
Three players tied at the top set up a thrilling final round at the New Giza Open
Egypt, March 2nd, 2025 – The second round of the 2025 New Giza Open concluded today at the stunning New Giza Golf Club in Cairo, Egypt, with a tightly contested leaderboard setting the stage for an exciting final round tomorrow.
Three players share the lead, while a total of 40 golfers have made the cut and will compete in tomorrow’s decisive round to crown the champion.
At the top of the leaderboard, Gato Bertinotti of Argentina, Quentin Debove of France, and Javier Barcos of Spain sit tied at 12-under-par with a total score of 132. Bertinotti carded a 65 in the first round followed by a 67 today, while Debove and Barcos each posted matching rounds of 66-66, showcasing consistency and precision on the challenging New Giza layout.
Just one stroke back at 11-under-par are Hugh Foley of Ireland (66-67) and Juan Salama Monsalve of Spain (67-66), who remain in strong contention heading into the final day. Rocco Repetto of Spain holds sixth place at 9-under-par (68-67) while a trio of players: Alessandro Nardini of Italy (69-67), Paul Elissalde of France (70-66), and Jose Luis Adarraga Gomez of Spain (71-65), with the best score of the day, are tied at 8-under-par.
ROUND 2 PLAYERS QUOTES
Gato Bertinotti, 29, from Argentina, turned professional in 2018 and has been a consistent presence on the Alps Tour since then. While he has not yet secured a victory on the Alps Tour, his steady participation reflects persistence and growth. Today, he finished his morning round with a score of five under par, maintaining the top of the leaderboard. After completing his round, Bertinotti shared his thoughts:
“My round today was solid, just like yesterday. I stayed focused on my strategy, taking it shot by shot. Unfortunately, I struggled a bit off the tee and wasn’t able to hit the ball well. However, I managed to make some great recoveries, which I believe were the key to staying positive and capitalizing on my good shots. I made an eagle on the 3rd hole after a great second shot with my six-iron to three meters, and I took full advantage of that opportunity. I’m super excited for tomorrow. The game plan will remain the same as it has been for the past two days and the last two weeks. I’ve been in similar positions before, both as an amateur and as a professional, and I believe I’m much more mature and prepared for whatever comes tomorrow.”
Quentin Debove, a 23-year-old Frenchman, turned professional at the end of last year. He is in his first season on the Alps Tour and, in Egypt, he is proving his ability. After a 15th-place finish at the Ein Bay Open and a second-place finish earlier this week at the Red Sea Little Venice Open, he is once again making an impact in Cairo. Here’s what he told us after completing his second round:
“This afternoon, I started from hole number 10, and I got off to a pretty good start. I made six birdies in a row (from the 17th to the 4th). I was in a similar position last week, so I’m quite excited for tomorrow. I’m just going to focus on getting off to a good start. My ball-striking is solid enough, so if I keep doing everything right, I’ll do my best.”
The Spaniard Javier Barcos, 23, recently turned Professional and has begun his season on the Alps Tour. His experience in Egypt started with a 20th-place finish at the Ein Bay Open and a 4th-place finish this week at the Red Sea Little Venice Open. Here are his statements after today’s round:
“The start on the Alps Tour has been very solid and I’m very happy. I turned pro mid September just for the DP World Tour Q School first stage. My game has felt pretty good which it is what I was looking for before coming to Egypt. I’ll play tomorrow with the same mindset as today, but golf it’s a complicated game so it might need to change through the round. I am confident.”
FINAL ROUND
The final round of the 2025 New Giza Open will start from 08:00 to 09:06 from the 1st and the 10th. The flight of the leaders will start at 09:06 from the 1st hole.
- Javier Barcos co-leader after Round 2 at the 2025 New Giza Open. Photo Credits: Alps Tour Golf / Raffaele Canepa
- Quentin Debove co-leader after Round 2 at the 2025 New Giza Open. Photo Credits: Alps Tour Golf / Raffaele Canepa
TOURNAMENT PROMOTER
FORMAT
120 player field including 15 amateurs.
54-hole Individual stroke play, with a cut to the top 40 professionals and ties after 36 holes.
PRIZE FOUND/1st
€42,500 / €6,200
ODM POINTS/1st
45.000,00 / 6.525,00
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Gato Bertinotti takes the lead after the first round at New Giza Golf Club
Egypt, March 1st, 2025 – The Alps Tour kicked off the 2025 New Giza Open today at the prestigious New Giza Golf Club under warm conditions, with winds picking up in the afternoon. After an exciting first round, Argentina’s Gato Bertinotti emerged as the early leader, carding an impressive 7-under-par to take a one-shot advantage heading into the second day.
