No less than 180 players participated in the 4e Pro-Am d'Agadir, from January 8 to 13, in a festive and friendly atmosphere. The teams of Alexandre Balicki in gross and Arnaud Delbos in net won the competition… at the end of the suspense.

  • Tazegzout Golf
    Golf de Tazegzout - © Franck Crudo / Swing-Féminin.com

Four golf courses with varied profiles (the Dunes, the Sun, the Ocean and Tazegzout), about twenty degrees in the sun, laughs, scratches, birdies, commas, a gala evening, acrobats, a good cause, moments of sharing and good humor ... this is summarized in one sentence the Pro-Am of Agadir 2020. Headed by Christophe Cantegrel (Golf First) and Jean-Pierre Marin (Makilas), who have decided to combine their knowledge- Their experience in the organization of golfing events, the test was played down to a putt in gross, and especially in net, with an incredible eagle from Arnaud Delbos on the last hole, at Tazegzout.

“On the par 5 of 9, I hit a perfect 3 wood shot on the second shot, before hitting a 2 meter putt, says the golf pro du Beaujolais, south of Villefranche-sur-Saône. But unlike a classic tournament, where the leaderboard allows you to see where you are, I didn't know if this putt was for the win or not. My caddy, who knows the course well, was decisive because the greens are very difficult to read at Tazegzout. " Its amateur partners were delighted to brandish the trophy promised to the winners: a Moroccan artisanal plateau offered by the Golf du Soleil and the Tikida group. “We were very complementary and never failed at the same time, this is the key, confide Rachel and Jean-Jacques, who work in real estate near Lyon. It was a great experience, the competition is very well organized and the hotel comfortable. "

Every evening, an awards ceremony was organized at the 5 * Riu Palace hotel, where participants were accommodated on an all-inclusive basis. On Saturday evening, a cocktail took place within reach of the Atlantic sandwedge before a gala dinner in "red and white" where we could notably admire the prowess of a troupe of acrobats, listen to the hits of 'Enrico Macias or even meet a pro dressed like Prince Abdallah in Tintin. Generosity was also in order to close this 4e Pro-Am d'Agadir, since like last year 3000 euros were collected for the Tazzanine Association, which helps abandoned children in the city, some of whom have climbed onto the stage. And as nicely underlined by Elodie Sauzet, the proet of the Clou golf course very moved on this occasion: "Tell yourself that to miss a putt d'a metre, it does not matter… "

In short, this Agadir Pro-Am was a week full of emotions of all kinds. Those that we want to relive as quickly as possible, like Sophie, who started golf only a year and a half ago and was participating in her first big tournament here: " Even if it is me that are sometimes happened to miss the ball and it's not always fun (Laughter), I lived very nice moments. You rub shoulders with excellent players, the atmosphere is great. I want to do it again, I wonder if I will not also participate in the Pro-Am in Marrakech… ” Which will take place from March 21 to 26.

Frank Crudo

Net team ranking: 1 / Arnaud Delbos (Rachel Carre, Jean-Jacques Daunay, Denis Mialon) 341 pts, 2 / Christophe Brazillier (Jean Claude Coudon, Eric Hampartzoumian, René Talet) 340 pts, 3 / Oliver Cima (Vincent Meunier, Anne-Marie Gugert-Michnik, Yves Michnik) 335 pts, 4 / Valentine Derrey (Claude Leonard, Isabelle Leonard, Sabine Lauga) 328 pts, 5 / John Gould (Jean-Jacques Zbinden, Michelle Zbinden, Rim Imni) 320 pts, 5 / Frédéric Larretche (Eric Marin, Daniel Valenza, Sebastien Brochu) 320 pts, 7 / Emmanuel Darfour (Bernard Lafon, Eric Reviron, Didier Pignol) 317 pts…

Team classification in gross: 1 / Alexandre Balicki (Christophe Klein, Christophe Ballet, Karim Hamida) 288 pts, 2 / Valentine Derrey (Claude Leonard, Isabelle Leonard, Sabine Lauga) 287 pts, 3 / John Gould (Jean-Jacques Zbinden, Michelle Zbinden, Rim Imni) 280 pts, 3 / Fabien Marty (Jean Viallon, Robert Le Grasse, Serge Melchiorre) 280 pts, 5 / Cathy Lespinasse (Sophie Perrot, Xavier Durieux, Marie Perrot) 273 pts, 6 / Christophe Brazillier (Jean Claude Coudon, Eric Hampartzoumian, René Talet) 269 pts, 7 / Alexandre Kaleka (Franzesca Beckmann, David Ros, Arlindo Neves) 267 pts…

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Thanks to the Moroccan National Tourist Office.