10th November 2023 | Alps Tour Golf
G.C. Le Fonti and Miglianico G.& C.C. promote the top qualifiers into the 2023 Q-School Finals.
Italy, November 10th, 2023– A total of 193 players were competing at Golf Club Le Fonti, Miglianico Golf & Country Club, and Terre dei Consoli Golf Club to earn access into next week’s 2023 Alps Tour Qualifying School Finals. The players concluded their Stage 1 Qualifier today, where the top 21 players from Miglianico G.&C.C. and the top 28 players from G.C. Le Fonti were promoted into the 2023 Q-School Finals.
The Stage 1 Qualifier held at Terre dei Consoli Golf Club was suspended at 5:20 pm local time due to darkness. It will resume at 8:30 am local time tomorrow morning when the final spots will be given out. The top 28 players will qualify for the Q-School Finals.
The players that qualified from the Stage 1 Tournaments gained access to the Final Stage, which will take place at Golf Nazionale and Olgiata Golf Club in Northern Rome from November 15th-17th. The best-ranked players at the conclusion of next week’s event can earn playing status for the 2024 season on the Alps Tour.
Stage 1 Qualifier at Miglianico Golf & Country Club
Spain’s Erik Shukhart shot the lowest score of the Stage 1 Qualifier held at Miglianico Golf & Country Club. He concluded his qualifier in 1st place with a two-day score of 5 under-par, (135). In second place, with a two-day total of 4 under-par, (136), another fellow Spanish player, Ramon Clavell Vallejo who was tied for 2nd place after yesterday’s first round. In 3rd place, English amateur Robert Holden with a two-day score of 3 under-par, (137). The 1st round leader, England’s Ian Clark, concluded his qualifier in a 3-way tie for 4th place at 2 under-par alongside French amateur Anguerrand Voisin and Netherland’s Thom Hoetmer (am).
At the end of today’s round, the top 21 players in the final scoreboard earned a spot into next week’s 2023 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage. As there was a four-way tie for the 21st spot, a playoff occurred on the 10th hole between Austria’s Clemens Gaster, Italian amateurs Pietro Bonamin and Lorenzo Acerbo, and Dutch amateur Rick Hessing.
After two playoff holes, Netherland’s Rick Hessing (am) came out on top and qualified with the last available spot. Clemens Gaster will be the 3rd alternate, Pietro Bonamin (am) will be the 6th alternate, and Lorenzo Acerbo (am) will be the 9th alternate at next week’s Alps Tour Q-School Finals.
Stage 1 Qualifier at Golf Club Le Fonti
French amateur Antoine Pellissier, who was tied for 2nd place after yesterday’s first round, concludes the 2023 Alps Tour Qualifying School Stage 1 Qualifier held at Golf Club Le Fonti in 1st place with a two-day score of 6 under-par (136). In second place, with a two-day total of 4 under-par (138) Italian amateur Gabriele Bravin. English amateur, Jack Mcphail concludes his qualifier in 3rd place, only 1 stroke back with a total score of 3 under-par (139).
After today’s round, the top 28 players in the final leaderboard earned their spot in the field of next week’s 2023 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage. As there was a five-way tie for the 28th spot, a playoff occurred between France’s Baptiste Achard, Pierrick Peracino, and Thomas Ripert, and Italy’s Riccardo Rovatti (am) and Andrea Martini.
Italy’s Andrea Martini and France’s Thomas Ripert earned the last two available spots. Baptiste Achard will be the 2nd alternate, Riccardo Rovatti (am) will be the 5th alternate, and Pierrick Peracino will be the 8th alternate of next week’s 2023 Alps Tour Q-School Finals.
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9th November 2023 | Alps Tour Golf
The hunt for a 2024 playing category has begun.
Players are competing at Golf Club Le Fonti, Miglianico Golf & Country Club, and Terre dei Consoli Golf Club. All the players will play the Stage 1 qualifier final round tomorrow. At G.C. Le Fonti, there are 70 players in the field and 28 spots available, at Miglianico G.&C.C., there are 52 players in the field and 21 spots available to qualify, and at Terre dei Consoli G.C., 71 players are competing with 28 spots to be promoted into the Alps Tour Qualifying School Finals.
