22nd April 2023 | Alps Tour Golf
Kiet Van der Weele captures his 1st professional win at the 2023 Alps de Las Castillas.
Final Round Review
Toledo, Spain
20th– 22nd April 2023
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Leaderboard
| Pos. | Name | Score |
| 1 | Kiet Van der Weele (NED) | -22 |
| 2 | Jacobo Pastor (ESP) | -19 |
| 3 | Pedro Oriol (ESP) | -18 |
| Oihan Guillamoundeguy (FRA) | -18 | |
| 5 | 3 Players at | -17 |
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There was a change in weather conditions for today’s final round. Some overnight rain occurred over Palomarejos Golf, in Toledo Spain which allowed the course conditions to soften favoring the players with good scoring conditions. When play began the weather was overcast with the sun peeking through and chillier temperatures compared to the first two rounds. Play began at 9:00 am local time from both the 1st and 10th hole. The leaders teed off at 10:20 am from hole 1.
Final Round Player Quotes
Kiet Van der Weele captures his first professional win at the 2023 Alps de Las Castillas by 3 strokes. He shot a final round of 7 under-par, 65 that included 7 birdies in a row on the front nine holes and 1 birdie and 1 bogey on the back nine for a three-day total at 22 under-par. He turned professional in September 2022. After his win, Van der Weele commented on how “today went really well. The 7 birdies on the front nine really helped me get the round going. I felt really good and the birdies I made weren’t big putts but put me in a good mood and allowed me to play more freely. I haven’t had the opportunity to play many events as a professional having turned pro just last year but capturing my first win so early now it feels really satisfying and I’m sure it’ll benefit me later on. I did it as a team with my coaches, my management so this is definitely a team effort.”
Jacobo Pastor from Spain concluded his tournament in 2nd place with a three-day score of 19 under-par. He shot a final round of 7 under-par, 65 with 8 birdies and 1 bogey. After the round, Pastor commented on his performance this week: “It’s sad to end another round with a bogey. I played well though overall. On the 12th hole I hit a great shot with my 3 wood to a few meters and it was the right moment to put pressure on my fellow competitors and try to reach -21/22 under. I made birdie on the 15th hole and then on the 16th hole I missed a short putt to reach 21 under-par. On 17th hole, I hit a really bad shot and on the 18th hole I made a few mistakes and deserved to make bogey. It was a nice tournament overall and I’m happy with my result. Ending the tournament in 2nd place is always nice especially considering I wasn’t very comfortable with my long game the first few days. I’m looking forward to the next events.”
The tournament ends with a two-way tie for 3rd place at 18 under-par with Spain’s Pedro Oriol and France’s Oihan Guillamoundeguy. Just 1 stroke back tied for 5th place Spain’s Quim Vidal, Gonzalo Vicente Elena and Borja Martin.
The Alps Tour Order of Merit rank after the first three events of the season has Quim Vidal leading and Kiet Van der Weeleand Jack Floydd to close out the top three spots. In 4th place, Davey Porsius and in 5th place Oihan Guillamoundeguy.
Final Round
Kiet Van der Weele winner of the 2023 Alps de Las Castillas, earned 6,525 Order of Merit points and the winning check of €5,800.
The next scheduled event is set for May 11th -13th at Golf Club Erzherzog Johann in Maria Lankowitz, Graz, Austria for the 31st edition of the Gösser Open.
Tournament Promoter
The 2023 Alps De Las Castillas is promoted and organized by JGolf.
The event is grateful for the support of: Real Federación Española de Golf, Federación de Castilla La Mancha, Federación de Golf de Castilla León, la Diputación de Toledo, City of Talavera de la Reina, la Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha, Palomarejos Golf, el Consejo Superior de Deportes, Kyocera, Mahou San Miguel, Solan de Cabras and Nextcaddy.
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21st April 2023 | Alps Tour Golf
Kiet Van der Weele and Borja Martin co-lead after Round 2 at the 2023 Alps de Las Castillas.
Round 2 Review
Toledo, Spain
20th– 22nd April 2023
Leaderboard
| Pos. | Name | Score |
| 1 | Kiet Van der Weele (NED) | -15 |
| Borja Martin (ESP) | -15 | |
| 3 | Oihan Guillamoundeguy (FRA) | -13 |
| Pedro Oriol (ESP) | -13 | |
| 5 | 3 Players at | -12 |
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Final Round Tee Times
Another beautiful day with mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures welcomed the players at Palomarejos Golf southwestern of Madrid for the 2nd round of the 2023 Alps de Las Castillas. Play began at 8:30 am from both the 1st and 10thhole. The scoring conditions were more favorable in the morning as a western wind picked up during the afternoon. Rain is forecasted for tomorrow’s final round with winds at around 21 km/h.
