8th November 2024 | Alps Tour Golf
G.C. Le Fonti and Conero Golf Club promote the top 55 players into the 2024 Q-School Finals.
Italy, November 8th, 2024– The players competing at Golf Club Le Fonti and Conero Golf Club concluded their Stage 1 Qualifier today, where the top 28 players from G.C. Le Fonti and the top 27 players from Conero Golf Club were promoted into the 2024 Q-School Finals.
Due to fog, the Stage 1 Qualifier held at Golf del Ducato Parma – La Rocca was suspended at 1:49 p.m. local time. It was resumed at 3:05 p.m. local time; however, at 5:00 p.m. play had to be suspended again due to darkness. It will resume tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m., where the final spots will be given out. The top 26 players will qualify for next week’s Q-School Finals.
The players who qualified from the Stage 1 events held at Golf Club Le Fonti and Conero Golf Club gained access to the Final Stage of Alps Tour Q-School, which will take place at Golf Nazionale and Terre dei Consoli Golf Club in Northern Rome from November 13th-15th. After next week’s event, the best-ranked players can earn playing status for the 2025 season.
Stage 1 Qualifier at Golf Club Le FontiItaly’s Alessandro Nodari, who already was in the lead after yesterday’s first round, concludes the 2024 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). Adrian Soriano from the United States of America and Italian amateur Pietro Gavazzi conclude the tournament in a 2-way tie for 2nd place with a total score of 5 under-par (137). David Nagiev and Malte Von Blankenfeld from Germany conclude the qualifier in a 2-way tie for 4th place with a two-day score of 4 under-par (138).
After today’s round, the top 28 players in the final leaderboard earned their spot in the field of next week’s 2024 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage. France’s Gautier Brisout de Barneville will be the 2nd alternate, Italian amateur Riccardo Cavina will be the 5th alternate, and Italian amateur Niccolo Bertuletti will be the 8th alternate at next week’s Alps Tour Q-School Finals.
Stage 1 Qualifier at Conero Golf Club
France’s Victor Veyret shot one of the lowest scores of the day at the Stage 1 Qualifier held at Conero Golf Club to conclude his qualifier in 1st place with a two-day score of 7 under-par (135). In 2nd place, with a two-day total of 5 under-par (137), another fellow French player, Mathieu Francois-Mir who was tied for the lead after yesterday’s first round. In an 8-way tie for 3rd place with a total score of 1 under-par (141), Italy’s Jacopo Albertoni and amateur Giovanni Pittarello and Lorenzo Bruzzone (am), Argentina’s Grego Ferrandez, Ireland’s Brandon St John, England’s Luca Houlgate and French amateur Thibault Frestel and Dorian Fournier (am).
At the end of today’s round, the top 27 players in the final in the final scoreboard earned a spot into next week’s 2024 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage, where they will try and earn their playing status for the 2025 season. French amateur Jean Chevalier will be the 3rd alternate, England’s Joe Ellis will be the 6th alternate, and James Sharp from England will be the 9th alternate at next week’s Alps Tour Q-School Finals.
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7th November 2024 | Alps Tour Golf
The Quest for a 2025 Alps Tour playing category is underway.
Italy, November 7th, 2024– A total of 200 players are competing on three distinct golf courses throughout Italy for 81 spots that will earn them access to next week’s 2024 Alps Tour Qualifying School Finals.
During next week’s event, players can capture a playing status on the Alps Tour for the 2025 season. The Final Stage of the 2024 Qualifying School will occur at Golf Nazionale and Terre dei Consolia Golf Club in Northern Rome from November 13th-15th, 2024.
The Alps Tour would like to thank Golf Club Le Fonti, Golf del Ducato Parma – La Rocca, and Conero Golf Club for allowing us to host our events at their venue and for the magnificent preparation they did to their course ahead of this week’s tournaments.
Players compete at Golf Club Le Fonti, Golf del Ducato Parma – La Rocca, and Conero Golf Club this week. At the first venue, Golf Club Le Fonti, there are 69 players in the field and 28 spots available, at Golf del Ducato Parma – La Rocca, there are 65 players in the field and 26 spots available to qualify, and at Conero Golf Club 66 players are competing with 27 spots to be promoted into the Qualifying School Finals.
Round 1 had to be suspended at 8:47 a.m. local time due to fog. Play was resumed at 10:00 a.m. after 1 hour and 16 minutes delay. At the end of tomorrow’s round, which will begin at 8:00 a.m. local time, the top 28 players will earn their spot in next week’s Alps Tour Q-School Final Stage field.
