18th June 2023 | Alps Tour Golf
The Alps Tour and the Pro Golf Tour co-sanctioned event gets underway tomorrow!
Pre- Tournament Notes
Buenavista del Norte, Spain
19th-21st June 2023
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Tournament Entries for the 2023 Tenerife Pro Golf Open
The Alps Tour and the Pro Golf Tour co-sanctioned event gets underway tomorrow!
A strong field is represented in Tenerife this week.
There are currently 8 of the top 10 players in the Order of Merit rank participating in this week’s field: Ireland’s Ronan Mullarney, Spain’s Quim Vidal, England’s Jack Floydd, Italy’s Luca Cianchetti and Andrea Romano, France’s Benjamin Kedochim, Netherland’s Lars Keunen and France’s Oihan Guillamoundeguy.
The majority of this season’s previous winners will be competing for the 2023 Tenerife Pro Golf Open title which include: England’s Jack Floydd who captured the season opener event, Spain’s Quim Vidal who won the 2023 Red Sea Little Venice Open, Ireland’s Ronan Mullarney winner of the 2023 Gösser Open and Italy’s Luca Cianchetti winner of the inaugural 2023 Croara Alps Open.
There are 21 different nationalities represented among the 140 players from both tours scheduled to play this week.
They will contend a prize fund of € 30.000 and 30,000 Order of Merit points. The tournament winner will earn €5,000 and 5,000 Order of Merit points. If a player is member of both tours, they will earn Order of Merit points on both ranks.
The format of the event is a 54 holes stroke play where a cut will be made after 36 holes to the top 40 players and ties.
To view the most up-to-date entry list, click here.
The Course
Buenavista Golf opened in 2003 and is located on the north-western corner of the island of Tenerife. It was designed by Seve Ballesteros, and the course is laid out on cliff tops that overlook the Atlantic Ocean. It is surrounded by the Teno mountain range as well as the Atlantic Ocean. Buenavista Golf was recognized as the most spectacular and scenic golf course on the island.
The fairways are generally wide and forgiving but there is thick vegetation and rocks that follow the layout of the course. There are 5 greens that are close to the small cliffs of the rocky coastline with beautiful views of the breaking waves. The water hazards come into play on a number of holes like the 17th hole.
The players will compete on the course that will be set up as a 5948 meters, par 71.
Tournament Promoter
The co-sanctioned 2023 Tenerife Pro Golf Open is promoted by the Pro Golf Tour and organized also by the Alps Tour Golf Association.
It can count on the support of the Turismo de Tenerife as well as the host club, Buenavista Golf.
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17th June 2023 | Alps Tour Golf
Jose Manuel Pardo Benitez wins the 2023 Alps de Andalucía.
Final Round Review
Ayamonte, Spain
15th-17th June 2023
Alps Tour Media Contact: [email protected]
Leaderboard
| Pos. | Name | Score |
| 1 | Jose Manuel Pardo Benitez (ESP) * | -18 |
| 2 | Benjamin Kedochim (FRA) | -18 |
| 3 | Quim Vidal (ESP) | -16 |
| 4 | Paul Margolis (FRA) | -15 |
| Lars Keunen (NED) | -15 |
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Jose Manuel Pardo Benitez wins the 2023 Alps de Andalucía.
The final round of the 2023 Alps de Andalucía being played at the beautiful Isla Canela Links began at 8:00 am under sunny skies, a warm temperature and windy conditions. The players were able to compete under optimal scoring and weather conditions this week. This is the 2nd year, this event is being played at Isla Canela Links.
The final round of the 2023 Alps de Andalucía began at 8:00 am from hole 1 and 10. The final group teed off at 9:28 am from the 1st hole.
