13th July 2024 | Alps Tour Golf
Spain’s Albert Boneta (am) wins the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas.
The final round of the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas began at 8:30 a.m. local time from the 1st and 10th hole. The leaders group teed off at 9:58 a.m. local time from the 1st hole. The players competing at Golf Lerma disputed today’s final round under a sunny sky, some light winds, and a warm temperature.
Final Round Player Quotes
Spanish amateur Albert Boneta, 22, who has been in the lead since the opening round of the tournament, comes out on top to earn the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas title. He followed his incredible opening round of 12 under-par, 60, with a 6 under-par, 66 in yesterday’s round 2, and today he shot a 7 under-par, 65 to conclude the tournament with a three-day total of 25 under-par. Boneta, in today’s final round, made 1 eagle, 7 birdies, and 2 bogeys. His opening round tied the tournament course record set at Golf Lerma. He recently graduated in Finance and Psychology at New Mexico University and plans to turn professional later this year. After his win, Boneta was very emotional but happy: “It was an unexpected win, I played last week’s tournament, the Alps de Andalucía and learned a lot and that helped me a lot this week I must say. I’m very happy; it’s the beginning of my life as a professional player, and that’s always been my dream. There is no way better to start than with a win amongst the professionals. I was quite relaxed from the beginning of the tournament, and then I had a big advantage because I started very well, so I was not nervous, I must say.” He added that: “I was very calm from the beginning of the tournament. I knew my game was good, and I was very relaxed the entire time. The best thing has been the putting, it’s what I’ve been working on the most lately, and it’s been phenomenal. It’s what has helped me to win because in the end, to make minus 25, no matter how well you hit the ball, you must make quite a few putts.” Boneta wants to “dedicate this win to my parents. They have supported me and have always been with me from the start. They came as they wanted to watch me play today, so this win is for them.” Winning this tournament has a big meaning for Boneta: “shows me that I am able to compete amongst the professionals, and this week allowed me to secure my card for next year, so it’s great.”
Austria’s Maximilian Steinlechner,24, winner of the 2024 Gösser Open, shot a final round of 8 under-par, 64 to conclude the tournament in 2nd place with a three-day total of 22 under-par. He made 4 birdies on the front nine holes, and once he made the turn, he made 2 birdies and 1 eagle to conclude the tournament.
After the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas, the Alps Tour Order of Merit rank has Benjamin Kedochim from France still in the lead with 21,016.65 points. Brandon Kewalramani from the United States of America remains in 2nd place with 17,885.81 points. Italy’s Edoardo R Lipparelli is in 3rd place with 15,646.50 points. Théo Boulet from France is in 4th place with 15,531.75 points, and Aymeric Laussot from France rounds out the top 5 with 14,438.25 points.
The Alps Tour players now have a few weeks off before the next scheduled event which gets underway from September 5th-7th at UGolf Longwy International in France for the inaugural 2024 Longwy Alps Open.
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The 2024 Alps de Las Castillas is promoted and organized by JGolf.
The 2024 Alps de Las Castillas can count on the support of: the Real Federación Española de Golf, Loterías y Apuestas del Estado, Federación de Golf de Castilla-León, Federación de Golf de Castilla-La Mancha, Consejo Superior de Deportes, Kyocera, Mahou San Miguel, Solán de Cabras, Cillar de Silos and Hotel Ceres.
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12th July 2024 | Alps Tour Golf
Amateur Albert Boneta from Spain remains in the lead after Round 2 at the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas.
