22nd May 2025 | Alps Tour Golf
Round 1 of the 2025 Lacanau Alps Open: Livio, Aparicio, and Debove are in the Lead
Round 1 of the 2025 Lacanau Alps Open: Livio, Aparicio, and Debove are in the Lead
Lacanau-Océan, May 22nd, 2025– After Round 1 of the 2025 Lacanau Alps Open, the leaderboard is tightly packed. Italy’s Federico Livio, alongside France’s Nicolas Aparicio and Quentin Debove, lead the field with an impressive 5-under-par, 67. In a closely contested race, there is a 9-way tie for 4th place at 4-under-par, featuring Spain’s Javier Calles Roman and Jorge Maicas, Italy’s Luca Cavalli, Mattia Comotti, and Elia Dallanegra, Kiet Van der Weele and Jerry Ji from Netherland, as well as Estonia’s Sander Aadusaar and France’s Xavier Poncelet.
Players faced mostly sunny skies with some wind conditions as they battled through the first round of the tournament.This is the second edition of the Lacanau Alps Open and the second time UGolf Lacanau hosts a professional golf tournament.
Round 1 Player Quotes
Federico Livio, 26, from Italy, co-leads after the opening round of the 2025 Lacanau Alps Open with a 5-under-par, 67. He recorded one birdie and one bogey on the front nine, then dropped a shot on the 10th hole before bouncing back with birdies on the 12th, 13th, 16th, and 17th hole. He ended his round in style with an eagle on the par-5 18th. Still in search of his first professional victory, Livio has consistently performed well, collecting multiple top-20 finishes in his career so far. “Today went really well,” said Livio. “I didn’t get off to the best start, but I stayed calm because I knew the round could turn around at any moment. This morning, it was a bit easier to play as there was no wind at all. Toward the end, conditions got tougher, but despite that, I still managed to make a lot of birdies. The course this week is beautiful, it’s in fantastic shape, and the greens are perfect for making putts.” Reflecting on his mistakes, he added: “As always, bogeys can be avoided, but in my case, they came from two bad shots, so they were a bit unavoidable. Overall, I’m happy with how I managed the round.” Looking ahead to the rest of the tournament, Livio remains focused on his own game. “My goal this week is to keep building on my game—and who knows? We’ll see what happens in the next two rounds. I’ll just stick to what I’m doing without worrying about what anyone else is doing. Finishing with an eagle today always gives you a great boost, especially heading into the next two rounds. I was expecting a birdie, and instead, I got something more.”
France’s Nicolas Aparicio, 32, finds himself alongside Livio in the 3-way tie for the lead with an opening round of 5-under-par, 67. He teed off on hole 1 and carded three birdies on the front nine on holes 5, 6, and 9, offset by a bogey on the 8th. On the back nine, he added two more bogeys at holes 12 and 16 but bounced back with birdies on 14, 15, and 17, before ending his round with an eagle on the par-5 18th. Aparicio is playing what he considers, for now, his final competitive tournament. “I’m really happy with this first day, I’m close to home this week and it’s a special event for me,”he said. “Especially since it’s my last tournament, I must say, I’ve been feeling really good and relaxed on the course ever since I made the decision to stop competitive golf and go back to teaching. Seven months ago, I became a father, and that played a big part in my decision to step back from competition and focus on coaching. I think I’ll still play a few tournaments each year because I want to keep the competitive edge alive so I can continue to teach young players at a high level.” Adding to the positive start, Aparicio is enjoying the support of a close friend throughout the event. “This week, playing very close to home, I have a friend with me for the whole tournament who’s caddying. It’s pretty cool to be able to share the week with him. For the next few days, I plan to keep the same mindset and to enjoy myself and have fun.”
Co-leader after Round 1 of the 2025 Lacanau Alps Open, France’s Nicolas Aparicio Photo Credits: Alps Tour Golf / Raffaele Canepa
Joining Livio and Aparicio in a three-way tie for the lead at 5-under-par, 67 is Quentin Debove, a 23-year-old from France. Currently ranked fifth in the Order of Merit standings, he has recorded two runner-up finishes in Egypt earlier this season. Today, he began his opening round on Hole 1, carding two birdies on the front nine. “I played well especially on the front nine as I didn’t make any mistakes,” he said. “Then I took advantage of the easier holes on the back nine. Overall, I must say it was a good day.” After the turn, Debove dropped a shot with a bogey on the 10th but quickly recovered with an eagle on the par-5 13th, hitting a 6-iron into the green, followed by consecutive birdies on the 16th and 17th to close out a strong first round. “Today, I hit a lot of fairways and a lot of greens, which made it a stress-free round,”he added. “My course management was definitely key, I played really well in the wind and the plan is to do the exact same thing tomorrow!”