Hot on Bertinotti’s heels is a tightly packed chasing pack, with eight players tied for second place at 6-under-par. The group includes Ireland’s John Murphy and Hugh Foley, Switzerland’s Maximilien Sturdza, France’s Quentin Debove, Thibault Frestel, and Robin Roussel, Spain’s Javier Barcos, and Italy’s Ludovico Addabbo, all setting the stage for a competitive battle in the rounds ahead.
Sitting in a share of 10th place at 5-under-par are Spain’s Juan Salama Monsalve and Manuel Morugan, alongside France’s Antoine Auboin and Tom Gueant, rounding out a strong contingent of contenders after the opening day.
Gato Bertinotti, 29, from Argentina, turned professional in 2018 and has been a consistent presence on the Alps Tour since then. While he has not yet secured a victory on the Alps Tour, his steady participation reflects persistence and growth. His strong performance in the first round of the New Giza Open (7-under-par) marks a potential breakthrough, positioning him as the current leader of the tournament. After finishing his first round at seven-under-par, Bertinotti shared his thoughts:
“My round today was pretty good. I played solidly and hit the ball well, especially with my irons. I struggled a bit off the tee midway through the round, but I managed to keep it together. My putting was on fire today. I made a couple of long putts from seven or eight meters, which felt great. The eagle on the third hole was fantastic, and overall, I stayed consistent. I stuck to my strategy throughout and finished strong with a few good putts. The course conditions were amazing; the golf course is in great shape, and the staff here is doing an incredible job. The weather helped too, it was a bit hotter than last week, with some wind but not as strong as the past two weeks. I handled it well and I’m really happy with how it went.”
John Murphy, 26, is an Irish professional golfer. As a professional, Murphy has competed on various tours, including the Challenge Tour and Alps Tour, steadily building his reputation. After completing his morning round, Murphy shared the following statements:
“Today there were good conditions, not much wind. So this morning there were quite a few opportunities, and I managed to take advantage of them well. I never put too much pressure on myself and stayed pretty stress-free for most of the time. In the last few weeks, I’ve struggled in the first round to get going and basically knocked myself out of the tournament. So this time, I tried to focus more on relaxing from the start, and I did a good job with that. Overall, I’m happy with the score, but obviously there’s still a lot of golf to play.”
Maximilien Sturdza, 24, from Switzerland, turned Professional after the Alps Tour Qualifying School 2024. After completing his morning, Sturdza shared the following remarks:
“The round of this morning was very good. I started with 5 birdies within the first 7 holes which helped me carry some momentum throughout the course. The conditions this morning were nice, and the layout of the course is great! Every hole looks different which makes this course a very nice walk with not too much wind.”
The Irish Hugh Foley, 27, turned professional in 2022 after a successful amateur career. After his morning round of six under par, Foley said:
“I was out early this morning at 7.10am which is almost always good to get a little less wind and the best of the greens. I played nicely, I have been working hard with my coach (Geoff Loughrey) and it’s great to see some good signs from that work come through. The course has big greens so I thought it was key to work on pace putting this week. I started steadily and then the birdie on 18 (my 9th) started a nice run of chances and I made a few good putts.”
Quentin Debove, 23, from France, earlier this week, finished second at the Red Sea Little Venice Open. After his morning round at the New Giza Open, Debove commented:
“Pretty good today. I hit nine greens on the front nine and made five birdies, so definitely a great job. There wasn’t much wind, the weather was perfect, so I took advantage of it. Then on the back nine, my game stayed solid, so I’m happy with the day. Tomorrow we start again, and I hope to repeat it.”
The Spaniard Javier Barcos, 23, completed the first round of the New Giza Open scoring a six-under-par. Earlier this week, he achieved a strong fourth-place finish at the Red Sea Little Venice Open, showcasing his consistent form. After his morning round at New Giza, Barcos commented:
“My game felt pretty good the whole day, I was hitting my driver very straight and the first 10 holes I hit my irons really good. I hit great putts the whole round and I felt I could’ve made more but really happy overall. The course was in great shape, the greens rolled very consistent which made it easier to hit good putts. We had really good weather, the temperature was perfect and there was just a little breeze that didn’t do much, so it was the perfect day to play golf.”
