Following his first two rounds, each of six under par, which were played on The Dunes Course and The Bay Course respectively, the Italian entered the final round with a comfortable ten shot lead. He was able to then increase this to 11 shots with his final round of 68 (-3), which took him to his -15 total.

“I’ve played great the entire week, from tee to green. As someone who has struggled in the past with his putting, feeling so much confidence truly was a great sensation and is a great since for the rest of my playing season this year,” said Tadini.

“I would like to thank Costa Navarino for hosting this wonderful event. It is a fantastic place with two spectacular courses, and myself and my team have had the most amazing time in Messinia.”

Second place fell to PGA of GB&I Professional, Stuart Boyle, who played very steadily all week delivering a final round of 67 (-4), for a total score of four-under par (208), two-shots clear of the PGA of Portugal’s, Tomas Gouveia, who finished in third with a total score of two-under (210).

Gouveia also completed an excellent week by winning the Team Pro-Am event with his team of Ivailo Dimchev, Lyubomir Minchev and Konstantin Sinapov [pictured above with Aegean Airlines  Legal Counsel, Katia Avramidou]. Moving no less than seven places up the leaderboard in the final round, Gouveia and Co.’s final round 86 points (-14) took them to a 245-point total (-29) for a single-shot victory.

Second place went to Team Reiter of Berni Reiter (PGA of Austria), Franz Pichler, Johann Schygulla and Gottfried Traintinger, with 244 points (-28), whilst third place was shared by Team A. Sotiropoulos, Team Diakou, and Team Elli, each with 241 points (-25).

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Following an outstanding opening round of six-under par at The Dunes Course in Costa Navarino, Tadini showed no sign of slowing down, carding another six-under round (64) at The Bay Course, for a total score of -12 (129). This substantial total extends his lead to an incredible 10 shots over the rest of the field.

“It was another great round, I played really well from tee to green so I am really happy with my game today,” said Tadini.

“In the past I have struggled with my putting, and it has been a while since I produced two consecutive great rounds, so having such confidence this week – especially on the shorter putts – is a great feeling and a good sign not only for tomorrow but also for the rest of my season.”

Climbing the leaderboard today with 66 shots (-4), was last year’s runner up, Asaf Cohen (PGA of Israel), finishing his first two rounds at two-under par (139) in total, one shot ahead of Tomas Gouveia (PGA of Portugal) and Costa Navarino’s own Adam Kritikos (PGA of Greece) who share third place on one-under (140).

In the Team category, Team Elli, led by Federico Elli (PGA of Italy) with Daniele Bovio, Bettina Schroder and Stuart Sutton, lead the pack with 166 stableford points (-22), two points ahead of Team Reiter, led by PGA of Austria Professional, Berni Reiter, along with Franz Pichler, Gottfried Traintinger and Johann Schygulla on 164 points (-20).

In third place, the PGA of Greece’s Christos Nikopoulos, together with his team of Maryna Kutkovska, Maksym Kutkovskyy and Costa Papadimitriou, closed their first two rounds with a total of 163 stableford points (-19).

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The opening round of the Pro-Am saw 31 Professionals battle the Bernhard Langer designed “The Dunes Course”, with Tadini taking a commanding lead of five shots.

Starting his round on the 10th hole, the Italian opened with a bogey but fought back in an outstanding manner producing a total of eight birdies for a final score of six-under, whilst the rest of the field succumbed to the breeze that picked up in the afternoon.

“It was a very good round, I had great feelings, I was hitting it nicely and putting really well. I had 26 putts so I would say that it was a very good day for me,” said Tadini.

“I found the greens to be very good, considering that we are in February they were perfect…very fast and difficult but I am faithful after today and will try to keep the good sensations going.”

In second place with 70 strokes (-1) was Stuart Boyle (PGA of GB&I) – the only other player in the field to finish under par, whilst in third place PGA of Portugal Member, Tomas Gouveia, shot an even par 71.