Final Round Player Quotes
France’s Benjamin Kedochim, who was tied for the lead after round 2, had a final round of 6 under-par for a three-day total of 18 under-par to take part in the two-way sudden-death playoff. He made 1 bogey and 7 birdies in his final round. His score for each round this week has been three consecutive 66s. He is 28 years old and currently represents Biarritz Le Phare. Prior to today’s playoff, his best finish was a tied for 6th place at the 2023 Gösser Open. After he complete the playoff, Kedochim was very satisfied of himself, “Yeah I feel like I did my job the past 3 days. Definitely three rounds with the same score under par doesn’t happen every time. I don’t have anything to regret and actually I’m very pleased of myself. I will keep playing like I played this week and allowing myself to have chances and I’m sure it will be rewarded in the next events.”
Spain’s twenty-three years old, Quim Vidal, winner of the 2nd event of the season, the 2023 Red Sea Little Venice Open was close to the top of the leaderboard all week. He shot a bogey-free 5 under-par round, 67 today with 5 birdies for a three-day total of 16 under-par. When he signed for his bogey-free round, Vidal commented: “I played pretty well, today I didn’t make as many birdie putts, I had many that I couldn’t take advantage off. I played well the par 5 except the first one but overall, I am happy. I think I had a good chance to win again because my game is solid. I’m taking from this week some great feelings in my game as I hit the ball much better and was able to earn some confidence.”
Round 1 Leader, France’s Paul Margolis, concludes the tournament tied for 4th place with a three-day score of 15 under-par. He shot a bogey-free final round with 7 birdies for a 7 under-par, 65. He is 24 years old and represents Cannes-Mougins Golf Club. Margolis turned professional at the end of 2021 and captured his 1st win on the Alps Tour as an amateur player at the 2021 Mira Live the Soul Open. At the end of the 2021 season, he earned one of the coveted Challenge Tour Cards which is up for grabs to the highest ranked players in the Alps Tour Order of Merit for the following season. After his final round, he commented: “Today was a great round, it was very similar to my first round where I had a bogey-free 8 under-par round. I hit my irons so well today and my putting on the back nine could’ve been better, I had a lot of chances within 5 meters I wasn’t able to capitalize on. I could’ve been a much lower than what I actually did. Overall, it’s still a great tournament and I’m really happy about where my game is at right now. I’m getting closer to capturing a win so I’m going to keep focusing on what I have been doing so hopefully I will be holding a trophy soon.”
Alongside Margolis tied in 4th place at 15 under-par, Netherland’s Lars Keunen. In 6th place, Spain’s Enrique Marin. Just 2 strokes back in 7th place, Edoardo R Lipparelli from Italy.
After the 8th event of the season, Netherland’s Kiet Van der Weele keeps the Alps Tour Order of Merit lead with Ireland’s Ronan Mullarney in 2nd place and Spain’s Quim Vidal closes out the top three spots. This week’s winner, Spain’s Jose Manuel Pardo Benitez has moved into 6th place.
Final Round
Jose Manuel Pardo Benitez winner of the 2023 Alps de Andalucía, earned the winning check of €5,800 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.
The next scheduled event for the Alps Tour players is set for June 19th-21st at Buenavista Golf in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain for a co-sanctioned event with the Pro Golf Tour, the 2023 Tenerife Pro Golf Open.
Tournament Promoter
The 2023 Alps de Andalucía is promoted and organized by JGolf.
The Alps de Andalucía can count on the support of the joint collaboration between two main sponsors, the Real Federación Española de Golf and the Real Federación Andaluza de Golf. The tournament also has the support of numerous co-sponsors: Loterías y Apuestas del Estado, Isla Canela Links, Consejo Superior de Deportes, Allianz, AON, Rentokil, Kyocera (servicios oficiales de impresión), BCD Sports, Mahou San Miguel, Solán de Cabras and Nextcaddy.
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16th June 2023 | Alps Tour Golf
Lars Keunen and Benjamin Kedochim co-lead after Round 2 at the 2023 Alps de Andalucía.
