1st July 2023 | Alps Tour Golf
Manfredi Manica captures his 1st professional win at the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand
Final Round Review
Aravell, Lleida, Spain
29th June- 1st July 2023
Leaderboard
| Pos. | Name | Score |
| 1 | Manfredi Manica (ITA) | -15 |
| 2 | Paul McBride (IRL) | -14 |
| 3 | Asier Aguirre Izcue (ESP) | -12 |
| 4 | Edoardo R Lipparelli (ITA) | -9 |
| and 2 other players tied at | -9 |
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Manfredi Manica captures his 1st professional win at the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand
Aravell, July 1st 2023- Italy’s Manfredi Manica comes from behind to win his 1st professional tournament by 1 stroke, the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand. In 2nd place, with a three-day score of 14 under-par, Ireland’s Paul McBride. In third place at 12 under-par, Spain’s Asier Aguirre Izcue and there is a three-way tie for 4th place at 9 under-par which includes: Italy’s Edoardo R Lipparelli, Spanish amateur Joseba Torres and France’s Oihan Guillamoundeguy.
The final round of the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand being played at gorgeous Aravell Golf & Country Club began at 8:40 this morning under mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures. This was the 2nd edition of the event, which was created last year to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the host golf course.
Italy’s Manfredi Manica captures his 1st professional win at the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand by 1 stroke. He shot a bogey-free final round of 5 under-par, 66 with 4 birdies in his last 6 hole for a three-day total at 15 under-par. He is 27 years old, turned professional at the end of 2021 and currently represents Golf Nazionale. After he sealed his 1st win, Manica was very emotional: “Today is a very emotional day, especially my back nine. I believe the key was to stay patient. I struggled with my putting on the first few holes but hit some great shots. Paul was playing great and I didn’t think I had a chance. On the 15thhole when I saw Paul struggled I managed to birdie and started to believe I had a chance. I went on to birdie 16 and 17 and tried to par 18th and see what happened.” When asked about what this win means to him, he added: “This obviously means the world to me. It’s a short season so every tournament is important this season and after this win the rest will be even more important as I now want to be in the top 5 at the end of the season.”
Paul McBride from Ireland concluded the tournament in 2nd place, only 1 stroke from the title. He was close to the top of the leaderboard all week and was in the lead after yesterday’s 2nd round. He shot a 2 under-par 69 today with 1 double bogey, 2 bogeys and 6 birdies for a three-day total of 14 under-par. He is 27 years old and represents The Island Golf Club.The tournament ends with Spain’s Asier Aguirre Izcue in 3rd place with a three-day score of 12 under-par. In a three-way tie for 4th place at 9 under-par: Italy’s Edoardo R Lipparelli, Spanish amateur Joseba Torres and France’s Oihan Guillamoundeguy.After the 10th event of the season, Netherland’s Kiet Van der Weele keeps his lead in the Alps Tour Order of Merit Rank. In 2nd place Ireland’s Ronan Mullarney and England’s Jack Floydd rounds out the top 3 spots. This week’s tournament winner moved into 11th place in the standings.Final Round
Manfredi Manica winner of the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand, earned the winning check of € 5.800,00 and 6,525 Order of Merit Points.The next scheduled event for the Alps Tour Players is set for July 13th– 15th 2023 at Tecina Golf in the Canary Islands for the 2023 Fred Olsen Alps de La Gomera.
Tournament Promoter
The 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand is promoted by former DP World Tour winner, Spain’s José Manuel Lara. He captured 2 wins during his professional playing career in 2006 in Hong Kong and in 2010 at the Austrian Golf Open.
The economic promoter of the tournament is Aravell Golf & Country Club and the title sponsorship of this week’s event belongs to Creand, which was named Crèdit Andorrà during the last edition of the tournament before the launching of its new brand Creand took place.