Stage 1 Qualifier at Golf Club Le Fonti
After the 1st round of the 2023 Stage 1 Qualifier currently held at Golf Club Le Fonti, Italian amateur Lorenzo Casartelli is in the lead after a 3 under-par, 68. He made 2 bogeys, 1 double bogey and 7 birdies in his opening round. There is a 4-way tie for 2nd place, only 1 stroke back at 2 under-par: Italy’s Gabriele Bravin (am), France’s Antoine Pellissier (am), Monaco’s Sandro Piaget and Italian amateur Filippo Grossi. In 6th place at 1 under-par, Spain’s Anton Vazquez Muinos.
These are the only 6 players who were under-par at the conclusion of today’s first round. At the end of tomorrow’s round, which will begin at 8 am local time, the top 28 players will earn their spot into next week’s Alps Tour Q-School Final Stage field.
Stage 1 Qualifier at Miglianico Golf & Country Club
England’s Ian Clark leads with a 5 under-par, 65 after the first round of the Stage 1 Qualifier, which is being played at Miglianico Golf & Country Club. Spain’s Ramon Clavell Vallejo is in a 4-way tie for 2nd place with a score of 2 under-par, 68, alongside England’s Reis Suart and Robert Holden (am) and Spain’s Agusti Quinquilla. Only 1 stroke back from the four-way tie, there is a 5-way tie at 1 under-par with Netherland’s Thom Hoetmer (am), Erik Shukhart, and Ignacio Fons Pelufo from Spain, Italy’s Stefano Pitoni, and French amateur Anguerrand Voisin.
At the end of tomorrow’s round, the top 21 players will earn a spot in next week’s event. The final round will begin at 8 am local time.
Stage 1 Qualifier at Terre dei Consoli Golf Club
After round 1 of the 2023 Alps Tour Stage 1 Qualifier played at Terre dei Consoli Golf Club, Scotland’s John Paterson leads with a 5 under-par, 67. Only 1 stroke back in 2nd place, English amateur Mason Essam with a first-round score of 68. In 3rd place France’s Romain Lanteri who shot a 3 under-par, 69. There is a 3-way tie for 4th place only 1 stroke back at 2 under-par with: Spain’s Mario Garcia Garoz and Ruben Pardo Rodriguez and Ireland’s Simon Bryan.
Once tomorrow’s final round is concluded, the top 28 players will earn a spot in the field of the 2023 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage, where they will try and earn their playing status for the 2024 season.
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7th November 2023 | Alps Tour Golf
The 2024 Qualifying School Stage 1 tournaments gets underway on Thursday!
November 7th, 2023- Like the past three seasons, the 19th edition of the Alps Tour Qualifying School will unfold in Italy. The 1st Stage events will be played on November 9th and 10th in three distinct golf clubs: Golf Club Le Fonti, Miglianico Golf & Country Club, and Terre dei Consoli Golf Club. The Final Stage of the 2024 Qualifying School will take place at Golf Nazionale and Olgiata Golf Club in Northern Rome from November 15th-17th.
This year, nearly 300 applications were submitted to participate in the 2024 Alps Tour Qualifying School. Applications were open to any male professional golfer who belongs to a recognized PGA or Golf Federation, as well as male amateurs with a handicap not higher than 2.0. In the 2024 Alps Tour Qualifying School fields, there are 141 amateur players, 47 players under 20 years old, and 183 players under 25. A total of 27 different nations that including: Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, Finland, Luxembourg, Lebanon, South Africa, and the United States of America, will be represented throughout the 2024 Qualifying School.
In the 1st Stage events, there will be approximately 198 players competing in the three different venues. The tournaments will be played over 36 holes with no cut, and the top-ranked players will gain access to the Final Stage event. The top-ranked players at the end of the Final Stage will earn a full Alps Tour card for the 2024 season.