Round 2 Player Quotes
Spain’s Albert Boneta (am), 22, concludes his round 2 of the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas in the lead by 1 stroke. He shot a 6 under-par, 66 in today’s round 2 making 7 birdies and 1 bogey for a two-day total of 18 under-par. In yesterday’s opening round, he shot an incredible 12 under-par, 60 which tied the tournament course record set at Golf Lerma. He recently graduated in Finance and Psychology at New Mexico University and plans to turn professional later this year. After his round, Boneta was satisfied even though: “I’m tired, it’s been such a long day, but I’ve played well all day. I was able to avoid getting in trouble and suffer much and I managed to hole some very good putts.” He added that he believes the “key to my round was on the first hole. I hit a nice tee shot to green but bounced to the bunker, then to green, and I holed it for the first birdie of the round, so that was a good start which allowed me to not be nervous. I must say I wasn’t nervous at all, I just kept playing my game.” Boneta also mentioned that this is only his 3rd time competing in a professional tournament and “of course, I will be nervous. It will be the first time that I tee off in the final round as a leader. I will just do my best and enjoy the day.” Boneta plans on “turning professional later this summer after competing in some amateur events I want to take part in.”
Amateur Nathan Legrendre, 22, from France, is only 1 stroke from the 2nd round lead after day two at the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas. He followed his unbelievable opening round of 12 under-par, 60 with a 5 under-par, 67 in today’s round 2 for a two-day total of 17 under-par. Today, he began his day on hole 10, where he went on to make 1 birdie and 1 bogey. Once he made the turn to the course’s front nine holes, Legendre went on to make 5 birdies which 3 in a row to end his round. Thanks to yesterday’s incredible round of 12 under-par, 60, Legendre now holds the tournament course record at Golf Lerma. After his 2nd round, Legendre was very pleased even though: “The first nine holes I didn’t play very well, I made a lot of mistakes unfortunately. However, on my back nine, I was able to play much more like I did yesterday. My game was more solid, and it was obviously seen in my score. I must admit that I was a bit nervous at the beginning of the round, but it eased off throughout the day.” Legendre is still competing as an amateur this week and is playing on turning professional later this summer. He decided to remain amateur until now, “to have the possibility to be selected by the French National Team to compete in the European Team Championships that are being played this week in Italy. I guess now I can say in the end that it was a good thing that I wasn’t picked.” He added that: “It’s hard to guess what the winning score will be, I think it could get very low. Tomorrow, I plan on staying as close to the lead as possible from the beginning until the end of the round, and we will see what happens.”
Final Round
A total of 54 players made the cut which was set at 140 (-4).
The Final Round of the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas will begin at 8:30 a.m. local time from the 1st and 10th hole. The Final Pairing will tee off at 9.58 a.m. local time from the 1st hole. In case of a tie after 54 holes, a sudden-death play-off will determine the winner.
The winner of the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas will earn the winner’s check of €5,800.00 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.
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The 2024 Alps de las Castillas is promoted and organized by JGolf.
The 2024 Alps de las Castillas can count on the support of: the Real Federación Española de Golf, Loterías y Apuestas del Estado, Federación de Golf de Castilla-León, Federación de Golf de Castiila-La Mancha, Consejo Superior de Deportes, Kyocera, Mahou San Miguel and Solán de Cabras.
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11th July 2024 | Alps Tour Golf
Nathan Legendre and Albert Boneta share the lead with a 12 under-par after Round 1 in Spain.
The first- round of the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas, played at Golf de Lerma, began this morning from holes 1 and 10 at 8:30 a.m. local time. It was last disputed at this week’s venue in 2016.
Round 1 Player Quotes
French amateur, Nathan Legendre, 22, is in a share of the lead after the opening round of the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas with an unbelievable round of 12 under-par, 60. He made 3 eagles, 7 birdies, and 1 bogey during today’s first round. Legendre was on a 59 watch with three holes to play but nevertheless had a strong finish to today’s round by making a birdie on the 17th hole and an eagle on the 18th hole. Legendre has some good finishes so far this season, including a 3rd place finish at the 2024 Open International de La Mirabelle d’Or. With today’s amazing 12 under-par, 60, Legendre now holds the tournament course record at Golf de Lerma, which was previously set at 8 under-par. After his fabulous round, Legendre was ecstatic: “Today was an incredible round where I drove the ball and putted very well. I made almost no mistakes whatsoever and played the easy holes very well.” He added that he’s been playing well lately and found that the main difference in score comes from a “change of putter that occurred in mid-May. My putting has improved a lot in the last 2 months, and that’s how my scores have significantly improved.” Legendre also took the time to comment about this week’s host, Golf de Lerma, “The course is quite short this week, which allows us to have lots of opportunities for birdies. The course is, however, in very good condition, the greens roll very well, and trust me, it’s a pleasure to be able to putt on fast greens this week.” Legendre is still competing as an amateur, but: “This should be my last tournament. I’m preparing to turn professional this summer.” When asked to describe today’s round with a word, he responded: “accomplishment.”
