PRO GOLF TOUR / Today (Thursday 10^th April, 2025)

Belgium’s Cossement wins Little Venice Red Sea Open on Pro Golf Tour at Sokhna Golf Club, Egypt.

Nathan Cossement (Bel) shot rounds of 68, 67 and 70 for a 54-hole score of 11 under par, 205 to win the €30,000 Little Venice Red Sea Open at Ain Sokhna Golf Club, Egypt, on the Pro Golf Tour, held Tuesday 8^th – Thursday 10^th April, 2025.

Play was over the A&B Course and played over 54-holes.

Cossement won by one shot from Mathias Gunzel (Fr) and Brandon Dietzel (Ger).

Ali Mohamed Ali, Golf Director of New Giza and Sokhna Golf Clubs said, 'It was a great performance from 23 year-old Nathan Cossement, who celebrated his first victory on the Pro Golf Tour at the Little Venice Red Sea Open. In a thrilling final at Sokhna Golf Club, three pars at the end were enough for the rookie to win by one stroke ahead of Frenchman Mathias Gunzel and German Brandon Dietzel.'

There was a cut after 36-holes to the leading 40 players and ties - not including amateurs, who are in addition to those making the cut. The cut fell at +1.

Alieldin Salama (Am), was the sole Egyptian representative in the field. He shot rounds of 75 and 74 to miss the cut on 5 over par.

The tournament was open to both professionals and amateurs.

The Pro Golf Tour, formerly the EPD Tour, is one of the Development Tours in the world of golf – aligned with the HotelPlanner Tour (formerly the Challenge Tour), it is the third-level tour based in Germany. Other third-level tours are: the Tartan Pro Tour, the Alps Tour which also visits Egypt, the Clutch Pro Tour and the Nordic Golf League.

All these tours, including the Pro Golf Tour, carry Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) Points.

This tournament is the third of four events so far this year on the Pro Golf Tour in Egypt.

The previous two tournaments were hosted in Egypt this year were:

11^th – 13^th March, 2025, Red Sea Ain Soukna Open, 2025. Champion, Martin Obtmeier (Ger).

16^th – 18^th March, 2025, Red Sea Egyptian Classic, 2025, Filip Mruzek (Cze).

Next week’s Pro Golf Tour event, the Ain Bay Red Sea Open, will be held 13^th – 15^th April, 2025.

Results (Par 72)

68. Cossement (Bel) 68. 67. 70. 205.
69. Gunzel (Fr) 70. 68. 68. 206.
70. Dietzel (Ger) 68. 69. 69. 206.
71. Van Der Vight (Ned) 70. 70. 67. 207.
72. Bonte (Fr) 72. 66. 70. 208.