In Cervia the Ironman

BATTLE ON THE GOLF COURSE

The 78th edition of the Italian Open Golf Championship, the oldest Italian golf competition, opened the season for the Italian Pro Tour on the green of the Adriatic Golf Club in Cervia. The winner was 24-year-old Enri co di Nitto from Rome, a promising young talent that snatched the podium from outgoing champion, Filippo Bergamaschi. As a prologue to the event, a rather unu sual course was laid out in the town centre along Viale Gramsci, where a fun competition was held between the best Pro-Am teams for the final ranking that at tracted much attention from golf fans and tourists alike. But the real protagonists of the golf event were the champions who faced each other over the two courses, red and yellow, of the Adriatic Golf Club. At the end of an exciting competition, overall winner was Enrico Di Nitto with a score of 279 (67 73 70 69, -5), earning a place on the roll of honour that includes many of those players who have earned memorable victories in the history of Italian golf. Di Nitto concluded the tournament, level with outgoing champion Filippo Bergamaschi (72 70 69 68), Andrea Rota (73 67 71 68) and Lorenzo Gagli (68 71 69 71) and then took first place by securing a birdie on the second hole of the play-off. “This win did not come easy and was quite unexpected. I was delighted to win an Italian Championship especially as the Challenge did not start well, my morale was low in the early stages, but I hit the right pace here” the winner commented.

(foto di Manuela Guarnieri)

CHAMPIONS AUF DEM GREEN

Auf dem Green des Adriatic Golf Clubs in Cervia haben zum 78. Mal die italienische Golf Open stattgefunden; es ist der älteste Wettkampf in Italien, der die Saison der Italian Pro Tour eröffnet hat. Als Sieger ging der vierundzwanzigjährige Enrico Di Nitto aus Rom hervor, ein viel versprechender Spieler, der den früheren Titelinhaber Filippo Bergamaschi vom Thron gestoßen hat. Die Champions haben sich auf der „roten“ und „gelben“ Spielbahn des Adriatic Golf Clubs gemessen und ein fesselndes Turnier gespielt, aus dem Enrico Di Nitto mit 279 Schlägen (67 73 70 69, -5) als Sieger hervorging. Damit hat er seinen Namen in das goldene Buch eingetragen, in dem die Namen nahezu aller Spieler aufgeführt sind, die die Geschichte des italienischen Golfsports geschrieben haben. „Es war ein hart erkämpfter und unerwarteter Sieg. Ich bin unheimlich zufrieden, einen Sieg im Rahmen einer italienischen Meisterschaft errungen zu haben“, waren die Worte des Siegers.

Ironman passione mondiale

ATLETI DA OGNI PARTE DEL MONDO A CERVIA PER LA TAPPA ITALIANA TRIATHLON