Amateur Albert Boneta, 22, from Spain, co-leads alongside Legendre after the opening round of the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas with another unbelievable opening round of 12 under-par, 60. He recently graduated in Finance and Psychology at New Mexico University and plans to turn professional later this year. In his first round, Boneta made 2 eagles, 10 birdies, and 2 bogeys. He is continuing his good performance as he concluded last week’s event tied for 5thplace. After his amazing first-round, Boneta commented on how today, he obviously played well but was “extremely satisfied on how great I putted great on the back 9, I did not get in trouble at all today and holed everything.” He also explained how he found: “This week’s course to be wide from the tee so it is easy not to get in trouble. There are courses that I just get more connected with, and this is one of those. I like how the ball rolls on the greens, and I found it easy to read them.” Boneta also talked about his he had a rough start, he was “+1 after the first 3 holes and then I was able to make a 4 meters putt on the 4th hole and that changed my momentum for the rest of the round. Overall, I must say that I’m playing well lately, I didn’t make any significant changes in my game, just a lot of practice especially on my putting.”
Spain’s Albert Boneta (am), Round 1 co-leader at the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas. Photo Credit: JGolf 18.0
The competitors in this week’s event are battling it out for an overall prize fund of €40.000 and 45,000 Order of Merit points. The 2024 Alps de Las Castillas winner will walk away with €5,800.00 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.
Round 2
The second round of the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas will begin again at 8:30 am local time from the 1st and 10th hole.
Once Round 2 is completed, a cut will be made to the top 40 players and ties, who will then compete in the Final Round on July 13th. In case of a tie after 54 holes, a sudden-death play-off will determine the winner.
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The 2024 Alps de las Castillas is promoted and organized by JGolf.
The 2024 Alps de las Castillas can count on the support of: the Real Federación Española de Golf, Loterías y Apuestas del Estado, Federación de Golf de Castilla-León, Federación de Golf de Castiila-La Mancha, Consejo Superior de Deportes, Kyocera, Mahou San Miguel and Solán de Cabras.
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9th July 2024 | Alps Tour Golf
The Alps Tour remains in Spain for the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas.
Llerma, July 9th, 2024- The 2024 Alps Tour season continues in Spain as the 12th event of the season, the Alps de Las Castillas, gets underway on Thursday. The 144 players in the field will compete for the title from July 11th until July 13th at Golf de Lerma in Llerma, Burgos. The 2024 Alps de Las Castillas will be back at Golf de Lerma, eight years after the fabulous 2016 edition that was disputed at this week’s venue.
The official Tour Scramble, with the best two balls pro-am, will take place on July 10th. Thirty teams will participate.
The players are competing to earn a spot in the top 5 Order of Merit rank, which, at the end of the season, will give them access to the 2025 Challenge Tour. The countdown has already begun, and the fight for the top 5 places is more fought than ever this week, as there are only a handful of events left before the 2024 Alps Tour Grand Final.
The Field
A strong field is expected this week for the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas.
Our current Order of Merit leader, France’s Benjamin Kedochim, has yet to win this season. He has earned six top 10s that include two 2nd place finishes as well as two 3rd place finishes. He will be present in this week’s field as he is looking to earn his first title to consolidate his leadership.
This week’s tournament, the 2024 Alps de Las Castillas, could be a decisive week for the winners of our last tournaments, respectfully our two, two-time season winners, Brandon Kewalramani from the United States and France’s Théo Boulet. Both players earned 2 wins respectfully, and capturing a third one, would allow them to earn immediate category on the Challenge Tour without having to capture one of the 5 coveted cards that is up for grabs at the end of the season.