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30th June 2023 | Alps Tour Golf
Paul McBride leads after 36 holes at the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand
Round 2 Notes
Aravell, Lleida, Spain
29th June- 1st July 2023Alps Tour Media Contact: [email protected]
Leaderboard
| Pos. | Name | Score |
| 1 | Paul McBride (IRL) | -12 |
| 2 | Manfredi Manica (ITA) | -10 |
| 3 | Oihan Guillamoundeguy (FRA) | -9 |
| 4 | Mathieu Prost (FRA) | -8 |
| 5 | Asier Aguirre Izcue (ESP) | -7 |
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Paul McBride leads after 36 holes at the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand
Aravell, June 30th 2023- After two rounds of the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand which is currently being played at the beautiful Aravell Golf & Country Club, we have a very close leaderboard. Ireland’s Paul McBride leads with a two-day score of 12 under-par after a fabulous 8 under-par in round 2. Italy’s Manfredi Manica is in 2nd place with a total score of 10 under-par. Only 1 stroke back, France’s Oihan Guillamoundeguy.
It was a very long day of golf for the players competing at the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand. Play resumed this morning at 8 am for the conclusion of the 1st round of the tournament, while the morning wave of the 2nd round began at 9:15 am and the afternoon wave at 2:15 pm local time. The players had to face relatively pleasant weather conditions today with mostly sunny but windy skies.
This is 2nd edition of the event, which was created last year to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the host golf course.
Paul McBride from Ireland leads by 2 shots at the end of round 2 at the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand. He shot a 4 under-par, 67 in the first round and a fabulous 8 under-par, 63 in the 2nd round for a two-day total of 12 under-par. During today’s 2nd round, McBride made 4 birdies and 2 bogeys on the front nine and 6 birdies in the last 7 holes of the back nine. He is 27 years old and represents The Island Golf Club. After his very strong performance, McBride commented: “I played well on the front nine but made two bad mistakes which caused me the two bogeys I made. On the back nine, I got it going making 6 birdies in my last 7 holes, it hit it close quite a lot and my putting was very good. One of the shots I hit was to about 30 ft and I made the putt which was on the 15th hole which I would consider a bonus because the other were pretty close to the pins. Overall it was a good round and I’m definitely satisfied.” When asked about the final round tomorrow, he wants to “approach it the same way I approach my round today, I just want to keep playing my game and see what that leads me to at the end of the third round.”
Italy’s Manfredi Manica who was in 2nd place after a 8 under-par, 63 in round 1, shot a 2 under-par, 69 in round 2 for a two-day total of 10 under-par. He is in 2nd place, 2 shots from the lead. He is 27 years old, turned professional at the end of 2021 and currently represents Golf Nazionale. During today’s second round, he made 5 birdies and 3 bogeys. After his round, Manica happily commented that: “Today was definitely a good day, I can’t say otherwise. Of course, I am left with a bitter taste in my mouth about how it ended because I had gotten off to a really strong start! All in all, I can say I left myself a good chance heading into the final round!” When asked about the course conditions after the heavy rainfall, he “honestly found a little difference after the heavy thunderstorm. I mainly found that the greens were definitely softer than yesterday! However, the key component was definitely the wind which made my back nine very tough.” He has never won a tournament as a professional player before but has captured a few runner-up finishes. Manica’s expectations for the final round tomorrow “are definitely high heading into the final round tomorrow because especially with a season with not a lot of tournaments, you need to take advantage of opportunities when they happen!”
Oihan Guillamoundeguy from France 18 years old finds himself in 3rd place, 3 shots off after the 2nd round of the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand with a two-day score of 9 under-par. He made 1 eagle, 3 birdies and 2 bogeys during today’s round for a 3 under-par, 68. He previously won on the Alps Tour as an amateur player but this is his first playing season as a professional golfer. After his 2nd round, Guillamoundeguy he found,“the course was softer than yesterday, I felt like the greens was slower so it made it more difficult to make some putts during the round. I’m still happy though as I had a tough start being +2 after 4 holes but then I managed to stay patient, get a good momentum and hole some putts to change my round.” When asked about trying to capture his first win as a professional, he added “I’m not thinking about the possible result of the round tomorrow, I’m more focused on my process and try to do my best and then I will see what happens. I hope tomorrow will be a good day but I will do my best and try to capture my 1st win as a Pro.” In 4th place with a two-day score of 8 under-par, round 1 leader, France’s Mathieu Prost. Only 1 stroke back, Spain’s Asier Aguirre Izcue. In a 4-way tie for 6th place at 6 under-par: Italy’s Jacopo Albertoni and Elia Dallanegra (am), Spanish amateur Joseba Torres and England’s Jack Floydd.