Stage 1 Qualifier at Golf del Ducato Parma – La Rocca
Spain’s Ignacio Mateo leads with a 5 under-par, 67 after the first round of the Stage 1 Qualifier being held at Golf del Ducato Parma – La Rocca. France’s Tom Colombel, Spanish amateur Esteban Vazquez Martin, and Gregori Baumann from Switzerland are in a 3-way tie for 2nd place with a score of 4 under-par, 68. In 5th place at 3 under-par, Italian amateur Tommaso Ajolfi.
At the end of tomorrow’s round, the top 26 players will earn a spot in next week’s event. The final round will begin at 8:00 a.m. local time.
Stage 1 Qualifier at Conero Golf Club
After the opening round of the 2024 Alps Tour Stage 1 Qualifier played at Conero Golf Club, France’s Mathieu Francois-Mir and Italy’s Jacopo Albertoni share the lead with a. 3 under-par, 68. In a 2-way tie for 3rd place at 2 under-par: France’s Ugo Ottogalli and Italian amateur Carlo Maria Asti. A 5-way tie for 5th place at 1 under-par includes: England’s Luca Houlgate, Ireland’s Brandon St John, France’s Dorian Fournier (am), and Victor Veyret and Spain’s Thomas Artigas.
Once tomorrow’s final round is concluded, the top 27 players will earn a spot in the field of next week’s 2024 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage, where they will try and earn their playing status for the 2025 season.
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5th November 2024 | Alps Tour Golf
Thursday marks the beginning of the 2024 Qualifying School Stage 1 tournaments.
November 5th 2024- The 20th edition of the Alps Tour Qualifying School will take place in Italy, just like the past four seasons. The 1st Stage events will be played on November 7th and 8th at three distinct golf clubs: Golf Club Le Fonti, Golf del Ducato Parma – La Rocca, and Conero Golf Club. The Final Stage of the 2024 Qualifying School will take place at Golf Nazionale and Terre dei Consoli Golf Club in Northern Rome from November 13th – 15th.
In the 2024 Alps Tour Qualifying School fields, there are 138 amateur players and 37 players under 20 years old. A total of 35 different nations, including: Argentina, Bulgaria, Brazil, Finland, Greece, Hong Kong, Lithuania, Lebanon, New Zealand, Poland, and the United States of America, will be represented throughout the 2024 Qualifying School.
For the second year in a row, we received nearly 300 applications from players who wanted 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 amateur players with a handicap of 2.0 or better.
In the three 1st Stage events, there will be 203 players competing over 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, where the top-ranked players will earn a full Alps Tour card for the 2025 season.
There will be 156 players in the field at the Final Stage of the 2024 Alps Tour Qualifying School, where 75 players have already been exempt.
The exempt players from the 1st stage and automatically eligible to participate in the Final Stage are: all players ranked in the 2024 Alps Tour Order of Merit after the 2024 Croara Alps Open who weren’t in the field at the 2024 Alps Tour Grand Final Presented by DEPOT – The Male Tools & Co., all of the past winners of the Alps Tour Order of Meritfrom 2012 to 2021, the winners of the Alps Tour Qualifying School in 2021, 2022 and 2023, the leading 10 European Amateur Players in the World Amateur Golf Rankings as of October 14th 2024, players who competed at the 2023 World Amateur Team Championship and/or the 2024 European Boys/Men Team Championships and/or the 2023 Walker Cup and players being members of the European Tour for the 2024 season until category 20 and members of the Challenge Tour for the 2024 season until category 16.
The Golf Courses
The three First Stages of this year’s Qualifying School will be disputed over three golf courses throughout Italy: Golf Club Le Fonti, Golf del Ducato Parma – La Rocca, and Conero Golf Club.
The first venue that has been constant on our schedule as a host for the Stage 1 Qualifying School event is 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.
Golf del Ducato Parma – La Rocca is the second course hosting Stage 1 events this year. It is a 6078-meter par 72 course in the Province of Parma, about 100km from Bologna and just 10 minutes from Parma in the Emilia-Romagna Region. It was founded in 1985 on the edge of the Boschi di Carrega nature park. The parkland golf course unfolds amongst oak and acacia forests, beautiful ponds, and slightly hilly terrain with unforgettable views.
This year, Conero Golf Club is the third golf course hosting Stage 1 Qualifying School. It opened in 1992 and was developed within Conero Park. It is a 5868-meter par 71 course set in almost seventy hectares, with gorse, arbutus, oak, tamarisk, and cherry trees envelop the golf course. The terrain is slightly soft and offers a wide variety of situations and landscapes: on the first nine holes, play will be influenced by the presence of a lake, which comes into play. On the back nine, the terrain changes its characteristics, and beautiful views of the rural surrounding landscapes will be the backdrop of the course. Conero Golf Club is also home to an executive 5 holes course in the middle of the complex.
