Enrico Di Nitto Wins the Alps de Andalucía-Roquetas de Mar

Enrico Di Nitto won the Alps de Andalucía-Roquetas de Mar, held in Almería, Spain, securing his fourth career victory on the Alps Tour. This is also the fourth victory of the season for Italian golf on the tour, following the three wins by Andrea Romano.

On the course at Club de Golf Playa Serena (par 70), the Roman finished the tournament with a total score of 209 strokes (72 67 70, -1), tying for the lead with England’s Mason Essam (66 68 75). Starting with a five-stroke lead after the first two rounds, Essam was caught by Di Nitto, who then overtook him on the third playoff hole.

Just one stroke shy of the playoff were Spain’s Alvaro Hernández Cabezuela and France’s Paul Franquet, tied for third at 210 (par). The other Italians also performed very well: Marco Florioli and Manfredi Manica tied for fifth place with Spain’s Víctor García Broto at 211 (+1), while Ludovico Addabbo finished eighth with 213 (+3), alongside Ireland’s Sam Murphy, the Netherlands’ Lars Keunen, and Spain’s Eduard Rousaud.

Among the Italians who finished in the money were also Alessandro Nodari, 17th with 215 (+5), Giovanni Manzoni, 36th with 220 (+10), Filippo Grossi, 40th with 221 (+11), and Luca Memeo, 43rd with 222 (+12).

For the 33-year-old from Rome, this is also his second consecutive Italian victory in this competition, which was won in 2025 by Andrea Romano. The final round was particularly hard-fought: Di Nitto carded three bogeys on the first five holes, while Essam lost ground with four bogeys on the front nine and another mistake on the back nine, finishing with a 75 (+5).

The Italian managed to bounce back with three birdies, but after his fourth bogey of the day, he found himself trailing by one stroke heading into the final hole. However, on the final green, he made the decisive birdie that allowed him to catch up with the Englishman and take the match to a playoff, where he ultimately prevailed on the third hole.

Thanks to this victory, Di Nitto pocketed a prize of 7,900 euros, out of a total prize pool of 54,000 euros. His list of achievements now includes four titles on the Alps Tour, in addition to victories in the National Open Championship in 2017 and 2023.