French Thibault Frestel, 22, who finished third in the 1st Stage of the School last November, commented after completing his morning round at six under par:
“Yeah good round today, 18 greens in regulation so long game on point, the course here is very similar to my home course in France so feels like home a bit. Not too much wind so it helps to play in the morning sometimes! Putting was good but nothing amazing on that part.”
The French Robin Roussel, 31, has competed extensively on the Alps Tour from 2017. Roussel has also participated in the HotelPlanner Tour with a victory in 2019 at the Hauts de France – Pas de Calais Golf Open. After finishing his first round at the New Giza Open at six under par, Roussel shared his thoughts on his performance:
“Today, I started from the 10th hole. I’ve been hitting the ball solidly since arriving in Egypt, though I struggled a lot on the greens in the first two tournaments. I’ve been striking it really well distance-wise. On the 11th, I nearly made a hole-in-one and had a tap-in for birdie. My iron play was excellent today, so I didn’t face many long putts. By the turn, I hit every fairway and green, landing a few iron shots very close. I holed two good putts, one from six meters and another from two and a half meters, with the rest being tap-ins for birdies. I’m very happy with my game so far. The key here is positioning yourself well on the greens because putting isn’t easy.”
After finishing the first round at six strokes under par, Italian Ludovico Addabbo, 26, commented:
“Today was a windy day, but the course was in great condition. It’s quite long, so the wind made it a nice challenge. I played really solid golf, hitting 16 greens, and I’m happy with both my score and the position I’ve put myself in. Tomorrow, with the same mindset, I’ll try to maintain this pace.”
SECOND ROUND
The second round of the 2025 New Giza Open will start at 07:00 to 08:30 from the tee of hole 1 and the tee of hole 10. The afternoon block will be from 11:20 to 12:50, also from both starting tees.
TOURNAMENT PROMOTER
FORMAT
120 player field including 15 amateurs.
54-hole Individual stroke play, with a cut to the top 40 professionals and ties after 36 holes.
PRIZE FOUND/1st
€42,500 / €6,200
ODM POINTS/1st
45.000,00 / 6.525,00
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Alps Tour’s 2025 Egypt Swing wraps up at the New Giza Open in Cairo
Egypt, February 27th, 2025 – The New Giza Open, a standout event on the 2025 Alps Tour, is poised to tee off at Egypt’s New Giza Golf Club with a vibrant field of 120 players from 20 nations. This international mix, spanning Europe, Africa, the Americas, and beyond, features professionals with strong experience, emerging talents, and local players, all chasing an early season advantage. With the Alps Tour’s history of launching players like Matt Wallace, Antoine Rozner, Adri Arnaus, Gregorio De Leo and many others to prominence, this season could reveal golf’s next breakout name. New Giza Golf Club was inaugurated in 2019, with its first professional event, the New Giza Open, held in March of that year. The Alps Tour officially launched both Sokhna and New Giza GC.
As the third leg of the Egyptian Swing commences this Saturday, Alps Tour Chairman Marco Durante extends his gratitude for an excellent start to the season. The Alps Tour 2025 Season began with the Ein Bay Open and Red Sea Little Venice Open at Sokhna Golf Club – a traditional fixture for the past 13 years – resulting in two notable winners.
This impressive beginning underscores the organization’s commitment to providing opportunities for players and sets a positive tone for the upcoming season. Chairman Marco Durante expresses his sincere appreciation for all efforts that have contributed to this success.
“As the Chairman of the Alps Tour, I would like to share a few words following the successful start of our season in Egypt. I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to Mr. Ali Mohammed Ali, General Manager of Sokhna and New Giza GC, for the outstanding organization and management of these opening tournaments that have been in our schedule for the last 13 years. Thanks to his efforts, we have been able once more to kick off the season in exceptional conditions, both in terms of play and overall logistics.
This early start to the season, made possible by Ali Mohammed Ali’s dedication, provides our players with the perfect opportunity to compete at a high level right from the outset. It sets a strong foundation for them to prepare thoroughly for the upcoming events on our calendar. We feel sure that also the New Giza Open will meet these high standards and we look forward to a very long-term friendship with Egyptian golfers.”
From Left: Ali Mohamed, General Manager of Sokhna and New Giza GC; Marco Durante, Alps Tour Chairman; Estelle Richard, Alps Tour Chief Executive & Operations Director; Alessandro Pia, Alps Tour Deputy Director of Tour Operations and Tournament Director.