Round 2 Review
Ayamonte, Spain
15th-17th June 2023
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Leaderboard
| Pos. | Name | Score |
| 1 | Lars Keunen (NED) | -12 |
| Benjamin Kedochim (FRA) | -12 | |
| 3 | Quim Vidal (ESP) | -11 |
| 4 | Victor Garcia Broto (ESP) | -10 |
| and 2 other players tied at | -10 |
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Round 2 Leaderboard
Final Round Tee Times
Lars Keunen and Benjamin Kedochim co-lead after Round 2 at the 2023 Alps de Andalucía.
It was another beautiful day with great scoring opportunities for the players competing at Isla Canela Links for the 2nd round of the 2023 Alps de Andalucía. The weather conditions were very favorable with sunny skies and a very warm temperature that reached 35°C. Play began at 8:15 am from both the 1st and 10th hole.
Netherland’s Lars Keunen who was in 2nd place after the first round, now finds himself in a share of the lead after today’s round at 12 under-par. He made 6 birdies and 1 bogey today for a second round of 5 under-par,67 and a two-day total of 12 under-par. He is currently 10th in the Order of Merit rank and has been constantly near the top of the leaderboards in the majority of the events this season. Keunen 26 years old, represents The Dutch Golf Club. After his round, he commented on how he found “the wind was coming from the opposite direction on the first 9 holes so they played a little differently for me today.” He added that “after starting my round with a bogey, I definitely played well and I’m pleased about the 4 birdies in a row in the middle of my round. I was able to take advantage of the easier holes on the course today.” When asked about heading into the final round in the lead, he “plans to execute the same strategy he used like the past 2 days and see what happens. It would obviously mean a lot to win tomorrow as I put in a lot of work to get my game to the next level but I don’t want to get too far ahead of myself.”
Benjamin Kedochim from France who shot a bogey-free round yesterday and was tied for 3rd place, finds himself tied for the lead at 12 under-par. He followed his opening-round of 6 under-par, with another 6 under-par in the second round for a two-day total of 12 under-par. During today’s round, he made 8 birdies and 2 bogeys. He concluded his round with 3 birdies in his last 4 holes of the day. He is 28 years old and represents Biarritz Le Phare. After his round, he was very pleased as he “made the birdies where I needed to which is a good feeling. I did well on the easy holes making birdies on every easy hole like 15, 16 where I had a short wedge into the green and 17 where I holed a good putt. Both rounds have been very good and all parts of my game have been very consistent this week especially my putting which has been the best of the season.” When asked about what he plans to do to prepare for tomorrow, Kedochim added, “I’m ready to have a good dinner and talk with the boys then have a good rest tonight ahead of tomorrow’s final round.”
Round 2 co-leader at the 2023 Alps de Andalucía, France’s Benjamin Kedochim. Photo Credit: Alps Tour Golf/ Federico Capretti.
Spain’s Quim Vidal, winner of the second event of the season, the 2023 Red Sea Little Venice Open, is only 1 stroke off the lead after the 2nd round of the 2023 Alps de Andalucía. He is 23 years old and currently is 5th in the Order of Merit standings. Vidal was tied for 6th place after the 1st round of the tournament and now is in 3rd place with a two-day total of 11 under-par. He had a bogey-free 6 under-par, 66 in round 2 with 4 birdies and 1 eagle. When he signed for his bogey-free round, he commented: “yesterday I played pretty well but I had two very different rounds. Yesterday I didn’t play bad but I made some good putts and today I played super well, leaving them very close but I didn’t putt well. I’m playing comfortably, with confidence because I’m hitting the ball well but not putting to my standards. I missed a few shorts putts which hurt.” He went on to add that, “After winning in Egypt, I missed a few cuts, but my game is improving again. I’ve made some technical changes in my swing with my coach and I’m hitting it more consistently again.” Vidal feels comfortable on this course as “I know it well because between the Alps Tour and the PQs I’ve played it a lot. I hope to finish the week well and move forward in the Alps Tour rankings.”
