Tranlate this title Alps Tour, Vandermoten dominates at Longwy in spanish

After two initial 65s, Vandermoten closed with another 65 (-7) for a total of -21, completing an extraordinary week on the UGolf Longwy International course. Following Andrea Romano and Maxime Legros this season, the Frenchman thus secured direct promotion to the HotelPlanner Tour thanks to three victories (the Villa Paradiso Alps Open, the UGolf Aravell Andorra Open, and Longwy). In second place, at -11, was Spaniard Alejandro Rodriguez Andreu (winner of the Gösser Open), tied with Irishman Sam Murphy and another Spaniard, Alberto Dominguez, who were both at -10.

Alps Tour, results

Among the Italians, Marco Florioli performed well, finishing fifth at 9 points (72-67-68). Alessandro Nodari also had a good week, finishing ninth at 7 points (66-72-71), and Mattia Comotti, twelfth at 6 points (70-69-71). Luca Memeo (70-69-72) and Manfredi Manica (66-70-75) share 15th place at 5 points: Manica’s final score of 75 dropped him several places. Flavio Michetti (22nd), Pietro Boeris (26th), Giulio Zanichelli (30th), Filippo Grossi (35th), and Lucas Fallotico, who closes out the list of Italians in points, finished 41st.

Also noteworthy was the performance of Cameroonian para-golfer Issa Nlareb A Amang, who made the cut for the first time on the Alps Tour in Europe and finished 15th thanks to a solid 67 (-5), despite a two-stroke penalty.

With his victory, Vandermoten earned €7,820 and 6,525 points in the Order of Merit, consolidating his third-place finish. Spaniard Pablo Alperi Lopez, who finished fifth overall, climbs to fourth in the overall standings. With two rounds remaining in the regular season (before the Grand Final), the top three spots in the Order of Merit are occupied by Andrea Romano, Maxime Legros, and Alexandre Vandermoten, all of whom have already been promoted to the HotelPlanner Tour thanks to their three wins this season. Pablo Alperi Lopez leads the way in fourth place with 20,517.86 points. Among the Italians, Enrico Di Nitto is eighth at 18,601.65, Nodari is 12th at 17,025.64, Michetti is 17th at 12,941.48, and Florioli is 22nd at 11,559.32.

The winner’s words: «I haven’t changed my mentality since the start of the tournament: I just wanted to score as many points as possible. There was a bit of pressure at the start of the round, but three birdies in a row unlocked my potential. I didn’t just want to enjoy the moment, even though with such a large lead, I was thinking about the future. I tried to play good golf, and only on the 18th did I allow myself to savor it all. I’m so happy. I dreamed of this third victory, and to achieve it in my first season is incredible. Now the goal is to earn cards for the American Tour and the DP World Tour. It’s a relief to arrive knowing I already have a card for the HotelPlanner Tour».

The next event is scheduled for Thursday, September 10th at the Aa Saint Omer GC in France, with the Hauts de France-Pas de Calais Open.