Italian Delpodio scores first pro win on Alps Tour
FROM THE ALPS TOUR WEBSITE
Matteo Delpodio won his maiden victory as professional (in the Alps Tour event in Spain). He eagled the last hole to grab the trophy by one stroke from Spain's Jordi Garcia Del Moral.
Jordi had a three-stroke advantage teeing off this morning. Delpodio started with a birdie but, two holes later, his friend Jordi regained the lead.
Garcia Del Moral still had a two-stroke margin after nine holes of the final round. At this time, the show was not in the leader group. A few holes ahead, another Spanish player was lighting fire on greens.
Carlos Del Moral, a European Tour player in 2009, claimed seven birdies on the front nine. He birdied every hole except the two par 3s. He said he “offered” the tournament on the 17th hole.
“This hole is tough. Long par 3 over the water, I was 4 metres short of the flag, good shot but many things crossed my mind and I was nervous and impatient since the 10th hole. I made four putts on the 17th... and let victory go...”
Meanwhile, nothing happened on leaders'side until this famous 17th hole. Garcia Del Moral still had a two-shot lead over Delpodio, but he missed the green and luck changed its mind.
Delpodio was still one stroke behind teeing off at the last hole. He drove perfectly and found the middle of the fairway. So did Jordi, 10 metres shorter, so he played first - and missed the green.
Then, Delpodio fired the most astonishing two-iron. His ball landed two metres from the flag.
Jordi Garcia Del Moral hit his chip a little too long, stopping in small rough. He stayed short on his fourth shot.
“It is golf, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, today I lost but I feel confident. I putt for birdie almost on every hole. On 17th I missed the green on the left, chipped long twice and dropped one shot," he said
Matteo holed his putt for a spectacular eagle.
“As I had said on the first day, it is a question of time. Being patient, agree to wait. Once you are OK with that, good things obviously are going to happen. Today, I stay patient. I had a little luck on the 17th because Jordi dropped one shot and when I hit the second shot on the 18th par 5, I was only thinking about the flag," said Delpodio.
"I had about 2 metres to hole to win but I never though missing it. When you hit such a good shot (2 iron) you can not miss the putt. The first win is difficult to get, but once it's done...”
Delpodio took the lead of the Alps Tour order of merit ahead of Englishman Lawrence Dodd and Scot Gavin Dear.
FINAL TOTALS
El Scorpion Golf Club, Spain
Par 213 (3x71)
202 Matteo DELPODIO (Italy) 66 69 67 (6,633.60 Euros).
203 Jordi GARCIA DEL MORAL (Spain) 68 64 71 (4,713.60).
205 Andrea PERRINO (Italy) 67 74 64, Carlos DEL MORAL (Spain) 70 70 65 (3,000.60 Euros each).
206 Christophe BRAZILLIER (France) 67 73 66 (2,040.00)
208 Xavier GUZMAN SADABA (Spain) 71 68 69, Steve LEWTON (England) 69 69 70 (1,550.40 Euros each).
209 Carlos BALMASEDA (Spain) 71 70 68, Santiago LUNA (Spain) 69 70 70, Borja ETCHART (Spain) 70 69 70 (1,145.60 Euros each).
210 Juan PARRON (Spain)) 72 70 68, Lawrence DODD (England) 69 72 69, Marco GUERISOLI (Italy) 71 69 70, Jorge CAMPILLO (Spain) 71 66 73 (930 Euros each).
211 Neil CHAUDHURI (England) 73 71 67, Bruno-Teva LECUONA (France) 72 70 69 *842.40 Euros each).
212 Jorge GARCIA FERNANDEZ (Spain) 74 68 70, Simone BRIZZOLARI (Italy) 71 71 70.
Olivier SERRES (France) 72 69 71, Gavin DEAR (Scotland) 71 70 71, Moises COBO (Spain) 69 72 71, Ivo GINER (Spain) 69 71 72, Steven HUME (Scotland) 69 70 73, Jesus LEGARREA (Spain) 71 66 75 (730.80 Euros each).
213 Par Vicente BLAZQUEZ (Spain) 71 71 71, Pedro ORIOL (Spain) 69 72 72, Jose Manuel LARA (Spain) 70 71 72, Jose Manuel OCEJO (Spain) 76 65 72, Alex LARRAZABAL (Spain) 71 70 72, Ivan LARA (Spain) 73 67 73, Jose ROMERO (Spain) 69 71 73, Emanuele CANONICA (Italy) 70 68 75 (589.80 Euros each).
214 Andrea SIGNOR (Italy) 73 71 70, Jason PALMER (England) 71 72 71, Sam ROBINSON (England) 72 70 72, Matthew CRYER (England) 72 70 72, Kim JOON (Italy) 70 70 74 (506.88 Euros each).
215 Jose Luis ADARRAGA (Spain) 72 70 73 (475.20).
216 Matjaz GOJCIC (Slovenia) 72 72 72, Ismael DEL CASTILLO (Spain) 70 73 73, Paolo TERRENI (Italy) 74 68 74, Daniel ALONSO (Spain) 74 68 74 (451.20 Euros each).
217 Javier COLOMO (Spain) 71 73 73 (427.20).
218 Michael MOSER (Austria) 73 71 74, Uli WEINHANDL (Austria) 73 71 74 (415.20 each).
219 Jose Miguel ROSILLO (Spain) 73 71 75, Damien PERRIER (FRA) 71 73 75, Pol BECH (ESP) 70 72 77, Farren KEENAN (England) 71 71 77 (400.80 Euros each).