There is a 3-way tie for 4th place with a two-day total of 10 under-par with a Spanish trio: Victor Garcia Broto, Jose Manuel Pardo Benitez and Enrique Marin. In 7th place at 9 under-par, French amateur Antoine Bachelier.
Final Round
A total of 49 players made the cut which was set at 141 (-3).
The final round of the 2023 Alps de Andalucía will begin at 8:00 am local time from the 1st and 10th hole and the leaders will tee off at 9:28 am local time from the 1st hole.
The winner of the 2023 Alps de Andalucía, will earn the winning check of €5,800 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.
The 2023 Alps de Andalucía is promoted and organized by JGolf.
The Alps de Andalucía can count on the support of the joint collaboration between two main sponsors, the Real Federación Española de Golf and the Real Federación Andaluza de Golf. The tournament also has the support of numerous co-sponsors: Loterías y Apuestas del Estado, Isla Canela Links, Consejo Superior de Deportes, Allianz, AON, Rentokil, Kyocera (servicios oficiales de impresión), BCD Sports, Mahou San Miguel, Solán de Cabras and Nextcaddy.
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15th June 2023 | Alps Tour Golf
Paul Margolis is in the lead after Round 1 at the 2023 Alps de Andalucía.
Round 1 Notes
Ayamonte, Spain
15th-17th June 2023Alps Tour Media Contact: [email protected]
Leaderboard
| Pos. | Name | Score |
| 1 | Paul Margolis (FRA) | -8 |
| 2 | Lars Keunen (NED) | -7 |
| 3 | Romain Wattel (FRA) | -6 |
| Benjamin Kedochim (FRA) | -6 | |
| Jose Manuel Pardo Benitez (ESP) | -6 |
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Round 1 Leaderboard
Round 2 Tee Time
Paul Margolis lead after round 1 at the Alps de Andalucía.
Ayamonte, June 15th 2023- France’s Paul Margolis leads with a bogey-free 8 under-par, 64 at the conclusion of the 1st round at the 2023 Alps de Andalucía. Netherland’s Lars Keunen finds himself in 2nd place with a first-round score of 7 under-par, 65. French duo Romain Wattel and Benjamin Kedochim are tied alongside Spain’s Jose Manuel Pardo Benitez in 3rdplace with a 6 under-par 66.
A beautiful day with pleasant temperatures reaching a high of 29* but with windy conditions welcomed the players at Isla Canela Links course near Ayamonte, Spain for the first round of the 2023 Alps de Andalucía. This is the 11th edition of the event and the second time it’s being played at this golf course. Play began at 8:15 am from both the 1st and 10th hole.
Lars Keunen from Netherland concluded his first round at the 2023 Alps de Andalucía with 7 under-par, 65 and find himself in 2nd place. He is 26 years old and represents The Dutch Golf Club. He has been consistently near the top of the leaderboards in the majority of the events this season. After his round, he happily commented: “my game was pretty good from tee to green today. The wind made it pretty tricky on some holes but overall, I played nicely, I’m happy. Tomorrow I’ll try to keep doing the same things and keep the same mindset of going one shot at a time.”
Romain Wattel from France, who represents Bussy Saint Georges, concluded his first round at the 2023 Alps de Andalucíawith a 6 under-par, 66 and is one of three players tied for 3rd place. He is 2 strokes off the lead heading into the second round. He began his round on the 10th hole today and made 3 birdies on his front nine and 4 birdies and 1 bogey on his back nine.
