(PRIMASPORT) COMO – Andrea Romano triumphs at Memorial Giorgio Bordoni presented by Aon, held on the route of La Pinetina Golf Club of Appiano Gentile, in the province of Como. The Italian golfer won the fourth seasonal event of the’Italian Pro Tour presented by Buccellati, closing with 193 shots (-17) and two lengths ahead of the Spaniard Pablo Alperi. An important success for the 26-year-old Roman, who takes his fourth victory of 2026 on the’Alps Tour and returns to the top of the order of merit, strengthening its ambitions in view of the last seasonal event, the’Hulencourt Grand Final, scheduled from 15 to 17 October in Belgium.
Romano took the lead in the middle round and continued at a high pace in the third round with a 65 (-5, seven birdies, two bogeys), always keeping his opponents at bay, without giving them any chances, even if he had some uncertainty in the final. With a birdie on the last hole, the Spaniard remained alone behind him with 195 (-15). Pablo Alperi, who detached his compatriot Mario Galiano Aguilar, third with 196 (-14). Another Italian finished in the top ten, Andrea Rota, ninth with 199 (64 68 67, -11), who led the entire event among the first. Only 32nd with 204 (-6), Vandermoten, who had started the race as the leader of the ranking. Other Italians finished in good standings. Gianmaria Rean Trinchero, Peter Boeris e Matthew Manini, 12th with 200 (-10), the latter 17-year-old from Bologna registered for the GC Le Fonti, the best among the amateurs, at the top after a round with a 63 (-7), second lowest score of the tournament and author of an excellent performance. Andrea Romano, 26-year-old from the capital, is at his sixth success on the Alps Tour after the two in 2025 (Alps de Andalucia-Roquetas de Mar and Fred Olsen Alps de La Gomera) and the previous three this season, in the Red Sea Little Venice Open, in the New Giza Open and in the Open de Roissy/Grand Prix PGA France, at the end of which at the end of May he had direct and immediate access to the HotelPlanner Tour. In the order of merit the Italian is at the top with 35,398 points followed by Vandermoten (33,920 pt.) and the Frenchman Maxime Legros (26,978 pt.). The Memorial Giorgio Bordoni presented by Aon, now in its twelfth edition – with the patronage of the Lombardy Region – is dedicated to Giorgio Bordoni, federal coach who passed away prematurely in 2013 and architect of important successes of the Italian national teams from 1997 to 2005 as Technical Manager of both the men's and women's teams.
At the end of the competition, Andrea Romano He expressed his satisfaction with a particularly significant victory, obtained in front of the Italian public and decisive in regaining the leadership of the circuit: “"Obviously, I'm pleased with my fourth title on the tour. I came here determined to win this tournament before the Grand Final, not only to regain the top spot in the rankings, which I wanted, but also to win an event in Italy, the last one available this year. My relationship with the putter didn't go as well as I'd hoped, but by playing well in all other areas of the course and, above all, by staying calm, I prevented the Spaniards from recovering."”.
The journey of the great international golf signed Italian Pro Tour presented by Buccellati continues and will stop in Puglia at San Domenico Golf, where the Sergio Melpignano Senior Italian Open will be played from October 22nd to 24th. (PRIMASPORT)
