At the Hacienda Del Alamo Futures Open today, Germany’s Sebastion Buhl shot a credible (-5) 67 to shoot up the leaderboard in the race for the Helvetia Wealth Bonus.  Amateur Mathew Webb from England (also with 67) shares second place and more than held his own against a very strong professional field including competitors from Canada and Mexico.  The round of the day belonged to English Walker Cup player Andrew Sullivan with a (-6) 66 and he will start in first place going in to tomorrows second round which commences at 9am.

Sebastion Buhl from Germany

England´s James Ruth solid final round earned him a victory at the 2011 Altorreal Futures Open today. Ruth began the day 3 shots ahead of Daniel Lokke from Denmark and both players matched cards today with a pair of 72´s to hold on to 1st and 2nd place respectively. Ruth captured the 4552 Euro first prize and leads the race for the Helvetia Wealth Bonus which combines next weeks scores at Hacienda del Alamo. 

4 players tied for 3rd place at -8, Lasse Jensen (Den), Danny Wardrop (Eng),Morten Madsen(Den), and Chris Hanson(Eng).

The Hi5 Pro Tour resumes its Fall events next Tuesday at Hacienda del Alamo Golf Club where the tight race for the Helvetia Wealth Bonus money continues.

Top 2 at Altorreal, (l-r)Daniel Lokke, James Ruth, Tour Director Wayne Hachey

England’s James Ruth continues to hold his 3 shot lead after round 2 of the Altorreal Futures Open in Murica, Spain. Ruth had most of the competition in shock as he was in the second group out in the morning draw and opened with a 6 under front nine! However the wind picked up slightly and made scoring more difficult for the field. Ruth slipped slightly on the back nine ending with a double bogey on 18 after hitting an iron that was knocked down by the gusting wind and ended up in the water. Ruth still  managed a fine 68 and maintains his lead going into the final round. He is chased by two Danes, Daniel Lokke  3 shots back in second place at -9 and Lasse Jensen who is at -7 as well as Englishmen Danny Wardrop also at -7. Low round of the day was a 65 shot by Matthew Southgate.

Final Round commences tomorrow morning at 8:00.

Day 2 at Altorreal, sun shines but some gusty wind made for challenging scoring

The sun was shining as the HI5 Pro Tour kicked off today at the Altorreal Golf Club in Murcia, Spain. Temperatures reached 22 degrees as the international players teed off at the Dave Thomas design. Low man of the day was England’s James Ruth with a fantastic 8 under 64. Despite a bogey on the first hole, Ruth kept his focus and rallied with 9 birdies and now has a 3 shot lead over Daniel Lokke from Denmark and Danny Wardrop also from England.

The Altorreal Futures Open is one of two events the Hi5 Pro Tour is hosting in order to give players a much better preparation for the upcoming European Tour Qualifying School which takes place at the beginning of December.

Round 2 commences tomorrow at 8:30.

England's James Ruth on fire at Altorreal with an opening 64!

4500 Euro bonus for November events

Dear Golfer

Helvetia Wealth is pleased to announce its latest sponsorship arrangement with Hi5 Pro Tour that will see the top 3 players (combined scores) over the two November events qualify for the Helvetia Wealth Bonus Payment – this payment will be an addition to regular tournament prize winnings and will be presented to the winners following our Hacienda De Alamo Tournament.

First rank:          2000  Euro  additional prize money

Second rank:    1500  Euro  additional prize money

Third rank:         1000  Euro  additional prize money

Qualifiers will be awarded a functional Swiss Banking account with Helvetia Wealth where the funds will be deposited. Helvetia Wealth is proud to be one of the fastest growing financial services brands in Europe. The core business is the provision of Swiss private banking solutions and asset management services.

In these times of Economic uncertainty Hi5 Recommends that our members consider Helvetia Wealth for there investment and banking requirements.

To find out how Helvetia Wealth can help you protect and grow your investments contact a.parry@helvetia-wealth.com

Best Regards, the Hi5 Team 

Hi5 are pleased to announce a partnership with Levante Lebeche, a supplier of       professionally developed and tested golf clothing and sportswear.
 
Levante Lebeche director Scott Hosie recently confirmed a deal that will see this seasons Hi5 Pro Tour Order of Merit winner receive a one-year clothing contract from Levante Lebeche. This will be awarded at the end of the Hi5 season, following our Match Play event.
 
Levante Lebeche have a fabulous range of corporate clothing available to golf societies and companies – check out their website www.levantelebeche.com

Hi5 Director Nigel German with Joaquin Serrano Manager of Altorreal

With a 200 % increase in its available water supply, Altorreal Director of Golf Joaquin Serrano Aragon has promised that Altorreal will be in its best ever shape for the November 15-17 Hi5 event. Pictured above are Joaquin and Hi5 Director Nigel German during last weeks course inspection. 

With Altorreal and Hacienda De Alamo both promising to be in fabulous condition
and a strong entry list, already this November’s events are looking very attractive.

Hi5 Pro Tour is pleased to announce Hacienda Del Alamo and Altorreal  as venues this November prior to the European Tour Q School second round qualifying series. The Hi5 tournaments will run from 15-17 of November and 22-24 of November.

FIRST PRZIE- € 7150.00 !!!    Tournament Info

HDA and Polaris are also confirmed as Murcia swing venues, HDA for February 

7-9 and Polaris for February 14-16 and 21-23 at Hacienda Riquelme.

Also  the NEW  Hi5  Pro Tour Lumine swing (Costa Dorada) 3 events running February 28 – March 14.

Winners of Altorreal(l-r)Ron Hart,James Busby,Nigel German,Mari Suursalu,David James,Robert Svensson

James Busby from England finished his Hi5 Winter Tour series in style with a closing -3 ( 69 ) to win the ” Hi5 Pro Tour Altorrreal Open ” by 3 shots . James started the day with a 3 shot lead over Robert Svenson from Sweden and Senior David James representing Scotland ,  as all three players closed with respective rounds of 69 he maintained his 3 shot overnight lead to claim the title .
James said that he had a great week on the greens that were in great shape . Putting was the Key to his victory he explained afterwards. Top lady once again this week was Mari Suursalu representing Estonia who now moves onto play in the Ladies European Access Tour in France .
The Tour and its staff would like to thank all the players for their valued support once again on tour this winter. The tour is on a steady growth curve and this is , , of course due to all the players support.
Also a huge thanks also goes to all the venues from this years Tour that made us feel so welcome here in sunny Spain.
Work is already in process to put together this years November Pre PQ 2 Events and next years calender is already looking as the best ever.

 
James Busby shot another fine 71 today during the second round of the Hi5 Pro Tour Altorreal Open. He will start the final round with a three shot lead over  David James (Scotland) and local pro Robert Svensson  (Sweden) both tied in second place after 36 holes. Top Lady in the Field through 36 holes is Mari Suursalu representing Estonia.
 
With only 4 shots seperating the top 4 players Thursdays final round will be closely contested .
 
FAvourable scoring conditions are forecast for the final round of this years Hi5 Pro Winter Tour Series .