In the team category, Team Sotiropoulos, led by PGA of Greece’s Antonis Sotiropoulos, with amateurs Giorgos Manoulidis, Giorgos Vafiadis and Chrysi Vafiadis, share the lead with Team Diakou, led by Costa Navarino’s own Chrysanthos Diakou(PGA of Greece) playing with Claude Idoux, Marie-Laure Idoux and Marinela Zavloschi with 82 stableford points (-10).

In third, Team Nikopoulos formed by Christos Nikopoulos (PGA of Greece), Maryna Kutkovska, Maksym Kutkovskyy and Costa Papadimitriou finished with 81 stableford points (-9).

The Professionals and Teams will play Round 02 on The Bay Course before heading back to The Dunes Course for the final round.

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Over 2017, ProPlanner captured data from 20,000 golfers who had booked one or more lessons through the platform. The captured data established a positive trend between number of lessons booked and the chance of lowering handicap percentage (HCP). GolfBox identified the correlation when they analysed the captured data against a control group sourced from the same geographical region.

The data uncovered golfers who undertook lessons from a professional had an improved chance of lowering HCP. The below table illustrates the chance of lowering HCP vs lessons booked.

Golfers who had 3 plus lessons from January to December 2017 were 48.8% more likely to lower their handicap, whereas golfers who had no lessons had a chance of lowering HCP by 25.6%. The above table notes that golfers who partook in 1 lesson per year had a 38.6% chance and golfers who participated in 2 lessons had a 41.7% of lowering their handicap.

When reviewing the dataset by Handicap Group it also showed a strong correlation between lessons booked and handicap performance. The below table shows golfers who booked 3 plus lesson increased the chance of lowering their handicap across all HCP groups, ranging from 38.5% to 48.8%.

Nick Thornton GM of MPower Golf from GolfBox’s parent company MPower MSL said “ProPlanner has been specifically designed for PGA Professionals to grow and manage their lessons and in turn generate additional revenue from lessons. We are very pleased that ProPlanner has generated 9 million dollars worth of lesson revenue for PGA Professionals since its inception. We will continue to work with our PGA partners in ensuring this is the lesson booking software of choice for the golf industry”.

GolfBox ProPlanner, the official lesson booking software for the Confederation of Professional Golf’ assists with the daily scheduling and management of a Golf Professionals’ business. Established in EMEA and APAC regions, ProPlanner has assisted in the booking of 155,000 lessons in over 24-month period globally.

After starting the final round one shot ahead, Angles & Ferrer executed their steady strategy as planned, securing the title with a seven-under final round on the Lakes Course, for a -24 total (190).

“It was great to come back here and get the victory with my partner, It was amazing. Pep played some really good golf…and the final was great,” said Ferrer.

“I think it is great to win,” added Angles.  “it is a good start to the season and a fun tournament – especially if you win obviously…! It is a great environment here and the course was superb.  It is one of those where you have to go low or go home – and we had the best day I believe in terms of matching each other.”

Second place fell to one half of the 2018 Champions, Xavi Puig Giner, and 2018 Costa Daurada International Pro-Am Champion, Emilio Cuartero Blanco.

Playing in the penultimate group, the PGA of Spain Members were able to keep a close eye on the leaders throughout the day, however even their 64 was only enough to match the eventual winners, keeping them three shots from the pace at -21 (193).

“We started with four birdies in the first six holes, and we thought we could get more birdies and have a chance to win,” said Puig Giner.  “Emilio putted really well all week, but today we had a few putts that a had little bit of bad luck and didn’t go in.”

Another pair of Fourball Championship regulars, Jordan Gibb & Liam Murray (PGA of Spain), repeated their 2018 finish claiming outright third position with a final 65 (-6) and a -20 total (194).

“We’re happy with third – anything in the top-five is still a good result,” said Murray. “We didn’t really take advantage of everything…we know we can shoot five or six better over a couple of days, which would of won…if we can do that next year then we might have a chance.”

