Mathieu Prost, leader of Creand’s l’Aravell Golf Open on an incomplete first day

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The French Mathieu Prost is the leader of Creand’s Aravell Golf Openwhich started this Thursday on the Aravell course with 144 players in contention and the change of weather, sun and storm, which at the end of the day was not allowed to complete the first day of play. Prost signed a fantastic first card of 62 strokes ( -9), thanks to 11 birdies and two bogeys, which gave him control of the tournament with three shots ahead of his compatriot Oihan Guillamoundeguy (-6 ) and Andorran Kevin Esteve, a great connoisseur of the course, who scored 66 hits (- 5).

They all completed the game and the weather problems came in the afternoon shift. At six o’clock in the afternoon play had to be interrupted due to a storm and play was not resumed as conditions did not improve and at the end of the day. In that afternoon shift, the Spaniard with the best card was mario gallianowho signed -5 in the absence of completing holes six through nine.

the ilerdense Joel Muscatel, who played the morning shift, was able to complete Aravell’s 18 holes with a 67 stroke (-4) that put him in fifth provisional position, five strokes behind the leader. “I played pretty organized and I felt comfortable,” said Moscatel, who plays regularly on the circuit.

“We have played for many weeks and having a tournament in Catalonia is always a joy and I will not miss it,” said the Spaniard, acknowledging that “the course is affordable despite being ‘rough’. The greens were receptive but in the end you have to get the putts in to do a few less”, said the man from Lleida.

First appearance of Juan Postigo

One of the new things this year is the availability of an adapted golf professional Juan Postigo, who played his first round at Aravell Golf this Thursday and was a real discovery for the Spaniard. “It cost me some bogeys at the beginning” although he was delighted with the club, which welcomed him warmly.

“The truth is that everything came back to me, and I was surprised by the course and all the facilities,” said Postigo, who finished with a round of 77 shots (+6), and arrived a little tired from the last British tournament Masters, at The Belfry, which concluded this Tuesday, and where he finished fifth.

“When Lara invited me, I didn’t hesitate and I hope to return next year with another player from our circuit,” said the Spaniard, winner of two Tour tournaments this season and due to return this Friday for enjoy the field. of l’Alt Urgell.

After a break in Aravell due to adverse weather conditions, play will resume early on Friday to complete the first day and then begin the second day, with the aim of completing it and making it into the tournament.

Source: La Verdad

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