Final Round
A total of 47 players (including 4 amateurs) made the cut which was set at 143 (+1).
The final round of the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand will begin at 8:40 am local time from the 1st and 10th hole. The final group will tee off at 10:00 am local time from the 1st hole.
The winner of the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand will earn the winning check of € 5.000,00 and 5,000 Order of Merit Points.
Tournament Promoter
The 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand is promoted by former DP World Tour winner, Spain’s José Manuel Lara. He captured 2 wins during his professional playing career in 2006 in Hong Kong and in 2010 at the Austrian Golf Open.
The economic promoter of the tournament is Aravell Golf & Country Club and the title sponsorship of this week’s event belongs to Creand, which was named Crèdit Andorrà during the last edition of the tournament before the launching of its new brand Creand took place.
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29th June 2023 | Alps Tour Golf
Mathieu Prost is the Clubhouse Leader as Round 1 is suspended due to inclement weather at the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand.
Round 1 Notes
Aravell, Lleida, Spain
29th June- 1st July 2023
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Mathieu Prost is the Clubhouse Leader as Round 1 is suspended due to inclement weather at the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand.
The first round of the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand, being played at Aravell Golf & Country Club in Aravell, Lleida, Spain began with a 1-hour delay in the morning wave tee times due to inclement weather in the area. Round 1 officially began at 8:45 am and the rain ended shortly after that. Due to the morning delay, the afternoon wave tee times were also affected and encountered a 45 minutes delay. At 5.47 pm, play was again suspended due to thunderstorms in the area and will resume at 8 am tomorrow morning.
From when play began this morning until it was suspended at 5.47pm, players were able to compete with overcast and very windy conditions.
France’s Mathieu Prost, 23 years old, shot a 9 under-par, 62 opening round at the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand and is the clubhouse leader as round 1 play was suspended due to inclement weather. He made 2 bogeys and 11 birdies during his 1st round. At the conclusion of his opening round, Prost was very satisfied with how today went: “It was a fantastic day. I enjoyed the round, my playing partners were very nice and my golf was really good so it was a great day today!” He went on to add that he “likes the greens a lot, and the golf course where I practice “Golf du Rochat” has a very similar altitude so I’m used to the difference in yardage. I definitely feel like everything fell into place today. I made a lot of good putts and my approach shots to the green were very solid.” Prost believes that “the greens were a little bit softer due to the rain we had this morning but I didn’t feel much of a difference with our practice rounds. I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”
Oihan Guillamoundeguy from France, 18 years old and currently 10th in the Order of Merit standings concluded his 1stround at the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand with a 6 under-par, 65 and finds himself in 2nd place in the current leaderboard. He made 5 birdies in a row to begin his round and 2 bogeys and 3 birdies on the back nine. He 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. After his 1st round, Guillamoundeguycommented: “Today was a really good round, definitely my good start helped me a lot. I managed to get some good momentum for the rest of the day after the 5 birdies in a row. Midround I wasn’t feeling great but then towards the end of the round, I managed to egt myself back together and finish well with 2 birdies in a round. I think all parts of my game worked well together today. My driving was great at the beginning but I managed to find a key midround and the last 5 holes it definitely improved. If I were to say, my putting was exceptional today.”
The 144 players are competing for an overall prize fund of €40.000 and 45,000 Order of Merit points. The winner of the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand will capture €5,800 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.
Round 2 Round 1 will resume at 8 am tomorrow morning while, the second round of the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand will begin at 9:15 local time from the 1st and 10th hole. After round 2, a cut will be made to the top 40 players and ties.
Tournament Promoter
The 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand is promoted by former DP World Tour winner, Spain’s José Manuel Lara. He captured 2 wins during his professional playing career in 2006 in Hong Kong and in 2010 at the Austrian Golf Open.
The economic promoter of the tournament is Aravell Golf & Country Club and the title sponsorship of this week’s event belongs to Creand, which was named Crèdit Andorrà during the last edition of the tournament before the launching of its new brand Creand took place.
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27th June 2023 | Alps Tour Golf
The Alps Tour heads back to Spain for the 2nd edition of the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand.
Pre-Tournament Notes
Aravell, Lleida, Spain
29th June- 1st July 2023
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Tournament Entries for the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand
The Alps Tour heads back to Spain for the 2nd edition of the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand.