THE FIELD
Leading the field are standout players from the Alps Tour’s top category, including Ronan Mullarney from Ireland, known for his precision and experience; Luca Galliano from Switzerland, the reigning champion of the season’s opening Ein Bay Open, bringing his skill and determination; Mario Galiano Aguilar from Spain, recognized for his steady play and strategic approach; Enrico Di Nitto from Italy, who earned his card for the HotelPlanner Tour thanks to his standout 2024 Alps Tour season; Theo Boulet and Antoine Auboin from France, both noted for their versatility and powerful play; Mattia Comotti and Gianmaria Rean Trinchero from Italy, adding flair and competitiveness to the Italian contingent; and Jose Antonio Sintes Navarro from Spain, a young player with precision on the course. Adding to the excitement, Alvaro Hernandez Cabezuela from Spain, arrives fresh off his victory at the Red Sea Little Venice Open, which concluded yesterday, solidifying his status as one of the tour’s brightest stars.
The top 10 players in the current Order of Merit participating in the New Giza Open include the leader Alvaro Hernandez Cabezuela, second-placed Luca Galliano, third-placed Quentin Debove, Mario Galiano Aguilar, Ronan Mullarney, Maxime Legros, Jacopo Vecchi Fossa, Javier Barcos, Rocco Repetto, and Giovanni Manzoni, setting the stage for intense competition and memorable moments as these golfers vie for glory on one of Egypt’s premier courses.
Nestled just southwest of Cairo, the New Giza Golf Course is an 18-hole masterpiece that blends stunning design with breathtaking surroundings. Designed by the renowned Thomson Perrett & Lobb firm, this par-72 championship course stretches across 7,100 yards of dramatic terrain, carved from an ancient quarry. With wide fairways, strategic bunkering, and undulating greens framed by scenic lakes and desert landscapes, it offers a challenge for expert golfers while remaining accessible to players of all levels. Elevated tees provide panoramic views of the iconic Pyramids of Giza, just five miles away, adding a unique historical allure to every swing. The course is complemented by a state-of-the-art Practice Academy and a luxurious clubhouse, making New Giza a standout golfing destination in the Middle East.
TOURNAMENT PROMOTER
The 2025 New Giza Open is proudly supported by New Giza for Real Estate and Development HR, serving as the primary sponsor of the tournament. Additional sponsors include TPC-Touristic Promotion Company and Al Hayat Company, providing soft drinks and mineral water.
FORMAT
120 player field including 15 amateurs.
54-hole Individual stroke play, with a cut to the top 40 professionals and ties after 36 holes.
PRIZE FOUND/1st
€42,500 / €6,200
ODM POINTS/1st
45.000,00 / 6.525,00
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Edoardo R Lipparelli wins the 2024 New Giza Open!
Cairo, March 3rd, 2024- Italy’s Edoardo R Lipparelli wins the 2024 New Giza Open with a total score of 17 under-par. France’s Aymeric Laussot and England’s Harry Goddard conclude the tournament in a two-way tie for 2nd place only 1 stroke back. In a two-way tie for 4th place at 15 under-par Spain’s Mario Galiano Aguilar and France’s Benjamin Kedochim.
Alps Tour President and Chairman of The Board of Directors, Mr. Marco Durante, traveled to Egypt to be on-site during the final tournament of the 2024 Winter Series. Ahead of today’s final round, he commented: “The Egyptian Winter Series offers a chance for our players to start the season early in ideal weather conditions. I wanted to see the quality of the golf courses and facilities firsthand. Based on the players’ comments and my own personal experience, I consider them excellent. This is mainly thanks to the active and valuable cooperation with Mr. Ali Mohamed, director of New Giza and Sokhna Golf Club.”
