30th June 2023 | Alps Tour Golf

Paul McBride leads after 36 holes at the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand

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Aravell Golf & Country Club
Aravell, Lleida, Spain
29th June- 1st July 2023Alps Tour Media Contact: [email protected]

Leaderboard

   Pos.                 Name      Score
1 Paul McBride (IRL) -12
2 Manfredi Manica (ITA) -10
3 Oihan Guillamoundeguy (FRA) -9
4 Mathieu Prost (FRA) -8
5 Asier Aguirre Izcue (ESP) -7

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Paul McBride leads after 36 holes at the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand

Aravell, June 30th 2023- After two rounds of the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand which is currently being played at the beautiful Aravell Golf & Country Club, we have a very close leaderboard. Ireland’s Paul McBride leads with a two-day score of 12 under-par after a fabulous 8 under-par in round 2.  Italy’s Manfredi Manica is in 2nd place with a total score of 10 under-par. Only 1 stroke back, France’s Oihan Guillamoundeguy.

It was a very long day of golf for the players competing at the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand. Play resumed this morning at 8 am for the conclusion of the 1st round of the tournament, while the morning wave of the 2nd round began at 9:15 am and the afternoon wave at 2:15 pm local time. The players had to face relatively pleasant weather conditions today with mostly sunny but windy skies.

This is 2nd edition of the event, which was created last year to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the host golf course.

Round 2 Player Quotes

Paul McBride from Ireland leads by 2 shots at the end of round 2 at the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand. He shot a 4 under-par, 67 in the first round and a fabulous 8 under-par, 63 in the 2nd round for a two-day total of 12 under-par. During today’s 2nd round, McBride made 4 birdies and 2 bogeys on the front nine and 6 birdies in the last 7 holes of the back nine. He is 27 years old and represents The Island Golf Club. After his very strong performance, McBride commented: “I played well on the front nine but made two bad mistakes which caused me the two bogeys I made. On the back nine, I got it going making 6 birdies in my last 7 holes, it hit it close quite a lot and my putting was very good. One of the shots I hit was to about 30 ft and I made the putt which was on the 15th hole which I would consider a bonus because the other were pretty close to the pins. Overall it was a good round and I’m definitely satisfied.” When asked about the final round tomorrow, he wants to “approach it the same way I approach my round today, I just want to keep playing my game and see what that leads me to at the end of the third round.”

Italy’s Manfredi Manica who was in 2nd place after a 8 under-par, 63 in round 1, shot a 2 under-par, 69 in round 2 for a two-day total of 10 under-par. He is in 2nd place, 2 shots from the lead. He is 27 years old, turned professional at the end of 2021 and currently represents Golf Nazionale. During today’s second round, he made 5 birdies and 3 bogeys. After his round, Manica happily commented that: Today was definitely a good day, I can’t say otherwise. Of course, I am left with a bitter taste in my mouth about how it ended because I had gotten off to a really strong start! All in all, I can say I left myself a good chance heading into the final round!”  When asked about the course conditions after the heavy rainfall, he “honestly found a little difference after the heavy thunderstorm. I mainly found that the greens were definitely softer than yesterday! However, the key component was definitely the wind which made my back nine very tough.” He has never won a tournament as a professional player before but has captured a few runner-up finishes. Manica’s expectations for the final round tomorrow “are definitely high heading into the final round tomorrow because especially with a season with not a lot of tournaments, you need to take advantage of opportunities when they happen!”

Oihan Guillamoundeguy from France 18 years old finds himself in 3rd place, 3 shots off after the 2nd round of the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand with a two-day score of 9 under-par.  He made 1 eagle, 3 birdies and 2 bogeys during today’s round for a 3 under-par, 68. He previously won on the Alps Tour as an amateur player but this is his first playing season as a professional golfer. After his 2nd round, Guillamoundeguy he found,“the course was softer than yesterday, I felt like the greens was slower so it made it more difficult to make some putts during the round. I’m still happy though as I had a tough start being +2 after 4 holes but then I managed to stay patient, get a good momentum and hole some putts to change my round.” When asked about trying to capture his first win as a professional, he added “I’m not thinking about the possible result of the round tomorrow, I’m more focused on my process and try to do my best and then I will see what happens. I hope tomorrow will be a good day but I will do my best and try to capture my 1st win as a Pro.” In 4th place with a two-day score of 8 under-par, round 1 leader, France’s Mathieu Prost. Only 1 stroke back, Spain’s Asier Aguirre Izcue. In a 4-way tie for 6th place at 6 under-par: Italy’s Jacopo Albertoni and Elia Dallanegra (am), Spanish amateur Joseba Torres and England’s Jack Floydd.

Final Round

A total of 47 players (including 4 amateurs) made the cut which was set at 143 (+1).