Netherland’s Kiet Van der Weele who was tied for 3rd place at the conclusion of yesterday’s 1st round, finds himself in a share of the lead after today’s round at 15 under-par. He followed his opening-round of 7 under-par, with an 8 under-par in the second round for a two-day total of 15 under-par. During today’s round, he made 1 eagle, 7 birdies and 1 bogey. Van der Weele, 22 years old, turned professional in September 2022 and has started the season well finishing tied for 6th place at the season opener, 2023 Ein Bay Open. After his round, he was very pleased, “Today was good, I played really well, I made some good putts on the back nine and game is very solid at the moment. On this course, you have a lot of opportunities for birdies and eagles as the par 5 aren’t very long so I’m glad I was able to take advantage of the opportunities.” Van der Weele, had a strong finish with 2 birdies and an eagle on his last three holes, “yes it was a really good finish heading into the round tomorrow.”
Borja Martin from Spain shot a bogey-free 9 under-par round today for a two-day total of 15 under-par and be in a tie for the lead entering tomorrow’s final round. He is 23 years old and playing this week as a player in the National Field. Martin belongs to the Basque Team by Olazabal, which was created by Basque Federation and Basque Government with the aim to get as many Basque young golfers to the Olympics. He has an opportunity to play weekly with Spanish Major Champion, José María Olazábal. He made 7 birdies and 1 eagle during his round. When Martin signed for his 9 under-par, he was very satisfied: “Today I played well, I had good feelings, I made a few mistakes but it was a good round overall. I made a lot of good things during today’s round and had good rhythm going. I did really good on the greens today, I putted well but overall I had great sensations on the greens.”
Round 2 co-leader Borja Martin Photo Credits: Alps Tour Golf / Federico Capretti
France’s Oihan Guillamoundeguy is tied for 3rd place at 13 under-par and only 2 strokes off the lead. He shot a second round of 8 under-par 64 with 7 birdies, 1 eagle and 1 bogey. Guillamoundeguy is just 18 years old and is a past winner on the Alps Tour having won the 2022 Red Sea Little Venice Open as an amateur, however, he turned professional in December 2022 and is now competing in his first season as a professional player. At the conclusion of his round, he was pleased with his eagle, birdie, birdie finish: “I was doing great on the front nine and at the beginning of the back nine the putts weren’t falling. I stayed patient and made eagle birdie birdie to finish which is really nice heading into the final round tomorrow.” He also commented regarding his first season as a pro, that he’s “trying to stay patient as I know I’m playing well and I’m young so I just need to learn and enjoy the moment.”
Alongside Guillamoundeguy tied in 3rd place at 13 under-par, Spain’s Pedro Oriol. Oriol’s second round included 1 eagle, 8 birdies and 2 bogeys. He shot a 31 on the front nine and a 33 on the back nine to sign his card for a second round 64.
James Sugrue from Ireland, who was tied for 3rd place yesterday, followed his 7 under-par opening round with a 5 under-par, 67 today and holds a two-day total of 12 under-par and is tied for 5th place entering the final round tomorrow. He turned professional at the beginning of 2020 however due to the pandemic, this is his 2nd full season on the Alps Tour. After his round, Sugrue commented on how: “today was very similar to yesterday, I drove the ball well and took advantage of the par 5 which I believe is very important on this golf course. I missed a few opportunities but that happens so stayed patient and took advantage where I was able to.” He also added on how he is “looking forward to tomorrow, the weather was lovely again this morning and not as windy as it’ll get this afternoon.”
Together with Sugrue in a tie for 5th place, and three strokes of the lead heading into the final round, Spain’s Jorge Maicasand Jacobo Pastor and Christopher Hickman from the United States.
The low round of the day belongs to Spain’s Alvaro Hernandez Cabezuela with a 10 under-par 62 and heads into the final round tied for 13th.
The final round of the 2023 Alps de Las Castillas will begin at 9:00 am local time from hole 1 and 10.
A total of 46 players made the cut which was set at 137 (-7). The final group will tee off at 10:20 am local time from the 1sthole.
The winner of the 2023 Alps de Las Castillas, will earn the winning check of €5,800 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.
Tournament Promoter
The 2023 Alps De Las Castillas is promoted and organized by JGolf.
