Javier Barcos secured his second Alps Tour victory in the Longwy Alps Open with a 202 (69, 64, 69, -14) round. On the UGolf Longwy International course, in the French city from which the club takes its name, the 23-year-old Spaniard, in his first year on the circuit and ranked first, made two birdies to close out the round, edging out his compatriot Manuel Morugan by one stroke, second with a 203 (-13). Dutchman Jerry Ji finished third with a 204 (-12), and three Italian players, Manfredi Manica (73, 68, 64), Ludovico Addabbo (71, 65, 69), and Mattia Comotti (64, 73, 68), finished fourth with a 205 (-11). They were also among the protagonists and in contention for victory until almost the end.
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Three other Italians finished in the top ten: Luca Memeo and Marco Florioli, seventh with a score of 206 (-10), tied with Ireland's Ronan Mullarney, and Flavio Michetti, tenth with a score of 207 (-9), along with Frenchman Augustin Hole.
Also in good standing were Jacopo Vecchi Fossa, 12th with a score of 208 (-8), Gianmaria Rean Trinchero, 15th with a score of 209 (-7), Matteo Cristoni, 17th with a score of 210 (-6), and Alessandro Nodari, 20th with a score of 211 (-5). Also in the money were Filippo Bergamaschi, 23rd with a score of 212 (-4), Edoardo Giletta, 29th with a score of 213 (-3), and Lucas Nicolas Fallotico, 35th with a score of 215 (-1).
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Barcos, who had previously won the New Giza Open, received a cheque for 6,900 euros out of a prize pool of 47,500 euros and consolidated his position at the top of the order of merit, where Jacopo Vecchi Fossa is in second place.
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