The entire Alps Tour family would like to wish 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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13th November 2023 | Alps Tour Golf
Welcome to Rome, host of the 2023 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage!
Rome, November 13th, 2023 – The final hunt to capture a 2024 Alps Tour playing category gets underway on Wednesday when the 2023 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage begins. It is a very anticipated week for the competitors as they will battle it out in Northern Rome, Italy, from November 15th– 17th to earn their 2024 Alps Tour card.
A full field of 156 players representing 17 different nations, will be competing at this year’s 54 holes Final Stage. 79 players were already exempt into the field, while the remaining 77 players qualified through the three Stage 1 events that were held last week at Miglianico G.C., Terre dei Consoli G.C., and G.C. Le Fonti.
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 Ranking as of October 17th and players who competed at the 2023 World Amateur Team Championship and/or the 2023 European Boys/Men Team Championshipsand/or the 2023 Walker Cup.
For the first two rounds, the 156 competitors will be alternating between Golf Nazionale and Olgiata Golf Club. The final round will be played at Golf Nazionale.
The format of the tournament is a 54-holes stroke play, 18 holes a day. After 36 holes, a cut will be made to the top 65 players and ties who will compete in the final round.
At the conclusion of the 54 holes, the top 35 players and ties ranked according to score, will be eligible to receive Category 6 membership for the 2024 Alps Tour Season.
The remainder of the players who made the cut, and finished between the 36th and 65th position will be eligible to receive Category 8 membership for next year’s season. The remaining players who conclude the tournament between the 66th and 156th position will be eligible for membership in Category 9 for the 2024 Alps Tour Season.
The most recent winner of the Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage tournament is Netherland’s Lars Van der Vight, who won the event last year with a three-day score of 11 under-par.
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The Golf Courses
Olgiata Golf Club is the first venue that will host this week’s 2023 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage. It is home to 27 holes of golf: the West Course and the East Course. This week the players will be competing on the West Course, which is a 6547-meters, par 73 golf course. It was inaugurated in 1961 and designed by British Architect, C.Kenneth Cotton. The West Course is the older of the two and is an 18-hole course. Prestigious events like the Italian Open have been played numerous times on this course. This is the second time that an Alps Tour event will be played on the West Course. In 2012, it was completely redesigned by American Architect Jim Fazio to adapt it to new requirements. The current course record for the “West Course” is held by Ian Poulter and Angel Cabrera with a score of 11 under-par (61). Both players achieved the course record during the 2002 Italian Open.
Golf Nazionale, the second venue that is hosting this week’s 2023 Alps Tour Q-School Final Stage, is a 6482 meters par 72 course. It is considered one of the toughest and most challenging golf courses in Italy, as well as being recognized as one of the toughest courses in Europe. It was designed by George and Jim Fazio, and David Mezzacane, and has hosted numerous prestigious events over the years, including the 1991 World Cup and most recently the 2023 Junior Ryder Cup. Golf Nazionale is set in the natural landscape of upper Lazio with dense forests full of ancient oaks. It is a very technical but fun golf course for all types of players.
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11th November 2023 | Alps Tour Golf
The top 28 players from Terre dei Consoli GC are promoted into the 2023 Q-School Finals.
Italy, November 11th 2023– At 8:30 am local time this morning, the 1st Stage Qualifier held at Terre dei Consoli Golf Club was resumed after it was suspended yesterday at 5:20 pm local time due to darkness. A total of 71 players were competing to earn one of the 28 spots that were up for grabs which would allow them to earn a spot in the 2023 Alps Tour Qualifying School Finals.
The Q-School Finals 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 Terre dei Consoli Golf Club
Round 1 leader, Scotland’s John Paterson, alongside Spanish amateur Jaime Jaume Julve concluded the Stage 1 Qualifier played at Terre dei Consoli Golf Club in a two-way tie for 1st place with a two-day total of 6 under-par (138). Only one stroke back, a three-way tie for 3rd place with: England’s Charlie Thornton, France’s Romain Lanteri, and Spain’s Mario Garcia Garoz.
At the conclusion of the final round, the top-ranked 28 players in the overall leaderboard qualified for the 2023 Alps Tour Q-School Finals that will be played in Northern Rome next week.
