21st June 2023 | Alps Tour Golf
Keunen captures his 2nd Alps Tour title at the 2023 Tenerife Pro Golf Open.
Final Round Notes
Buenavista del Norte, Spain
19th-21st June 2023Alps Tour Media Contact: [email protected]Leaderboard
| Pos. | Name | Score |
| 1 | Lars Keunen (NED) | -22 |
| 2 | Jack Floydd (ENG) | -18 |
| 3 | Paul Murphy (ENG) | -17 |
| 4 | Benjamin Kedochim (FRA) | -16 |
| 5 | 2 players tied at | -14 |
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Keunen captures his 2nd Alps Tour title at the 2023 Tenerife Pro Golf Open.
Buenavista del Norte, June 21st 2023- Netherland’s Lars Keunen comes from behind to win by 4 strokes his 2nd Alps Tourtitle, the co-sanctioned event with the Pro Golf Tour, the 2023 Tenerife Pro Golf Open. He eagled the 18th hole of the day to shoot a 9 under-par bogey-free final round and tie the course record. In 2nd place, 4 strokes back, the season opener winner, England’s Jack Floydd. Only 1 stroke back, Ireland’s Paul Murphy with a three-day score of 17 under-par. To round out the top 4 spots, France’s Benjamin Kedochim in 4th place with a three-day total of 16 under-par.
The final round of the 2023 Tenerife Pro Golf, co-sanctioned event with the Pro Golf Tour being played at the beautiful Buenavista Golf near Buenavista del Norte, Tenerife, Spain started this morning under sunny skies, a warm temperature and windy conditions. The players had the opportunity to compete under optimal scoring and weather conditions throughout the tournament.
The final round of the 2023 Tenerife Pro Golf began at 8:30 am local
Final Round Player Quotes
Twentysix years old, Netherland’s Lars Keunen who represents The Dutch Golf Club, captured his 2nd Alps Tour title at the 2023 Tenerife Pro Golf Open co-sanctioned event with a three-day score of 22 under-par. He wins by 4 strokes after a bogey-free 9 under-par, 62 final round tying the tournament course record. The record was previously established by Peter Nygren and tied during the 1st round of the tournament by England’s Jack Floydd and in the 2nd round by Italy’s Gianmaria Rean Trinchero. During today’s round he made 1 bogey, 6 birdies and 2 eagles, which one occurred on the 18thhole to seal the victory. Keunen has been close to the top of the leaderboards in the majority of the events this season and is happy to have captured his 2nd win. After he sealed his 2nd win, Keunen commented: “I kept playing good golf and this week I finally was able to capture the win. It’s been a really nice week, a really nice course, beautiful views and it was easy to enjoy it. I’m definitely very happy to have captured the trophy.” When asked about his plans, he added: “I’m going to keep focusing on the Alps Tour events and then maybe play a few Pro Tour events in August when we don’t have any Alps Tour events. Right now, I’m really happy with the way I played. I stayed patient throughout the past few weeks where I was close and wasn’t able to get it done but now I’m glad it payed off! It feels really good.”
Lars Keunen, winner of the 2023 Tenerife Pro Golf Open. Photo Credit: Alps Tour Golf
Jack Floydd from England, winner of the season opener 2023 Ein Bay Open in Egypt concluded the tournament in 2nd place, 4 strokes from the title. After being in the lead at the end of the 1st round, he was tied for 3rd place at 13 under-par after yesterday’s second round. He shot a bogey-free 5 under-par,66 round today with 5 birdies. He is 26 years old and represents Haywards Heath Golf Club. When he finished, he was pleased of his “bogey-free final round today especially as the wind was blowing stronger than the first two rounds. My game is in a good spot even though I’m always trying to get better with my coaches and there are definitely a few things I will take away with me from this week moving forward. However, I’m overall happy with the week for sure.”