All of this season’s winners will be present this week except for Spanish amateur Jose Antonio Sintes Navarro, winner of the 2024 Red Sea Little Venice Open, and France’s Antoine Auboin, winner of the 2024 Lacanau Alps Open.
Notable players have previously won the Alps de Las Castillas, including Victor Perez in 2016. He is now a DP World Tour winner.
The 144 players scheduled to compete this week represent 14 different nationalities.
The players in the field will compete for a prize fund of €40,000 and 45,000 Order of Merit points. The 2024 Alps de Andalucía winner will receive €5,800.00 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.
The 2024 Alps de Andalucía will be a 54-hole stroke-play, an 18-hole-a-day event where a cut will be made after 36 holes to the top 40 players and ties. In case of a tie after 54 holes, a sudden-death play-off will determine the winner.
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The Course
Golf de Lerma, located about 200 km north of the city of Madrid, was built in 1992 on a former hunting estate of 220 hectares named The Andaya by Spanish architect José Gancedo. Having worked his considerable golfing magic on other courses like Costa Dorada in 1982, Canyamel in 1987, and Monte Mayor in 1989, he completed the design of the charming Lerma layout in 1992.
The Golf de Lerma combines within its 18 holes the grand simplicity of the Castilian nature and the fun complexity of the game of golf. The architect made good use of the natural terrain to design 18 holes in total sympathy with its surroundings. The fairways are wide, bunkers are intelligently positioned, and greens are sensibly proportioned with relatively flat putting surfaces.
This parkland course is sheltered on many holes as it is bounded by a forest to the north and south of the property. However, water plays a part on the front nine, with ponds between the fairways on holes 2 and 8 and in front of the greens on holes 7 and 9. On the back nine, a stream meanders across the 10th, 11th, and 15th fairways before it forms a pond that must be carried in front of the short par four, 18th hole, which is a great closing hole.
Tournament Promoter
The 2024 Alps de las Castillas is promoted and organized by JGolf.
The 2024 Alps de las Castillas can count on the support of: the Real Federación Española de Golf, Loterías y Apuestas del Estado, Federación de Golf de Castilla-León, Federación de Golf de Castiila-La Mancha, Consejo Superior de Deportes, Kyocera, Mahou San Miguel and Solán de Cabras.
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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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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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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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9th July 2022 | Alps Tour Golf
Gregorio De Leo captures his 2nd win of the season!
Soria, July 9th 2022- Gregorio De Leo 2nd victory of the season aids him in conquering his dream of becoming a Challenge Tour player next season. He captured his second win of the season at the 2022 Alps de Las Castillas with a total score of 14 under-par. Mathias Eggenberger concluded the tournament in 2nd place with a three-day score of 13 under-par. In a three-way tie for 3rd place at 12 under-par: Portugal’s Vitor Londot Lopes, Italy’s Giacomo Fortini and Netherland’s Lars Keunen.
The weather and scoring conditions have been constant throughout the past few days. When the first groups teed off, the temperature was in the low 20*, however the temperatures quickly rose to a high of 35* with no wind today making the scoring conditions very favorable for the players. Play began at 8:15 am and the leaders group teed off at 9:21am and 9:32am from the 1st hole.
Winner Quotes-
Gregorio De Leo wins the 2022 Alps de Las Castillas by 1 stroke. He shot a final round of 5 under-par, that included 1 bogey and 6 birdies. He won the 2022 Memorial Giorgio Bordoni presented by Aon with an unbelievable 59 in the final round, adding therefore another title to his record. His dream of playing on the Challenge Tour is gradually fulfilling thanks to his victory today. He dedicates his second professional win to his parents, coach Alain and girlfriend that have supported him all along the way. After his win, De Leo commented on how “the course was much firmer today especially around the greens it was much harder to make good recoveries. The pins were a good mix, some tricky ones you had to be careful and some were more accessible.” When asked about his game today, he was very happy: “I’m very satisfied, yesterday I was expecting -15 to be the winning score and I was very close. Today I putted very very well. Today was an incredible day. I’m very happy. My putting definitely helped me a lot to win this week. I putted very well last week also which gave me more confidence into this week. The only mistake during the round was my 3-putt on the 10th hole so I could have reached what I expected be the winning score.” When asked about his plans for the rest of the season, De Leo explained: “I wasn’t expecting to win another tournament so I’m not sure yet how I will my strategy change going forward. I will speak to my coach once I’m home and decide what’s best. I would like to play maybe a couple Challenge Tour events to see how the courses are different and my game compares to their but we will see.”
