It is on the magnificent golf course of Nimes Vacquerolles that the 15th stage of the 2017 edition of the En route pour 2018 trophy organized by Open Golf Club took place. And the 92 players were able to appreciate the quality of the ground and the greens very well prepared by the teams of Benjamin Chave, the director of golf.

4 precision competitions as well as a Ladies' drive competition and a Gentlemen's drive competition enhanced this superb day of sport and conviviality, all under a beautiful sun and very pleasant temperatures. Each stage of this tournament is also a qualifying event for a place in the final organized with Christian Cévaër on October 21 and 22 at the Golf National on the Albatros course, the course where the Ryder Cup will take place in 2018.

80 gross and net points

Congratulations to the winning teams and in particular to the team of Véronique Hass and Florence Colomb de Daunant who won the 1st Net prize with the very good score of 49 points and to the team of Renaud Clément and Alexandre Pantel who won the 1st gross prize with 38 points or a score of 2 under the par! And the team qualified for the Final, namely the 1st team in the aggregate of the Gross and Net scores, with 80 points, 38 in Gross and 42 in Net, this is the team that wins the gross, namely Alexandre Pantel (index 2,2) and Renaud Clément (index 8,6), well done to both!

The awards ceremony took place on the terrace of the Club House, hosted by Benjamin Chave, the Director of Golf. And a large audience was present to know the results and hope to win the many prizes offered by Open Golf Club and its partners Novotel, Henriot, Decayeux Paris, Gras Savoye Berger Simon, Le Figaro Golf, Journal du Golf, Golf Magazine, GolfatHome, Glenfiddich and the Domaine des Remparts in Marrakech.

As a reminder, all those who play one of the eighteen “On the road to 2018” trophies will have the chance to participate in a general draw where 4 Ryder Cup 2018 invitations including one VIP invitation will be offered by Open Golf Club as well as 2 medium-haul Air France tickets. This draw will take place on October 5, 2017.

The 4 precision contests

• Hole 4 Glenfiddich: Stéphane Cammas with 4,10 m
• Hole n ° 7 Henriot: Lionel Marquet with 2,50 m
• Hole n ° 13 Decayeux: Philippe Calatayud with 0,24 m
• Hole n ° 15 Novotel: Mathieu Salavert with 2 m

Drive Contests

• Dames Gras Savoye Berger Simon contest: Caroline Gautier.
• Messrs Gras Savoye Berger Simon competition: Pierre Petolat.

The draws

• A 2-night stay at the Domaine des Remparts in Marrakech: Philippe Calatayud
• 6 month subscription to Golf Magazine: Catherine Leysens and Cyril Martin. 1 year subscription to
• Figaro Premium and a Mauboussin perfume offered by Figaro Golf: José Uranga.

Next steps : September 10 at Pont Royal, September 23 at Brigode and September 24 at the Grande Bastide.

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