Jacobo Pastor (-8) has struck a serious blow on the table in the second round of Italy Alps Open, the last test of the Alps Tour after which the three players who will get the card of the Challenge Tour by 2021.
As you know, Jordi García del MoralOutstanding leader in the ranking, he already has his in his pocket, so there are only two left at stake. Lucas Vacarisas (-4), second in the ranking, is defending his position with gallantry. Today he delivered a card of 67 strokes, the third best of the day, and has established himself in eighth place in the table. As is the classification right now, he would be virtually a player of the Challenge Tour. Right now he would finish second in the ranking. Of course, there is still a carom that could leave him out of the top three. He has work left on the last one that is played tomorrow.
The great final battle of the Alps Tour begins red hot
Meanwhile, Jacobo Pastor, also with a card of 67 strokes, has created a precious opportunity to hit the ball in this tournament in Italy and achieve the third card of the Challenge. He occupies the fourth position and needs at least a second alone to have any option, although it would depend on other results, for example, what Jeong Weon Ko does, and Steffano Mazzoli. The Italian, third in the ranking, is ranked 28th in the standings, a result that would be surpassed by Pastor if the Spanish finished second alone. Of course, as soon as Mazzoli improves tomorrow and finishes in the top 20, he would force Pastor to win to have any option of being third.
Be that as it may, and in order not to make them too dizzy with the accounts, Jacobo has created a fantastic opportunity to win the Challenge Tour card. It is one stroke from second place and only two from the leadership it occupies Filippo Bergamaschi (-10). It goes without saying that with a victory he would secure the Challenge card without further ado. The other player who is doing the most in this last tournament to achieve the card is the French Jeong Weon Ko (-9). It is second tied with Jacopo Vecchi Fossa (This player would not even win the top three, as the leader). Right now he would be third in the ranking ahead of Mazzoli, but of course it depends on what happens tomorrow.
Jacobo Pastor adds the fourth Spanish victory at the Alps
When we say that a carambola could leave out Lucas VacarisasThis could be a victory for Jacobo Pastor and a second solo place for Frenchman Ko, although Lucas is defending his position tooth and nail and we will have to see how it looks tomorrow.
Those who already have a very complicated machado in the absence of 18 holes are Angel Hidalgo (-4), who is five strokes from third place, the minimum result he needs to have a chance to finish in the top three, Alex del Rey (-2), seven strokes from second place or Manu Elvira (-1), with nine of the victory, the only thing that would be worth to him to win the card. Beyond the Spanish, Sam Robinson Y Lars Keunen, fourth and fifth in the ranking have run out of options after failing the cut. Robinson has retired and Keunen has stayed away from the target.
As it is, there are still many things to decide tomorrow in the last round of the Italy Alps Open. What can be described as a true success of Spanish golf is that the last 18 holes of the Alps season are reached with the very real opportunity that three of us will achieve the Challenge card.
