The first day at Aguilón Golf was very exciting, with the youngest Spanish, Italian and French players fighting for the top spots in the standings to give themselves a comfortable margin for the upcoming rounds.

However, Aguilón Golf, which has received very good reviews, has not given away a single stroke and the standings are very tight at the top: Michetti leads with 64 strokes (-6) after making four birdies in his last five holes; one stroke behind is Rubén Lafuente tied with the Frenchman Maxime Legros, and two strokes behind are the amateur Albert Boneta and Álvaro Hernández Cabezuela.

Rubén Lafuente from Valencia, who finished fifth last week in Andorra, was unstoppable for the first 9 holes, making five birdies, and two more for the second nine compared to two bogeys to close his first round at the Alps de Andalucía with 65 strokes (-5).

“I played very well. In the first round, I was able to take advantage of the par 4s and par 3s, which are not usually easy, but today it seemed that way, and I was able to hold onto the score thanks to the 9 seconds. I hit some very good shots and made few mistakes; that was the key. It was a pretty controlled round.”.

The player from Levante, champion last year in Castellón and Alicante, says that what opened the doors for him was being "champion of the Nick Faldo Series, -a circuit promoted by the former English golfer to help young talents-, and thanks to that I have received invitations and was able to turn professional a month ago.".

Albert Boneta, who has yet to make the leap to professional golf, carded six birdies and two bogeys today for a 66 (-4). “I played very solidly, hitting a lot of greens, a pretty disciplined game. I had opportunities on almost every hole and I was particularly good at taking advantage of the par 5s.” The Barcelona native, who recently graduated from the University of New Mexico with degrees in Finance and Psychology, intends to turn professional next September.

He shares fourth place with Álvaro Hernández Cabezuela from the Canary Islands, who, with a score of 66 (-4), was “very happy because I’ve been playing quite well this season, but I don’t know why, in the first round, even playing well, I couldn’t get a good result. I was always missing a round, and it was always the first one, so I hope this is the tournament. The course surprised me a lot; I didn’t know it. At first, I liked it visually, which is a good sign, but playing it, I loved it. I think it suits my game, or my game suits it.”.

Just three strokes behind the leader, with 67 strokes (-3), lurks the American Brandon Kewalramani, winner of the Alps in Roquetas de Mar and ready to repeat the feat in Almería.

The Alps de Andalucía is sponsored by the Royal Spanish Golf Federation with Loterías y Apuestas del Estado, the Royal Andalusian Golf Federation, and supported by the Higher Sports Council, the Alps Tour, Kyocera, Mahou San Miguel and Solán de Cabras, under the organization of JGolf.

SOURCE: Tournament Organization