There will be 156 players in the field at the Final Stage of the 2024 Alps Tour Qualifying School, where 74 players have already been exempt into the field. The exempt players from the 1st stage and automatically eligible to participate in the Final Stage are: all of the players ranked in the 2023 Alps Tour Order of Merit who weren’t in the field at the 2023 Alps Tour Grand Final presented by AURALIS, all of the past winners of the Alps Tour Order of Merit, the winners of the past three editions of the Alps Tour Qualifying School, the leading 10 European Amateur players in the World Amateur Golf Rankingas of October 17th and players who competed at the 2023 World Amateur Team Championship and/or the 2023 European Boys/Men Team Championships and/or the 2023 Walker Cup.
The Golf Courses
There will be three golf courses throughout Italy that will host the First Stages of our Qualifying School this year: Golf Club Le Fonti, Miglianico Golf and Country Club, and Terre dei Consoli Golf Club.
The first venue that will host the Stage 1 Qualifying School event is located in Northern Italy, approximately 30km southeast of Bologna. The tournament will unfold at Golf Club Le Fonti in Castel San Pietro Terme. The course is home to 18 holes of golf and will be set as a par 71, 6411 meters. Rolling hills and a typical Emilia-Romagna landscape surround Golf Club Le Fonti. It has previously hosted Alps Tour events, Ladies European Tour events, and Qualifying Schools. The players will face multiple water hazards, making it a tough challenge.
Miglianico Golf and Country Club is the second course hosting Stage 1 events this year. It is a 5875-meter par 72 course in the Province of Chieti, about 20km south of Pescara in the Abruzzo Region. It was designed by well-known American golf architect, Ronald Kirby. The course is surrounded by vineyards, olive groves, bunkers, and artificial lakes, making Miglianico Golf a pleasant but challenging course to play with strategically placed bunkers and water hazards. It has hosted numerous prestigious events, including the Abruzzo Alps Open nine times, the 2021, 2022, and 2023 1st stage of Alps Tour Qualifying School, and the 2009 Games of the Mediterranean.
Terre dei Consoli Golf Club, designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr, is the third golf course that will host Stage 1 Qualifying School. It is one of the most recent golf courses in Italy that opened in 2011, located north of the Eternal City of Rome. The Terre dei Consoli Championship Course is a 6885-meter Par 72 course with an out-and-back routing. The course is perfectly integrated into the green valleys that embrace and welcome it. Made-to-fit obstacles raise its spectacular technical characteristics, fascinating all golfers. It has hosted numerous events in the past, including Alps Tour as well as Challenge Tour tournaments.
The Alps Tour wishes the best of luck to all the participants competing at the three different venues, and we are eager to follow the next rising golf stars #risinggolfstars!
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4th November 2022 | Alps Tour Golf
GC Le Fonti and Miglianico G&CC promote the top qualifiers for the 2022 Q-School Finals.
Italy, November 4th 2022- A total of 143 players were competing at Golf Club Le Fonti and Miglianico Golf & Country Club to earn access into next week’s 2022 Alps Tour Qualifying School Finals. The players concluded their Stage 1 qualifier today, where the top 26 players from Golf Club Le Fonti and top 25 players from Miglianico Golf & Country Club were promoted into the 2022 Q-School Finals
The players that qualified from the three different Stage 1 events that were held at: Acaya Golf Club, Golf Club Le Fonti and Miglianico Golf & Country Club gained access into the 2022 Qualiying School Finals. The finals will be played from November 9th until November 11th at Olgiata Golf Club and Golf Nazionale in Rome where they can earn playing status for the 2023 season is up for grabs.
Stage 1 Qualifier at Golf Club Le Fonti–
Round 1 co-leader, Austria’s Nikolaus Wimmer concludes the Stage 1 Qualifier played at Golf Club Le Fonti with the lowest overall score with a two-day total of 4 under-par. Only one stroke back in 2nd place, Finland’s amateur Matias Rantala with a score of 3 under-par. In 3rd place, Italian amateur Gianmarco Manfredi at 1 under-par.
At the conclusion of today’s final round, the top 26 players in the overall leaderboard qualified for the Q-School Finalsthat will be played in Rome next week. As there was a tie for the last 5 spots available and 3 alternates, a playoff occurred to determine who would qualify. After the playoff, the 5 players that qualified were: Andrea Martini, Victor Smrcka, Elia Dallanegra (am), Thomas Recrosio (am) and Brice Ballin (am). The three alternates are: Mike Korver, Francesco Santoni (am) and Andrea Pagano.
