RTL Today - Golf: Winners crowned at Luxembourg International Amateur Championship

Bob van der Voort and Marieke Ebens were crowned champions of the Luxembourg International Amateur Championship 2022.

The INTAM tournament was held from Thursday to Saturday over 54 holes at Kikukoa Country Club in the Grand Duchy.

This year marked the 76th edition of the men's competition and the 64th edition of the women's championship.

18 women and 68 men from 12 different nationalities including Luxembourg arrived at the challenging golf course in Canach, ready to play for the championship title.

Bob Van Der Voort was in a tie for fourth place at 1 under after the cut on Friday, on par with defending INTAM champion Tom Westenberger and four strokes behind leader Yannick Können.

Surprises awaited spectators and players on Saturday as Van der Voort made the best score of the tournament with a 6-under 66 to finish in first place with a score of 7 under. Können finished second on 6 under, with Matteo Zimmermann taking third place on 4 under par.

Bob van der Voort / © Sonia Reyes

Van der Voort said: "In the morning I knew I had to play well if I wanted to get a chance to win, I knew I needed to start well to get the pressure off and get going and it worked. I am very happy with the win and my round today, I was here last year and definitely will come back to Luxembourg next year, there are nice courses, it’s a nice country with nice people”.

On the women's side, Marieke Ebens started the final day in third place four strokes behind the leader. She completed an amazing round of 69 on the last day, the best single round over the three days of the tournament, and her best personal score.

Ebens thus was crowned the women's champion with a score of +5 over the three days. Sarah Degreef finished second on 9 over par, while Luxembourg's Marie Binninger played very well to earn third place with an overall score of +14.

After her first win outside her home country, Ebens said: “I am very very happy, I still can’t believe it! When I woke up this morning I thought I want to stay in the top three and then I played really bad the first two holes, but I lost the pressure and I did the best score of my life, it’s a very nice feeling!”