Co-leader after Round 1 of the 2025 Lacanau Alps Open, France’s Quentin Debove. Photo Credits: Alps Tour Golf / Raffaele Canepa
The players are competing for an overall prize fund of €47,500 and 45,000 Order of Merit points. The winner of the 2025 Lacanau Alps Open will take home €6,900 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.
Round 2
The second round of the 2025 Lacanau Alps Open will begin again at 7:45 a.m. local time from the 1st and 10th hole.
Once Round 2 is completed, a cut will be made to the top 40 professional players and ties, plus any amateurs who fall within the cut line. In case of a tie after 54 holes, a sudden-death play-off will determine the winner.
Tournament Promoter
The 2025 Lacanau Alps Open is promoted directly by the golf course and is grateful for the support of the following partners: SAS Costal, Ellipse affichage, HAKO, Arrosage System, Mabouteille, Magasin Briconautes, Unit Group, Skechers, Bonnefoi, La Canaulaise, Medoc Atlantique Tourisme, Medoc Atlantique Communauté de Communes,Kress and Team Green, Région Nouvelle Aquitaine, Ville De Lacanau, Sud Ouest, Le Bistrot Du Golf, Hôtel Restaurant La Baignoire, Association des golfs de Lacanau, Groupe Duval, UGolf, Bluegreen, TPG, Garden Grass, Lacoste, Srixon, So Bio, Carrefour, Vittel, Hubert Prive, Vital Parc, Gardengrass, Château l’Argilus du Roi, Champagne Canard Duchêne, Media Pub, Château De Camensac, Château Desmirail, Château Brane Cantenac.
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12th September 2024 | Alps Tour Golf
Five players lead the field after Round 1 of the 2024 Hauts de France-Pas de Calais Golf Open.
Saint-Omer, September 12th, 2024- Estonia’ Sander Aadusaar, French amateur Aaron Van Hauwe, Spain’s Álvaro Hernández Cabezuela, Brandon Kewalramani from the United States of America, and Nicolas Aparicio from France are in a 5-way tie for the lead at 3 under-par after the 1st round of the 2024 Hauts de France – Pas de Calais Golf Open. Tied for 6th place at 2 under-par two players from France: a two-times season winner, France’s Théo Boulet and Paul Elissalde.
The 2024 Hauts de France—Pas de Calais Golf Open is a co-sanctioned event between the Ladies European Tour Access Series (LETAS) and the Alps Tour. It is played on the same course with alternating tee times between the Alps Tour players and LETAS players. 66 players from each tour compete for two different dedicated prize funds and trophies.
The first round of the 2024 Hauts de France – Pas de Calais Golf Open, played at Aa Saint – Omer Golf Club in the Northwestern part of France, began at 8:15 a.m. local time this morning from the 1st and 10th hole. Players were able to compete during today’s first round with mostly sunny skies, some winds and a pleasant temperature as it warmed up during the day.
Round 1 Player Quotes
Estonia’s Sander Aadusaar, 29, concluded his first round of the 2024 Hauts de France- Pas de Calais Golf Open with a 3 under-par, 68 and be in a 5-way tie for the lead. During today’s opening round, he made 1 eagle, 2 birdies and 1 bogey on the front nine holes, and 1 birdie and 1 bogey on the back nine. Aadusaar enjoys this venue as he has earned some good performances over the previous two editions. “I think last year I finished 6th, and I also had a good start. To be honest with you it felt just like a normal round, but this course does seem to suit me well. I hit a lot of fairways and greens today. Out of all 18 holes, there was only 1 special hole, hole 7, where I nearly made albatross. I hit it to 10 cm, and it was an eagle tap-in for eagle, but the rest of the round was normal today.” Regarding the weather conditions during today’s opening round, Aadusaar added: “I’m used to this kind of weather, especially the wind, as I played the Nordic League, so wind, is definitely not a problem for me. I’m ready for all kinds of weather this week, especially windy conditions.” Over the past few days, ahead of the start of the tournament, a lot of rain fell over Aa Saint-Omer Golf Club, he thinks that: “hitting the greens on this course is very important, around the greens there are a lot of spots which are soft, wet places. Hence, it’s very difficult to chip from there. However, if you’re on the greens, you’ll be able to give yourself many birdie chances and be in a good place on the leaderboard.”