Stage 1 Qualifier at Miglianico Golf & Country Club–
Netherland’s Rodi Vlasveld shot the lowest score of the Stage 1 Qualifier held at Miglianico Golf & Country Club. He concluded his qualifier in 1st place with a two-day score of 9 under-par (131). In second place, with a two-day total of 7 under-par (133) France’s Maxime Radureau, who was in a tied for 5th place after yesterday’s first round. Only 2 strokes back, in 3rd place, round 1 leader, 16 years old, French amateur Michael Najburg with a two-day score of 5 under-par (135).
At the end of today’s round, the top 25 players in the final scoreboard earned a spot into next week’s 2022 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage. As there was a two-way tie for the 25th spot, a playoff occurred between Pierre Paoli and Antoine Bachelier (am). French amateur Antoine Bachelier came out on top and qualified with the last available spot. Pierre Paoli will be one of the alternates for the event next week. Alongside Paoli, the other two alternates are: Mathieu Montagne (am) and Jaime Nicolau Olmos (am).
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3rd November 2022 | Alps Tour Golf
Acaya GC promotes the top qualifiers to the 2022 Q-School Finals.
Italy, November 3rd 2022- A total of 180 players are competing on three distinct golf courses throughout Italy for 64 spots that will earn them access into next week’s 2022 Alps Tour Qualifying School Finals. At next week’s event, players are able to earn playing status for the 2023 season.
Players that were competing at Acaya Golf Club, concluded their qualifier today, where 13 players were promoted into next week’s tournament. The other players that are competing at Golf Club Le Fonti and Miglianico Golf & Country Club will play the Stage 1 qualifier final round tomorrow. At the conclusion of tomorrow’s round, the top 26 players from Golf Club Le Fonti and top 25 players from Miglianico Golf & Country Club will be promoted into the 2022 Q-School Finals.
Stage 1 Qualifier at Acaya Golf Club–
Ireland’s hopeful Ronan Mullarney shot the lowest score of the 2022 Alps Tour Qualifying School Stage 1 qualifier played at Acaya Golf Club to conclude his qualifier in 1st place with a two-day score of 5 under-par (137). In second place, with a two-day total of 1 under-par (141) France’s Antoine Santarelli. Round 1 leader, England’s Marcus Mohrconcludes his qualifier in 3rd place with a two-day score of even par (142).
After today’s round, the top ranked 13 players in the final scoreboard: Ronan Mullarney, Antoine Santarelli, Marcus Mohr, Christopher Hickman, John Hickey, Luca Pettinau, Monty Scowsill, Gabriel Naveau, Jaime Camargo, Joseph Hanney, Darren Howie, Michael Vonbank and Arnaud Ahoua earned a spot into next week’s 2022 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage. The tournament will be played at Golf Nazionale and Olgiata Golf Club in Rome from November 9th until November 11th.
Stage 1 Qualifier at Golf Club Le Fonti–
At the conclusion of the first round of the 2022 Alps Tour Stage 1 Qualifier currently played at Golf Club Le Fonti, Italian amateur Diego Buttironi and Austria’s Nikolaus Wimmer are in a two-way tie for the lead at 2 under-par. There is a 5-way tie for 3rd place only 1 stroke back at 1 under-par with: Italy’s Gianmarco Manfredi (am), Spain’s Manuel Gonzalez Camarero (am), United States of America’s Blair Key, Italy’s Lorenzo Casartelli (am) and Montenegro’sAleksandar Radoicic.
In a tie for 8th place at even par for the day: Matias Rantala (am), Gautier Brisout de Barneville, Christian Verrougstraete, Victor Smrcka and Guerric Jacqui (am).
At the end of tomorrow’s round, the top 26 players will earn their spot into next week’s Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage where they will compete to earn their playing status for the 2023 season.
