14th June 2025 | Alps Tour Golf
Italy’s Jacopo Vecchi Fossa Surges Into the Lead at the 2025 Open de la Mirabelle d’Or.
Metz, June 14th, 2025- Italy’s Jacopo Vecchi Fossa surged into the lead after Round 2 of the 2025 Open International de la Mirabelle d’Or, posting a two-day total of 11-under-par. He holds a four-shot advantage over a trio tied for second at 7-under: France’s Augustin Holé, Ireland’s Robert Moran, and Luca Memeo from Italy. Just one stroke behind them, a three-way tie for fifth place includes Spain’s Jorge Maicas, French amateur Rodolphe Cicala, and Ireland’s Ronan Mullarney, setting the stage for a tightly contested final round in Metz.
Round 2 of the 22nd Open International de la Mirabelle d’Or took place today at Golf Domaine de la Grange aux Ormes, near Metz, France. Play proceeded under sunny skies and steadily increasing temperatures, providing stable conditions for the competition.
Round 2 Player Quotes
Italy’s Jacopo Vecchi Fossa, 30, who won various events on the Alps Tour as well as capturing the 2021 Alps Tour Order of Merit title, which allowed him to gain status on the now HotelPlanner Tour, leads after two rounds with a two-day total of 11 under-par. He followed his opening round of 4-under-par 66 with an impressive 7-under-par 63, carding birdies on holes 1,3,4,7,8,11,12, and 17 with his only bogey of the day came on hole 10. Reflecting on his performance, Vecchi Fossa said, “My round today began straight away well as I made birdies right away on holes 1, 3, and 4. My game was good, as well as my putting, I had good feelings all around. Today I also nearly made a hole-in-one and holed out from a greenside bunker, so let’s say it was an untypical round. I only missed one shot throughout the entire day on the 10th hole where I made a bogey, but after that, I was able to make some crucial putts coming in for birdie to sign for my 7-under-par.” Vecchi Fossa added: “Tomorrow, I will play against the course and not the rest of the field, aiming to hit the fewest shots and maintain the momentum I had today. I have good feelings and will bring them into tomorrow’s round. I won’t look at the leaderboard, focus on my game, and see what happens once we end the round.”
Augustin Holé, 27, of France, winner of the 2023 Alps Tour Grand Final, moved into a tie for second place with a two-day total of 7-under-par. Holé followed his opening round of 4-under-par, 66 with a 3-under-par, 67 in the second round. Starting on the 10th hole, he opened with a triple bogey but recovered quickly, carding birdies on holes 12, 15, 16, and 17, along with bogeys on 13 and 18. After making the turn, he added four more birdies on holes 3, 4, 6, and 8 to close out his round, crediting a strong mental approach and consistent execution. “It went well, especially after my triple bogey on 10 and bogey on 13,” he said. “I tried to stay in the present—that’s something I’ve been working on recently, focusing shot by shot without worrying about the leaderboard, and I’m happy I was able to do that today.” Holéhighlighted his putting and accuracy on the back nine as key factors, noting, “My putting was extremely solid, and I didn’t miss any greens so that helps. I don’t hit a lot of drivers here. My focus is hitting fairways and greens because once you miss either, it’s not that easy. But when you’re in the fairways, you can take advantage of the opportunities.” Looking ahead, Holé plans to stick with the same approach: “Tomorrow will be the same, hit good shots, play smart golf without doing anything special—and if the putter gets going, you can score quite low out here. Then the focus remains on myself and what I can control. You can’t control what anyone else does. Now I’ll rest, prepare for tomorrow, and most importantly, have fun and enjoy the round.”
Joining Holé in a three-way tie for 2nd place with a score of 7 under-par: Ireland’s Robert Moran and Italy’s Luca Memeo.
A total of 50 players made the cut which was set at 140 (Par).
The Final Round of the 2025 Open International de La Mirabelle d’Or will begin at 9:25 a.m. local time from the 1st and 10th hole. The leaders will begin their last round at 10:53 a.m. local time from the 1st hole.
The winner of the 2025 Open International de La Mirabelle d’Or, will earn the winning check of €6,200 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.
