Several exploits marked the 7th round of the En route trophy for 2018 organized by Open Golf Club on May 14 at Montgomerie Marrakech.

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Starting with a hole in 1 made at hole n ° 16 by Jean Charles Houzé, a new member of the Golf Montgomerie Marrakech and who was rewarded by Garmin by receiving the latest addition to its range of GPS watches, the new S20 watch; and it was the first hole in 1 of his golfing career!

Then, the first 4 teams in net posted the same score of 47 points Stableford and were thus separated on the 9 holes of the return and last exploit, the team which won the gross won it with the score of 42 points is an excellent - 6 compared to Par and which, at the same time, wins the qualification for the final organized on October 22 and 23 at the Golf National.

This 7th stage of the En route pour 2018 trophy took place on Saturday May 14 on the beautiful course of Montgomerie Marrakech under magnificent skies and ideal temperatures with a total of 88 players from Marrakech but also from Casablanca or from Agadir with the hope of qualifying for the Final organized on October 22 and 23 at the Golf National and of ranking among the first.

Congratulations to the winning teams in particular, the team of Jean Charles Houzé and Abdelhakim Deriai who won the 1st Net prize with the score of 47 points from stableford and the team of Charlotte and Benjamin Gardella who won the 1st Gross prize with 42 points and with a gross and net cumulative score of 84 points, also a record, the qualification for the final organized at the Golf National on October 22 and 23 alongside Christian Cevaer and Mélodie Bourdy.

The awards ceremony took place inside and on the terrace of the club house in the presence of Nicolas Barraud, the director of golf and Hervé Decléty representative of Open Golf Club. A large audience was present to know the results and hope to win the many gifts offered by Open Golf Club and its prestigious partners: Nuxe, Henriot, Decayeux, Garmin, Air France, Gras Savoye Berger Simon, Le Figaro, Journal du Golf and Golf Magazine .

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. And it was in a very good atmosphere around a superb buffet dinner that this beautiful day of sport and conviviality ended.

The precision competitions:

  • Hole n ° 8 Air France: Max Georgandelis with 1,53 m
  • Hole n ° 11 Decayeux: Khalid Abdelaoui with 3,15 m
  • Hole n ° 16 Garmin: Jean Charles Houzé with a hole in 1

The Drive competitions on hole 9:

  • Dames Gras Savoye Berger Simon competition: Charlotte Gardella with 249 m
  • Gentlemen Gras Savoye Berger Simon competition: Patrick Schmidlin with 301 m

The draws:

  • A 2-night stay at the Jardin d'Hardelot ***: Khadija Zeghari Benjelloun
  • A 2-night stay at Adam Park Marrakech ***** with 2 green fees at Montgomerie Marrakech golf course: Mohamed Zizi
  • 1 1-year subscription to the Club du Figaro formula: Jean Claude Lagger
  • 6 months subscription to Golf Magazine: Mohamed Ibaali and Benqlilou Rayan

Next steps : May 22 at Alsace Golf Links, June 5 at La Salette golf course, June 11 at Biarritz le Phare golf course, June 19 at Pont Royal golf course and June 26 at Yvelines golf course.