Another of this season past winners Mathias Eggenberger, winner at 2022 Winter Series Golf Nazionale concluded the tournament in 2nd place just 1 stroke back. After his round, he was very happy with this week’s result and how his game is evolving: “Today was pretty good, can’t complain. I had a tough 1st round but coming back to finish the tournament at 13 under-par I’m happy.”
The tournament ends with a three-way tie for 3rd place at 12 under-par with Portugal’s Vitor Londot Lopes, Italy’s Giacomo Fortini and Netherland’s Lars Keunen. Just 1 stroke back in 6th place, Netherland’s Floris De Haas at 11 under-par.
Gregorio De Leo has now moved into 1st place of the Alps Tour Order of Merit ranking after his victory today, Tom Vaillant(am) has moved into 2nd place and France’s Julien Sale (am) into 3rd place.
Final Round –
Gregorio De Leo winner of the 2022 Alps de Las Castillas, earned 6,525 Order of Merit points and the winning check of €5,800.
For the Final Round Leaderboard click here or on the official Alps Tour Golf app.
The Alps Tour players now head to the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the coast of northwestern Africa for the 2022 Fred Olsen Alps de La Gomera. The event will be played from July 14th– 16th at Tecina Golf La Gomera.
Tournament Promoter-
This tournament is promoted and organized by JGolf.
The Alps de Las Castillas can count on the support of the joint collaboration between two main sponsors, the Real Federación Española de Golf and the Federación de Golf de Castilla León and Castilla La Mancha. The tournament also has the support of numerous co-sponsors: Club de Golf de Soria, el Ayuntamiento de Soria, la Diputación de Soria, el Consejo Superior de Deportes, EDP Solar, Kyocera, Mahou San Miguel and Solán de Cabras. The 2022 Alps de Las Castillas supports the 2023 Solheim Cup.
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8th July 2022 | Alps Tour Golf
A 6-way tie for the lead after Round 2 at the 2022 Alps de Las Castillas!
Soria, July 8th 2022- After Round 2 at the 2022 Alps de Las Castillas there is a 6-way tie for the lead with a two-day total of 9 under-par. In the 6-way tie at 9 under-par, there is: hometown favorite Spain’s Daniel Berna Manzanares, Netherland’s Lars Keunen, Italy’s Giacomo Fortini, Italy’s Gregorio De Leo, Spain’s Jacobo Pastor and Netherland’sFloris De Haas. In 7th place with a two-day total of 8 under-par and an incredible bogey-free 10 under-par, 60 today, Spain’s Manuel Morugán. Alongside in a tie for 7th place at 8 under-par, Italy’s Andrea Saracino. Just one stroke back with a two-day total of 7 under-par and in a tie for 9th place, Mathias Eggenberger and Vitor Londot Lopes.
Another beautiful summer day with a pleasant summer temperature welcomed the players at Club de Golf Soria in the inland Northeastern area of Spain for the second round of the 2022 Alps de Las Castillas. The scoring conditions were more favorable for the players in the morning due to calmer wind conditions, unfortunately the wind picked up for the afternoon groups. The course is still playing relatively soft for the players due to the heavy rain that occurred before the beginning of the tournament, giving an advantage to the morning groups. Play began at 8:15am from the 1st and 10th hole.