This year will be the 2nd edition of the event, which was created last year to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the host golf course.
There will be two pro-am played this week: the opening pro-am which will be played on Wednesday 28th June with approximately 25 teams participating, and the closing pro-am that will be played on Sunday 2nd July with an estimated 25 teams. During the closing pro-am, the winner of the 2nd 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand will be participating.
Last year’s inaugural winner was France’s Tom Vaillant, who captured the win with a total score of 22 under-par, while he was still an amateur player. He went on to grab one of the five coveted Challenge Tour Cards which were given out at the end of the past season, and has now become a Challenge Tour player.
The Field
All of this season previous winners except for Netherland’s Kiet Van der Weele, who captured his 3rd title of the current season at the 2023 Open de La Mirabelle d’Or earning a Challenge Tour card for the remainder of the season, will be competing for the 2nd edition of the Aravell Golf Open by Creand title.
Netherland’s Lars Keunen, winner of the most recent Alps Tour tournament and currently 3rd in the Order of Merit, will be in the field this week and looking to capture his 2nd win of the season.
All of the players who are currently in the top 10 of the Order of Merit rank will be competing except for the current leader, Netherland’s Kiet Van der Weele.
Spain’s Quim Vidal, winner of the 2023 Red Sea Little Venice Open and currently 5th in the standings will be competing as the highest Spanish player in the field.
Among the players competing this week, Spain’s Juan Postigo will be competing. He reached the 3rd place in the World Rankings for Golfers with Disabilities and has captured numerous prestigious titles in his career, including the European Championship for Golfers with Disability in 2021. So far this season he won the G4D Tour in Abu Dhabi and the G4D Tour at Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed.
Spain’s Alvaro Velasco is also in the field this week. He is a veteran professional player who competed on the European Tour, as well as a winner on the Challenge Tour.
There are 20 different nationalities represented among the expected 144 players scheduled to compete in Northern Spain.
They will be contending a prize fund of € 40.000 and 45,000 Order of Merit points. The winner of the 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand will capture €5,800 and 6,525 Order of Merit points. 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 2024 Challenge Tour.
The tournament will be played as a 54 holes stroke play event and a cut will be made after 36 holes and the top 40 players and ties will compete during the final round which is schedule for July 1st.
To view the most up-to-date entry list, click here.
The Course
Located only 15 km from the Andorra Principality and 5 km from La Seu d’Urgell, Aravell Golf & Country Club is situated in Aravell, Leida, Spain. It is an 18-hole course designed by two-times Masters Champion, José María Olazábal. The golf course will be played as a par 71, 6155 meters.
Aravell Golf & Country Club is a compact and fun layout course, with narrow fairways, relatively small greens and spacious rough making it a challenging course for the players. It is located in a large valley, with an altitude of 700 meters above sea level. The course has beautiful views of the Pyrenees as well as the Cadí mountains.
Tournament Promoter
The 2023 Aravell Golf Open by Creand is promoted by former DP World Tour winner, Spain’s José Manuel Lara. He captured 2 wins during his professional playing career in 2006 in Hong Kong and in 2010 at the Austrian Golf Open.
The economic promoter of the tournament is Aravell Golf & Country Club and the title sponsorship of this week’s event belongs to Creand, which was named Crèdit Andorrà during the last edition of the tournament before the launching of its new brand Creand took place.
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17th June 2022 | Alps Tour Golf
Daniel Berna Manzanares and Tom Vaillant co-lead after Round 2 at the Aravell Golf Open by Crèdit Andorrà.
Aravell, June 17th 2022– Spain’s Daniel Berna Manzanares and France’s Tom Vaillant are co-leading at the 2022 Aravell Golf Open by Crèdit Andorrà with a 14 under-par at the conclusion of round 2. Eemil Alajarvi is just one shot back of the pair with a two-day total of 13 under-par. In 4th place, Ireland’s Gary Hurley with a total score of 11 under par. Vince Van Veen and Manuel Morugan are tied for 5th place at 10 under-par, only 4 shots back of the lead at the end of today’s round.
