João Crasi Alves Champion is second title
João Crasi Alves was champion of the 12th edition of the Amendoeira World Kids Golf, at Amendoeira Golf Resort, at Silves, an international youth tournament that returned to the calendar, after an absence of four years, due to the pandemic.
The player from the Clube de Golfe de Vilamoura took full advantage of the novelty in the competition's regulations, which, in 2023, joined the under-16s to the under-18s, to become the first champion of this prestigious tournament to come from the under-16 level. -16.
Son of a Portuguese father and a Romanian woman, he led from the first round and triumphed with 214 strokes, 2 below par for O'Connor Jr. Course, after laps 70, 73 and 71.
He beat his club colleague, João Maria Ivo de Carvalho, who took 2nd place, despite boasting the same result as Swede Axel Elmlund.
The tiebreaker system (the best last lap) declared the 2nd and 3rd places. Both totaled 230 strokes, 14 over Par, the Portuguese with rounds of 78, 75 and 77, and the Scandinavian with rounds of 77, 72 and 81.
«I really hope to follow in the footsteps of players who have already won this tournament and that they manage to reach the highest level. With work and a lot of training I will get there. The goal was achieved and I hope it gives me more confidence to win more tournaments», said João Crasi Alves, the champion.