Stage 1 Qualifier at Miglianico Golf & Country Club–
French amateur Michael Najburg, who is only 16 years old, leads with a 3 under-par 67 after the first round of the 2022 Alps Tour Stage 1 Qualifier which is currently being played at Miglianico Golf & Country Club. Michael made 6 birdies and 4 bogeys during his opening round.
France’s Louis Bellan is in a three-way tie for 2nd place only 1 stroke back with a score of 2 under-par alongside two Netherland amateurs Che De Bake and Thom Linssen. Only 1 stroke back from the three-way tie, there is another three-way tie at 1 under-par with French amateur Paul Franquet, Netherland’s Rodi Vlasveld and France’s Maxime Radureau.
These are the only 7 players who were under-par at the conclusion of today’s first round. At the end of tomorrow’s round, the top 25 players will earn a spot in next week’s Qualifying School Final Stage.
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31st October 2022 | Alps Tour Golf
It’s time for the 2023 Qualifying School Stage 1 tournaments!
October 31st 2022- In continuation with the past two seasons, the 18th edition of the Alps Tour Qualifying School will take place in Italy. The 1st Stage events will be played between November 2nd and November 4th in three distinct golf clubs: Acaya Golf Club, Golf Club Le Fonti and Miglianico Golf & Country Club. The Final Stage of the 2023 Q-School will occur at Golf Nazionale and Olgiata Golf Club in Northern Rome from November 9th to 11th.
This year more than 300 applications were submitted to take part in the 2023 Alps Tour Qualifying School. Applications were open to any male professional player that belong to a recognized PGA or Golf Federation, as well as male amateurs with a handicap below 2.0. An approximate 183 players from 22 different nations, such as the United States, Turkey, Armenia, Germany and South Africa, will compete in the three Stage 1 events.
The 1st Stage Events will be played over 36 holes with no cut and the top ranked players will gain access to Final Stagetournament. The top ranked players at the end of Final Stage will earn a full Alps Tour card for the 2023 season. There will be 156 players in the field at the Final Stage of 2023 Alps Tour Qualifying School where currently 93 players have already been exempt into the field. The players that are exempt are: Alps Tour members ranked in 2022 Order of Merit that weren’t in the field at the 2022 Emilia Romagna Alps Tour Grand Final, players who participated in the 2022 World Amateur Team Championship as well as players who competed at the 2022 European Boys and Men Team Championships.
The Golf Courses-
November 2nd-3rd host, Acaya Golf Resort & Spa is located in the Puglia regions of south Italy. It is a 6,192 meters par 71 course, designed by the famous American studio Hurdzan & Fry. Acaya Golf Club has hosted numerous events in the past including several Alps Tour events. The course is set in a green landscape among ancient olive trees, Mediterranean vegetation and some breath-taking elements, which include a waterfall between hole 11 and 12. Acaya GC is one of the most intriguing golf courses in Italy.
The second golf club that will host the following Stage 1 events between November 3rd-4th is located in Northern Italy near Bologna. The event will take place at Golf Club Le Fonti, in Castel San Pietro Terme. The course is home to 18 holes of golf and will be set as a par 71, 6411 meters. Golf Club Le Fonti is surrounded by rolling hills and a typical Emilia-Romagna landscape. It has previously hosted Alps Tour events, Ladies European Tour events and qualifying schools. This is the longest of the three courses that will host Stage 1 events. The players will have to face multiple water hazards making it a tough challenge.
Miglianico Golf and Country Club is the third course hosting Stage 1 events on the same days as GC Le Fonti, November 3rd-4th. Miglianico is a 5875 meters par 72 course. It was designed by well-known American golf architect, Ronald Kirby. Miglianico G&CC has hosted for seven years the Abruzzo Alps Tour Open as well as the 2021 1ststage Alps Tour Qualifying School and the 2009 Games of the Mediterranean. The course is surrounded by vineyards, olive groves, bunkers, and artificial lakes making it a pleasant but challenging course.
Eager to follow along during this highly anticipated moment, we’d like to wish all 183 players good luck!
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5th November 2021 | Alps Tour Golf
Qualifying School 2021 – First Stage Round 2 Results – Donnelly, De Haas & Ferchaud Victors
November 5th, 2021 – And the winners are: Luke Donnelly from Ireland, Floris De Haas from the Netherlands and Hermes Ferchaud from France on each of the respective courses. The additional winners are the 22 other players at each venue who have qualified for the 2021 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage next week.