French amateur, Aaron Van Hauwe, 16, finds himself in a 5-way tie for the lead after round 1 of the 2024 Hauts de France- Pas de Calais Golf Open with a 3 under-par, 68 making 3 birdies on the front nine holes and 1 birdie and 1 bogey on the back nine. Van Hauwe was satisfied after his 1st round: “Overall it was a very good day, my driving was average at the beginning of the round, but I was still able to hit most of the fairways. My iron game and putting especially my lag putts as well as from 3 to 6-meter range were very solid today and that helped me a lot. That’s what allowed me to put together a good round.”
Aaron Van Hauwe co-leader, after Round 1 of the 2024 Hauts de France-Pas de Calais Golf Open. Photo Credit: Alps Tour Golf/ Federico Capretti
Álvaro Hernández Cabezuela, 27, is the third player in the 5-way tie for the lead after the opening round of the 2024 Hauts de France- Pas de Calais Golf Open. He made 3 birdies and 2 bogeys on the front nine holes, and then once he made the turn, he made two more birdies, one on the 10th hole and the 15th hole to complete his round. He turned professional in 2021, and this is his 4th season on the Alps Tour. After he completed his opening round, Hernández Cabezuela commented: “Today was tricky, I found most of the round to be complicated with the windy conditions. I played well, though, overall, I began with a bogey on hole 2, then a birdie on hole 3 and another bogey on the 4th hole. It was an up-and-down beginning, that’s for sure, but then I was able to birdie 3 holes in a row from holes 9 to 11 and another one on the 15th hole. I played very well all around and barely missed any shots. I felt that I left some shots out there, but we always do, we always try to look for perfection but I’m pretty happy with the opening round overall.”
Álvaro Hernández Cabezuela, co-leader after Round 1 of the 2024 Hauts de France-Pas de Calais Golf Open . Photo Credit: Alps Tour Golf/ Federico Capretti
A two-time season winner, Brandon Kewalramani from the United States, is also in the 5-way tie for the lead with a first-round score of 3 under-par, 68. He made 4 birdies and 1 bogey in today’s round. Kewalramani won the 2024 Alps de Roquetas de Mar and the 2024 Alps de Andalucia and is currently 2nd in the Order of Merit ranking. He is looking to secure his card for the 2025 Challenge Tour season with a good performance this week. Kewalramani commented: “Today was a lot of fun, it was pretty cold this morning and windy and I tried to keep the ball lower especially on my approach shots and played a lot more for the center of the greens. I wasn’t looking at too many flags. Once the wind died down, especially towards the end of the day on the shorter holes, I was able to play more aggressively towards the flag. Overall, I had a great time out there today with Ben and Vince; having good company helps.”
Brandon Kewalramani, co-leader after Round 1 of the 2024 Hauts de France-Pas de Calais Golf Open. Photo Credit: Alps Tour Golf/ Federico Capretti
Nicolas Aparicio, co-leader after Round 1 of the 2024 Hauts de France-Pas de Calais Golf Open. Photo Credit: Alps Tour Golf/ Federico Capretti
The players compete for a prize fund of € 40.000 and 45,000 Order of Merit points. The winner of the 2024 Hauts de France- Pas de Calais Golf Open will earn €6,400 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.
LETAS
In the LET Access Series event, Australia’s Kelsey Bennett fired a fantastic first round of 67 (-5) to lead by one shot. Bennett is accompanied by friend and LET player Michele Thomson this week on the bag and the duo are making a good team. Bennett has played this season between LETAS and the LET and at the end of last month qualified for the second stage of the LPGA Qualifying Series.
In the Ladies European Tour Access Series (LETAS) players field, there are 66 players represented. They are competing for LETAS Order of Merit points and their prize fund which is set at € 40.000. After the round tomorrow, a cut will be made to the top 30 professional players and ties.
Round 2
The second round of the 2024 Hauts de France- Pas de Calais Golf Open will begin again at 8:15 a.m. local time from the 1st and 10th hole. Once Round 2 is completed, a cut will be made to the top 30 players and ties. In case of a tie after 54 holes, a sudden-death play-off will determine the winner.
Tournament Promoter
This week’s tournament is promoted and organized directly by the host golf club, AA Saint-Omer Golf Club.
The 2024 Hauts de France-Pas de Calais Golf Open can count on the support of the following official partners: Région Hauts-de-France, Pas-de-Calais Mon Département, CAPSO Communauté D’Agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer, Autosphere, BFM Grand Littoral, Najeti Hôtels & Golfs Collection, Brasserie Bedague, Sdez, Aramys, Golf+and Vittel.
