17th hole and an eagle on the 18th hole. Legendre has some good finishes so far this season, including a 3rd place finish at the 2024 Open International de La Mirabelle d’Or. With today’s amazing 12 under-par, 60, Legendre now holds the tournament course record at Golf de Lerma, which was previously set at 8 under-par. After his fabulous round, Legendre was ecstatic: “Today was an incredible round where I drove the ball and putted very well. I made almost no mistakes whatsoever and played the easy holes very well.” He added that he’s been playing well lately and found that the main difference in score comes from a “change of putter that occurred in mid-May. My putting has improved a lot in the last 2 months, and that’s how my scores have significantly improved.” Legendre also took the time to comment about this week’s host, Golf de Lerma, “The course is quite short this week, which allows us to have lots of opportunities for birdies. The course is, however, in very good condition, the greens roll very well, and trust me, it’s a pleasure to be able to putt on fast greens this week.” Legendre is still competing as an amateur, but: “This should be my last tournament. I’m preparing to turn professional this summer.” When asked to describe today’s round with a word, he responded: “accomplishment.”
Amateur Albert Boneta, 22, from Spain, co-leads alongside Legendre after the opening round of the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas with another unbelievable opening round of 12 under-par, 60. He recently graduated in Finance and Psychology at New Mexico University and plans to turn professional later this year. In his first round, Boneta made 2 eagles, 10 birdies, and 2 bogeys. He is continuing his good performance as he concluded last week’s event tied for 5thplace. After his amazing first-round, Boneta commented on how today, he obviously played well but was “extremely satisfied on how great I putted great on the back 9, I did not get in trouble at all today and holed everything.” He also explained how he found: “This week’s course to be wide from the tee so it is easy not to get in trouble. There are courses that I just get more connected with, and this is one of those. I like how the ball rolls on the greens, and I found it easy to read them.” Boneta also talked about his he had a rough start, he was “+1 after the first 3 holes and then I was able to make a 4 meters putt on the 4th hole and that changed my momentum for the rest of the round. Overall, I must say that I’m playing well lately, I didn’t make any significant changes in my game, just a lot of practice especially on my putting.”
Spain’s Albert Boneta (am), Round 1 co-leader at the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas. Photo Credit: JGolf 18.0
The competitors in this week’s event are battling it out for an overall prize fund of €40.000 and 45,000 Order of Merit points. The 2024 Alps de Las Castillas winner will walk away with €5,800.00 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.
Round 2
The second round of the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas will begin again at 8:30 am local time from the 1st and 10th hole.
Once Round 2 is completed, a cut will be made to the top 40 players and ties, who will then compete in the Final Round on July 13th. In case of a tie after 54 holes, a sudden-death play-off will determine the winner.
Tournament Promoter
The 2024 Alps de las Castillas is promoted and organized by JGolf.
The 2024 Alps de las Castillas can count on the support of: the Real Federación Española de Golf, Loterías y Apuestas del Estado, Federación de Golf de Castilla-León, Federación de Golf de Castiila-La Mancha, Consejo Superior de Deportes, Kyocera, Mahou San Miguel and Solán de Cabras.
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9th July 2024 | Alps Tour Golf
The Alps Tour remains in Spain for the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas.
Llerma, July 9th, 2024- The 2024 Alps Tour season continues in Spain as the 12th event of the season, the Alps de Las Castillas, gets underway on Thursday. The 144 players in the field will compete for the title from July 11th until July 13th at Golf de Lerma in Llerma, Burgos. The 2024 Alps de Las Castillas will be back at Golf de Lerma, eight years after the fabulous 2016 edition that was disputed at this week’s venue.
The official Tour Scramble, with the best two balls pro-am, will take place on July 10th. Thirty teams will participate.
The players are competing to earn a spot in the top 5 Order of Merit rank, which, at the end of the season, will give them access to the 2025 Challenge Tour. The countdown has already begun, and the fight for the top 5 places is more fought than ever this week, as there are only a handful of events left before the 2024 Alps Tour Grand Final.
The Field
A strong field is expected this week for the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas.
Our current Order of Merit leader, France’s Benjamin Kedochim, has yet to win this season. He has earned six top 10s that include two 2nd place finishes as well as two 3rd place finishes. He will be present in this week’s field as he is looking to earn his first title to consolidate his leadership.
This week’s tournament, the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas, could be a decisive week for the winners of our last tournaments, respectfully our two, two-time season winners, Brandon Kewalramani from the United States and France’s Théo Boulet. Both players earned 2 wins respectfully, and capturing a third one, would allow them to earn immediate category on the Challenge Tour without having to capture one of the 5 coveted cards that is up for grabs at the end of the season.
All of this season’s winners will be present this week except for Spanish amateur Jose Antonio Sintes Navarro, winner of the 2024 Red Sea Little Venice Open, and France’s Antoine Auboin, winner of the 2024 Lacanau Alps Open.
Notable players have previously won the Alps de Las Castillas, including Victor Perez in 2016. He is now a DP World Tour winner.
The 144 players scheduled to compete this week represent 14 different nationalities.
The players in the field will compete for a prize fund of €40,000 and 45,000 Order of Merit points. The 2024 Alps de Andalucía winner will receive €5,800.00 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.
The 2024 Alps de Andalucía will be a 54-hole stroke-play, an 18-hole-a-day event where a cut will be made after 36 holes to the top 40 players and ties. In case of a tie after 54 holes, a sudden-death play-off will determine the winner.
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The Course
Golf de Lerma, located about 200 km north of the city of Madrid, was built in 1992 on a former hunting estate of 220 hectares named The Andaya by Spanish architect José Gancedo. Having worked his considerable golfing magic on other courses like Costa Dorada in 1982, Canyamel in 1987, and Monte Mayor in 1989, he completed the design of the charming Lerma layout in 1992.
The Golf de Lerma combines within its 18 holes the grand simplicity of the Castilian nature and the fun complexity of the game of golf. The architect made good use of the natural terrain to design 18 holes in total sympathy with its surroundings. The fairways are wide, bunkers are intelligently positioned, and greens are sensibly proportioned with relatively flat putting surfaces.
This parkland course is sheltered on many holes as it is bounded by a forest to the north and south of the property. However, water plays a part on the front nine, with ponds between the fairways on holes 2 and 8 and in front of the greens on holes 7 and 9. On the back nine, a stream meanders across the 10th, 11th, and 15th fairways before it forms a pond that must be carried in front of the short par four, 18th hole, which is a great closing hole.
Tournament Promoter
The 2024 Alps de las Castillas is promoted and organized by JGolf.
The 2024 Alps de las Castillas can count on the support of: the Real Federación Española de Golf, Loterías y Apuestas del Estado, Federación de Golf de Castilla-León, Federación de Golf de Castiila-La Mancha, Consejo Superior de Deportes, Kyocera, Mahou San Miguel and Solán de Cabras.
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