Another beautiful summer day with very hot temperatures welcomed players for the second round at Aravell Golf & Country Club near Lleida, Spain. Round 1 resumed at 7:30 this morning due to yesterday’s delays. Once the first round was concluded, Spain’s Daniel Berna Manzanares lead the field with a course record, 10 under-par 61. He held a 1 stroke advantage over Eemil Alajarvi who shot a 9 under-par 62 and a 2 strokes advantage over amateur, Tom Vaillant who shot an 8 under-par 63.
Round 2 Player Quotes-
Daniel Berna Manzanares, who was the first-round leader, shot a 4 under-par in round 2, for a two-day total of 14 under-par and is co-leading entering the final round. He turned professional in 2015 and has been an Alps Tour player since. After his round, Daniel commented, “I really like the design of this golf course, the par 3 are difficult and the par 5 are very fun to play. I think my strategy is what has helped me the most so far this week. I’m leaving myself a lot of shots between 120 and 160 which I really like.” When asked about his strategy heading into the final round, tied for the lead, he responded, “Tomorrow I want to enjoy it like I enjoyed it today and if I have some luck and win it will be even better, it’s been a good week so far and I’m happy.”
Tom Vaillant, last week’s winner, is co-leading after two rounds with a total score of 14 under-par. In round 2, he shot a bogey-free 6 under-par round. When Tom finished today’s round, he was pleased with his game even if he didn’t play as well as yesterday, “game was great, not as good as yesterday but still very solid. The course played slightly differently today due to the wind but I kept my same strategy and it definitely worked. Tomorrow I want to approach it the same as every other day, do my best, give 100% and never give up and see what happens.”
Manuel Morugan, winner of the 2022 Abruzzo Alps Open, shot the lowest round of the day with an 8 under-par 63. With today’s round, Manuel is tied for 5th place and 4 shots back of the lead. Manuel was very pleased with his golf game so far this week: “I played well both days. Today I just made a lot more putts because I played identical both days. Today I also tried to focus more on playing a good golf game compared to being focused on the results. It was a perfect day with perfect conditions to shot a good round of golf.” Manuel’s win came from 3 shots back so he knows what it’s like being in this position, “I am just going to focus on hitting the best shots I can hit and play my best golf. If I am able to do that, I know I will have a chance tomorrow.”
Final Round –
The final round of the inaugural 2022 Aravell Golf Open by Crèdit Andorrà, will begin at 8:00 am from hole 1 and 10.
A total of 50 players including 7 amateurs made the cut which was set at -1 (141). The final group will tee off at 9:28 am from the 1st hole. The winner of the inaugural 2022 Aravell Golf Open by Crèdit Andorrà, will earn €5,800 and 6,525 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 tournament this week is promoted and organized by Spain’s José Manuel Lara. A former DP World Tour player with two victories (Hong Kong in 2006 and Austrian Golf Open in 2010) in his professional career.
The title sponsorship of this week’s event, belongs to Crèdit Andorrà. It is an Andorran banking house which was founded in 1949 and has its headquarters in Andorra la Vella.
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16th June 2022 | Alps Tour Golf
Eemil Alajarvi is the Clubhouse Leader as Round 1 is suspended for darkness at the Aravell Golf Open by Crèdit Andorrà.
Aravell, June 16th 2022– Finland’s Eemil Alajarvi is the current clubhouse leader with a 9 under-par 62 as Round 1 was suspended at the inaugural Aravell Golf Open by Crèdit Andorrà. Spain’s Daniel Berna Manzanares is also at 9 under-par, however he has 3 holes remaining to conclude his first round. France’s Tom Vaillant is just one shot back at 8 under-par. He holds a 1 stroke advantage over his fellow countryman, Franck Medale who is in 4th place with a 7 under-par 64 round. Netherland’s Vince Van Veen and Spain’s Josep Maria Serra Busquet who shot a 6 under par round 65 and are currently tied for 5th place.
A beautiful summer morning with a light breeze and temperatures reaching a high of 37* welcomed the players at Aravell Golf & Country Club near Lleida, Spain for the first round of the tournament. Play began at 8:00 am from both the 1stand 10th hole. The first round of the tournament was suspended at 5:02pm due to inclement weather in the area. Play then resumed at 8pm (2hour 57 mins delay). Another delay occurred at 9:23pm due to darkness. Round 1 will resume at 7:30am tomorrow morning.
