The 13th stage of the 2017 edition of the En route pour 2018 trophy organized by Open Golf Club on the magnificent sea course took place as part of the Great Week of Golf du Touquet. And the 152 players, record to date of participation, were able to appreciate the quality of the ground and the greens very well prepared by the teams of Charles Debruyne, the director of the golf course.

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.

In addition, Christian Cevaër, the ambassador of Open Golf Club and the trophy en route for 2018, had come specially to demonstrate a small game; Organized in front of the clubhouse terrace, this demonstration was a great success with the many spectators who came to discover some little secrets!

Each stage 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 course of the Albatros, the course where the 2018 Ryder Cup will be held.

83 gross and net points

Congratulations to the winning teams and in particular to the team of Valérie Rogeau and Hervé Ramon who won the 1st Net prize with the score of 45 points and to the France team Delecourt and Aymeric Delloye who won the 1st Brut prize with the score 39 points, or 3 under the par! And the team qualified for the Final, namely the 1st team in the aggregate of the Gross and Net scores, with 83 points, 39 in Gross and 44 in Net, this is the team that wins the Gross, i.e. France Delecourt (index 4,7) and Aymeric Delloye (index 5,3), well done to both!

The awards ceremony took place inside the Club House, hosted by Charles Debruyne, Director of Golf, Vincent Dupire, President of the sports association, Patrick Doussot, Vice-President of Touquet Tourisme, Marie Laure Gill, the Director of the Manoir Hotel, Remi Baptiste, the Director of the Novotel du Touquet and partner of this trophy, Christian Cevaër and Hervé Decléty from 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 3 precision contests

• Hole 2 Glenfiddich: Achille Leclerc with 4 m
• Hole n ° 7 Novotel: Bajard victory with 2,06 m
• Hole n ° 10 Henriot: Christian Mourot with 0,58 m
• Hole n ° 16 Decayeux: Alexia Delecourt with 0,36 m

Drive Contests

• Dames Gras Savoye Berger Simon contest on hole n ° 5: Bajard victory with a drive of 211 meters.
• Messrs Gras Savoye Berger Simon competition on hole 5: Achille Leclerc with a drive of 259 meters.

The draws

• A 2-night stay at the Domaine des Remparts in Marrakech: Aymeric Delloye
• 6 months subscription to Golf Magazine: Laurence DeChazeaux and Bertrand Leleu.
• 1 year subscription to Figaro Premium and a Mauboussin fragrance offered by Figaro Golf: Caroline monroy.
• 4 treatments at the Thalassa at Novotel du Touquet: Philippe carpentier

Next steps :

August 26 at Bouleaux, September 3 at Nimes Vacquerolles, September 10 at Pont Royal, September 23 at Brigode and September 24 at the Grande Bastide.