France’s Benjamin Kedochim, shot a bogey-free, 6 under-par, 66 with 4 birdies and 1 eagle and he is the second player tied for 3rd place entering the second round. He is 28 years old and currently represents Biarritz Le Phare. His best finish so far this season is a tied for 6th place at the 2023 Gösser Open. After his opening round, Kedochim was pleased: “Today was a great round, it’s my best round in putting, I made a lot of putts today. That was the best part of my game for sure even though usually it’s my iron play. I was able to always put the ball in play and never had to face a tough situation. My attitude was very positive and I just tried to keep doing my best.” He went on to add that he had the same mindset as when he played at the Gösser Open which was “to put the ball in play and then hit the middle of the green and make as many putts as possible.” Kedochim, went on to comment that: “I’ve been in contention lately and had a tough final round that kept me out of the top 5 but now I’m just focusing on what I can control and try to stay as close to the top as possible to hopefully capture a trophy soon.”
Jose Manuel Pardo Benitez from Spain who is 24 years old and represents Golf La Moraleja is the third player in the 3-way tie at 6 under-par and 2 strokes off the lead. He made 5 birdies on the front nine and 2 birdies and 1 bogey on the nine. After the round, he was overall satisfied, “I played really well, very solid today, the best part of my game was the attitude knowing that I am in a great place after finishing 4th last week. I started the season poorly missing cuts but I am getting better each day. Things are going really well around me, golf, family, life and of course all of that reflects on the golf course and how I can approach each round.”
There is a 7-way tie for 6th place at 5-under-par that includes: French amateur Antoine Bachelier, France’s Arthur Ameil-Planchin, Belgium’s Kevin Hesbois, Spanish duo Victor Garcia Broto and Mario Galiano Aguilar, England’s Jack Floydd and Spain’s Quim Vidal.
The 140 players are competing for an overall prize fund of €40.000 and 45,000 Order of Merit points. The tournament winner will earn €5,800 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.
Round 2-
The second round of the 2023 Alps de Andalucía will begin again at 8:15 am local time from the 1st and 10th hole. After round 2, a cut will be made to the top 40 players and ties.
The first-round leader, Paul Margolis will begin round 2 at 1:48 pm local time from the 10th hole.
Tournament Promoter
The 2023 Alps de Andalucía is promoted and organized by JGolf.
The Alps de Andalucía can count on the support of the joint collaboration between two main sponsors, the Real Federación Española de Golf and the Real Federación Andaluza de Golf. The tournament also has the support of numerous co-sponsors: Loterías y Apuestas del Estado, Isla Canela Links, Consejo Superior de Deportes, Allianz, AON, Rentokil, Kyocera (servicios oficiales de impresión), BCD Sports, Mahou San Miguel, Solán de Cabras and Nextcaddy.
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8th June 2023 | Alps Tour Golf
Ludovico Addabbo leads by 1 after the 1st round of the 2023 Croara Alps Open.
Round 1 Notes
Gazzola, Piacenza, Italy
8th-10th June 2023
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Leaderboard
| Pos. | Name | Score |
| 1 | Ludovico Addabbo (ITA) | -7 |
| 2 | Edoardo Giletta (ITA) | -6 |
| Lars Keunen (NED) | -6 | |
| 4 | Luca Galliano (SUI) | -5 |
| and 4 other players at | -5 |
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A typical sunny spring day with blue skies and warm temperatures on the border between the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna Region welcomed the players for the first round of the 2023 Croara Alps Open played at Croara Country Club near Piacenza, Italy. Play began at 7:30 am this morning from both the 1st and 10th hole. The forecast for the remainder of the week is expected to be very similar to today which will allow players to have optimal scoring conditions.
This is the first time that Croara Country Club is hosting an Alps Tour event. Players are subject to the new course and its subsequent new conditions. After Saturday’s final round, we will have an inaugural winner for this event.
