Lloyd Saltman of Scotland shares the lead

Lloyd Saltman from Scotland and overnight leader Tiago Cruz are both at -11 for the Fall Series Al Torreal Open. Saltman fired a fine round of 66 for the tied for low round of the day while Cruz followed up with a solid performance of 68. Saltman’s round featured 6 birdies and no bogeys. The young Scotsman who has full Challenge Tour playing rights for 2011 was pleased with his second round. Players experienced slightly cooler air temperature but with very little wind which saw more than 30 players shooting under par. Currently one shot back of the professionals is young amateur Mark Suursalu of Estonia at -10.

Final round commences tomorrow morning at 8:30.

Tiago Cruz from Portugal leader after round 1

Tiago Cruz from Portugal shot a fantastic 65 (-7) today to lead the Fall Series at the Dave Thomas design Al Torreal golf course. A round which featured 8 birdies and not a single 5 on the score card. Cruz leads a group of 4 players who are all tied at -5.The group consists of Ruaidhri McGee, Kryon Sullivan,Lloyd Saltman and amateur Mark Suursalu. McGee was the club house leader for many hours as first out this morning and was joined by the other 3 who came in late in the day, but it was Tiago Cruz who came in the near the end of the day when the winds subsided slightly and took advantage of it.

Play resumes tomorrow at 8:00 where the top 40 players will advance to the final round on Thursday.

The Winning Team

The Hi5 Pro Tour Team won the inaugural Ryder Cup format today against the PGA of Murcia. 13 international players took on the local professionals with a final result of 15-11. It was the first time the event has taken place and it was a huge success for the tour. The matches were very close after the opening matches, but the Hi5 Pro Tour team showed their strengths and were able to finish off strongly.

Team Members: Jack Doherty, Paul Doherty, Robert Svensson, Florian Fritsch, Jan Philip Neuendorf, Alexander Knappe, Alex Jacobsen, Chris Jacobsen, Yasin Ali,Benny Ahlenback,Gary King, and Jaako Makitallo.

Condado Winners(l-r)Wayne Hachey(TD),Eirik Tage Johansen,Romain Wattel,Florian Fritsch, Nige German(director)

Calm conditions at the beginning of the 3rd round proved for excellent scoring conditions as one of the strongest fields in Hi5 Pro Tour history got underway for the final round of the Condado de Alhama Open. Romain Wattel soon got off to an amazing start carding 4 birdies in 7 holes and increased his lead to 4 shots going into the final 9 holes. However the wind that was more or less present for the entire tournament returned with a vengeance for the final 9 holes and Wattel doubled the par 4 10th followed by another bogey on 13 and saw his lead slip to 2. However the 19 year old frenchman was not at all disturbed as he made another birdie on 16 and a great par save on 17 to enjoy a 3 shot lead going into the final hole. After a superb tee shot that left him 100m to the hole, the newly turned professional hit a miraculous shot to 30 cm to the hole for another birdie and his first professional victory and the 4125 Euro cheque. Wattel recently won a Challenge Tour event in September as an amateur and was rated 3rd in the world amateur rankings. In second position was Florian Fritsch of Germany and european tour player Eirik Tage Johansen both at -5. For full results see the leaderboard on the right side of the web site.

Roumain Wattel of France

Roumain Wattel the newly turned professional from France who recently won on the  European Challenge Tour in France during September along with Scotland’s Elliot Saltmann both share the lead at Condado after the 36 hole mark. Both players are currently at -6 but only hold a narrow 2 shot margin over European Tour player Eirik Tage Johansen from Norway and Elliot’s younger brother Lloyd who also plays on the Challenge Tour. The top international field had somewhat of a golf marathon today as Round 1 was not completed yesterday due to the strong winds that swept across Condado and caused the event to be suspended. However favorable conditions allowed the entire field to complete all 36 holes on time today. The final round commences tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m.

Round one of the 50,000 Euro Hi5 Pro Tour Fall series had to be suspended due to a severe weather system that has swept through Spain with its high winds. Officials were constantly monitoring the situation and the first stoppage of play occurred at 12:55 today. Play resumed briefly but the weather further deteriorated and a complete suspension of round one’s play was announced at 15:00. Play will resume tomorrow morning for all players at 8:00 a.m.

The Hi5 Pro Tour released today its popular yearly 4 event series. This winter the 4 events will feature a 120,000 Euro Prize Fund and be held throughout the Murcia Region of Spain. Located along the beautiful Costa Blanca and the Mediterranean, the Hi5 Pro Tour will offer professionals from around the globe excellent “off season” competitions throughout the winter. The Hi5 Pro Tour directors, Wayne Hachey and Nigel German hope that with their newly added Fall Series that starts this coming Tuesday, they will see many of the players competing move successfully forward to the final stage of the European Tour School.” In our 3 year history, it has been exciting for us to see already 4 of our players win on the main European tour”. We are excited and very optimistic even during these tough economic times. We both feel we are helping assist these young players with important steps towards their professional golfing careers and that makes our job very enjoyable.”

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