Ireland’s Paul Murphy concluded the tournament in 3rd place with a total score of 17 under-par. He is 25 years old and represents Rosslare Golf Links. He shot a bogey-free final round with 4 birdies and 1 eagle on the par 5, 5th hole. After his bogey-free final round, Murphy was proud of how he “played flawless in the final round, proud of myself for that. Few more putts would have been nice but I gave it my all. Starting the tournament with a 63, I knew and believed I’d be there come the end of the last day. All I had to do was put up a score and see what happened. Congratulations to Lars! It wasn’t an easy day. To win in style with a 62 is something else. I really enjoyed the overall experience of the tournament. Each week I have the opportunity to be the best I can be as a golfer. The coastal scenery was pretty spectacular this week also.”
France’s Benjamin Kedochim, who was tied for 14th place after round 2, had a bogey-free final round of 8 under-par,63 for a three-day total of 16 under-par. He concluded the tournament in 4th place. He made 8 birdies in his final round. Kedochim is 28 years old and currently represents Biarritz Le Phare. His best finish so far this season is a 2nd place at last week’s event at the Alps de Andalucía. After his bogey-free final round, he feels like “there wasn’t anything different from the past two rounds other than I got a few lucky bounces on 2 holes, I got a good bounce on 16 which then I was able to birdie and on 18 even if I didn’t make birdie. I stayed really focused, I made a clutch putt on the 4th hole and then took advantage on the 5thhole and 9th hole, two easy par 5.” He believes that he “didn’t play great but the putts dropped and I was able to score so it was a good day overall.” Kedochim added that his biggest takeaway from the past two weeks is that “I believe sometimes you only need to wait and your time will come. Do your best, don’t complain and stay in the present. You also must enjoy playing golf. I’ve never enjoyed playing like I currently am and the results are coming.”
After the 9th 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 this week’s winner, Netherland’s Lars Keunen who jumped into 3rd place. England’s Jack Floydd is in 4th place and Spain’s Quim Vidal closes out the top 5 spots.
Final Round
Lars Keunen winner of the 2023 Tenerife Pro Golf Open, earned the winning check of € 5.000 and 5,000 Order of Merit Points.
The next Alps Tour scheduled event is set for June 29th– July 1st at Aravell Golf & Country Club in Aravell, Lleida, Spain for the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand. This will be the 2nd edition of the tournament.
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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20th June 2023 | Alps Tour Golf
Gianmaria Rean Trinchero holds a 1 stroke lead at the 2023 Tenerife Pro Golf Open.
Round 2 Notes
Buenavista del Norte, Spain
19th-21st June 2023
Alps Tour Media Contact: [email protected]
Leaderboard
| Pos. | Name | Score |
| 1 | Gianmaria Rean Trinchero (ITA) | -15 |
| 2 | Christian Braunig (GER) | -14 |
| 3 | Jack Floydd (ENG) | -13 |
| Lars Keunen (NED) | -13 | |
| 5 | 3 players tied at | -11 |
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Gianmaria Rean Trinchero holds a 1 stroke lead at the 2023 Tenerife Pro Golf Open.
It began as another beautiful day in the Canary Islands with sunny skies and warm temperatures for the 2nd round of the 2023 Tenerife Pro Golf Open. The tournament is currently being played in the Canary Islands at Buenavista Golf near Buenavista del Norte, Tenerife, Spain. The 2023 Tenerife Pro Golf Open is co-sanctioned with the Pro Golf Tour, therefor the field is split between players belonging to both tours.
The second- round action began at 8:00 am local time this morning from both the 1st and 10th hole.