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Ferrer & Angles followed on from their opening 10-under par on Lumine Mediterránea Beach & Golf Community’s Lakes Course, with a seven-under par 65 on the Hills Course.

“We are going to try to keep the same strategy,” said Ferrer. “I always hit first and Pep second so he feels more confident, so we will keep doing the same thing and stay patient.”

“You can get a little impatient when you get off to a slow start in a Fourball,” added Angles. “But I think we are playing good enough to win so we are going to go for it.”

Starting on the 10th tee, the Spaniards were able to earn five birdies in their opening 10 holes, but hit a speed-bump on the fifth hole with an uncharacteristic double-bogey six.

But they fought back just a few holes later to make an eagle three on the par-five seventh and a birdie on their last hole to finish with their 17-under par total (126).

Advancing one place up the leaderboard was the PGA of GB&I pair of Guy Woodman and Chris Rodgers, with a second round eight-under 63 on the Lakes and a 16-under total (127).

A further two shots back are PGA of Spain pairs, Jordan Gibb & Liam Murray and Xavi Puig Giner & Emilio Cuartero Blanco, sharing tied-third position on 14-under par (129).

Nine pairs then also sit within five of the lead as 45 pairs advance into the third and final round.

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A bogey-free scorecard led Ferrer & Angles to their one-shot lead with Angles accumulating eight of the pair’s 10 birdies:

“It is one of those tournaments where you know it is going to be one plays well one day and the other plays well the other day – so it is all about matching-up your play and being able to cope with the bad holes,” said Angles.  “Today was one of those days where I was able to make birdies and Toni was able to make pars to make us feel comfortable.

“He made a really good birdie on 16, a really good putt on 17, and then a good eagle chance on the last hole which meant we could shoot 10-under.”

One half of the defending Champions, Xavi Puig Giner, and new partner and 2018 Costa Daurada International Pro-Am Champion, Emilio Cuartero, sit in second place on nine-under par after their 62, again on the Lakes Course.

Four pairs sit a further shot back on eight-under par with Jacobo Pastor & Miguel Cantero (PGA of Spain) and Guy Woodman & Chris Rodgers (PGA of GB&I) carding 64s on the Hills Course, and Tim Rice & Michael McGeady (PGA of GB&I) and Sebastián García Rodriguez & Javier Herranz de cruz (PGA of Spain) shooting 63s on the Lakes.

A cut after Round 02 will see the top 40 teams and ties progress through to the final round on the Lakes Course on Thursday.

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Having started his final round one-shot off the lead, Grenier remained steady whilst most struggled to maintain their composure in the strong wind that blew throughout the day on Lumine’s Lakes Course.

His two-under par 69 would move him to eight-under par (206) in total, giving him a comfortable four-shot advantage over the runner-up.

“I am very happy. The golf courses were not easy, but my game was good, my putting was good, and my driving was excellent, so I am happy,” said the Frenchman.

“I’ll be playing the Confederation of Professional Golf Fourball Championship next week with Franck Arcivaux and we hope to do well too. I spent ten years playing on Challenge Tour, so I used to practice a lot, but now it is different – I spend most of my time teaching,” he added after going straight to the driving range after his win.

PGA of Spain Professional, Emilio Cuartero, did his best this week to defend his 2018 title, but the wind proved too strong for him to keep up with Grenier.  A final round two-over 71 meant he would finish his tournament at four-under par (210) taking second place, one shot ahead of PGA of France Professional, Emilien Chamaulte, who finished third on three-under (211).

In the Team Pro-Am category, Grenier again placed first with his team of Stephane Desmares, David Labourguigne and Renaud Parenteau [pictured above with Manager del Patronato de Turismo de la Diputación de Tarragona, Mrs Marta Farrero [2nd left], and Lumine’s Head Golf Professional, Andy Gordon [3rd left]] with a total score of 255 stableford points (-39).

