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