The final round of the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand will begin at 8:40 am local time from the 1st and 10th hole. The final group will tee off at 10:00 am local time from the 1st hole.

The winner of the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand will earn the winning check of € 5.000,00 and 5,000 Order of Merit Points.

Tournament Promoter

The 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand is promoted by former DP World Tour winner, Spain’s José Manuel Lara. He captured 2 wins during his professional playing career in 2006 in Hong Kong and in 2010 at the Austrian Golf Open.

The economic promoter of the tournament is Aravell Golf & Country Club and the title sponsorship of this week’s event belongs to Creand, which was named Crèdit Andorrà during the last edition of the tournament before the launching of its new brand Creand took place.

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29th June 2023 | Alps Tour Golf

Mathieu Prost is the Clubhouse Leader as Round 1 is suspended due to inclement weather at the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand. 

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Aravell Golf & Country Club
Aravell, Lleida, Spain
29th June- 1st July 2023

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Mathieu Prost is the Clubhouse Leader as Round 1 is suspended due to inclement weather at the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand. 

Aravell, June 29th 2023- France’s Mathieu Prost is the current clubhouse leader with a 9 under-par, 62 as round 1 was suspended at 5.47 pm local time due to persistent inclement weather at the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand. In 2nd place, France’s Oihan Guillamoundeguy with a 1st round score of 6 under-par, 65. Tied for 3rd place, Andorra’s Kevin Esteve who concluded his first round with a 5 under-par, 66 and Spain’s Mario Galiano Aguilar that has still to conclude his 1st round. There is a 9-way tie for 5th place that includes the winner of the 2023 Croara Alps Open, Italy’s Luca Cianchetti.

The first round of the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand, being played at Aravell Golf & Country Club in Aravell, Lleida, Spain began with a 1-hour delay in the morning wave tee times due to inclement weather in the area.  Round 1 officially began at 8:45 am and the rain ended shortly after that. Due to the morning delay, the afternoon wave tee times were also affected and encountered a 45 minutes delay. At 5.47 pm, play was again suspended due to thunderstorms in the area and will resume at 8 am tomorrow morning.

From when play began this morning until it was suspended at 5.47pm, players were able to compete with overcast and very windy conditions.

Round 1 Player Quotes

France’s Mathieu Prost, 23 years old, shot a 9 under-par, 62 opening round at the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand and is the clubhouse leader as round 1 play was suspended due to inclement weather. He made 2 bogeys and 11 birdies during his 1st round. At the conclusion of his opening round, Prost was very satisfied with how today went: “It was a fantastic day. I enjoyed the round, my playing partners were very nice and my golf was really good so it was a great day today!”  He went on to add that he “likes the greens a lot, and the golf course where I practice “Golf du Rochat” has a very similar altitude so I’m used to the difference in yardage. I definitely feel like everything fell into place today. I made a lot of good putts and my approach shots to the green were very solid.” Prost believes that “the greens were a little bit softer due to the rain we had this morning but I didn’t feel much of a difference with our practice rounds. I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”

Oihan Guillamoundeguy from France, 18 years old and currently 10th in the Order of Merit standings concluded his 1stround at the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand with a 6 under-par, 65 and finds himself in 2nd place in the current leaderboard. He made 5 birdies in a row to begin his round and 2 bogeys and 3 birdies on the back nine. He is a past winner on the Alps Tour having won the 2022 Red Sea Little Venice Open as an amateur, however, he turned professional in December 2022 and is now competing in his first season as a professional player. After his 1st round, Guillamoundeguycommented: “Today was a really good round, definitely my good start helped me a lot. I managed to get some good momentum for the rest of the day after the 5 birdies in a row. Midround I wasn’t feeling great but then towards the end of the round, I managed to egt myself back together and finish well with 2 birdies in a round. I think all parts of my game worked well together today. My driving was great at the beginning but I managed to find a key midround and the last 5 holes it definitely improved. If I were to say, my putting was exceptional today.” 

The 144 players are competing for an overall prize fund of €40.000 and 45,000 Order of Merit points. The winner of the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand will capture €5,800 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.

Round 2 
Round 1 will resume at 8 am tomorrow morning while, the second round of the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand will begin at 9:15 local time from the 1st and 10th hole. After round 2, a cut will be made to the top 40 players and ties.

Tournament Promoter

The 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand is promoted by former DP World Tour winner, Spain’s José Manuel Lara. He captured 2 wins during his professional playing career in 2006 in Hong Kong and in 2010 at the Austrian Golf Open.

The economic promoter of the tournament is Aravell Golf & Country Club and the title sponsorship of this week’s event belongs to Creand, which was named Crèdit Andorrà during the last edition of the tournament before the launching of its new brand Creand took place.

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