From Left: Mr. Ali Mohamed- Sokhna Golf Club Director; Mr. Marco Durante- Alps Tour President and Chairman of The Board of Directors, Ms. Estelle Richard- Chief Executive & Operations Director and Mr. Alessandro Pia- Deputy Director of Tour Operations and Tournament Director
Final Round Player Quotes
Italy’s Edoardo R Lipparelli, 27, wins his second Alps Tour title at the 2024 New Giza Open. He was in a tie for 4thplace after yesterday’s round 2 and today he shot a fabulous bogey-free 9 under-par, 63 to conclude the tournament with a three-day total of 17 under-par. He is a past winner on the Alps Tour, won the 2018 Alps Tour Order of Merit and has collected a number of top 3 finishes over the years. After his win, Lipparelli proudly commented: “I’m very pleased, I played well today. Obviously when you put together a bogey-free round it’s always special but today my game was very solid. I always try to focus on hitting shot by shot and not focus on the overall result. I began my round making 4 birdies in the first 5 holes and even after doing that, I tried to focus on one shot at a time.” He added that this is a special win to him as: “it shows that the hard work I did this off-season is paying off. It’s good to be back in the winner’s circle after these past few years. My goal remains the same which I think is the same as most of us players have, which is to conclude the season in the top 5 spots to earn one of the Challenge Tour cards.” Lipparelli also mentioned how “I found that the level of golf the players competing on the Alps Tour are playing has grown tremendously over the years. It showed even today with the scores that were made. There will be some exciting battles this season.”
The winner of the season-opening event, the 2024 Ein Bay Open, France’s Aymeric Laussot, 23, concludes the tournament in a two-way tie for 2nd place only 1 stroke back at 16 under-par, alongside England’s Harry Goddard. He made 5 birdies on his opening front nine and then made 4 more birdies and 1 bogey on the back nine to conclude his day with a 8 under-par, 64. After his fabulous final round, Laussot commented: “8 under-par on the final round giving yourself a chance to win is all you can really do. Hats off to Edoardo to shot 9 under-par. We played together and to be honest it was a great golf show, hole after hole. He kept hitting it slightly closer than me, but my putter was hot today, and I made a lot of important putts. I’m really pleased with the way I played overall and I have a lot to take away from this Winter Series. I tried to put some pressure on him, but he’s been playing great the past few tournaments and he was extremely solid today.”
Harry Goddard, 24, from England is the second player who concluded the 2024 New Giza Open in the two-way tie for 2ndplace at 16 under-par. After his 8 under-par, 64 round, Goddard commented: “The round went very well today. It was a bogey-free round which is always nice but honestly today I really hit the ball lovely which makes it even more rewarding.” When asked what he takes away from the beginning of the season, he added: “it’s been good to get out and play some competitive golf and to be able to finish the trip off with a T2nd place is good.”
After the first three events of the 2024 season, the Alps Tour Order of Merit rank has Edoardo R Lipparelli leading with 13,005.00 points. Aymeric Laussot and Jose Antonio Sintes Navarro (am) close out the top three spots. In 4thplace, Harry Goddard with 4,716.00 points and Eduard Rousaud is in 5th place with 4,606.18 points.
Final Round
Edoardo R Lipparelli winner of the 2024 New Giza Open, earned the winner’s check of €5,800 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.
Now the Alps Tour players will have a few weeks off before the next scheduled event of the 2024 season.
Tournament Promoter
The 2024 New Giza Open can count on the support of: New Giza Company as the main sponsor of the tournament, as well as TPC- Touristic Promotion Company and Coca-Cola Egypt.
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Benjamin Kedochim extends his lead at the 2024 New Giza Open.
It was another beautiful day with mostly sunny skies that welcomed the players at New Giza Golf Club in Cairo, Egypt for the 2nd round of the 2024 New Giza Golf Club. Play began at 7:00 am local time from the 1st and 10th hole. The first time the Alps Tour played at New Giza Golf Club was in 2019 and Italy’s Lorenzo Scalise, who now plays regularly on the DP World Tour, won the event. Players are competing with good scoring conditions this week, even if they faced more wind today compared to yesterday’s first round.
France’s Benjamin Kedochim, 29, maintains his lead after two rounds of the 2024 New Giza Open. He shot a second round of 5 under-par,67 with 1 eagle, 4 birdies, and 1 bogey for a two-day total of 11 under-par. Kedochim has earned numerous top 5 finishes in his career but is still looking to earn his 1st title as he has never won an Alps Tour event. After his round, he was delighted and happily commented: “Even if we teed off in the morning today, it was significantly windier than yesterday. It was already really windy at 5:30 this morning when I left the hotel. The course is wide, so I feel like you can allow yourself to miss some shots off the tees, they don’t need to be perfect, however your iron shots and your putting need to be spot on. I feel like I managed well today in these conditions and the only bogey I made was a stupid one but then I almost made an albatross on 14 so it was a good comeback.” He added that this week, “I’m not thinking at all about the results, I’m just trying to stay in the present and hit the shot that’s ahead of me and I also do the same with my putting. I try to hit the putt on the line I see without thinking about the consequences or having to tell myself I need to make it.” Kedochim plans to “do a little practice this afternoon just to go over the fundamentals I’ve been working on and allow my body to memorize well my swing which seems to be working well and some rest as that is always very important ahead of tomorrow’s final round.”
