3rd June 2023 | Alps Tour Golf
Theo Brizard leads by 1 at the 20th Open de La Mirabelle d’Or.
Round 2 Review
Metz, France
2nd– 4th June 2023
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Leaderboard
| Pos. | Name | Score |
| 1 | Theo Brizard (FRA) | -6 |
| 2 | Jack Floydd (ENG) | -5 |
| 3 | Lars Keunen (NED) | -4 |
| 4 | Kiet Van Der Weele (NED) | -3 |
| 5 | 4 players tied at | -2 |
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Theo Brizard leads by 1 at the 20th Open de La Mirabelle d’Or.
Another beautiful day with mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures welcomed the players at Golf Domaine de la Grange aux Ormes for the 2nd round of the 2023 Open International de La Mirabelle d’Or. Play began at 7:30 am from both the 1stand 10th hole. This is the 20th edition of the tournament and has been part of the Alps Tour schedule since 2005. For tomorrow’s final round, a sunny day is expected with temperatures around 26°C.
Twenty-two year old, Theo Brizard from France, who was tied for 8th place after the 1st round, now finds himself in the lead by 1 stroke. He shot a second round of 5 under-par,65 with 8 birdies, 1 bogey and 1 double bogey. Brizard turned professional in 2021 yet has never won an Alps Tour event. His best finish was a 2nd place in 2021 at the season opener in Acaya as an amateur. Brizard began his round with 3 birdies in a row and 5 birdies overall in his first 6 holes. After his round he was very satisfied and happily commented: “Today was a tough fight! I played really solid tee to green, managed to get myself in a lot of birdie positions which was positive. I played really well the easy holes, was focused on the hard ones, and to start my round with 3 birdies helped a lot! I hit the 2 par 5s in 2 and holed a nice 4 meters putt on 11. It was a great start!” When asked about his approach heading into the final round tomorrow in the lead, Brizard added: “I’ll go the same way, try to play well and enjoy the easy holes, being focused on the hard ones, and have a good attitude until the end! I have some tough competitors behind me, but I’m confident! It’ll be a nice fight, and I look forward to the challenge.”
England’s Jack Floydd, winner of the season opener 2023 Ein Bay Open, is only 1 stroke off the lead after the 2nd round of the 2023 Open International de La Mirabelle d’Or. He is 26 years old and turned professional in 2020. He is currently playing his third season on the Alps Tour. Floydd was tied for 8th place at 1 under-par after the 1st round of the tournament and now is in 2nd place with a two-day total of 5 under-par. He made 7 birdies and 3 bogeys during round 2, for a 4 under-par,66. After his round, he commented on how “the course is very tricky compared to previous years. The fairways are rock hard and the rough is very penal so it’s super important to avoid it. I made 7 birdies today keeping the ball in play for the most part and gave myself some good chances on the greens which I managed to capitalize on.” Floydd went on to add that the strongly believes the “rough is very penal, it paramount to avoid it. Obviously, it’s not always possible, but certainly the strategy has changed from the previous years where there is a lot more irons of the tees this year to make sure you keep the ball in play. The downside on some holes is leaving yourself longer yardages into the greens but I believe that is definitely preferable compared to being in the long stuff.” Looking ahead to the final round tomorrow, where he could capture his 2nd title of the year, “it would mean a great deal to me to win my second event of the year, I’m delighted to have won the season opener but to get a second one would help me in the rankings and put me in a good position for the remainder of the season. It wouldn’t however change any of my plans, I plan to play all of the events this season and hopefully be able to graduate to the Challenge Tour.”
Lars Keunen from Netherland who was one of the co-leaders at 3 under-par at the conclusion of the 1st round finds himself in 3rd place only 2 strokes from the leader heading into the final round. He made 3 birdies and 2 bogeys today for a two-day total of 4 under-par. He currently sits 10th in the Order of Merit rank. After his round, Keunen commented how “today was a very solid round. I hit a lot of greens and luckily didn’t get in too much trouble. For tomorrow I will stick to my game plan of getting the ball in play off the tees and stay patient on the greens for putts to fall.”
Netherland’s Kiet Van der Weele who has already captured two wins this season is in 4th place with a two-day total of 3 under-par. There is a 5-way tied for 5th place at 2 under-par that includes: France’s Nicolas Aparicio, Ireland’s Ronan Mullarney, Swiss Luca Galliano and French amateur Theo Boulet.
The highlight of the day belongs to France’s Franck Daux who made a hole-in-one on the par 3, 17th hole with a 50° wedge.Final Round
A total of 53 players made the cut which was set at +4 (144).
The final round of the 2023 Open International de La Mirabelle d’Or will begin at 9:05 am am local time from the 1st and 10thhole. The final group will tee off at 10:40 am local time from the 1st hole.
The winner of the 2023 Open International de La Mirabelle d’Or, will earn the winning check of €5,800 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.
Tournament Promoter
The tournament 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 and Opéra Théâtre.