Round 1 Player Quotes
Ludovico Addabbo from Italy who concluded last week’s event in France tied for 7th place with a poor finish, has a 1 stroke lead after the 1st round of the 2023 Croara Alps Open. He turned professional in the early part of 2020, is 24 years old and represents Castelgandolfo Golf and Country Club. During today’s round, he made 3 bogeys, 2 eagles and 6 birdies for a 7 under-par,64. He had a very strong finish making an eagle on his 18th hole of the day, the actual 9th hole. After his round, Addabbo was ecstatic, “Today was a great day, I made a lot of birdies, 2 eagles and unfortunately 3 bogeys but I cannot be disappointed. My putter was definitely on my side today, I’ve had some issues with it in the past but today was not the case. After today’s round I hope now have a good relationship with my putter.” He added that he believes “the course is in good shape, you must hit it straight, very similar to last week in France but luckily this week it’s not as punitive.” He feels that he’s been playing well for a while now and now that the putter is finally on his side, “I feel I have some good golf coming. Tomorrow I won’t focus on anything specific, I will just try to hit as many fairways and greens as possible to give myself the most birdie chances. I will also try to stay calm and focused. The most important is to give myself chances and enjoy the moment. Every hole is a new birdies opportunity and I look forward too many more tomorrow.”
Italy’s Edoardo Giletta who represents Golf Biella Le Betulle is in a two-way tie for 2nd place at the conclusion of the 1stround at the inaugural 2023 Croara Alps Open. He shot a 6 under-par, 65 opening round with 3 birdies on his front nine and 2 bogeys, 1 eagle and 3 birdies to conclude his round. When he signed his card, Giletta commented on how “I was really consistent today in my game and didn’t make too many mistakes. I putted very well, I found a good rhythm pretty quickly so it was good to get going and get a good round in.” He went on to add that he ended his round with “two silly bogeys, one was a three-putt and the other was just a bad shot and couldn’t recover but I was able to stay calm and focused on the upcoming holes which I was able to have a birdie-birdie finish.” When asked about his perspective into tomorrow, he explained: “I will try to stay as calm as possible and play shot by shot and hole by hole without getting too far ahead of myself. I’m pretty confident in my game especially after today’s round. Now I will go and do a light practice to keep the feel going.”
Lars Keunen from Netherland concluded his first round at the 2023 Croara Alps Open with a bogey-free 6 under-par, 65 to be the second player in the two-way tie for 2nd place. He is 26 years old and represents The Dutch Golf Club. He currently is in 8th place in the Order of Merit rank and has been consistently near the top of the leaderboards in the majority of this seasons event. After another great bogey-free round, Keunen commented, “My round was very solid. I didn’t have to make too many putts for par and gave myself a lot of birdie chances.” When enquired about his perspective for the week, “I will try to keep doing the same things and play one shot at a time. I think I just have to stay patient with my game and trust that I’m working on the right things and that results are coming.” This is the first time that Croara Country Club hosts an Alps Tour event and Keunen found “the course is very nice but I believe to play well, you have to hit some good tee-shots and must be able to shape the ball a little.”
There is a 5-way tie for 4th place at 5-under par that includes: Swiss Luca Galliano, Spain’s Quim Vidal, Ireland’s Ronan Mullarney, Italy’s Enrico Di Nitto and France’s Benjamin Kedochim.
Italy’s Elia Dallanegra (am) and Luca Castelli had the highlights of the opening round making a hole-in-one and an albatross. Dallanegra (am) made a hole-in one on the par 3, 16th hole with a 9-iron from 132 meters. While, Castelli made an albatross on the par 4, 15th hole holing out his driver
The 144 players are competing for a prize fund of €40.000 and 45,000 Order of Merit points. The winner will earn €5,800 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.
Round 2
The second round of the 2023 Croara Alps Open will begin again at 7:30 am local time from the 1st and 10th hole. After round 2, a cut will be made to the top 40 players and ties.
The first-round leader, Ludovico Addabbo will begin round 2 at 8:14 am local time from the 1st hole.
Tournament Promoter
Like the majority of the Alps Tour events that are played in Italy, the 2023 Croara Alps Open is organized by the Italian Pro Tour, which is a branch of the Italian Golf Federation. They are responsible for promoting the majority of the professional golf events that occur in Italy.