Manfredi Manica, 28, from Italy, winner of the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand, is 2 strokes off the lead after the 2nd round of the 2024 New Giza Open. He was tied for 2nd place at 5 under-par after the 1st round of the tournament and remains in a 2-way tie for 2nd place with a two-day total of 9 under-par. He made 6 birdies and 1 double bogey during round 2, for a 4 under-par, 68. At the conclusion of his round, he commented on how, “today was a good day, yesterday wasn’t bad either but today the only negative part was the double bogey on the last hole which was unfortunate. However, it’s done now, and I can only look forward to tomorrow and try my best. I don’t want to do what I did at the season-opening event, where I had a rough start to the round, and then all I can do is to try and recover. Yes, it was the first event of the season, so my game was a bit rusty but tomorrow I plan to play like I did today and having played a few rounds, I’m a bit more confident overall in my game.” Manica added that, “it would mean a lot to me to win tomorrow. That would mean adding another title next to my name, but most importantly, it would allow me to have some margin for the rest of the season, which would determine my chances of being in the top 5 of the order of merit rank. That said, I will stay present and focused on my round and what I can control and see if it will be enough at the end of the round.”
England’s Harry Ellis, 28, who was tied for 17th place after yesterday’s 1st round, now finds himself in a 2-way tie for 2ndplace with a two-day total of 9 under-par. He shot a bogey-free 6 under-par, 66 in today’s round 2 where he made 5 birdies in a row to begin his day. Ellis’s best finish this season was a 10th place at the season-opening, 2024 Ein Bay Open. After he concluded his bogey-free round, Ellis commented: “it was a quick start to the round which put me in a good place for the rest of the day. To have a bogey-free round, on a tricky day feels very rewarding.” He added that he plans to: “just go out and play another round of golf. I feel like I have some good momentum and I am just looking forward to being out on the course again tomorrow.”
In a 7-way tie for 4th place at 8 under-par you can find: Spain’s Jorge Maicas and Mario Galiano Aguilar, England’s Harry Goddard and Arron Edwards-Hill, Italy’s Edoardo R Lipparelli and Enrico Di Nitto and France’s Aymeric Laussot.
Final Round
The final round of the 2024 New Giza Open will begin at 8:00 am local time from the 1st and 10th hole. The leaders will tee off at 9:17 am local time from the 1st hole.
The winner of the 2024 New Giza Open, will earn the winning check of €5,800 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.
Tournament Promoter
The 2024 New Giza Open can count on the support of: New Giza Company as the main sponsor of the tournament, as well as TPC- Touristic Promotion Company and Coca-Cola Egypt.
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The 2024 Winter Series moves to Cairo for the 2024 New Giza Open.
Cairo, February 29th, 2024 – The Alps Tour players continue their journey in Egypt this week as they move to Egypt’s capital, Cairo, to compete in the third and final event of the 2024 Winter Series, the 2024 New Giza Open. The tournament will be played at the beautiful New Giza Golf Club in Cairo from March 1st to March 3rd, 2024.
The Alps Tour debuted at New Giza Golf Club in March 2019, and the inaugural event was won by Italy’s Lorenzo Scalise, now a regular on the DP World Tour.
The Field
Both of this season past winners will be headlining the field of the 2024 New Giza Open: Aymeric Laussot, winner of the 2024 Ein Bay Open, and Jose A. Sintes Navarro (am), winner of the 2024 Red Sea Little Venice Open.
Jose Manuel Pardo Benitez, Manfredi Manica, Gianmaria Rean Trinchero, and Augustin Holé, who are all winners on the Alps Tour during the 2023 season, will also be in the field during the final event of the 2024 Winter Series.
In addition, all players currently in the top 10 of the Order of Merit rank except for Lukas Lipold, 4th place will be competing this week.
Among the 120 players scheduled to compete at the final tournament of the 2024 Winter Series, there will be approximately 23 worldwide countries represented, among which: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Cameroun, Egypt, England, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, Slovenia, Swiss, Tunisia and Venezuela. The field will consist of 100 professional players and 20 amateur players.