Second place, with 248 stableford points (-32) went to Team Hesbois, led by PGA of Belgium Professional, Kevin Hesbois, with Emma Van de Rostyne, Jorgo Mahieu and Stefan Cramers. Whilst third place, with 245 points (-29), went to PGA of Italy Professional, Federico Maccario, with Lorenzo Larcher, Gianluca Capra and Mirko Taglierino Carola.

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Having started his round in tied-fourth, two shots behind the leaders, Hesbois found himself two-over par after only three holes, and his chances to reach the top of the leaderboard seemed to be slipping away.

But the Belgian remained focused and determined, grinding to shoot a steady one-under par front nine, and an outstanding four-under par back for a total of 67 (-5).

“Today I started off a little weak, I made two bogeys on my first three holes, but I bounced back quickly and birdied four and five and that really got me going,” said Hesbois following his round. “I turned at one-under and on the back nine I played really solidly and made a couple of putts.”

Second place at six-under par is shared by the defending champion Emilio Cuartero (PGA of Spain) – who found himself in the lead up until the 13th where an unfortunate double-bogey took him back to two-under for the round – and PGA of France Professional, Anthony Grenier.

In the Team Pro-Am event, Team Hesbois’ second round of 90 stableford points (-18) shot them to the top of the leaderboard with a total of 172 (-28). The team is led by Kevin Hesbois with amateurs Emma Van de Rostyne, Jorgo Mahieu and Stefan Cramers.

Only one point behind, Team Grenier have 171 stableford points (-27), and in third place Team Cuartero trail at 166 (-22).

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PGA of France Members, Emilien Chamaulte and Anthony Grenier, and PGA of Spain Member and defending champion, Emilio Cuartero, each carded a four-under par 67 on the Lakes Course to take the early lead in the Pro-Am that makes up the first half of the 2019 Costa Daurada Golf Festival.

“It was a good round and a good score, but I didn’t really play very well,” said Cuartero. “It is the first tournament for me after pre-season, so I need to work on some things, but I am really happy about today. I think my chances are good for the week but I still have a lot of work to do.”

A further three Professionals then share tied-fourth position with two-under par 69s – PGA of Israel Professional, Asaf Cohen, PGA of Italy Professional, Andrea Maestroni, and PGA of Belgium Professional, Kevin Hesbois.

Grenier’s team also lead the Team Pro-Am event, after he and his amateurs, Stephane Desmares, David Labourguiere and Renaud Parenteau, totaled 86 points (-14) in their opening round.

But only one shot behind are the team led by Federico Maccario (PGA of Italy) with 85 points, followed by Lumine’s own Professional, Alan Livesey (PGA of GB&I), and his team, as well as Team Hesbois each on 82 points (-10).

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Hailing from 12 countries, female and male PGA Professionals will have the opportunity to sample the delights of the Costa Daurada region and the world-class facilities of Lumine and its Lakes and Hills Courses.

The Festival begins with 16 Professionals and 48 amateur golfers competing over 54 holes in Costa Daurada International Pro-Am for a guaranteed professional prize fund of €20,000.

Directly after the Pro-Am over 200 Pros will then take part in the Confederation of Professional Golf Fourball Championship Presented By Costa Daurada, competing in pairs in one of the largest professional tournaments in the world.

The PGA of Spain’s Emilio Cuartero captured his first Professional Win at the 2018 edition of the Costa Daurada International Pro-Am, and returns once again looking to defend his title.

Cuartero also returns to the 2018 Fourball Championship alongside one half of the victorious 2018 pair, Xavier Puig Giner, who produced a wire-to-wire finish with Adria Arnaus Antunex to win the Championship.

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Fellow Englishman, Joe Heraty, entered the final round at seven-under par after two rounds at Saadiyat Beach Golf Club. But despite having moved to eight-under through nine holes, the sudden strong wind that picked up in the afternoon led him to bogey 12 and 13 and then triple bogey 14.

Meanwhile, Busher’s steady two-under par on the front nine meant he would move to five-under, and although he bogeyed the 18th, his four-under total (212) was good enough to see his name on top of the leaderboard.