Round 1 Player Quotes-
Eemil Alajarvi from Finland had a great round 1 to start his tournament here at the Aravell Golf Open by Crèdit Andorrà. Today, Alajarvi shot a bogey-free 9 under-par round 62 and is the current clubhouse leader. He turned professional last year and this is his second season playing on the Alps Tour. After his round, Alajarvi commented on how well he played, “I would say I played well today. I hit many good shots and made many putts. I hit my long irons very well today. It’s normally not my strength but it definitely was today.” He also said how he’s enjoying the course and looking forward to the rest of the week, “I like this course a lot, the course is in good conditions and beautiful. I’m just going to try and keep going and enjoy every round without thinking about the leaderboard. There are still 2 rounds left so everything is possible”
Last week’s winner and current 2nd in the Order of Merit, French amateur, Tom Vaillant shot a bogey-free 8 under-par round and sits just 1 shot back of the lead at the end of round 1. Vaillant was happy with his game today, “I played really nicely today, my strengths were good today so it helped me be in position for birdies most of the time. The course is great, it’s in good conditions and it’s really cool to play here. My long game is fitting very well with the course so it’s helping me.” He also commented on how his win last week gave him a confidence boost but doesn’t change his mentality going into his week, “winning is always great and gives a lot of confidence but it’s a new week so I just restart the week with the same mindset.”
France’s Franck Medale, a past winner on the Alps Tour shot a 7 under-par 64 round and is currently in 4th place and only 2 shots back of the current clubhouse lead. After his round, he commented on how his strategy helped him with his round, “the course was playing well. You could be aggressive with some pins positions which helped me with my score. I putted well and placing my long irons off the tees well helped me put a good round together.”
Among the 130 players competing this week you’ll find 105 professionals and 25 amateurs from 19 different nationalities. They are competing for a total prize fund of €40.000 and 45,000 Order of Merit points.
Round 2-
Round 2 of the inaugural Aravell Golf Open by Crèdit Andorrà, will begin at 8:00 am from hole 1 and 10. After the second round, a cut will be made to the top 40 players and ties.
For the current Round 1 Leaderboard or the Round 2 tee-times click here or go on the official Alps Tour Golf app.
Tournament Promoter-
The tournament this week is promoted and organized by Spain’s José Manuel Lara. A former DP World Tour player with two victories (Hong Kong in 2006) and (Austrian Golf Open in 2010) in his professional career.
The title sponsorship of this week’s event, belongs to Crèdit Andorrà. It is an Andorran banking house which was founded in 1949 and has it’s headquartes in Andorra la Vella.
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14th June 2022 | Alps Tour Golf
The tour heads to Spain for the inaugural Aravell Golf Open by Crèdit Andorrà.
Aravell, June 14th 2022– The Alps Tour heads to Northeastern part of Spain this week for the inaugural Aravell Golf Open by Crèdit Andorrà. The tournament will be played from Thursday 16th June until Saturday 18th June at Aravell Golf & Country Club near Aravell, Lleida, Spain.
There will be two pro-am played this week: the opening pro-am will be played on Wednesday 15th June with an estimated 25 teams participating and the closing pro-am will be played on Sunday 19th June with an estimated 25 teams including the winner of the inaugural event.
This is the first time that Aravell Golf & Country Club will host a European professional golf event. This tournament was also created to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the golf course.
The Field-
All of this season previous winners except for Markus Brier, winner of the 30th Gösser Open, will be competing for the inaugural Aravell Golf Open by Crèdit Andorrà title. French amateur, Tom Vaillant winner of the last Alps Tour tournament and currently 2nd in the Order of Merit, will be in the field this week. In addition, Koen Kouwenaar who is currently the highest-ranked player in the Order of Merit, will also be competing alongside the top 10 players in the rank except for Conor Purcell.
There are 19 different nationalities represented among the estimated 136 players. The players will be competing for a prize fund of € 40.000 and 45,000 Order of Merit points. The winner of the inaugural 2022 Aravell Golf Open by Crèdit Andorrà will earn €5,800 and 6,525 Order of Merit points. The tournament is a 54 holes stroke play where a cut will be made after 36 holes to the top 40 players and ties.