As there was a tie for the last available spot and the 3 alternates, a playoff occurred to determine who would qualify. After the playoff, Spain’s Manuel Ballesteros earned the last available spot in the 2023 Alps Tour Q-School Finals field. The three alternates are: France’s Gregoire Luck, who is the 1st alternate, Pierre Rabassa from France is the 4th alternate and Netherland’s Charles Weis is the 7th alternate.
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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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11th November 2022 | Alps Tour Golf
Lars Van der Vight wins the 2022 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage.
Leaderboard (Golf Nazionale Par 72)
| Pos. | Name | Score |
| 1 | Lars Van der Vight (am) | -11 (206) |
| 2 | Robin Dawson | -9 (208) |
| 3 | Stuart Easton | -7 (210) |
| T4 | Giovanni Manzoni (am) | -6 (211) |
| Theo Boulet (am) | -6 (211) | |
| Luca Galliano | -6 (211) |
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Rome, November 11th 2022– Netherland’s Lars Van der Vight (am) wins the 2022 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage with a three-day score of 11 under-par. In 2nd place with a total score of 9 under-par, Ireland’s Robin Dawson. In 3rd place at 7 under-par Scotland’s Stuart Easton. There was a 3-way tie for 4thplace at 6 under-par: Giovanni Manzoni (am), Theo Boulet (am) and Luca Galliano.
The final round of the 2022 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage began at 8:00 am from the 1st and 10thhole and the leaders teed off at 9:50am from the 1st tee. After yesterday’s cut was made, the 65 players (42 pros and 23 amateurs) who qualified for today’s final round, competed at Golf Nazionale (Par 72) to earn their 2023 Alps Tour playing card. Today was a much warmer day compared to the last 2 with clear skies and a beautiful sunshine and some wind which allowed players to take advantage of good scoring opportunities.
Final Round Players Quotes-
Netherland’s amateur Lars Van der Vight wins the 2022 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage with a three-day score of 11 under-par. He was in a tie for 3rd place after yesterday’s second round. He shot a final round 5 under-par that included 5 birdies on the front nine holes and 2 bogeys and 2 birdies and 2 bogeys to close out his round. After his win, Lars commented: “I was three shots behind the lead ahead of the round today, so I was just trying to do my own thing. Keeping it to my process and see how far I could go. I got off to a really good start being 4 under after 6 holes and from there I just played really well until the end.” He went on to add how much he enjoyed playing Golf Nazionale: “it is a really good course, you need to have good short game and putting and luckily, I putted well the past two rounds so I’m happy.” When asked about his plans about turning professional ahead of next year’s season, Lars explained he will “remain amateur for at least a few more years and then decide what is best.”
Ireland’s Robin Dawson who was near the top of the leaderboard for the entire tournament, ended his week in 2nd place with a total score of 9 under-par.
In 3rd place at 7 under-par Scotland’s Stuart Easton. He shot a 3 under-par final round that included 4 birdies and 1 bogey. After his round, Stuart commented on his day: “It was nice to know ahead of today’s round that my job here was done so I could play more at ease. I had a great group today, we all played nicely and were comfortably feeding off each other. After 9 holes, I was relieved that I realized that the job was officially done and I have a job for next season. It was a great day.” When asked to it meant to him to have full status for the 2023 season, he went on to add: “I didn’t have a great year this year so now it’s great I have a full category so I can plan my year.”
There was a 3-way tie for 4th place at 6 under-par: Giovanni Manzoni (am), Theo Boulet (am) and Luca Galliano.
Final Round-
Once today’s final round ended, 36 players received Category 6 membership, which is a full playing card for the 2023 Alps Tour Season and will be ranked according to their score. The remaining 29 players who made the cut, received Category 8 membership for next year’s season. The remaining 91 players are eligible for membership in Category 9 for the 2023 Alps Tour Season. All of the players that will be in categories 8 and 9 will be subject to the 2023 Alps Tour committee re-rank policy.
The 2023 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage draws the 2022 season to an end. Now players can enjoy their winter break, until the 2023 Alps Tour season which will most likely begin in February 2023.
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10th November 2022 | Alps Tour Golf
Luca Galliano leads after Round 2 at the 2022 Q-School Final Stage.
