6th Penati Slovak Open 2022 for Aleš Kořínek

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6th Penati Slovak Open 2022 for Aleš Kořínek

The Penati Slovak Open event in Šajdíkovy Humencia started already on Sunday, September 11. The appetizer before the two-day professional battles was the Pro Am tournament, where top golfers played together with well-known personalities and tournament partners. Although it was primarily about fun and a pleasant day spent in beautiful surroundings, several valuable prizes were also given away. In the competition of 23 teams, each with one professional player and three golfers, the flight around the defending champion from 2018 and 2021 – Filip Mrúzek – won the championship. Together with teammates Igor Chochol, Peter Palko and Milan Sciranko, they earned a total of 123 stableford points. There was also an interesting prize in the additional competition for the best professional. The premium of 1000 euros was won by Tomáš Beck, with a score of 65 shots / -8. On the three-par hole no. 3, the participants of the Pro Am tournament could play with paragolfers Miroslav Halm and Adrián Ďurček and contribute to the collection for handicapped players. A nice 1918 euros were collected. The silver medalist from the Olympic Games in Tokyo and the winner of the Penati Slovak Open from 2019 – Rory Sabbatini – came to greet the golfers, who gave some rare advice not only to amateurs, but also to professionals. 65 golfers took part in the biggest international golf tournament of the year in our country – the Penati Slovak Open, including a record 12 amateurs. After the first day, a pair of Czech players – Aleš Kořínek and defending champion from 2020 – Ondřej Lieser, were in the leading position, who played the fantastically prepared Legend course for 4 shots under par. Two other Czechs – Štepán Danek and Filip Mruzek – were one stroke behind. Before the second, final round, Aleš Kořínek knew that defeating Ondřej Lieser would be an extremely difficult task. “Aleš Kořínek: “When Ondro starts playing well, he is unbeatable. I can beat him with a good game, or he can beat himself. But it’s not just about Ondro and me, there are other good players behind us, so of course I have to play good golf in the second round and try to win.” The best Slovak representative was professional Anika Bolčíková, who played the first round in pairs. Anika, who, in addition to top golf, also competes in bikini fitness, admitted that she didn’t calculate her score too much and after the 18th hole, she lived in the belief that she had played one shot over par. Anika Bolčíková: “The end didn’t work out too well for me, because I already had a score of -4 during the round, but at least the overall par made me so happy in retrospect.” Aleš Kořínek finally became the winner of the 6th Penati Slovak Open for the first time. The Czech golfer maintained his leading position after the first day even in the second round, when he achieved a total score of 7 shots under par. He beat compatriot Štepán Danek and the “co-leader” from the first day, Olympian Ondřej Lieser, by one stroke. In addition to the trophy, Kořínek won a wild card for the Swiss Challenge Tour tournament and took home a bonus of 10,000 euros. Aleš Kořínek: “Let anyone say what they want, the money will help all of us who win it.” They will help me a lot for the winter and I’m glad I did because it really makes things easier for me. Of course, it’s a big tournament in terms of prestige and for me it’s a very valuable title.” The best Slovak representative was Anika Bolčíková, not only after the first round, but also after the second round, who with three shots under par took shared 6th place. At one stage, she was even on the leaderboard with a score of -5, but she paid for her lack of experience. Nevertheless, participation in the TOP 10 means a lot to her. Anika Bolčíková: “I went to the tournament with humility and I didn’t know what to expect. The desired result was TOP 5, unfortunately that did not happen, but I am satisfied. It is one of my biggest achievements in my professional career. Foto: Martin Žilka / golfslovakopen