Six Portuguese in the fight for the ‘cut’ at the Portuguese Open in Óbidos – Modalities
The players are classified by the Portuguese Friday for the fight for the last two rounds of the Open de Portugal, of the Challenge Tour, a tournament at the Royal Óbidos Golf Resort, designated at the end of the first round by the Englishman Todd Clements.
The fourth Hugo Ferreira, three years old, is the most trained national amateur among the squad, with nine players after having closed around 9 strokes in the fourth, below par on the field, and taking the place of the ‘leaderborad’.
In addition to Pedro Figueiredo, who starts the second round, from 16th position, with a first result of 70 shots, two below, Tomás Bessa, Stephen Ferreira and amateur Vasco Alves are also within the provisional cut, defined in the Field pair (72).
Pedro Lencart, despite a card with 73 ‘shots’, one above, is the minimum distance from the group of 60 and tied, which, at the end of the second round, will guarantee access to the last 36 holes and fight for the title of the 60 . th edition of the Portuguese Challenge Tour tournament.
The first leader of the Open de Portugal is the Englishman Todd Clements, number 11 in the ‘ranking’, who completed the first 18 holes with 67 strokes, five under par, one less than the runners-up duo, the Belgian Christopher Mivis and the Swede Anton Karlson.
The Portuguese Open is the 24th tournament in the Challenge Tour’s 29-event calendar, with €20,000 in 25 odds packages.