The event is grateful for the support of: Real Federación Española de Golf, Federación de Castilla La Mancha, Federación de Golf de Castilla León, la Diputación de Toledo, City of Talavera de la Reina, la Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha, Palomarejos Golf, el Consejo Superior de Deportes, Kyocera, Mahou San Miguel, Solan de Cabras and Nextcaddy.
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20th April 2023 | Alps Tour Golf
Enrico Di Nitto leads after Round 1 at the 2023 Alps de Las Castillas.
Round 1 Review
Toledo, Spain
20th– 22nd April 2023
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Leaderboard
| Pos. | Name | Score |
| 1 | Enrico Di Nitto (ITA) | -9 (63) |
| 2 | Marcos Pastor (ESP) | -8 (64) |
| 3 | Victor Jimenez Bravo (ESP) | -7 (65) |
| Lars Keunen (NED) | -7 (65) | |
| and 2 other players at | -7 (65) |
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Round 2 Tee Time
A beautiful sunny day with blue skies and temperatures that reached 29°C was the backdrop of today’s first round at the 2023 Alps de Las Castillas. The tournament is being played at Palomarejos Golf in Toledo, Spain. Today, players competed with perfect scoring conditions with approximately 20km/h winds. Play began at 8:30 am from both the 1st and 10th hole. The forecast for tomorrow’s round is expected to remain very similar to today’ with slightly more wind. For Saturday’s final round, some rain and chiller temperatures are expected.
Italy’s Enrico Di Nitto who represents Olgiata Golf Club leads by 1 stroke at the conclusion of the 1st round at the 2023 Alps de Las Castillas. He shot a bogey-free, 9 under-par opening round. He is a past winner on the Alps Tour and is playing this week on a wild card invitation. Di Nitto played the first two events of the season in Egypt finishing T14 and T26. He was very content with his round as it is his Personal Best score: “I had a good start today, I putted really really well today especially under 4 meters and hit my irons very close to the pins. Unfortunately, I didn’t take advantage of the par 5 but overall, it’s a result I’m very happy as this is my Personal Best score. I will try to keep playing with little to no expectations so I can focus on my game and give 100% during every round. I would like conclude this season earning my full card for the Challenge Tour.”
Marcos Pastor from Spain, concluded his first round with an 8 under-par, 64 and is in 2nd place only 1 stroke back. He began his round on the 10th hole today and made 2 birdies and an eagle on the par 4, 15th hole. Pastor was very satisfied with his round, as this is the 1st time he played this course: “I’m very happy as 8 under-par I believe is a good score to start the tournament. I unfortunately wasn’t able to play a practice round yesterday as I arrived late, I only walked 9 holes and the remaining 9 holes I saw them through Google Earth so that makes it an even better round.” Pastor added: “I began my round making some good putts on the first few holes and then on the 15th hole, I had 103 meters and holed out my 56° wedge for eagle.”
Spain’s Victor Jimenez Bravo, is one of four players tied for 3rd place at 7 under-par. He made 8 birdies and 1 bogey during his 1st round. Jimenez had a good confidence boost following today’s round: “I came to the tournament not hitting the ball very well, but today has been a day that the ball has gone more or less where I wanted. haven’t had good results for a while, since the qualifying round of the Spanish Open when I shot 5 under par and I was one shot away from qualifying. This is a pretty good confidence boost.” Jimenez is also a great tenor singer, “My father supports me one hundred percent with everything I do.” He also added that recently “played with my father and he gave me good advice. The advice he always gives me and everyone else is “hole by hole and stroke by stroke” and in the end that’s what I did today, I thought about the moment, not the result.”
Netherland’s Lars Keunen, shot a 7 under round 65 with 2 bogeys and 4 birdies on his front nine and 5 birdies, 1 double bogey and an eagle on his back nine to be tied for 3rd place. Keunen had a strong finish to his 1st round with 1 eagle and 3 birdies on his last 5 holes. After his round, he was pleased to comment: “Today was definitely a good start! It took me a while to get comfortable with my shots but after 6 holes I got it going nicely.” This is the first time that Palomarejos Golf hosts an Alps Tour event, Keunen found the course in good conditions, “the golf course is nice, not very difficult but in very good condition which makes it fun to play.” When asked about his strong finish, Keunen added “after making double bogey on 13 I knew I had some easier holes coming up glad I was able to take advantage of them. Hopefully I can keep the birdies coming tomorrow!” He went on to add that he expects the winning score on Saturday to be around 18 under-par.