At the Miglianico Golf and Country Club, yesterday’s joint leader, Luke Donnelly, maintained his dominant position, carding a -7 (133) for the two rounds. Starting from the 1st tee, he had a birdie and a bogey for par on the front nine and then four birdies and two bogeys to finish on 68 (-2) for the day.
“Two very enjoyable days. The golf course was very good. I loved it from the first day I played it on Tuesday. Course was set up brilliantly by the Alps team. Greens were fantastic. Even after all the rain today they held up lovely.”
In second place was the Belgian, Giovanni Tadiotto, on -6 (134) after today’s round of 65 (-5) and in third place was yesterday’s joint leader, Joel Ramirez Martin the amateur player from Spain, on -3 (137) with a 72 (+2).
The cut for the 23 available slots at Miglianico Golf and Country Club, came at +4 (144) and there was a seven-way play-off for the five spots remaining. The two non-qualifiers take reserve positions for the Final Stage in the event of withdrawals.
Another leader from yesterday, Floris De Haas, held good at the Golf Club Le Fonti to win with -4 (138). The Dutch player had five birdies and four bogeys for a 70 (-1) today.
“The course was very playable, and conditions were good but there was only one thing that we wanted to do which was to reach the Final Stage and go to Rome and we did that. I hope the course in Rome as good as this one as it was very enjoyable to play here at Le Fonti.”
Joint runners-up were two English players, Russell Chrystie, yesterday’s other joint leader and Adam Sagar on -2 (140). Chrystie shot a 71 (+1) today and Sagar a 68 (-3). At Golf Club Le Fonti the cut was at +8 (150).
Winner at the Acaya Golf Club was the French player Hermes Ferchaud at level par 142. One eagle, four birdies and a single birdie gave him a 66 (-5) for the round.
“It went pretty well over the two days. Overall, my game was good. I had a strong long game, and my putting was decent. But I was really helped by my best friend who came to caddy for me here and who will be with me in Rome now. He’s a great putter and was a great help with reading the lines. The first round was really difficult as, honestly, I’ve never played such a difficult course with so much wind, but I’m really happy.”
Yesterday’s joint leaders, Ben Schmidt from England and the Swedish player, Filip Lundell were just behind him on +1 (143) with the cut at +11 (154).
The players now head to Rome for the Final Stage which takes place at two adjacent course, the Golf Nazionale and Terre dei Consoli from November 10th to 12th where the ultimate battle for the precious cards for the 2022 Alps Tour season are at stake.
Results Round 2 Acaya Golf Club: click here or check on the Alps Tour Golf app.
Results Round 2 Golf Club Le Fonti: click here or check on the Alps Tour Golf app.
Results Round 2 Miglianico Golf and Country Club: click here or check on the Alps Tour Golf app.
4th November 2021 | Alps Tour Golf
Qualifying School 2021 – First Stage Round One Results – Joint Leaders on the Three Courses
November 4th, 2021 – At the end of day one of the First Stage of the Alps Tour Qualfiying School, there are joint leaders at each of the three venues. Wind proved to factor into the difficulties the players faced at all the courses.
First into the clubhouse were the players at the Miglianico Golf and Country Club. The twenty-three flights started at 7:30 am from the 1st and 10th tees. Sharing the lead on 65 (-5) are the Spanish amateur, Joel Ramirez Martin and Luke Donnelly from Ireland. The Spaniard started with a bogey on the first but finished the front nine on -4 (31) after four birdies and an eagle on the par five 9th. Two more bogeys to open the back nine but three birdies saw him finish -1 (34) on the 18th. Donnelly started from the 10th, two bogeys, two birdies and an eagle on the ninth hole saw him turn for home at -2 (33). An error-free inward nine with birdies on the last three holes saw him at -3 (32). In third place on 68 (-3) is Ben Davies from England.
Over at Golf Club Le Fonti the leading scores were 68 (-3) from the Dutch player, Floris De Haas and Russell Chrystie from England who played together in the same flight off the 1st. Three strokes behind them on 71 (par) is the French amateur, Gregoire Luck.