The main sponsors that support the Italian Pro Tour include DS Automobiles, Fideuram Intesa SanPaolo Private Banking, Kappa, Rinascente and Poste Assicura. In addition, their media partners are the following two Italian newspapers: Corriere dello Sport and Tuttosport. The Italian Pro Tour featured social partner is Sport Senza Frontiere Onlus and with an official advisor, Infront Italy.
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12th May 2023 | Alps Tour Golf
Ronan Mullarney currently leads as Round 2 is suspended for darkness at the 31st Gösser Open
Provisional Round 2 Review
Maria Lankowitz, Graz, Austria
11th– 13th May 2023
Alps Tour Media Contact: [email protected]
Current Leaderboard
| Pos. | Name | Score | Holes |
| 1 | Ronan Mullarney (IRL) | -12 | F |
| 2 | Daniel Berna Manzanares (ESP) | -6 | 13 |
| Benjamin Kedochim (FRA) | -6 | 11 | |
| 4 | Paul Margolis (FRA) | -5 | 15 |
| and 2 other Players at | -5 |
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Current Round 2 Leaderboard
Ronan Mullarney currently leads as Round 2 is suspended for darkness at the 31st Gösser Open
Maria Lankowitz, May 12th 2023– It was a very long day of golf under difficult and cold weather conditions the 144 players competing at the 31st edition of the Gösser Open had to face. After play was suspended during yesterday’s 1st round at 11:58 am due to flooded greens, the Tournament Director Alessandro Pia decided at 2:00 pm to suspend play for the remainder of the day due to the continuous heavy rain fall.
After all night rain and cold temperatures which continued for the entire day, the 1st round resumed at 8:30 am local time and the 1st round afternoon wave tee times began at 9:00 am. Play was able to resume thanks to the unbelievable work performed by the Golf Club Erzherzog Johann- Maria Lankowitz superintendents lead by head superintendent Robert Keusch and his staff: Thomas Hacker, Matthias Schaffer, Josef Keusch, Johann Pölzl, Gregor Koschar and Stefan Fall.
When the 1st round was successfully completed, Ireland’s Ronan Mullarney was at the top of the leaderboard with an 8 under-par, 64. In 2nd place, France’s Paul Margolis with a 5 under-par,67. Tied for 3rd place only 1 shot back at 4 under-par: France’s Augustin Hole, Italy’s Gianmaria Rean Trinchero and Spain’s Daniel Berna Manzanares.
Round 2 began at 3:00pm local time from both the 1st and 10th hole. At 7:30 pm, Tournament Director Alessandro Pia, suspended play due to darkness. The second round will resume tomorrow morning, Saturday 13th May at 8:00 am. The afternoon wave tee times for the 2nd round will begin from hole 1 and 10 at 8:00 with the final group
When play was suspended, the current 31st Gösser Open leader, Ireland’s Ronan Mullarney concluded his round with a two-day total of 12 under-par. He holds a 6 strokes advantage on Spain’s Daniel Berna Manzanares and France’s Benjamin Kedochim, both of which still have to conclude their round.
Due to the weather delays and expected forecast, the Tournament Committee has decided to reduce the tournament to 36 holes with no cut.
The prize money will be assigned to the top 40 professional players and ties. The Order of Merit points will be given to the top 40 (and ties) Alps Tour Members both professional as well as amateur players.
The players are competing for a prize fund of €40.000 and 45,000 Order of Merit points. The winner of the 31st Gösser Open will earn €5,800 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.
Tournament Promoter
The 4th event of the 2023 season, is promoted by Murhof Gruppe. The sponsors and partners of Murhof Gruppe are Gösser Beer, Region Graz, Lipizzaner Heimat- Steiermark, Austrian Golf Federation, the city of Maria Lankowitz Wallfahrtsort Freizeitparadies and Steiermärkische Sparkasse. Their media partners are: Gepa Pictures, Antenne Steiermark andKleine Zeitung.
The Murhof Gruppe owns various golf courses throughout Austria including this week’s venue.
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