Levet beaten, but happy

By Philippe Hermann, Golf Planete, 06 February 2023

Inspired by the AT&T pro-am at Pebble Beach, the Portuguese event is on the road to a success far exceeding the level assumed by the 330,000 euros of its endowment. On the pro side, seniors (50 years and over) for the most part, often with a CV rich in success to evolve the American Champions Tour or the European Legends.

Thomas Levet will be able to talk to you at length, which he forgot for six hours, fighting to collect the title of the Pro-Am contested in alliance with Oomer Asif whose most obvious quality was his hcp 24 and the two shots received on some holes. You need it and it’s part of the game.

Long led by the duo Broadhurst/Pourrain, then by Quiros/de Pawl, Campbell/Drossart took the lead in the pro-am with three holes to go.

It was noticed, with this Michael Campbell winner of the US Open 2005 and Eric Drossart in Davis Cup for Belgium for twelve years, noting that this golf madman celebrates his 81st birthday on February 21.

But, on their last three holes, Campbell posted a big zero with a 7 to the 18th. If his teammate saved the house in -1 at the same time, the team remained at an insufficient total of -27 for the pro-am tournament or 135 in stableford.

Sweet start of the season
In his case in doubles, Thomas Levet let the British invade the top 5 of the individual where only one tenor made a “remontada”. Jiménez came in 3rd position at -11 like Phil Archer, just behind Gary Orr and two shots behind Paul Broadhurst untouchable with his 68 of the day for -13.

His check for 55,000 euros will undoubtedly convince his American friends of the Champions Tour to stop in Quinta do Lago in 2024 on the road to the Hassan II Trophy in Rabat, just to repair the jet lag pleasantly.

Picture Caption:
Paul Broadhurst, winner of the One Green Way Invitational 2023, tees off on the final day

Picture Credit:
Marco Estrella, ATME Foto

Article link:
Levet battu, mais content – Golf Planète (golfplanete.com)