As for the first two events of the 2024 Winter Series, at the 2024 New Giza Open, there will be approximately 120 players competing for an overall prize fund of €40,000 and 45,000 Order of Merit Points. The 2024 New Giza Open winner will earn €5,800 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.
The event will be played as a 54 holes stroke play tournament where a cut will be made after 36 holes.
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The Course
The final event of the 2024 Winter Series, the 2024 New Giza Open will be hosted at the beautiful New Giza Golf Club in Cairo, Egypt, located about 200km northwest of Sokhna Golf Club.
It is located on 200 acres of land and was built by Thomson, Perrett & Lobb, featuring some amazing views of the world-famous Pyramids of Giza. The course seamlessly melds the natural terrains, creating an inspiring environment for all players. It meanders through an old quarry, offering the players some suggestive views. It has some strategically placed bunkers, changes in elevation, scenic lakes, and an impressive desert landscape cutting into the huge undulating greens, which altogether complete the experience at New Giza Golf Club.
The players competing this week will play the course set up as a 6711 meters, Par 72.
Tournament Promoter
The 2024 New Giza Open can count on the support of: New Giza Company as the main sponsor of the tournament, as well as TPC- Touristic Promotion Company and Coca-Cola Egypt.
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Postponement of the Alps Tour Winter Series
Paris – 6 March 2020. Given the current situation regarding the Covid-19 virus, the Alps Tour Board has taken the decision to postpone the three upcoming events in Egypt.
The Allegria Open, the Dreamland Pyramids Open and the New Giza Open will be rescheduled for September 2020. Exact details will be released in the near future.
At the moment, no other postponement of events is envisaged, although we are closely monitoring the situation and we shall abide by the orders of the relevant authorities.
We will keep you posted soon.
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Keunen Captures the Ein Bay Open Title
Suez (Egypt), February 20, 2020 – The Dutchman, Lars Keunen, continued his week of steady golf to win the Ein Bay Open 2020 here at Sokhna Golf Club with a -12 (204) for the 54 holes.
This is his third season on the Alps Tour but his first win since turning professional. His previous best was second position in March 2019, again in Egypt, at the New Giza Open.
He finished the first round in third place then moved up to second after 36 holes and then took the first place today, four points clear of the nearest contender. Obviously thrilled to finally lift a trophy after a difficult 2019 season:
“I was just saying to some of the other guys that I missed the last six cuts. I started well last season but then went down towards the end. But the last couple of months I’ve been getting better.”
He also stated that he had changed a lot of things in his game:
“I’ve never hit a fade in my life but now I hit them all the time. I’m also practicing better and believe that if I practice well then, the results will come by themselves. “
And indeed, they did today. With a bogey-free round and four birdies he shot a 68 (-4) for the day. His play was pretty regular over the three rounds with a first round 66 (-6) without a bogey on the horizon and a second round 70 (-2) where he counter-balanced his 3 bogeys with four birdies and an eagle.
The English player, Sam Robinson, roared up the score board today moving to joint second place from fifteenth. With 5 birdies, an eagle on the par 5 15th and just one bogey he came into the clubhouse with -8 (208) for the tournament after an excellent 66 (-6) today.
He is joined by Tomas Santos Silva from Portugal, also with -8 (208). Having scored par 72 today, he maintained his position from yesterday.
In fourth place is rookie Jeong Weon Ko. The French player was joint leader after day one and his two succeeding rounds of par 72 saw him finish at –7 (209).
Vitor Londot Lopes from Portugal takes the fifth place with -6 (210) after also shooting a 66 (-6) today which rocketed him up from yesterday’s twenty-third place.
In joint sixth place at -5 (211) are the two Spanish players Victor Pastor Rufian, yesterday’s leader and Angel Hidalgo Portillo.
The players now have just two days before the next tournament, the Red Sea Little Venice Open which starts on 23rd February. This is also taking place here at Sokhna Golf Club but on Courses B & C. They play a little shorter, 6641 yards/6073 metres, than the Ein Bay Open A & B combination, 6963 yards/6367 metres.
With the weather forecast to continue in the same vein, warm and sunny, the second tournament of the season looks set to be off to a great start.
