The 14th stage of the 2017 edition of the En route pour 2018 trophy took place at the Bouleaux golf club on August 26 and brought together 96 players.

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It is within the framework of the Petite Semaine du golf club des Bouleaux that the 14th stage of the 2017 edition of the En route pour 2018 trophy organized by Open Golf Club took place on the magnificent Bouleaux golf course in Alsace. , near Mulhouse. And the 96 players were able to appreciate the quality of the ground and the greens very well prepared by the teams of Gérard Gonzalez, the golf director. 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 and Mélodie Bourdy on October 21 and 22 at the Golf National on the Albatros course, the course where the Ryder Cup will be held in 2018 .

83 gross and net points

Congratulations to the winning teams and in particular to the team of Christian and Thierry Gugler who won the 1st gross prize with the score of 41 points or 5 under the Par and to the team of Pierre Puzzuoli and Laurent Schupp who won the 1st Net prize with the beautiful score of 53 points, a record! And the team qualified for the Final, namely the 1st team in the aggregate of the Gross and Net scores, with 83 points, 30 in Gross and 53 in Net, this is the team that wins the Net, namely Pierre Puzzuoli (index 20,1) and Laurent Schupp (index 23,4), bravo to both! The awards ceremony took place on the Club House terrace, hosted by Danièle Weber, the Vice-President of the sports association, Gérard Gonzalez, the Director of Golf and Hervé Decléty of Open Golf Club. 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 competitions:

  • Hole n ° 2 Decayeux: Caroline Spiegel with 0,54 m
  • Hole n ° 10 Henriot: Yann Ott with 2,80 m
  • Hole 12 Glenfiddich: Bertrand Kieffer with 1,78 m
  • Hole n ° 17 Novotel: Paul Vogt with 9,20 m

Drive Contests:

  • Ladies Gras Savoye Berger Simon contest on hole n ° 15: Gaelle Bohrer with a drive of 193 meters.
  • Messrs Gras Savoye Berger Simon competition on hole n ° 15: Laurent Schupp with a drive of 250 meters

The draws:

  • A 2-night stay at the Domaine des Remparts in Marrakech: Jean marc Schoepf
  • 6 month subscription to Golf Magazine: Claudine Spiegel and Michèle Jouhannet.
  • 1 year subscription to Figaro Premium and a Mauboussin fragrance offered by Figaro Golf: Danièle Weber.

Next steps : September 3 at Nimes Vacquerolles, September 10 at Pont Royal, September 23 at Brigode and September 24 at the Grande Bastide.

To know more : http://www.opengolfclub.com