The Course-
Aravell Golf & Country Club is located in Aravell, Leida, Spain only 15 km from the Andorra Principality and 5km from La Seu d’Urgell. It is an 18-hole course designed by José María Olazábal, a two-times Masters Champion. The course will be played as a 6155 meters, Par 71. It is located in a large valley, with an altitude of 700 meters above sea level. The course has beautiful views of the Pyrenees as well as the Cadí mountains. Aravell Golf & Country Club is a compact and fun layout course, with narrow fairways, relatively small greens and spacious rough making it a challenging course for the players.
Tournament Promoter-
The tournament this week is promoted and organized by Spain’s José Manuel Lara. A former DP World Tour player with two victories (Hong Kong in 2006) and (Austrian Golf Open in 2010) in his professional career.
The title sponsorship of this week’s event, belongs to Crèdit Andorrà. It is an Andorran banking house which was founded in 1949 and has it’s headquarters in Andorra la Vella.
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12th June 2022 | Alps Tour Golf
Tom Vaillant wins the 2022 Open de la Mirabelle D’Or.
Metz, June 12th, 2022 – Tom Vaillant wins the 2022 Open International de la Mirabelle D’Or with a birdie on the 4th hole of sudden-death playoff. France’s Tom Vaillant and Italy’s Manfredi Manica both concluded their final round at Domaine de la Grange aux Ormes, taking part in the two-way sudden-death playoff thanks to their three-day score of 14 under-par. One shot back tied for 3rd place at 13 under-par France’s Franck Daux and Romain Guillon.
The final round of the 2022 Open de la Mirabelle D’Or began at 7:27 am from hole 1 and 10. The final group teed off at 9:00 am from the 1st hole. A beautiful day allows spectators to anticipate optimal scoring conditions from the players at Domaine de la Grange aux Ormes. The course has hosted this event since its inaugural year in 2003. However, it officially became part of the Alps Tour schedule in 2005.
Koen Kouwenaar, remains the current Alps Tour Order of Merit leader. He has a 406.74 points advantage over Tom Vaillant who has moved into second place.
Winner Quotes-
French amateur, Tom Vaillant celebrates another home success for France winning on the 4th hole of sudden-death playoff with a 2m 50cm birdie putt. He was 8th in the Order of Merit before the start of this week, has now moved to 2ndin the rank. Tom shot a bogey-free final round 63 with 5 birdies and 1 eagle for a total at 14 under-par. Even though, Tom is still an amateur, he is an experienced Alps Tour player being his second season playing on the tour. When he completed the playoff, he was very pleased, “It was a really good day, played very nicely so it’s always great to have a great day like today. It means a lot to win here in France in this historical tournament. Even after the win today, my goals won’t change, I want to do my best everyday in every round.”
Italy’s Manfredi Manica, who was leading after round 1, had a final round, 6 under-par 64 that included 2 hole-out eagles and 2 birdies for a three-day total of 14 under-par. He had a strong start to his final round, holing out the eagle from 70 meters, on his 1st hole. Nevertheless, his strong finish on the 18th hole allowed him to compete in the playoff at 14 under-par, holing out for eagle from 153 meters. Manfredi was extremely happy, “on the 18th hole, I knew that I had to make 2 to be in the playoff, therefore I tried to go for the pin to hole it and it worked. My goal for the season is to do the best I can and try to be in the top 5 of the ranking. Another couple of weeks like this week and it might happen. This was a very positive week and I’m very happy.”
Franck Daux of France, shot a 7 under-par round 63 today with 9 birdies and 2 bogeys for an overall 13 under-par ending the tournament in a tie for 3rd place. After his round, Franck commented, “It went very well today. I started very strong, had some bad breaks mid round but then had a strong finish which I’m pleased at. I want to try and maintain a good quality of golf for this big stretch of tournament that is coming up.”
France’s Romain Guillon shot a final round 6 under-par 64 for a three-day total of 13 under-par. He had a very strong start to his back nine, with an eagle at the par 5 10th hole and another eagle at the par 4 11th hole.
Final Round-
Tom Vaillant winner of the 2022 Open de la Mirabelle D’Or, earned 6,525 Order of Merit points. Manfredi Manica earned the €5,800 check as Vaillant is an amateur player. There was a two-way tied for third place at 13 under-par that included, Franck Daux and Romain Guillon. Just one shot back from there, in a tied for 5th place at 12 under-par: amateur Julien Sale and James Sugrue.