Second Round Player Quotes-
Hometown favorite, Spain’s Daniel Berna Manzanares shot a 3 under-par round today, to be one of the 6 players tied for the lead heading into the final round. He hopes to have another good round tomorrow and hopefully capture a victory on his home course. When he concluded his round, Manzanares commented on how today was a hard-fought day: “the opposite of yesterday, when I didn’t miss a shot. Today I went out slightly angry because of the three putts on the last hole yesterday. I’m happy to have made zero bogeys and 3 birdies. It was going well, but I started off missing to the left, I didn’t hit the ball well at all and I wasn’t at ease at any moment, but that’s the thing about golf, you have to know when you’re not hitting it well and know how to get the round right.” When asked about his expectations for tomorrow: “if I’m on the 10th tee 3 strokes behind the leader, I know anything can happen, even with three holes to go. I want to fight for it and see if I’m lucky.”
Italy’s Gregorio De Leo is continuing his stretch of good results heading into tomorrow’s final round tied for the lead. He is already one of this season’s past winners, having won the 2022 Memorial Giorgio Bordoni presented by Aon and would like to add another title to his record. After the round, De Leo happily commented: “I like this course a lot. It’s not a short course, therefore you need to hit the ball well, and need to putt well also. In the last few events, I’ve lost some confidence with my driving which I’ve gained some confidence back this week which it comes in handy on this golf course. Tomorrow I want to try and shot a 5 or 6 under-par round and see what happens. I think the winning score will be around 15 under-par.
Jacobo Pastor is another player tied for the lead, with a two-day total of 9 under-par. He shot a second round at 5 under-par putting him in contention heading into the final round. Pastor happy with his position noted: “I’m happy, I played pretty solid, I had moments of good golf and others not so good. Tomorrow I’ll play another day. There are moments when I think too much about the result, it’s a process of improving to make it easier every day and have more opportunities like today.”
Floris De Haas, a further one of the six players tied for the lead after 2 rounds at the 2022 Alps de Las Castillas. He shot an even par round today to remain at 9 under-par. At the completion of his round, De Haas commented: “I just made a couple stupid mistakes today, especially on the greens.” He found that the course “was firmer compared to yesterday and the greens not as soft. Still the conditions were good, especially there wasn’t a lot of wind.” When asked about his expectations heading into the final round, he responded “If you would have given me this position heading into the last round before the start of the tournament I would have taken it. I will take it very easy tomorrow. There are a lot of good players in the lead and close. I have no expectations, will just enjoy the day.”
Closing the 1st place six player tie: Lars Keunen and Giacomo Fortini.
Spain’s Manuel Morugán, winner of the 2022 Abruzzo Alps Open, shot an incredible 10 under-par in Round 2 for a two-day total of 8 under-par and is in a tie for 7th place heading into the final round. His second round included 1 eagle and 8 birdies. He shot a 32 on the front nine and a 28 on the back nine to sign his card for a second round 60. After his round, he commented that his “key today was my mental control. I talked to my psychologist yesterday and came up with a mental strategy to approach the round today and it went very well.”
Together with Morugán in a tie for 7th place, and just one stroke back of the lead heading into the final round, Italy’s Andrea Saracino. Saracino is coming off a 3rd place finish last week and is looking for a solid performance and another good finish heading into the final round tomorrow.
Tournament Promoter-
This tournament is promoted and organized by JGolf.
The Alps de Las Castillas can count on the support of the joint collaboration between two main sponsors, the Real Federación Española de Golf and the Federación de Golf de Castilla León and Castilla La Mancha. The tournament also has the support of numerous co-sponsors: Club de Golf de Soria, el Ayuntamiento de Soria, la Diputación de Soria, el Consejo Superior de Deportes, EDP Solar, Kyocera, Mahou San Miguel and Solán de Cabras. The 2022 Alps de Las Castillas supports the 2023 Solheim Cup.
Final Round-
The final round of the 2022 Alps de Las Castillas, will begin at 8:15 am from hole 1 and 10.
A total of 49 players made the cut which was set at even par (140). The leaders will tee off at 9:21 and 9:32 am from the 1st hole. The winner of the 2022 Alps de Las Castillas, will earn €5,800 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.
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