22nd July 2022 | Alps Tour Golf

Amateur Julien Paltrinieri takes the 36-holes lead at the 2022 Roma Alps Open.

Leaderboard-

Pos. Name Score
1 Julien Paltrinieri-am (Italy) 64-66 (-14)
2 Alex Esmatges (Spain) 63-68 (-13)
3 Gregorio De Leo (Italy) 64-68 (-12)
4 Gary Hurley (Ireland) 70-63 (-11)
5 Jorge Maicas (Spain) 70-64 (-10)

 

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Rome, July 22nd 2022- Italian amateur Julien Paltrinieri has a one stroke lead entering the final round. Just one stroke back of the lead with a two-day total of 13 under-par and in 2nd place, Spain’s Alex Esmatges. In third place at 12 under-par, current Order of Merit Leader and a two-time winner this season, Italy’s Gregorio De Leo. Ireland’s Gary Hurley, with an amazing bogey-free 9-under par round today is in 4th place, with a two-day total of 11 under-par.

It was another hot day with scorching summer temperatures at Golf Club Parco de’ Medici in Rome, Italy host of this week’s 2022 Roma Alps Open. During today’s round, temperatures reached over 40° celsius which made it physically difficult for the players. Luckily during the afternoon some wind picked up which helped handle the unusually high temperatures and humidity. Play began at 7:30 this morning from both the 1st and 10th hole.

Round 2 Player Quotes-

Julien Paltrinieri, Italian amateur who was in a two-way tie for 2nd place yesterday, holds a one stroke lead after 36 holes. He followed his opening-round of 8 under-par, with a 6 under-par in the second round for a two-day total of 14 under-par. He made 7 birdies today and a single bogey during his round. After his round, Julien was very pleased with his result and commented: “I teed off at 7:30 this morning and the course was a bit wet early on making it slightly longer. However, there was less wind compared to yesterday afternoon which made it easier to hit shots into the green. Today was also very humid which made it feel just as hot as my round yesterday afternoon. I’m very happy, I struggled slightly on the front nine but my short game kept me together and I putted well on the back. I was hoping for another bogey-free round, but the only bogey I made was due to a 3putt.” He went on to explain that once he graduates from his master program, he will then consider turning pro. For tomorrow, he wants to “stick to my routine and focus on each shot.”

Round 1 leader, 28 years old, Spain’s Alex Esmatges followed with a 4 under-par in round 2 and sits just one stroke off the lead at 13 under-par entering tomorrow’s final round. He is playing in his 5th Alps Tour event of the season. In today’s round, Alex made four birdies on the front nine holes to go out in 33 and then a steady 1 bogey, 1 birdie on the back nine to sign for a 68. He is looking forward to tomorrow’s final round being patient and playing with a “similar strategy, hit fairways and greens to leave myself the best putts possible for birdie and see what will happen at the end of the round.”

Italy’s Gregorio De Leo, 22 years old, is the current Order of Merit Leader as well as a two-time winner thus far this season. He followed his opening round of 8 under-par 64 with a 4 under-par 68 for a two-day total of 12 under-par, which allowed him to be in contention with only 2 strokes from the lead. In 3rd place, Gregorio made 5 birdies and 1 single bogey during the round today and explained, “my game tee to green both yesterday and today has been extremely solid. Today I didn’t putt bad, but I didn’t make as many putts as I wanted to which is why yesterday I was able to make more birdies and therefore a lower score.” He also commented that he found, “the course was playing slightly easier today compared to my round yesterday. The toughest part but I think for every player this week, due to the extreme heat and humidity we have to face. That was the toughest part of today’s round, well actually the entire week.” Gregorio’s plans to“play shot by shot tomorrow and stay patient especially in this heat, however its obviously in my mind that the goal is to win a 3rd tournament to guarantee at 110% my Challenge Tour card for next year.”

Final Round-

The final round of the 2022 Roma Alps Open, will begin at 7:30 am from the 1st and 10th hole.

A total of 55 players made the cut which was set 3 under-par (141). The leaders will tee off at 9:09 am from the 1st hole. The winner of the 2022 Roma Alps Open, will earn the winner’s check of €5,800 and 6,525 very important Order of Merit points.

Tournament Promoter-

Like the majority of the Alps Tour events played in Italy, this event is organized by the Italian Pro Tour, which is a branch of the Italian Golf Federation. They promote the majority of the professional golf events that are played in Italy. The main sponsors that support the Italian Pro Tour include DS Automobiles, Fideuram, Kappa, Rinascente, Eureco and Poste Assicura. 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 and with an official advisor, Infront.

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21st July 2022 | Alps Tour Golf

Alex Esmatges leads after the 1st round at the Roma Alps Open.

