The HotelPlanner Tour strikes from Poland to Portugal. From September eleventh to 14th, the Royal Óbidos Spa & Golf Resort in Vau Óbidos will host the Portuguese Open. The event precedes the Italian Problem Open, one of the crucial essential occasions on the second European males's circuit, additionally a part of the Italian Professional Tour calendar, scheduled for September 18th to twenty first on the Golf Nazionale in Sutri (Viterbo), the Coverciano of greens.
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Six Italians will compete in Portugal: alongside Romans Filippo Celli, Renato Paratore – ranked third and sixth respectively – and Enrico Di Nitto, there can even be Lombardy's Stefano Mazzoli and Lorenzo Scalise, in addition to Bolzano's Aron Zemmer. Whereas Celli and Paratore have already got one foot within the 2026 DP World Tour, Mazzoli, who’s twenty first within the rankings, is aiming to return to the highest 20 of the "Street to Mallorca," which, on the finish of the season (5 occasions remaining), will earn a ticket to the highest continental circuit. Mazzoli himself got here near reaching this feat final yr, ending the event in second place (similar to Scalise in 2023), behind solely American Matt Oshrine, who will likely be aiming for a repeat of his success within the competitors.
The event, based in 1953, will likely be held for the sixth yr in a row on the Royal Óbidos, designed by Severiano Ballesteros and regarded probably the greatest golf programs within the nation. From 2026, the venue will change. From 1973 to 2010, the occasion was a part of the then European Tour (now the DP World Tour). Then, after a six-year hiatus, in 2017 it was organized collectively by the Problem (now HotelPlanner Tour) and the European Tour. For the previous 5 years, it has been on the schedule of the second European circuit solely. Alfonso Angelini has gained two Italian titles, in 1962 and 1966, respectively. The roll of honor additionally options the exploits of two former European Ryder Cup captains, Scotsmen Colin Montgomerie (champion in 1989) and Sam Torrance (winners in 1982 and 1983). This yr, a prize pool of €300,000 is up for grabs, with €48,000 going to the winner.
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