De Haas particularly enjoyed the course: “This was a very nice day; the course is absolutely great for a professional golf event. It’s tough but fair, really good greens and we had a good fight out on the course”. He carded eagle, birdie, bogey out -2 (33), two birdies and a bogey in for -1 (36).
Chrystie commented on the windy conditions: “It was my first event on the Alps Tour and so far, so good. It was a blustery round out there today, but I played some solid golf and hope I can continue”. He shot par (35) out with two birdies and two bogeys then eagle, two birdies and bogey in for a -3 (33).
Conditions at the Acaya Golf Club were extremely challenging with wind gusts up to 63km an hour which were reflected by the scores with the leaders sitting at 74 (+3). Ben Schmidt from England teed off from the 10th and had two birdies, a bogey and a double bogey for +1 (36) after nine holes. The inward nine, he started with a birdie but a bogey and double bogey saw him finish at +2 (38). Co-leader is the Swedish player, Filip Lundell:
“I had a good warm-up session on the range and got off to a good start and finished the front nine with a birdie to be two under. The final nine were more difficult, especially due to the wind and direction changes but everybody had problems today. You just had to keep your cool and stick to your decisions”.
Five birdies and three bogeys on the front nine followed by three bogeys and a double bogey on the back nine underscore his comments. The English player, Lucas Stewart, is one stroke behind the leaders on 75 (+4).
The wind will still be present tomorrow but less so than today as the players tee off for the 23 places available at each course for the QSchool Grand Final in Rome next week.
Results Round One Acaya Golf Club: click here or check on the Alps Tour Golf app.
Results Round One Golf Club Le Fonti: click here or check on the Alps Tour Golf app.
Results Round One Miglianico Golf and Country Club: click here or check on the Alps Tour Golf app.
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2nd November 2021 | Alps Tour Golf
Qualifying School 2021 – First Stage Round One at a Trio of Venues in Italy
November 2nd, 2021 – With the continuing support of the Italian Golf Federation, the First Stage of the Alps Tour Qualifying School for the 2022 season takes place this week over two days and two rounds of 18 holes at three different venues in Italy.
There is a record number of entries in this 20th anniversary year, with aspiring golfers from all over the world seeking to join the ‘Raising Stars’ Alps Tour. They will play 36 holes of stroke play to try and be among the 144 Final Stage entrants of the QSchool next week, the top 35 of whom receive a full category on the tour for 2022. However, only about a third of them on each course will make it to the Final.
In the South of Italy, 70 players are lined up to play at the Acaya Golf Club near Lecce. The course hosted the two opening tournaments of the 2021 season, the MIRA Golf Experience Acaya Open and the MIRA Live the Soul Open. The par 71, 6192 m/6772 yd open parkland layout can be challenging with its numerous bunkers, water coming into play on half the holes and an added difficulty: the wind.
Further up the coast, wind can also be a factor at the second venue where 71 players will head out on the Miglianico Golf and Country Club, regular host site of the Abruzzo Open. The par 71, 6015 m/6578 yd course has fairways that are quite narrow whilst the bunkers and water hazards are carefully distributed to make some holes tricky.
For the third venue, we move to the North of Italy and the Golf Club Le Fonti in Castel San Pietro Terme near Bologna. A welcome return to the course which last hosted the Alps Tour in 2010 for the Le Fonti Open. The 71 players on this, the longest of the three First Stage Round One courses, par 71, 6411 m/7010 yd , face multiple water hazards making many holes a real technical challenge.
The weather looks promising with pleasant temperatures in Acaya, slightly cooler in Miglianico and a possibility of showers in Castel San Pietro Terme.
The Alps Tour Qualifying School is open to male professionals belonging to a PGA or a recognised golf federation, and male amateurs with a maximum handicap of 2,0.
Entries Acaya Golf Club: click here or check on the Alps Tour Golf app.
Entries Golf Club Le Fonti: click here or check on the Alps Tour Golf app.
Entries Miglianico Golf and Country Club: click here or check on the Alps Tour Golf app.
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