Tranlate this title Alps Tour: Grenier wins in France, fifth Cavalli in spanish

Anthony Grenier, 50, scored a surprise victory on the Alps Tour. The Frenchman won with a 203 (70, 68, 65, -13) shot in the Lacanau Alps Open, held in the French seaside town from which the tournament takes its name. Four Italians finished in the top ten: Luca Cavalli, fifth with a 207 (66, 70, 71, -9), Alessandro Nodari, Ludovico Addabbo, and Andrea Romano, seventh with a 208 (-8).

On the par-72 UGolf Lacanau course, in a match featuring French players, Grenier, a native of Seignosse Bourg and currently competing on the Legends Tour, recovered from tenth place with a 65 (-7, seven birdies and no bogeys), leaving behind his compatriots Nathan Legendre, second with 205 (-11), Louis Bonte, third with 206 (-10), Spaniard Jorge Maicas, Theo Boulet, tied with Cavalli, and Alexandre Vandermoten, who joined the three Italians in seventh place along with Spaniards Alberto Dominguez, Victor Garcia Broto, and Pablo Alperi, who had started the final round in the lead.

Eight other Italians earned prizes: Enrico Di Nitto, 14th with 209 points (-7), Marco Florioli, Mattia Comotti, and Pietro Boeris, 17th with 210 (-6), Leonardo Rigotti, 26th with 212 (-4), Alessandro Nardini and Luca Memeo, 29th with 213 (-3), and Gianluca Perna, 45th with 221 (+5).

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Andrea Romano consolidated his position as leader of the order of merit with 22,348 points, ahead of Frenchman Maxime Legros (22,453). At the end of the season, the top five will qualify for the HotelPlanner Tour, but the two, who have already achieved two wins this year, could accelerate their progress with a third.

Grenier, for his second title on the circuit after the Lyoness Open (2008), received a check for €7,900 out of a prize pool of €53,000.

The next event is the second of a trio of events in France, where the Open de Roissy PGA France will take place from May 28th to 30th, with 27 Italian players participating.

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