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6th May 2022 | Alps Tour Golf

Koen Kouwenaar wins the inaugural 2022 Molinetto Alps Open

Milan, May 6^th, 2022 – A long day ahead for the players competing in the inaugural 2022 Molinetto Alps Open at Molinetto Country Club near Milan, Italy. At 7:30 under a consistent rain, play for round 2 resumed. Once, round 2 was completed, a total of 50 players, which included 46 pros and 4 amateurs made the cut that was set at 138, 4 under-par.

The Final Round of the 2022 Molinetto Alps Open began at 9:20 from hole 1 and 10. The final group that included, Round 2 leader Alessandro Tadini at 11 under-par, his fellow countryman Gregorio De Leo just 1 stroke back at 10 under- par and Netherland’s Koen Kouwenaar at 9 under-par teed off at 10:48. After a long battle especially on the last couple of holes between Alessandro Tadini and Koen Kouwenaar, Kouwenaar wins on the 18^th hole by just one stroke at 14 under-par.

Molinetto Country Club is a course that has never previously hosted an Alps Tour event before this week but proved to be a good test for the players especially in the conditions they had to face the last two rounds.

Player Quotes-

After his win today, Koen Kouwenaar, has become the new Order of Merit Leader after the 7^th event. Koen who turned professional at the end of 2020 but is playing his first season on the Alps Tour as he was unable to play last year due to a wrist surgery. His final round, included 1 double bogey and 3 birdies on the front nine and 4 birdies on the back. After his round, Koen was very pleased with his day, “My game was good, I was satisfied with my game especially with my long irons and I had my putter which was hot and obviously that helps and I’m very happy.” Koen complimented his playing partners especially Italy’s Alessandro Tadini, “I didn’t know Alessandro but you can see in his experience and especially the way he handled his game while being in contention.” Koen dedicated this win to himself, especially the hard work, long hours and dedication he had to put in his game since his surgery. Now, Koen looks ahead and is excited for the rest of the season as he has reached one of his goal and now looks towards gaining his Challenge Tour card especially being the new Order of Merit Leader.

Alessandro Tadini of Italy, who was in tied contention with Koen Kouwenaar up until the 18^th green, shot a 2 under-par final round which included 6 birdies and 4 bogeys. He had a consistent game throughout the final round but slightly blames his nerves for not being able to capture the win. “I needed to be a bit less nervous on the last 4/5 holes and probably I would have been more in contention. I came on 18 after a few holes of mishitting my tee shots and wasn’t at ease on the 18^th hole. I am very happy about this week and I putted very well so I gave myself a chance to return to victory but unfortunately it wasn’t meant to be this week.”

The four amateurs that made the cut, concluded their tournament at 8-under-par.

Final Round-

The winner of the inaugural 2022 Molinetto Alps Open, will earn €5,800 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.

For the Final Round leaderboard click here or on the official Alps Tour Golf app

The next stop on the Alps Tour schedule moves to Graz, Austria for the 30^th Goesser Open. The event is scheduled from May 12^th– May 14^th at Golf Club Erzherzog Johann, Maria Lankowitz.

Tournament Promoter-

Like the majority professional golf events that are played in Italy, the inaugural 2022 Molinetto Alps Open is organized by the Italian Pro Tour. The main sponsors that support the Italian Pro Tour include DS Automobiles, Fideuram, Kappa and Eureco. In addition, their media partners are the following three Italian newspapers: Corriere dello Sport, Tuttosport and Il Giornale. The Italian Pro Tour featured social partner is Sport Senza Frontiere Onlus with official advisor, Infront.

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5th May 2022 | Alps Tour Golf

Round 2 suspended for darkness with Alessandro Tadini currently holding the lead.

Milan, May 5^th, 2022 – An overcast morning with chillier temperatures and swirling wind welcomed the players for the 2^nd round of the inaugural 2022 Molinetto Alps Open. Molinetto Country Club is a course that has never previously hosted an Alps Tour event, however was known for hosting the 42* Italian Open in 1985. The event was held during the exact same dates, May 2^nd through May 5^th.

Round 2 was suspended at 14:51 due to dangerous weather in the area and play was then resumed at 16:30 (1hour 39mins delay). Players in the afternoon draw had to face a mix of weather conditions, from an overcast and chill temperatures to a delay due to lightning in the area and then a heavy and consistent rain fall. Round 2 was suspended at 19:51 for darkness and will resume at 7:30 tomorrow morning.

Round 2 Player Quotes-

Alessandro Tadini of Italy, had a brilliant bogey-free 8 under-par round 63 today for an overall 11under-par for the tournament, he holds a one shot lead over Gregorio De Leo. When he completed his round, Tadini was pleased to have been able to keep the momentum going from yesterday.“Today was a fabulous day, I was able to maintain yesterday’s positive feeling. I was able to make a lot of putts today which is very important for me as my long game has been sharp. I was able to make 5 birdies in my last 5 holes by holing a few important putts and hitting it close so I’m happy. I didn’t expect this round today but I’m looking forward to the rest of the tournament.”

Gregorio De Leo, currently holds the best round of the afternoon wave with 2 bogeys and 8 birdies for a 10 under-par 65. Gregorio is just one shot back of his fellow countryman, Alessandro Tadini. When he concluded he round in tough conditions, he was very pleased, “I played very well without risking too much especially on the first 8 holes before the delay. I was 4 under-par putting for eagle on the 17^th hole. After the delay I had a slow start but then managed to continue with a consistent play and birdie 2 out of the last 3 holes and unfortunately a disappointing bogey on my last hole of the day.” He was overall very pleased with his round especially in the conditions he was playing, “I wanted to have a good round today, I expected a good round after the start I had today. Maybe I didn’t expect the score but I am proud of my round.”

Koen Kouwenaar, had 3 birdies and 1 double bogey in his round today is currently 2 shots back of the lead. He wasn’t very pleased with his round today especially by not taking advantage of the par 5 that are reachable. “My game was rustier today, I struggled a little bit everywhere today and need to improve for tomorrow. When I mishit a shot today, I unfortunately hit it on the wrong place and at the wrong time. Especially on hole 10, I hit it in the water and made double bogey. I unfortunately didn’t take advantage of the par 5 that were reachable so unfortunately I’m not so happy with how I played.” Koen also talked about the conditions of today’s round by saying, “The pins were more difficult and the wind was swirling a bit which made it a bit more complicated.”

A past winner on the Alps Tour, Italy’s Stefano Pitoni, who yesterday was 1 shot back of the lead, now finds himself a couple shots back after a tough finish to his round today. Pitoni bogeyed 2 out of his last 3 holes to finish 1under-par for the day and 8 under-par for the tournament. After his round, he said: “I made a lot more mistakes today and the pins were much harder than yesterday. I found that the course was playing hard today then yesterday also for the humidity we had.”

Round 2-

Round 2 of the 2022 Molinetto Alps Open will resume tomorrow morning at 7:30. The projected cut is currently set a 4 under-par. The winner of the inaugural 2022 Molinetto Alps Open, will earn €5,800 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.

For the current Round 2 leaderboard click here or on the official Alps Tour Golf app