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Rookie Scalise is the Master of New Giza
It took only four tournaments to Italian rookie Lorenzo Scalise to catch his first win as a pro in the first edition of New Giza Open, on the spectacular New Giza course in Cairo (Egypt), with a total of -12 and one stroke advantage, the same he had after the second round. It was not an easy path for Scalise, though, because Dutch Lars Keunen had no intention of giving up at any time, after he signed a 65 yesterday, and so they went head-to-head scoring both 70 (-2) on the last round ; Spaniard Xavi Puig Giner popped up from behind – he was tied 9th at -4 after 36 holes – matching the course record 65 and joining the two leaders for a short time, and then settling for second place tied with Keunen.
Scalise, 23, turned pro at the end of last year and gained access to the Alps Tour at the Qualifying School last December with a category 6 which gave him right to play all the tournaments in the 2019 schedule, and now he has jumped to category 1 – those of winners. « If it had been the first round, I must say I wouldn’t be too happy about my game because it was kind of crappy at times – said Scalise – I hit two balls in the water on 11 and 14, but in the end I won the tournament! So I’m really happy and it was a good fight until the end, when the birdie on 17 gave me the advantage I needed to win. It is such a nice feeling, last time I won it was back in 2017 as an amateur, a college tournament in the U.S.A., so being able to be solid at the beginning of my pro career makes me very happy ».
Keunen, 21, is on his second season as a pro, and last year had two top 5 out of 12 tournaments played : « Today it was a really close fight between Lorenzo and me, and when on 13th we saw that another player had reached us on -11 I told myself ‘come on, we’re going to catch that guy !’. In the end Lorenzo finished one stroke better than us, a well deserved win for him. It was a very good tournament in all, on a great course with probably the best conditions we’ve ever had on Alps Tour lately ».
Xavier Puig Giner, 30, from Barcelona (Spain), scored a bogeyfree round : « I knew there were many players in contention, and that with a lot of wind anything could happen, so the chip in at the first hole gave me a lot of confidence. I really played well the whole round, always on the fairway with my drives and on the greens in regulations, I’ve also made a very long putt from 15 metres ; it was one of those days when all goes well. I worked especially on the mental side of the game, sometimes you need to forget about the result and concentrate shot by shot, and I’m happy because I was able to do that and finish with a birdie on 18 » – so to tie the course record 65 (-7) signed yesterday by Keunen.
Scalise’s cheque is worth 5,800 euros, and the young Italian is now leading the Order of Merit with 9,295.38 euros and a very small margin over Austrian Lukas Nemecz.
Alps Tour schedule will resume in just three days for the last of the Winter Series tournaments, Katameya Dunes Open (4-6 April), on another great venue in Cairo and for the same prize money, 40,000 euros.
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Italian rookie Scalise leads by one at New Giza
Weather conditions were milder today in Egypt at New Giza Golf for the second round of the New Giza Open, although still not what you would expect in this part of the world, with the wind blowing at peaks of 30 km/h and temperatures fluctuating between 13° and 18°.
Whatever the weather, it was another perfect day for Italian rookie Lorenzo Scalise, who added a 66 (7 birdies and one single bogey) to the 68 he signed yesterday and is now one stroke clear of Dutch Lars Keunen. With eight birdies and one bogey Keunen, 21, at his second year on Alps Tour, climbed five positions on the leaderboard – yesterday he was tied 7th with a 70 (-2) – and is now owner of the new course record, 65 (-7).
Alone in third position at -7, is rookie Frenchman Pierre Pineau (71-66), 19, also successful at the Qualifying School last December as Scalise and Parisian Frederic Lacroix, who sits in fourth position at -6 (72-66) tied with first-round leader Julien Foret. Lacroix, winner of the first tournament of the season at Sokhna, the Ein Bay Open, today climbed 19 steps in the rankings (he was tied 25th yesterday) ; his same second-round score 66 was posted by Argentinian Martin Contini (9th place, at -4) and Spaniard Angel Hidalgo Portillo (15th place, at -3).
« I’ve played even better than yesterday – said Scalise, 23 – the quality of my shots was certainly higher and I hit my drives well, this was one of the goals I had for the day ; I’ve also made some more putts, which always helps. The first holes were the key, I’ve started strong – I was minus 3 after 6 although it was cold and quite windy, and then in the front nine (my back nine actually, since I’ve started from hole 10) from hole 2 to 5 I could save pars and take advantage of two more birdies. Now I’m exactly where I wanted to be, on top, and if I can keep this rythm it will certainly be an interesting and amusing day ».
Fifty players made the cut on level par, among them only the 4 amateurs will not share the 40,000 euros prize money at stake.
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