Tournament Promoter
The tournament is organized and promoted directly by the golf club, Golf Domaine de la Grange Aux Ormes.
The Institutional Sponsors that support this tournament are: Région Grand Est, Département de la Moselle, Ville de Marly, Inspire Metz, and Fédération Française de Golf.
The Private Partners at this event are: Crédit Agricole, Mercedes Kroely, Demathieu & Bard, Centre Porsche Lorraine, Sodevam, and Opéra Théâtre.
The Official Suppliers of the tournament are: EurogolfLuxembourg, Lemoy, Heineken, Château Sainte-Marguerite, Cristian Senez, Agence Grand Angle, Evian, Pernod Ricard, France Boisson, Metro, Fayard, and Cafés Richard.
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16th November 2023 | Alps Tour Golf
Two Amateurs co-lead after Round 2 at the 2023 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage
A chillier but beautiful sunny day was the backdrop of today’s second round of the 2023 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage. The 156 players are competing to earn their 2024 Alps Tour Playing Cards on two different courses: Golf Nazionale, Par 71, and Olgiata Golf Club, Par 73. The players switched between the two golf courses compared to yesterday’s round.
Italy’s Luca Cavalli (am), 18 years old, who was in a tie for 3rd place at 4 under-par yesterday, concluded his 2nd round of the 2023 Alps Tour Q-School Final Stage with a two-day total of 7 under-par. Today, he competed at Golf Nazionale, where he made 4 birdies and 1 bogey. He is in a share of the lead heading into tomorrow’s final round of the 2023 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage. Once he concluded his 3-under-par 2nd round, Cavalli commented: “I played well again today, however, I can say that I found Golf Nazionale to be more tiring both physically and mentally. Overall though, I am very pleased with how both days went everything worked well in my game, and the work I did is paying off.” As he is competing as an amateur, he’s “not planning on turning pro right away as I still need to graduate from high school so I will see how I rank and go from there. If I earn playing status this week, I will play as an amateur at first and then, by July or August, decide what is best for me to do.”
Round 1 Leader, English amateur Mason Essam, remains in a share of the lead heading into tomorrow’s final round of the 2023 Alps Tour Q-School Final Stage. He is 24 years old and represents Dartford Golf Club. He shot a 1 over-par 72 at Golf Nazionale for a two-day total of 7 under-par. Today Essam wasn’t pleased with his: “ball striking wasn’t nearly as good. I don’t think I hit many greens today. It was a tough day overall, I had to stay patient and calm. I did my best, and it kind of fell away at the end, but it wasn’t a bad round of golf.” He said he planned on “going to go to the range now to figure out a few things and then try and take that into tomorrow so I can hit more greens and go from there.” When asked about the two host golf courses this week, Essam added that “the score suggest I prefer Olgiata GC between the two courses. Olgiata lived up to my expectations of what my thoughts of a typical Italian course would be, but we will see tomorrow.”
Round 2 Co-Leader at the 2023 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage, England’s Mason Essam(am). Photo Credit: Alps Tour Golf / Federico Capretti
Alongside Memeo in the two-way tie for 3rd place at 6 under-par Irish amateur Robert Moran. He played at Olgiata Golf Club today and shot a 4 under-par with 4 birdies, 2 bogeys, and 1 eagle.
A total of 74 players (45 pros and 29 amateurs) made the cut which was set at +5 (149).
Final Round
The top 65 players and ties gained access into tomorrow’s final round, which will be played at Golf Nazionale. The tee times will begin again at 8:00 am local time from the 1st and 10th hole. The final pairing will tee off at 10:12 am local time from the 1st hole.
For tomorrow’s final round, it is forecasted to be a sunny day with temperatures that will reach around 17°C and Northwestern winds at approximately 12-25km/h.
At the conclusion of tomorrow’s final round, 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 rest of the players who will make the cut, and finish between the 36th and 65th position will be eligible to receive Category 8 membership for next year’s season. The remaining players who compete in this Final Stage and conclude the tournament between the 66th and 156th position will be eligible to receive membership in Category 9.
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