“It’s been a brilliant week…we’ve had great fun and faced challenging conditions on the first day and today, which were really windy…they are two incredible golf courses, so all in all a brilliant week,” said Busher.

“I didn’t really think about winning. I was hopeful that if I did play really well then I would have a good chance, and when I was out there I felt that it would be really tough to move forward, but I putted great and grinded it out in pretty tough weather.”

At three-under par (213), Emanuele Canonica (PGA of Italy), Uli Weinhandl (PGA of Austria), and Englishmen Joe Heraty and Richard Wallis (PGA of GB&I) share second place, whilst sixth place went to Alps Tour member, Ben Wheeler, at two-under par (214).

In the Team Pro-Am event, Team Heraty [pictured above], led by Joe Heraty with amateurs Frederic Gastaldo, Bilbo Perrot and Marco Saviozzi, shot an outstanding 86 stableford points to finish their tournament with 251 points (-35) and claim the team title.

Team Busher had led the way for the first two days, but eventually finished with a total of 248 points (-32) for second place, followed by Team Wallis who finished up in third place with 247 points (-31).

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Following a steady opening round of 69, Heraty showed no sign of slowing down, and produced another excellent round of four-under par (68) at the beautiful Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, UAE, taking him to a total of seven-under for the tournament, and three shots clear of the PGA of Austria’s Uli Weinhandl who sits in sole second at four-under (140).

“I just kept it in play and holed a load of putts. The greens were just pure and the wind wasn’t as bad as yesterday so it was good,” said Heraty. “The team also did really well. We holed a lot of putts and had a few chip-ins, so it was good fun.”

Weinhandl made an early charge and was three-under for the round through four holes, but just as it looked like he was going to catch the leader, a couple of bogeys on the back-nine brought him back to two-under, and his four-under total.

PGA of GB&I Professionals, Robbie Busher and Richard Wallis, produced rounds of 68 and 69 meaning they would both move up the leaderboard to take a share of third place at three-under (141). Whilst in fifth place, the PGA of Italy’s Emanuele Canonica enters the final round at two-under par (142).

In the team category, Team Busher, increased their score to 170 stableford points (-26), extending their lead by five points over Team Heraty with 165 points (-21).

Rounds 01 and 02 were played on Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, and the players will now move to Abu Dhabi Golf Club for the final round.

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The opening round of the Pro-Am took place on the Gary Player-designed Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, UAE, where 18 Professionals battled the breeze coming in from the Arabian Gulf.

Heraty [pictured, left], having started his round on hole 10, took advantage of the opening downwind holes producing four birdies and a bogey, before scoring nine steady pars on his second nine for a total round of three-under par.

“It was a pretty solid round. Tee-to-green was really good…I think I only missed one green so in general it was solid today and I kept it under control,” said the Euro Pro Tour Member. “The greens were superb, it was playing long, windy and I thought it was a good test of golf.”

Only one stroke back is PGA of Austria Professional, Uli Weinhandl, and Alps Tour Member, Ben Wheeler (England), who share second place at two-under par (70). Whilst in tied-fourth, PGA of GB&I Professionals, Peter Appleyard and Richard Wallis, each finished their rounds at level-par (72).

“It’s my first time here and I really enjoyed it. It’s a fantastic course with fantastic surroundings,” said Weinhandl. “It was not easy with the wind, but I think we shot seven-under as a team. I am not sure where we are standing, but they did a good job and it was good fun, and that is what it is all about.”

In the team category, Team Busher [pictured above], led by PGA of GB&I Professional, Robbie Busher, took the lead with an opening round of 84 stableford points (-12), followed by fellow PGA of GB&I Professional, Chris Gane, and his team with 81 stableford points (-9).

In tied third position, Teams Weinhandl, Herarty and Wallis all scored 79 stableford points (-7), but with a completely new course set-up planned for Round 02, anything can still happen.

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