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Irishman Alex Maguire won with 266 (70 66 66 64, -21) strokes in the St. Andrews Links Trophy, now in its 34th edition and held in St. Andrews, Scotland, on the two courses of the New Course (par 71 ), where the first round was held, and the Old Course (par 72), which hosted the other three.
Among the Azzurri, Matteo Cristoni (70 70 74 65) and Pietro Bovari (68 69 75 67) finished in 12th place with 279 (-8) and Giovanni Daniele finished in 38th with 287 (71 69 75 72, par) Binaghi.
St. Andrews Links Trophy, results
The winner was five strokes away from Swede Albert Hansson, second on 271 (-16), and six strokes from Scotsman Calum Scott and England’s Henry Crockett (272, -15).
In fifth position with 275 (-12) the French Paul Beauvy, the Finnish Markus Luoma and the Irish Caolan Rafferty. Marco Florioli, 43rd with 142 (-1) and out by one shot, Riccardo Fantinelli and Lucas Nicolas Fallotico, 84th with 145 (+2), and Pietro Boeris, 135th with 153 did not pass the cut after 36 holes (+10).
Only one Italian has won the tournament: Federico Zucchetti in 2015. The blue team was accompanied by Alberto Binaghi, head coach of the men’s national amateur team. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews is one of the oldest golf clubs in the world, the oldest being the Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers of Muirfield.
It is established in St Andrews, in the county of Fife in Scotland, considered in the world as the “home of golf”. Previously, the club was also one of the regulatory authorities for the sport, but since 2004 this role has passed to a newly formed group of companies collectively known as ‘The R&A’
The club was founded in 1754 as the Society of St Andrews Golfers, a local club playing at the St Andrews Links, and quickly rose to fame. The R&A is the regulatory authority for golf worldwide with the exception of the United States and Mexico where this responsibility rests with the United States Golf Association (USGA).
The R&A organizes eleven tournaments and international meetings, including: The British Open Golf, one of the four major championships in men’s golf
The Amateur Championship, which was one of four major tournaments before professional golf came into its own. Currently, it is still one of the most prestigious amateur tournaments in the world.
