Alps Tour Golf | Alps de la Gomera

15th July 2022 | Alps Tour Golf

Lars Keunen maintains his lead after 2 rounds at the 2022 Fred.Olsen Alps de La Gomera.

La Gomera, July 15^th 2022- First round leader, Netherland’s Lars Keunen maintains his lead following the second round of the 2022 Fred.Olsen Alps de La Gomera. He has a two-day total of 13 under-par. In a tie for 2^nd place at 10 under-par only 3 shots back, three of this season previous winners: Koen Kouwenaar, Stefano Mazzoli and Tom Vaillant (am). In a tie for 5^th place, Netherland’s Vince Van Veen.

It was another gorgeous day at La Gomera, the second-smallest main island of the Canary Islands, host of the 2022 Fred.Olsen Alps de La Gomera. The tournament played at the beautiful Tecina Golf began at 8:30 this morning under sunny skies. The scoring conditions were more favorable in the morning thanks to the slight breeze while in the afternoon, the conditions were more complicated due to a stronger persistent wind.

Round 2 Player Quotes-

First round leader, Netherland’s Lars Keunen maintains a 3 strokes lead heading into the final round of the tournament. He shot a 5 under-par,66 today for a two-day total of 13 under-par. His round toady included 4 birdies, 1 eagle and 1 bogey. After his round, Lars commented that his game “was pretty similar to yesterday, I unfortunately holed a few less putts. Today was definitely windier so it was slightly trickier. Tomorrow I will approach it like any other round, knowing that I have some good players only a few shots behind so I will definitely have to go low.” When asked what a win would mean to him, being 16^th in the rankings, Lars responded “a win would be really great, I definitely need it but if it doesn’t happen tomorrow I know it will happen at some point but at least I’ll be able to move up in the ranking.”

Koen Kouwenaar, winner of the 2022 Molinetto Alps Open, is in a three-way tie for 2^nd place at 10 under-par heading into tomorrow’s round. He shot the lowest round of the day with a fantastic 8 under-par 63. Being a past winner and currently 4^th in the Order of Merit, he would like to add another title to his record which would move him up in the rankings securing him a spot for next year’s Challenge Tour. During today’s round, he made 6 birdies and 1 bogey on the front nine and 2 birdies, 1 eagle and a bogey on the back nine. After his round Koen commented on how today “there was definitely less wind than yesterday and from the afternoon, however the wind today was the opposite direction compared to yesterday. For example, today on the par 5,3^rd yesterday I easily reached it in 2 and today I wasn’t able to reach it. Today the pins were slightly easier today compared to yesterday. There were some tricky ones for sure.” He also said that “My putter was very hot today especially on the back nine where on 15,16 and 17 I holed some nice long putts. I’m very happy with my -8 for today especially the way I stand. My game has improved a lot in the past few weeks as I’m avoiding a lot of big misses. On this golf course, distance control from the rough is very hard so I’m glad to be in the fairway for most of the day.” When asked about his strategy for tomorrow, Koen explained: “tomorrow I just want to be objective in the way I play, just do my thing. Don’t get distracted and be mentally very flat and not influenced by how my score is evolving throughout the round.”

Italy’s Stefano Mazzoli, who won the first event of the season, the 2022 Ein Bay Open is the second player tied for 2^ndplace at 10 under-par. He shot 31 on the front nine and 34 on the back nine for a 6 under-par, 65 today. After his round, he explained that he played “well both days so far. I struggled both day scoring on the back nine even if I’m played really well. On the front nine my game was very solid both days. I missed some yardages on the back due to the wind. Tomorrow I need to take advantage of the short holes and the par 5 on the front nine. Also it’s important to maintain the ball in the fairway as distance control from the rough is tricky on this course.”

French amateur, Tom Vaillant two-time winner this season, and 2^nd in the current ranking is looking to add a third title to his season. He is the third player who is tied with a two-day total of 10 under-par heading into the final round tomorrow. Tom made 8 birdies and 1 bogey during his second round. At the conclusion of his 7 under-par round, he mentioned “my game is great, I’m feeling really good and I think this course is a very good fit for me. Today was definitely windier for me compared to yesterday. Tomorrow I will approach the course with the same strategy than the past two days and we will see what happens.” He also added that his plan to change his playing status from amateur to professional should occur at the end of this year.

In 5^th place at 9 under-par, Netherland’s Vince Van Veen. There is a 6-way tie for 6^th place just one stroke back that includes: Gary Hurley, Davey Porsius and Julien Sale (am).

Final Round-

The final round of the 2022 Fred.Olsen Alps de La Gomera, will begin at 8:30 am from hole 1 and hole 12.

A total of 49 players made the cut which was set at even par (142). The leaders will tee off at 9:47 am from the 1^st hole. The winner of the 2022 Fred.Olsen Alps de la Gomera, will earn the winner’s check of €5,800 and 6,525 very important Order of Merit points.

For the complete Round 2 Leaderboard or the Final Round tee-times click here or go on the official Alps Tour Golf app.

