A beautiful sunny morning in Northern Rome, welcomed the 156 players who began their quest to earn one of the 2025 Alps Tour Playing Cards that is up for grabs at this week’s event. For the first two rounds, the players are split between Golf Nazionale (Par 72) and Terre dei Consoli Golf Club (Par 72) and will play one round on each course.  After Round 2, a cut will be made, and the players who qualify for the final round will compete in the last 18 holes at Golf Nazionale.

Victor Veyret, 27, from France, co-leads after Round 1 at the 2024 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage, which began today in Rome. He shot an opening round at Terre dei Consoli Golf Club of 6 under-par, 66 with 7 birdies and 1 bogey.  Once Veyret concluded his round, he said, “Overall, pretty happy with today on the course. We did a good job with my caddie, mainly thanks to a good round with my wedges and putter. I like both courses we are playing this week, to be honest. They are quite different from what we are used to playing during the season, but it’s a good test of golf.” Veyret plans on “staying in my own bubble and enjoy the tournament” over the next two rounds.

Polish amateur Nikolas Tyminski, 18, co-leads alongside Veyret after the 2024 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage opening round. He began his tournament with a fabulous bogey-free round of 6 under-par,66 at Terre dei Consoli Golf Club, making 3 birdies and 3 bogeys on each 9 holes. After he signed for his 6 under-par round, he commented, “It’s a very solid start to the 3-day golf marathon this week. I played solid tee to green and, fortunately, made a few putts around the turn to rack up some birdies. I’m most satisfied today with how I was committed to my shots the entire day. Pretty much all the shots I hit today were under full commitment, which is very important for me.” Tyminski is competing as an amateur, and “as of right now, I don’t have any plans to turn professional, but who knows what the future holds! My main focus is to get some status for next year’s Alps Tour season and enjoy this week in Italy eating my favorite food.”

Round 1 Co-Leader at the 2024 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage Nikolas Tyminski (am) from Poland. Photo Credit: Alps Tour Golf / Raffaele Canepa

France’s Adrien Bonnet, 25, finds himself in a 3-way tie for 3^rd place after the 1^st round of the 2024 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage. He shot an opening round of 5 under-par, 67, making 6 birdies and 1 bogey at Terre dei Consoli Golf Club. After his round, Bonnet explained, “The greens are quite different between the two courses this week, but I like the firmness of the greens at Golf Nazionale and the quickness of the greens here in Terre de Consoli Golf Club. Overall, today was good. I got a good start to the tournament and am pleased with how it went.” Now, “I will take my mind away from golf because I stayed calm during the round, and now, I want to think about other things.” Obviously, Bonnet added, like the rest of the players in the field this week, the goal is to “finish as high as possible in the leaderboard to try and earn the best playing category I can for next season.”

Lucas Fallotico (am), 22, from Italy, is also in the 3-way tie for 3^rd place after his opening round at Golf Nazionale. He made 7 birdies and 2 bogeys throughout his day. When he finished his round, he commented: “Today was good. I didn’t play great when I began my round, but I recovered after the bogeys I made. Mainly, I was able to recover due to the good tee shots I was able to hit and some clutch putts I holed, which allowed me to get to -5.” Fallotico is still an amateur, and he’s a member of the Italian National Team, he “knows Golf Nazionale well. However, it’s a course I always struggled over the years to put a good score together, so with today’s round, putting a good round under par is gratifying and puts me in a good position for the rest of the week.”  He added, “I know Golf Nazionale well, but there are quite some differences between the two golf courses. Terre dei Consoli Golf Course is more open, and the wind is more of a factor. They are two good tests of golf, but for the moment, I’ll say I enjoyed this one more as I played better, but we will see tomorrow.” Fallotico is competing as an amateur but “is planning on turning professional soon. I’m training well, and I’m reaching my goals. This tournament is also a test for me to see if I can turn pro, so if this tournament goes well, there is a good chance I’ll turn pro.” 

Alongside Bonnet and Fallotico in the three-way tie for 3^rd place at 5 under-par, there is Italian amateur Matteo Cristoni, who competed at Terre dei Consoli Golf Club today.

After the 54 holes, the top 35 players and ties ranked according to score will be eligible to receive Category 6 membership for the 2025 Alps Tour Season.

The remainder of the players who made the cut, and finished between the 36^th and 65^th positions will be eligible to receive Category 8 membership for next year’s season. The remaining players who conclude the tournament between the 66^th and 156^th positions will be eligible for membership in Category 9 for the 2025 Alps Tour Season

Round 2

For tomorrow’s Round 2, players will alternate golf courses between Golf Nazionale and Terre dei Consoli Golf Club. Play will begin again at 8:00 a.m. from each golf course’s 1st and 10th hole.

After tomorrow’s round, a cut will be made to the top 65 players and ties who will compete in the tournament’s final round, which will be played at Golf Nazionale.

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