It is on the magnificent golf course of Pont Royal, the architect of which is none other than the late Sevériano Ballesteros, that the 11th stage of the En route trophy for 2018 took place last Sunday and was organized by the Open Golf Club.

The 11th stage of the En route trophy for 2018 brought together 66 players

Photo: DR

Dominated by a strong and omnipresent mistral, the 33 teams of 2 players were able to appreciate the quality of the greens and fairways of this course which will celebrate its 25th anniversary next year and were able to try to win the precision contests and competitions drive that punctuated this trophy organized in 4BMB. And our congratulations to Marie Pierre Blériot who won the Decayeux precision competition organized on hole n ° 11 by signing the first hole in 1 of her golfing career!

Congratulations also to the winning teams in particular, the team of Xavier Roset and Alain Ouayoun who won the 1st Net prize with the score of 47 points from Stableford and the team of Camille Bordonne and Fabien Tress who won the 1st Brut prize with 35 points.

As for the team that wins the qualification for the Final organized at the Golf National on October 22 and 23, it is the team of Bernard Giroux (index 9,1) and Jean Marc Bernardy (index 10,5 ) with a cumulative score of 79 points, ie 33 gross and 46 net; Note that Jean Marc Bernardy was on his 3rd attempt after having participated in the events organized at the golf courses of La Sainte Baume and Nimes Vacquerolles!

The awards ceremony took place inside the club house in the members' lounge, hosted by Thibaut Sampoux, the deputy director of golf and Hervé Decléty of Open Golf Club in front of a large and cheerful audience. And during this awards ceremony, a special prize was offered to Catherine Lapierre to celebrate the victory of her son Nicolas at the 24 hours of Le Mans on an Alpine A 460 in the LMP2 category.

And it was in a very friendly atmosphere that the day ended around a magnificent cocktail prepared by Thierry Candaele and offered by Open Golf Club and its partner Henriot.

As a reminder, all those who participate in one of the 16 On the Road to 2018 trophies will have the chance to win one of the 4 2018 Ryder Cup invitations that Open Golf Club is offering to the draw on October 7, as well as 2 medium-haul Air France tickets.

The precision competitions:

  • Hole n ° 2 Henriot: Jean Marc Bernardy with 1,06m
  • Hole n ° 5 Garmin: Bernard Giroux with 3,06m
  • Hole n ° 11 Decayeux: Marie Pierre Blériot with a hole in 1
  • Hole n ° 13 Balvenie: Frédéric Deniau with 4,25 m

The Drive competitions on hole 4:

  • Dames Gras Savoye Berger Simon contest: Helène Ludig
  • Gentlemen Gras Savoye Berger Simon competition: Camille Bordonne

The draws:

  • A 2-night stay at Château des Vigiers ****: Steven Daret
  • A 2-night stay at Adam Park Marrakech ***** with 2 green fees at Montgomerie Marrakech golf course: Jeanie Hughes
  • 1 1-year subscription to the Club du Figaro formula: François Delbes
  • 6 months subscription to Golf Magazine: Nathalie Cockenpot and Geoffrey Gurling.

Next steps : June 26 at the Yvelines golf course, July 3 at the Ammerschwihr golf course, August 5 in Hardelot, August 12 in Le Touquet and August 26 in Les Bouleaux.

To know more : opengolfclub.com