Tournament Promoter-

The 2022 Fred.Olsen Alps de La Gomera is promoted and organized by JGolf. The tournament can count on the support of the Fred. Olsen S.A., the Federación Canaria de Golf, the Gobierno de Canarias, Promotur Turismo de Canarias, el Cabildo Insular de la Gomera and Kyocera. The Fred Olsen Alps De La Gomera supports the celebration of the 2023 Solheim Cup.

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14th July 2022 | Alps Tour Golf

Lars Keunen leads after Round 1 at the 2022 Fred.Olsen Alps de La Gomera.

La Gomera, July 14^th 2022- Netherland’s Lars Keunen leads the field with an 8 under-par 63 at the conclusion of Round 1. Spain’s Asier Aguirre Izcue, Netherland’s Vince Van Veen and French amateur Julien Sale are in a three-way tie for 2^nd place at 5 under-par. Just one shot back, at 4 under-par and tied for 5^th place: Spain’s Enrique Marin Santander, Italy’s Stefano Mazzoli and England’s Ben Schmidt.

In the beautiful backdrop of the Canary Islands, the first round of the 2022 Fred.Olsen Alps de La Gomera played at the beautiful Tecina Golf, on the Island de la Gomera began at 8:30 am. La Gomera is the second- smallest main island in the chain of the Canary Islands. This is the 3^rd edition of the tournament, with the two previous events being played in 2018 and 2019. There were perfect weather conditions favoring good scoring opportunities for the players, with a sunny sky, temperature in the upper 20s and a northeastern wind around 20km/h.

Round 1 Player Quotes-

Netherland’s Lars Keunen leads the field with an 8 under-par, 63 in the first round of the 2022 Fred.Olsen Alps de La Gomera. His round today included a total of 9 birdies and 1 single bogey. He ended his round in a very positive way making 4 birdies in his last 4 holes. Lars has been playing well so far this season and his most recent finish was a tied for 3^rd place last week at the 2022 Alps de Las Castillas. After his round, he commented “My driving has been very solid today. After playing well last week I felt good going into this week and am very happy with how the tournament began. Of course there is still a lot of golf to be played but it’s a very good start.” Lars also mentioned on how “the course is great this week and the views are really nice too! Makes it all a better day.”

Spain’s Asier Aguirre Izcue is one the three players tied 3 strokes back of the lead at the end of the 1^st round. When he concluded his round, he commented on how he had a lot of opportunities for birdies and eagles during the round which he unfortunately didn’t convert, but his long game was extremely good all day. Asier said “I missed a short birdie putt but I made very good putts at 5 meters length. I was able to take advantage of all the short par 4s and the par 5s today and that was very good.” He also proudly mentioned on how this is his first time at “La Gomera and I love the place, and of course the golf course. I came with my mother, who is caddying for me, she came to disconnect a little and we are having a wonderful time, we are happy and enjoying a lot.”

Vince Van Veen from Netherland, who represents Goyer Golf & Country Club, is the second player in the three-way tie for 2^nd place at 5 under-par. He has been playing very consistent throughout the entire season with his most recent top 10 finish at the Aravell Golf Open last month. After his 66 in round 1, Vince proudly commented on how “my game felt good today, I created enough chances even though I felt like I left some shots on the course and I had more in the tank. I played here before so I knew what it was like and what to expect. I would like to continue to focus on my own process and obviously it would be nice to continue the good play I’ve been doing.”

French amateur Julien Sale, who represents Saint Cloud Golf Club is the final player in the three-way tie for 2^nd place just one-stroke back at 5 under-par. He’s been playing very well this entire season and has 8 top 10s so far, with his most recent finish being a tie for 3^rd place at the 2022 Hauts de France-Pas de Calais Golf Open. After his round, Julien commented “my game was good, I played great from the beginning to the end and I was very in control of my game. I gave myself a lot of chances. I like the course, it’s really nice, it’s not tricky if there is no wind, however it complicates itself once the wind picks up. So far, we have been lucky with the wind. The view of the sea and Tenerife are amazing.” He is still an amateur and competes on the French National Team, he will “turn pro sometime in September as I will be playing in my last amateur event at the World Amateur Team Championship during the last week of August. After that during the month of September I will change my status and begin my professional career.”

Three players are in a tie for 5^th place with a first-round score of 4 under-par: Enrique Marin Santander, Stefano Mazzoli and Ben Schmidt. There are 11 players in a tie for 8^th place at 3 under-par which include: Tom Vaillant (am), Oihan Guillamoundeguy and Davey Porsius.

Among the 80 players competing this week you’ll find 67 professionals and 13 amateurs. They are competing for an overall prize fund of €40.000 and 45,000 Order of Merit points. The tournament winner will earn €5,800 and 6,525 Order of Merit points

Round 2-

Round 2 of the 2022 Fred.Olsen Alps de La Gomera, will begin at 8:30 am from hole 1. After the second round, a cut will be made to the top 40 players and ties.

For the complete Round 1 Leaderboard or the Round 2 tee-times click here or go on the official Alps Tour Golf app.