The Official Suppliers of the tournament are: Eurogolf Luxembourg, Lemoy, Heineken, Château Sainte-Marguerite, Cristian Senez, Agence Grand Angle, Leon Noël, Evian, Pernod Ricard, France Boisson, Metro, Fayard and Cafés Richard.
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2nd June 2023 | Alps Tour Golf
A three-way tie for the lead after Round 1 at the 20th Open de La Mirabelle d’Or.
Round 1 Notes
Metz, France
2nd– 4th June 2023
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Leaderboard
| Pos. | Name | Score |
| 1 | Lars Keunen (NED) | -3 (67) |
| Inigo Lopez- Pizarro (ESP) | -3 (67) | |
| Ronan Mullarney (IRL) | -3 (67) | |
| 4 | Luca Galliano (SUI) | -2 (68) |
| and 3 other players at | -2 (68) |
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A beautiful sunny day with clear skies and a pleasant temperature with a high around 24°C welcomed the 144 players in the Northeastern Grand Est Region near Metz, France for the first round of the 2023 Open de La Mirabelle d’Or. The tournament is being played at Golf Domaine de la Grange aux Ormes and began from both the 1st and 10th hole. This is the 20th edition of the tournament and has been part of the Alps Tour schedule since 2005. For the remainder of the week the weather is forecasted to be very similar to today.
Netherland’s Lars Keunen who is currently 10th in the Order of Merit rank, shot an opening round of 3 under-par 67 with 1 eagle, 4 birdies and 3 bogeys. He heads into round 2 in a three-way tied for the lead at 3 under-par. He is 26 years old and represents The Dutch Golf Club. After his round, Keunen commented how “today was a good round, the course is playing very difficult so my main goal was just to get myself in play of the tee on every hole. I actually didn’t hit a single driver or 3-wood during my entire round.” In the last few events, even though he has had some positive finishes including tying for 17th place last week in Italy he feels his “game and swing haven’t been the best lately but I feel like it’s starting to come together again which I’m pleased.” Obviously, for the next two days, “my plan is to keep getting myself in play off the tee and be patient that some birdies will come!”
Spain’s Inigo Lopez- Pizzaro who represents Club de Golf Val de Rois is also tied for the lead at 3 under-par. He made 1 eagle, 4 birdies and 3 bogeys during his first round. He is playing his 3rd Alps Tour event of the season following the first two events in Egypt. After his round, he was very happy about today and commented on how “I wasn’t playing well but during the practice round I kept hitting draws so I kept that feeling into the round today and it worked well. I played solid without making many mistakes.” He went on to add that, “yesterday I played with my friend Mario and we planned to not play too aggressive due to the very high rough. I planned to hit a lot of irons off the tee to make sure I stayed in play and then hit it on the green to give myself good birdie chances which I was able to take advantage today. I’m very happy with the result.”
Inigo Lopez- Pizarro first round co-leader at the 2023 Open de La Mirabelle d’Or. Photo Credits: Alps Tour Golf / Federico Capretti
Ireland’s Ronan Mullarney who is 27 years old and captured his 1st full-field professional win at the 2023 Gösser Open which took place in May, is the third-player tied for the lead at 3 under-par. He shot a 3 under-par 67 with 6 birdies and 3 bogeys. He turned professional in 2019 and competed in the 2022 Open Championship. After his round, Mullarney commented: “the rough is extremely long, the goal was to keep it out of there. I hit everything from an 8-iron to a 5-iron off the tee and only a couple of drivers which is strange for me as I usually rely on my driver the majority of the time. I’m relying on my short game but the real challenge this week is keeping the ball in play. It’s very firm, it’s playing very similar to a links course like home. I’m very happy with the way I played and I will try to stay as patient as possible out there the next two days as a lot of funny bounces and unusal things can happen.”
Ronan Mullarney first round co-leader at the 2023 Open de La Mirabelle d’Or. Photo Credits: Alps Tour Golf / Federico Capretti
The 4-way tie for 4th place at 2-under par includes: Swiss Luca Galliano, France’s Nicolas Aparicio and Paul Margolis and Ireland’s Paul McBride.
The 144 players are competing for an overall prize fund of €40.000 and 45,000 Order of Merit points. The winner of the 20thOpen International de La Mirabelle d’Or will earn €5,800 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.
Round 2
The second round of the 2023 Open de La Mirabelle d’Or will begin again at 7:30 am local time from the 1st and 10th hole. After round 2, a cut will be made and the top 40 players and ties will compete in the final round scheduled for Sunday 4th May.
Lars Keunen will begin his 2nd round at 1:30 pm local time from the 10th hole. Inigo Lopez- Pizarro’s round 2 will start at 1:36pm local time from the 1st hole and Ronan Mullarney will tee off at 8:14 am local time from the 1st hole.
Tournament Promoter
The tournament 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 and Opéra Théâtre.
The Official Suppliers of the tournament are: Eurogolf Luxembourg, Lemoy, Heineken, Château Sainte-Marguerite, Cristian Senez, Agence Grand Angle, Leon Noël, Evian, Pernod Ricard, France Boisson, Metro, Fayard and Cafés Richard.
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