Leaderboard (Olgiata GC Par 73/ Golf Nazionale Par 72)
| Pos. | Name | Score | Course |
| 1 | Luca Galliano | -9 | Golf Nazionale |
| 2 | Louis Bellan | -7 | Olgiata GC |
| T3 | Paul Murphy | -6 | Golf Nazionale |
| Theo Boulet (am) | -6 | Olgiata GC | |
| Lars Van der Vight (am) | -6 | Golf Nazionale | |
| Giovanni Tadiotto | -6 | Golf Nazionale | |
| Robin Dawson | -6 | Olgiata GC |
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Rome, November 10th 2022– Luca Galliano from Switzerland leads with a two-day total of 9 under-par at the end of the 2nd round of the 2022 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage. In 2nd place France’s Louis Bellan with a total score of 7 under-par. There is a 5-way tie for 3rd place at 6 under-par: Paul Murphy, Theo Boulet (am), Lars Van der Vight (am), Giovanni Tadiotto and Robin Dawson.
A warmer but overcast day was the backdrop of today’s second round in Northern Rome for the 2022 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage. The 156 players are competing to earn their 2023 Alps Tour playing card on two different courses: Golf Nazionale (Par 72) and Olgiata Golf Club (Par 73). Compared to yesterday’s round, today players switched between the two courses.
Players Quotes-
Luca Galliano from Switzerland has a 2 strokes lead over France’s Louis Bellan heading into tomorrow’s final round. He shot a 5 under-par 67 today at Golf Nazionale for a two-day total of 9 under-par. Today Luca was pleased as he had a tough start to his second round but was able to turn it around midway. After he signed his card, he commented: “Today was a good round, definitely a positive round. I had a rough start being +3 after 5 holes and wasn’t playing. After that I just told myself let’s try it, I hit a good shot into the 7th hole for eagle and after that my round began. I played solid, just trying to hit every fairway, every green and make some putts.” Luca finished his round strong with an eagle on the par 5 18th hole: “I risked it off the tee on the 18th hole hitting driver and got rewarded with another good shot and made about a 20ft putt for a very good eagle to finish my round off.”
France’s Louis Bellan is in 2nd place with a two-day total of 7 under-par. Today, he shot a 3 under-par 70 at Olgiata Golf Club with 4 birdies and a single bogey. After today’s round, Louis commented: “My game was pretty solid. My driving was on point today and the putts were dropping on the front nine holes. I prefer Olgiata Golf Club out of the two courses, but it’s great to be able to play on two amazing courses.”
Ireland’s Paul Murphy who yesterday was in a tie for 3rd place at 4 under-par, concluded his 2nd round with a two-day total of 6 under-par. Today, he competed at Golf Nazionale. He is in a share for 3rd place heading into tomorrow’s final round. Paul was very pleased with his tournament so far but is tremendously grateful to his friend Harry McGeary that flew in to caddy for him during the first 2 rounds this week. After his round, Paul happily commented: “I went out there today with the intention like nothing happened yesterday and pretty much stuck to my game plan and routine but most importantly believed in myself. Every time I got down I knew I was able to get birdies along the way as I was very confident in myself so it didn’t really bug me.” When asked what he thought about starting his tournament at Olgiata GC, Paul responded: “Yesterday for me personally I had an easier start by starting on the back nine. I knew I wanted to start by going low and then the round took over itself. Luckily, I continued the momentum from yesterday’s round into the round today.” Ahead of tomorrow’s final round where 2023 Alps Tour playing cards are at stake, he said: “Tomorrow I will focus again on the same thing like today by thinking nothing happened today. Take one shot at a time and believe in myself. I put the hard work to use so far so now I just have to let it happen.”
In a 5-way tie for 3rd place at 6 under-par: Ireland’s Paul Murphy, France’s Theo Boulet (am), Netherland’sLars Van der Vight (am), Belgium’s Giovanni Tadiotto and Ireland’s Robin Dawson. An Italian 3-way tie for 8th place at 5 under-par: Adalberto Montini, Niccoló Agugiaro (am) and Giovanni Manzoni (am).
A total of 65 players (42 pros and 23 amateurs) made the cut which was set at +2 (147).
Final Round-
The top 65 players and ties players gained access into tomorrow’s final round that will be played at Golf Nazionale. The tee times will begin again at 8:00 am from the 1st and 10th hole. The leaders teeing off at 9:50 from hole 1. For the final round, it is forecasted to be a sunny day with temperatures that will reach around 20°C and 10-20km/h winds.
At the conclusion of tomorrow’s final round, the top 35 players and ties will be eligible to receive Category 6 membership for the 2023 Alps Tour Season. The rest of the players who made the cut, and finished between the 36th and 65th position will be eligible to receive Category 8 membership for next year’s season. The remaining players will be eligible for membership in Category 9 for the 2023 Alps Tour Season. All of the players that will be in categories 8 and 9 will be subject to the 2023 Alps Tour committee re-rank policy.
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