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The 11th event of the Alps Tour season will be played next week near the Northeastern border of Spain. The event is scheduled from June 16th until June 18th at Aravell Golf & Country Club in Aravell, Spain for the inaugural full field event, the Aravell Golf Open by Crèdit Andorrà.
Tournament Promoter-
This event is organized and promoted directly by the golf club, Golf Domaine de la Grange Aux Ormes. The Institutional Sponsors that support this tournament are: Région Grand Est, Département de la Moselle, Ville de Marly, Inspire Metz and Fédération Française de Golf. The Private Partners at this event are: Crédit Agricole, Quadral, Mercedes Kroely, Demathieu & Bard, JC Decaux, Opéra Théâtre, Mayer and Banque Populaire. The Official Suppliers of the tournament are: Eurogolf Luxembourg, Lemoy, Heineken, Château Sainte- Marguerite, Cristian Senez, Agence Grand Angle and Café Richard. In addition, their media partners are the following two media outlets: La semaine and Républicain Lorrain.
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17th May 2022 | Alps Tour Golf
A new tournament and a new venue added to the 2022 Alps Tour Schedule
Aravell Golf will host the first edition of the Aravell Golf Open by Crèdit Andorrà. From June 16th to 18th, 144 players will gather on the José María Olazábal’s design to compete for a total prize money of €40,000 and 45,000 points valid for the 2022 Order of Merit. Two pro ams are also scheduled, for the opening (June 15th) and the closing (June 19th) of the tournament week.
Aravell (Spain), May 17th, 2022 – The Alps Tour is proud to announce the addition of a new tournament to its 2022 schedule. It will be a first, both for the Alps Tour and for the Aravell Golf & Country Club in Aravell, Lleida, Spain, thanks to the promoter and former European Tour player and multiple winner José Manuel Lara, who had the idea of starting this new collaboration and celebrate the 25th anniversary of the course in style.
The Aravell Golf Open by Crèdit Andorrà will take place from Thursday 16th June until Saturday 18th June, with a field of 144 players – 94 Alps Tour players, and 50 National players and invites – and a purse of €40,000. Even more importantly, the 11th tournament of the season, with six more to go before the Grand Final, will distribute 45,000 points for the Order of Merit. There will be two pro-ams for this tournament, the opening pro-am, on Wednesday 15th June with approximately 23-25 teams and the closing pro-am on Sunday 19th June with around 23-25 teams where the tournament winner will be playing.
“This event confirms the solidity of the Andorran golf project, promoted by the FGA (Andorran Golf Federation) together with the Crèdit Andorrà”, says José Manuel Lara, 44, winner of one Challenge Tour and two European Tour titles between 1998 and 2010. “FGA and Crèdit Andorrà are working together to promote and grow the game of golf in Andorra, and I believe this is a goal that fits very well with the Alps Tour claim, <raising golf stars>, growing a quality professional game with the backing from national golf federations of host countries”.
“We are very honored to be received for the very first time at the Aravell Golf Club, renowned for its design by José María Olazábal and the quality of its course and facilities”, says Alps Tour CEO Estelle Richard. “We sincerely thank Crèdit Andorrà for having made this European sporting event possible. It is a great privilege for the Alps Tour to include a new destination in our calendar.
The Aravell Golf Open by Crèdit Andorrà will also be an opportunity to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the golf course, much to the delight of golf lovers in the region.
I would like to express my sincere thanks to promoter José Manuel Lara, who has been able to convince the partners and participants to make this competition an essential event of the season”.
Aravell Golf & Country Club, only 13km from Andorra Principality, is an 18-hole course designed in 1987 by José María Olazábal, a two-time Augusta Masters Champion. The course will be played as a 6,155 meters, Par 71. It is located in a large valley, 700 meters above sea level, surrounded by the Pyrenees and with iconic views of the Cadi Mountain. Aravell Golf & Country Club is designed to be a compact and fun layout course with narrow fairways, relatively small greens and spacious rough making it a challenging course for the players especially due to the river and lake that cross the course.
The Aravell Golf Open by Crèdit Andorrà will be played thanks to the full support of Credit Andorrà.
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