Round 2 Player Quotes
Gianmaria Rean Trinchero from Italy shot a bogey-free 9 under-par, 62 round today for a two-day total of 15 under-par and holds a one stroke lead ahead of tomorrow’s final round at the 2023 Tenerife Pro Golf Open. He turned 28 years old yesterday and represents Golf Club Monticello. With his 9 under-par, 62 in today’s round, Rean Trinchero ties the tournament course record which was previously set by Peter Nygren. When he signed for his incredible bogey-free round, he was very satisfied: “I barely made any mistakes today which is very satisfying. I never had the opportunity to make bogey which is something that doesn’t happen every day. I’m very proud of my round today, I can tell you that the main difference is that I was able to clearly see more lines on the greens today so maybe some putts I missed yesterday, today I was able to make them. The par 5s are relatively short therefor you must take advantage and today I was able to accomplish that making 1 eagle and 3 birdies. I’m very satisfied on how I handled the par 5s but most importantly on how I putted today.” He plans on “hitting every fairway and every green tomorrow and must take advantage of the par 5s. If I can make 5 birdies on the par 5s I’m pretty confidence I’ll have a good chance tomorrow. My caddie today helped me tremendously helping me with the lines and my strategy so part of today’s result is thanks to her.”
Germany’s Christian Braunig who was tied in 3rd place after yesterday’s 1st round, now finds himself only 1 stroke off the lead. He followed his opening-round of 7 under-par, with another 7 under-par in the second round for a two-day total of 14 under-par. During today’s round, he made 1 eagle, 7 birdies and 2 bogeys. He concluded his round an eagle on the par 5, 9thhole, “Today I had a slow start making some crucial up and down on the first few holes. I tried to stay patient and then on my back nine, the course back nine, I hit some very good shots and some putts finally dropped. I finished with an eagle on 9, my 18th which was very satisfying. Tomorrow I want to try and take as much advantage from the par 5 and as many birdies as possible.”
England’s Jack Floydd, winner of the season opener 2023 Ein Bay Open in Egypt, is now in a two-way tie for 2nd place after the 2nd round of the 2023 Tenerife Pro Golf Open. He is 26 years old, represents Haywards Heath Golf Club and currently 4th in the Order of Merit standings. Floydd turned professional in 2020 and is playing his 3rd season on the Alps Tour. He finds himself with a two-day total of 13 under-par after his 4 under-par, 67 in round 2 with 2 eagles, 3 birdies and 3 bogeys.When he concluded his round, he commented that he found, “the conditions very similar to round 1, the pins were a little trickier though. I am happy with my round today and I’m looking forward to having a chance at winning my second event of the season tomorrow. Winning my second event would not change anything. I try to go out each week and give myself a chance to win so I am definitely looking forward to tomorrow.” Floydd added that he believes “tomorrow’s winning score to be -18.”
Lars Keunen from Netherland who was tied for 6th place after the first round, now finds himself in the two-way tie in 2nd place at 13 under-par. He made 4 birdies and 2 bogeys on his front nine and 5 birdies on the back nine for a second round of 7 under-par, 65 and holds a two-day total of 13 under-par. He currently is in 9th place in the Order of Merit ranks and has been constantly near the top of the leaderboards in the majority of the events this season while he looks to capture his 2nd win. Keunen is 26 years old and represents The Dutch Golf Club. After his round, he commented on how special it was to “finish my round with three straight birdies. That was very good. I found the course to be playing pretty similar to yesterday. However, I believe that some pin positions were definitely trickier than in yesterday’s first round.” He went on to add that “Tomorrow I think the winning score will be 20 under-par or better.”
There is 3-way tie for 5th place with a two-day total of 11 under-par with a Finish duo: Alex Hietala and Eemil Alajarvi and Ireland’s Paul Murphy.
Final Round
A total of 40 players made the cut which was set at -6.
The final round of the 2023 Tenerifo Pro Golf Open will begin at 8:30 am local time from the 1st and 10th hole. The final group will tee off at 9:30 am local time from 1st hole.
The winner of the 2023 Tenerife Pro Golf Open, will earn the winning check of € 5.000,00 and 5,000 Order of Merit Points.
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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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
Alps Tour Media Contact: [email protected]
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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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