Rasmus Lia won, with 145 (73 72 +1) strokes, the Open d’Italia Disabili – Sanofi, international tournament of the European Disabled Golf Association (EDGA) circuit, played at the Royal Park I Roveri di Fiano (Turin) par 72 The Swede, number 7 in the world ranking, was one shot ahead of the Irishman Aidan Grenham, second with 146 (+2).
Third position, with 147 (+3), for the English Mike Browne who finished the first round in the lead. After three consecutive successes in this tournament, Tommaso Perrino (10th in the world ranking) was unable to drop poker, stopping in fifth place with 152 (77 75 +8).
Among the Azzurri, good performance by Luca Sherriff, 7th with 155 (+11) and Vittorio Cascino, 8th with 158 (+14). The tournament, now in its 23rd edition, confirmed that golf is a sport accessible to all and with a strong inclusive connotation in line with the objectives of the 2023 Ryder Cup Project.
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Third international success for Rasmus Lia, already scored in 2022 in the G4D Tour Finale @ DP World Tour Championship and in the EDGA Algarve Open. The 22-year-old Swede was 12 when a skiing accident (his first passion) forced him to build a new sporting life.
Now golf is a key element for him and the results on the field demonstrate a great predisposition for this discipline. In the “Equal Strokeplay” classification, Luisa Ceola confirms the leadership conquered after the first 18 holes and wins the title with 140 (68 72 -4).
For her Venetian also the title of “Best Woman” of the tournament. Good race also for Davide Fasci and Angelo Colussi, respectively second with 147 (+3) and third with 148 (+4). In the “stableford” classification, Alessandra Donati, bearer of the Royal Park I Roveri together with Gregorio Guglielminetti, prevails with 77 points, ahead of Mario Gazzetta (same score, but worse score in last 6 holes) and Loris Stradi, third with 74 points.
At the Royal Park I Roveri celebrations also for the Italian titles with Tommaso Perrino winner of the “absolute strokeplay” category, Luisa Ceola protagonist of the “even strokeplay” category, with Vittorio Cascino (2nd) and Alessandra Donati winner of the “stableford” category in front of Mario Gazzetta (2nd).
Lots of applause and enthusiasm among all the participants in the race during the award ceremony in the presence of Tiziana Nasi, Vice-President of the Italian Paralympic Committee; Edoardo Molinari, Director of Royal Park I Roveri and Vice-Captain of Team Europe at the 2023 Ryder Cup; Gian Paolo Montali, General Manager of the Ryder Cup 2023 Project; Filippo Cipriani, Public Affairs Lead Specialty Care & Immunology Sanofi; Alberto Don, Councilor of the FIG Piedmont Regional Committee; Manon Eggermon, Director Tournament Team EDGA; Marco Aquilino, Director of Royal Park I Roveri and Lorenzo Bernard, Paralympic rowing athlete present at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