Ireland’s James Sugrue is also tied at 7 under-par and 2 strokes off the lead. He made 6 birdies, 1 eagle and 1 bogey. Sugrue won the 2019 Amateur Championship and he was then able to play in the 2020 Masters, 2020 Open Championship and 2020 US Open. He turned professional at the beginning of 2020 but due to the pandemic, this is his second full season on the Alps Tour. After his 7 under-par round, Sugrue commented on how “the course is very scorable but only if you’re in the fairway, therefore you must drive it well and I’m pleased I was able to do that today. The weather was phenomenal today, even though there is a good breeze now but it was perfect for scoring.” Looking ahead to the rest of the week, Sugrue added “I believe the winning score will be around 19 under-par.”
In the 4-way tie for 3rd place alongside Victor Jimenez Bravo, Lars Keunen and James Sugrue at 7-under par and 2 shots back of the lead there is Netherland’s Kiet Van der Weele. He made 8 birdies today and 2 bogeys.
The 132 players are competing for an overall prize fund of €40.000 and 45,000 Order of Merit points. The winner will earn €5,800 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.
Round 2-
The second round of the 2023 Alps de Las Castillas will begin again at 8:30 am local time from the 1st and 10th hole. After round 2, a cut will be made to the top 40 players and ties.
The first-round leader, Enrico Di Nitto will begin round 2 at 14:04 local time from the 10th hole.
Tournament Promoter
The 2023 Alps De Las Castillas is promoted and organized by JGolf.
The event is grateful for the support of: Real Federación Española de Golf, Federación de Castilla La Mancha, Federación de Golf de Castilla León, la Diputación de Toledo, City of Talavera de la Reina, la Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha, Palomarejos Golf, el Consejo Superior de Deportes, Kyocera, Mahou San Miguel, Solan de Cabras and Nextcaddy.
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18th April 2023 | Alps Tour Golf
The first tournament on European soil gets underway in Spain.
Pre-Tournament Notes
Toledo, Spain
20th– 22nd April 2023
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Tournament Entries for 2023 Alps De Las Castillas
The Field
Both of this season past winners and current leaders of the Order of Merit will headline the field at the 2023 Alps de Las Castillas: Jack Floydd, winner of the 2023 Ein Bay Open and Quim Vidal, winner of the 2023 Red Sea Little Venice Open.
In addition, all of the players who are currently in the top 10 of the Order of Merit rank except for Marc Sabria, in 8th place, will be competing this week. After the first two events of the season, Spain’s Quim Vidal leads the way with an 801 point advantage over England’s Jack Floydd who has an 1,807.50 point advantage over Netherland’s Davey Porsius, rounding out the top 3 spots.
Another two players to follow this week after their positive start to this season are: Spain’s Manuel Morugán, winner of the 2022 Abruzzo Alps Open and Jacobo Pastor, winner of the 2020 Alps de Las Castillas.
Notable players who previously won this event include Victor Perez in 2016 who is now a winner on the DP World Tour.
The 132 players scheduled to compete this week represent 16 different nationalities. The field is made up of 119 professional players and 13 amateurs.
Furthermore, the players will contend for a prize fund of € 40.000 and 45,000 Order of Merit points. The winner of the 11thedition of the Alps de Las Castillas, will earn €5,800 and 6,525 Order of Merit points. The format of the tournament is a 54 holes stroke play and a cut will be made after 36 holes.
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The Course
Palomarejos Golf will be played as a 5936 meters par 72 course. It is located in a privileged estate in Talavera de la Reina spaning over 160 hectares. The course overlooks the Sierra de Gredos and Montes de Toledo. It was built in 2004 by architect Rubèn Palacios Setvalls.
Palomarejos Golf is a very technical course with obstacles placed in landing areas leading players to reflect upon their strategy as each hole poses a risk, rewarding therefore those who establish a precise strategy.
It has a careful design of the natural environment and five large lakes throughout the course which help create ideal habitats for aquatic animals that together with the flora, favor the development of an important ecosystem.
Tournament Promoter
The 2023 Alps De Las Castillas is promoted and organized by JGolf.
The event is grateful for the support of: Real Federación Española de Golf, Federación de Castilla La Mancha, Federación de Golf de Castilla León, la Diputación de Toledo, City of Talavera de la Reina, la Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha, Palomarejos Golf, el Consejo Superior de Deportes, Kyocera, Mahou San Miguel, Solan de Cabras and Nextcaddy.
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