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29th July 2023 | Alps Tour Golf
Oihan Guillamoundeguy captures his 1st professional win at the 2023 Abruzzo Alps Open!
Final Round Notes
Pescara, Italy
27th-29th July 2023
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Leaderboard
| Pos. | Name | Score |
| 1 | Oihan Guillamoundeguy (FRA) | -13 |
| 2 | Davey Porsius (NED) | -12 |
| 3 | Sander Aadusaar (EST) | -10 |
| Augustin Hole (FRA) | -10 | |
| and 2 other players tied at | -10 |
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Oihan Guillamoundeguy captures his 1st professional win at the 2023 Abruzzo Alps Open!
The players competing in the final round of the 9th edition of the 2023 Abruzzo Alps Open being played at Miglianico Golf & Country Club, had great scoring and weather conditions. It was another beautiful summer day in the Abruzzo Region. However, players competing in the final few groups had to face some strong winds on the final 5/6 holes, especially on the 18th hole which is normally a reachable par 5 instead with the wind against them many players chose to layup. Play began at 8:00 am local time and the leaders group teed off at 9.40 am local time from the 1st hole.
The top 6 players in the Alps Tour Order of Merit rank at the conclusion of the 2023 Abruzzo Alps Open are exempt from Stage 1 of DP World Tour Qualifying School.
Twenty-seven years old, Davey Porsius, from Netherland concludes the tournament in 2nd place, only 1 stroke from the title. He stayed near the top of the leaderboard for the entire week and was in the lead after yesterday’s 2nd round. He shot an even par, 70 today with 1 double bogey, 3 bogeys and 5 birdies for a three-day total of 12 under-par. Porsius is a previous winner on the Alps Tour as he won the 2022 Hauts de France-Pas de Calais Golf Open title last spring. After his round, he commented: “I played pretty solid for 16 holes, I was trying to shoot 2 or 3 under-par which then Oihan had to go 4 or 5 under-par. I definitely regret hitting driver Out of Bounds on the 17th hole. I had a 1 shot lead at the time and the only thing you can’t do on that hole I did so that is a major regret I have and then I unfortunately tried to make it up on the last hole and I missed a 1m30 putt for birdie on the 18th hole to force a playoff.” Porsius went on to add that “I knew I had to play well this week. Unfortunately, it’ll be a few weeks until the next tournament where I will actually be in the field to defend the title so hopefully I can give myself another opportunity to grab a win this season. I will keep focused in these weeks off on the golf and what I’ve been working on as I finished 3rd last week and 2nd this week so results are coming.”
The tournament ends with a 4-way tie for 3rd place with a three-day score of 10 under-par: Estonia’s Sander Aadusaar, Spain’s Victor Garcia Broto and French Duo: Augustin Hole and Franck Medale. Tied for 7th place only 1 stroke back, 3 of this season’s previous winner: Spain’s Quim Vidal, Netherland’s Lars Keunen and Italy’s Manfredi Manica.
The low round of the day belongs to Estonia’s Sander Aadusaar who shot a 7 under-par, 63 in the final round.
The Alps Tour Order of Merit rank after the 12th events still has Netherland’s Kiet Van der Weele in the lead with 22,034.25 points. This week’s winner, France’s Oihan Guillamoundeguy jumped into 2nd place and Ireland’s Ronan Mullarney moved into 3rd place. Netherland’s Lars Keunen and Spain’s Quim Vidal close out the top 5 spots.Final Round
Oihan Guillamoundeguy winner of the 2023 Abruzzo Alps Open, earned 6,525 Order of Merit points and the winning check of €5,800.
The Alps Tour players now have a few weeks off before the next scheduled event which gets underway from September 14th– 16th at AA Saint Omer Golf Club in Saint-Omer, France for the 2023 Hauts de France-Pas de Calais Golf Open,it will be the last regular event of the season.
Tournament Promoter
Like the majority of the Alps Tour events that are played on Italian soil, the 2023 Abruzzo Alps Open is organized by the Italian Pro Tour, which is a branch of the Italian Golf Federation. They are responsible for promoting the majority of the professional golf events that occur in Italy.
The main sponsors that support the Italian Pro Tour include DS Automobiles, Fideuram Intesa SanPaolo Private Banking, Kappa, Rinascente and Poste Assicura. In addition, Dipartimento per lo Sport, is the Institutional Partner of the Italian Golf Federation for the 2023 Ryder Cup. Their media partners are the following two Italian newspapers: Corriere dello Sport and Tuttosport. The Italian Pro Tour featured social partner is Sport Senza Frontiere Onlus and with an official advisor, Infront Italy.
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