The Andalusians are performing well on their home turf, and Mario Galiano from Cadiz and Marcos Pastor from Cordoba have positioned themselves to attack with 6 strokes under par, for the final day of the Alps de Roquetas de Mar, the inaugural tournament in the Alps Tour that ends tomorrow in Playa Serena; they will come out ready to make it very difficult for the leader, the American Brandon Kewalramani, who leads alone with 9 strokes under par in Almeria.

Mario Galiano carded seven birdies and one bogey for a 65 today, placing him in second position at six under par: “I’m very happy; it’s been a significant improvement from yesterday to today. Yesterday, I didn’t hit the ball well off the tee, but I managed to get a few bogeys (-1). After the round, I changed my driver setup, adding a notch, and today it was much better. My teeing was fantastic, and my putting was also better, which showed in the score.”.

I'm hitting the ball much more comfortably now, but I'm especially comfortable with myself. At the beginning of the year, I decided to not listen to anyone, so to speak, and work on my own. And that's been the key; I'm much more comfortable in every way.

I started the season playing well in Egypt, and that has helped to build confidence and keep me going.”.

Galiano has made the cut in 6 of 7 tournaments played on the Alps Tour this year, where his best results have been 4th in New Giza, 11th in Red Sea Little Venice and 12th in Memorial Giorgio Bordoni.

Marcos Pastor carded a 68 today: “I played well, it was a little different because starting on the 10th it took me a bit of a while to get going. On the 4th hole I made a silly mistake, but it's harder to sink putts in the afternoon and the wind picked up, but I held on and I'm very happy with the result.”.

They share second place with Italian Mattia Comotti, who is seeking his second victory of the year, and with Frenchman Maxime Legros, all of them three strokes behind the leader, Brandon Kewalramani.

Kewalramani, who finished third last week at the Lacanau Alps Open, shot a 66 yesterday and a 65 today, with six birdies and one bogey for a total of 9 under: “I played very solidly, I felt especially comfortable with my putting and irons. I felt I had several birdie opportunities today and I made them (five birdies and one bogey), and when I got into trouble, my putting got me out. I prefer not to focus on the leaderboard and keep playing like this tomorrow, concentrating on my game and trying to make everything work in the remaining 18 holes. It would be fantastic to win, but if I don't tomorrow, I'll be very satisfied with the experience I gained last week in France and this week, whatever happens. Before the tournament ends, I want to thank the Alps Tour, Playa Serena, the sponsors, and the Spanish Federation for organizing such a great tournament; the volunteers, organizers, and the entire club team. The course is in "The conditions are fantastic and it's a pleasure to compete here.".

The performance of the local amateur player, the young Arián Rodríguez, is very commendable. At only 16 years old, he will fight for the title among the best, having made rounds of 68 and 69 to place himself, with 3 under par, in 13th position and with the intention of making a great final finish at his club.

Today the cut was made in the classification, it was at even par and a total of 43 players passed it, among them, 11 Spaniards: Mario Galiano, Marcos Pastor, Albert Sánchez, Arián Rodríguez, Alejandro Aguilera (member of the Pr Spain Team RFEG), Emilio Hernández Lirola, José Manuel Pardo, Carlos Balmaseda, Antón Vazquez, Eduard Rousaud and Agustí Quinquilla.

Tomorrow, Friday, the third and final day of the Alps de Roquetas de Mar tournament will take place, starting at 8:15 a.m. from two tees, and the leaders' match will start at 9:32 a.m.
SOURCE: Tournament organizers.