FROM THE ALPS TOUR WEBSITE
Matteo Delpodio won his maiden victory as professional (in the Alps Tour event in Spain). He eagled the last hole to grab the trophy by one stroke from Spain's Jordi Garcia Del Moral.
Jordi had a three-stroke advantage teeing off this morning. Delpodio started with a birdie but, two holes later, his friend Jordi regained the lead.
Garcia Del Moral still had a two-stroke margin after nine holes of the final round. At this time, the show was not in the leader group. A few holes ahead, another Spanish player was lighting fire on greens.
Carlos Del Moral, a European Tour player in 2009, claimed seven birdies on the front nine. He birdied every hole except the two par 3s. He said he “offered” the tournament on the 17th hole.
“This hole is tough. Long par 3 over the water, I was 4 metres short of the flag, good shot but many things crossed my mind and I was nervous and impatient since the 10th hole. I made four putts on the 17th... and let victory go...”
Meanwhile, nothing happened on leaders'side until this famous 17th hole. Garcia Del Moral still had a two-shot lead over Delpodio, but he missed the green and luck changed its mind.
Delpodio was still one stroke behind teeing off at the last hole. He drove perfectly and found the middle of the fairway. So did Jordi, 10 metres shorter, so he played first - and missed the green.
Then, Delpodio fired the most astonishing two-iron. His ball landed two metres from the flag.
Jordi Garcia Del Moral hit his chip a little too long, stopping in small rough. He stayed short on his fourth shot.
“It is golf, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, today I lost but I feel confident. I putt for birdie almost on every hole. On 17th I missed the green on the left, chipped long twice and dropped one shot," he said
Matteo holed his putt for a spectacular eagle.
“As I had said on the first day, it is a question of time. Being patient, agree to wait. Once you are OK with that, good things obviously are going to happen. Today, I stay patient. I had a little luck on the 17th because Jordi dropped one shot and when I hit the second shot on the 18th par 5, I was only thinking about the flag," said Delpodio.
"I had about 2 metres to hole to win but I never though missing it. When you hit such a good shot (2 iron) you can not miss the putt. The first win is difficult to get, but once it's done...”
Delpodio took the lead of the Alps Tour order of merit ahead of Englishman Lawrence Dodd and Scot Gavin Dear.
FINAL TOTALS
El Scorpion Golf Club, Spain
Par 213 (3x71)
202 Matteo DELPODIO (Italy) 66 69 67 (6,633.60 Euros).
203 Jordi GARCIA DEL MORAL (Spain) 68 64 71 (4,713.60).
205 Andrea PERRINO (Italy) 67 74 64, Carlos DEL MORAL (Spain) 70 70 65 (3,000.60 Euros each).
206 Christophe BRAZILLIER (France) 67 73 66 (2,040.00)
208 Xavier GUZMAN SADABA (Spain) 71 68 69, Steve LEWTON (England) 69 69 70 (1,550.40 Euros each).
209 Carlos BALMASEDA (Spain) 71 70 68, Santiago LUNA (Spain) 69 70 70, Borja ETCHART (Spain) 70 69 70 (1,145.60 Euros each).
210 Juan PARRON (Spain)) 72 70 68, Lawrence DODD (England) 69 72 69, Marco GUERISOLI (Italy) 71 69 70, Jorge CAMPILLO (Spain) 71 66 73 (930 Euros each).
211 Neil CHAUDHURI (England) 73 71 67, Bruno-Teva LECUONA (France) 72 70 69 *842.40 Euros each).
212 Jorge GARCIA FERNANDEZ (Spain) 74 68 70, Simone BRIZZOLARI (Italy) 71 71 70.
Olivier SERRES (France) 72 69 71, Gavin DEAR (Scotland) 71 70 71, Moises COBO (Spain) 69 72 71, Ivo GINER (Spain) 69 71 72, Steven HUME (Scotland) 69 70 73, Jesus LEGARREA (Spain) 71 66 75 (730.80 Euros each).
213 Par Vicente BLAZQUEZ (Spain) 71 71 71, Pedro ORIOL (Spain) 69 72 72, Jose Manuel LARA (Spain) 70 71 72, Jose Manuel OCEJO (Spain) 76 65 72, Alex LARRAZABAL (Spain) 71 70 72, Ivan LARA (Spain) 73 67 73, Jose ROMERO (Spain) 69 71 73, Emanuele CANONICA (Italy) 70 68 75 (589.80 Euros each).
214 Andrea SIGNOR (Italy) 73 71 70, Jason PALMER (England) 71 72 71, Sam ROBINSON (England) 72 70 72, Matthew CRYER (England) 72 70 72, Kim JOON (Italy) 70 70 74 (506.88 Euros each).
215 Jose Luis ADARRAGA (Spain) 72 70 73 (475.20).
216 Matjaz GOJCIC (Slovenia) 72 72 72, Ismael DEL CASTILLO (Spain) 70 73 73, Paolo TERRENI (Italy) 74 68 74, Daniel ALONSO (Spain) 74 68 74 (451.20 Euros each).
217 Javier COLOMO (Spain) 71 73 73 (427.20).
218 Michael MOSER (Austria) 73 71 74, Uli WEINHANDL (Austria) 73 71 74 (415.20 each).
219 Jose Miguel ROSILLO (Spain) 73 71 75, Damien PERRIER (FRA) 71 73 75, Pol BECH (ESP) 70 72 77, Farren KEENAN (England) 71 71 77 (400.80 Euros each).
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