Leaderboard-

Pos. Name Score
1 Alex Esmatges (Spain) 63 (-9)
T2 Julien Paltrinieri-am (Italy) 64 (-8)
Gregorio De Leo (Italy) 64 (-8)
T4 Alexandre Liu (France) 66 (-6)
Tom Vaillant- am (France) 66 (-6)
Cristiano Terragni (Italy) 66 (-6)
Arthur Ameil- Planchin (Swiss) 66 (-6)
Daniel Gurtner (Swiss) 66 (-6)
Edoardo Giletta (Italy) 66 (-6)

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Rome, July 21st 2022- Spain’s Alex Esmatges leads with a 9 under-par 63 at the conclusion of Round 1. In a tie for 2ndplace at 8 under-par just one stroke back of the lead, an Italian duo: Julien Paltrinieri (am) and current Order of Merit Leader Gregorio De Leo. France’s Alexandre Liu, French amateur Tom Vaillant, Italy’s Cristiano Terragni, Swiss Arthur Ameil-Planchin, Swiss Daniel Gurtner and Italy’s Edoardo Giletta are in a 6-way tie for 4th place at 6 under-par.

Players have to face scorching summer temperatures this week at the 2022 Roma Alps Open, which is being played at Golf Club Parco de’ Medici in Rome, Italy. With such a hot and unusual summer, the players are able to compete on a golf course in good conditions. Play began at 7:30 this morning from both the 1st and 10th hole. During today’s first round, the temperature reached as high as 39°celsius, however they are expected to rise even more over the next few days.

Round 1 Player Quotes-

Spain’s Alex Esmatges 28 years old, sits alone atop the leaderboard after the first round of the 2022 Roma Alps Open.  This is his 5th Alps Tour event of the season as he has mainly played on the Challenge Tour this season. He started his round off well with a birdie and an eagle in his first three holes. In the following 15 holes, he continued with 7 birdies to conclude his 9 under-par, 63. At the conclusion of his round, Alex commented: “My game was very sharp today. I was in control of every shot, especially trying to place the ball in the correct areas. I also putted very well today.” He also mentioned on how the golf course allows to have a lot of birdie opportunities, “this golf course is very nice, there is a lot of birdie chances if you hit fairways and greens. The greens aren’t super-fast but are rolling really really well.” His goal is to “approach tomorrow with a similar strategy, hit fairways and greens to leave myself the best putts possible for birdie.”

Italian amateur Julien Paltrinieri is in a two-way tie for 2nd place at 8 under-par with current Order of Merit Leader Gregorio De Leo. This week is Julien’s first Alps Tour event of the season, however he has previously played in other events. He shot a bogey-free round with 3 birdies on the front nine and 6 birdies on the back nine. When he concluded his bogey-free round, Julien commented on how his “long game, especially my irons into the green were very solid giving me plenty of chances to make a birdies.” He also explained how the “hot temperature definitely makes the round a bit tougher and tiring physically. However, by drinking a lot of water and wearing a bucket hat it didn’t affect my game too much luckily.” Julien went on to explain that there “were a few tough pins today and the fairways were very firm.”

Current Order of Merit Leader and a two-time winner this season, Italy’s Gregorio De Leo is the second player in the two-way tie for 2nd place with a bogey-free 8 under-par 64. After his amazing bogey-free round, he explained how the round went: “Today I played well but it was a tough and long day due to the heat we had to face. I putted really well, my putting has definitely helped me a lot over the last few tournaments. When I missed the greens, I managed to make some important recoveries so I’m happy.” When asked about his plans after this week, Gregorio stated, “I will take a few days off but I would like to play some Challenge Tour events before the final 2 events of the Alps Tour season. Nothing is decided as I currently don’t have any invites but it would be good to gain some experience on the Challenge Tour.”

Swiss Arthur Ameil-Planchin is one the players that is in a tie for 4th place at 6 under-par and only a few shots from the 1st round lead. He took a week off last week, which he believes helped him recharge the batteries, spend time with family and friends to come back refreshed and with a solid performance here at the 2022 Roma Alps Open. Arthur summarized his round, “I didn’t drive the ball really well today but I was in a good mood so I enjoyed the round. My putting was very well solid today. I gained some confidence back so it was really helpful specially to see it under pressure. Tomorrow, I want to stay in the same mood, enjoy the round and the score should follow.”

Daniel Gurtner from Swiss is also one of the players in a tie for 4th place. He shot a bogey-free 6 under-par 66 round to begin his tournament. Daniel happily commented after the round:“my game feels solid, last week was a great confidence builder finishing T6th in La Gomera with -13. Today I hit my approach shots good, and I didn’t struggle to make any pars. I stayed patient after starting with 8 consecutive pars. Then on my second nine I was able to convert 5 birdies in the last 6 holes.”

Tied for 4th place alongside Arthur Ameil-Planchin and Daniel Gurtner at 6 under-par and 3 shots back of the lead, you can find: France’s Alexandre Liu, French amateur Tom Vaillant, Italy’s Cristiano Terragni and Italy’s Edoardo Giletta

Among the 130 players competing this week you can find 104 professionals and 26 amateurs from 18 different nationalities. They are competing for an overall prize fund of €40.000 and 45,000 Order of Merit points.

Round 2-

The second round of the 2022 Roma Alps Open, will begin again at 7:30 am from the 1st and 10th hole. After round 2, a cut will be made to the top 40 players and ties.

Tournament Promoter-

Like the majority of the Alps Tour events played in Italy, this event is organized by the Italian Pro Tour, which is a branch of the Italian Golf Federation. They promote the majority of the professional golf events that are played in Italy. The main sponsors that support the Italian Pro Tour include DS Automobiles, Fideuram, Kappa, Rinascente, Eureco and Poste Assicura. 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 and with an official advisor, Infront.

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