Player's Corner
22.12.2019
Staysure Tour: Bossert in the Seychelles in Top 15
The Staysure Tour 2019 ended with three tournaments in the Seychelles. The season's final once again mixed up the Order of Merit. Welshman Philip Price emerged as the big winner of this season's final, taking the lead in the annual OM securing the John Jacobs Trophy. The two Swiss-PGA members on the Staysure Tour look back to a less succesful season. André Bossert ultimately ranked 30th while Paul Wesselingh ranks 51st in the tour's annual rankings.
The start of the three-tournament MCB Tour Championship 2019 started in Madagascar, where the Englishman Barry Lane prevailed in tough conditions and celebrated a solid victory with 3 under par (after three rounds). André Bossert flashed his skills with a 69 in his final round (2 under par). With a total score of +8 he finished 31st, with Paul Wesselingh ranking 37th (+12).
The second tournament was played at the Constance Lemuria Resort in the Seychelles. The Australian Peter Fowler - Bad Ragaz winner from 2011 - took the win with a score of 4 under par. André Bossert ranked 14th (+2) in the Seychelles.
The very last tournament of the season is traditionally played in Mauritius. The Swede Jarmo Sandelin celebrated an undisputed triumph on “The Legend” by Constace Belle Mar Plage. His winning score: -12. André Bossert and Paul Wesselingh shared 31st place (+2).
André Bossert
Alps Tour: Weppernig wins the 2020 tour card with his 32nd place in the Q-School final
The Christmas holidays had to be hard earned by the players who wanted to secure a right to play for the 2020 season through the Q-School of the Alps Tour. The final stage of the Q-School was held in Malaga from Thursday to Saturday or Sunday last week. Due to heavy rain on Friday, the tournament was suspended until Saturday (afternoon) and the final stage extended until Sunday. Since the rain continued on Saturday, the second round had to be played on Sunday. The officials therefore decided to shorten the tournament from 54 to 36 holes. No disadvantage for the only Swiss in the field, Phlilippe Weppernig. With rounds of 71 and 72 strokes (1 under par), he shared 32 place - the top 35 get full start authorization on the Alps Tour 2020.
LET: Amateur Elena Moosmann in Kenya in the cut
The women ended their 2019 season in Africa earlier this month. The German Esther Henseleit celebrated her first victory at the EUR 300'000 Kenya Ladies Open. Her winning score was an impressive 14 under par. The only Swiss in the final rounds was the amateur Elena Moosmann, winner of the VPBank Ladies Open 2019 (LETAS). Moosmann ultimately ranked 34th with a score of +6. The only Swiss PGA representative in the field, Caroline Rominger, failed the cut with a score of +7.
Swiss PGA trio in fourth place in Portugal
The International Team Championship was held as part of the annual congress of Confederation of Professional Golf ("CPG"). With Captain James Johnson, the reigning Swiss PGA Champion Corsin Caviezel and Justin Brink, the Swiss PGA was represented with an experienced team. The Swiss PGA played well and ultimately placed fourth in the field of 18 nations. The victory went to the outstanding Dutch, who won four shots ahead of the second-ranked Belgium and Italian team. «The Swiss PGA team showed an extremely strong team performance. Based on an excellent first round, our team was able to hold fourth place in the final leaderboard against numerous former European Tour players in this strong field of participants. That makes me very proud,» said Swiss PGA President Keith Marriott.
