May 24, 2015 – The Galvin Green team player Nacho Elvira secured his second European Challenge Tour 2015 title within the space of a month after a fantastic wedge to the 72nd hole sealed a one stroke win the Kärnten Golf Open, in Austria.

In bright sunshine on a dramatic final day, the Spanish golfer clinched victory – and with it a cheque for €28,000 which propelled him to the top of the Road to Oman Rankings – courtesy of a pitch perfect approach to the 18th for a closing birdie which cancelled out his bogey on the 17th.

This was the final act of rounds of 64, 67, 67 and 65 for a total of 263 strokes which moved Nacho Elvira to 21 under par and just beyond the clutches of Sweden’s Jens Dantorp, who pushed the champion all the way with a closing 64 at Golfclub Schloss Finkenstein.

Nacho Elvira defied the heavy rain of the second and third rounds wearing his Galvin Green ARON Gore-Tex Paclite jacket in Summer sky/white/black colour, to set the way in style of the Kärnten Golf Open.

“It’s difficult to know what it’s going to take over the weekend, because it depends on the weather conditions, but if I can get to 20 under par I think I’ll have a very good chance,” Nacho Elvira said after the first two rounds, and just three shots behind the leader. “You’ve got to keep making birdies out there because if you don’t, you’re going to fall behind. So you have to keep on attacking, and hopefully I can do that.”

But the Sunday belonged to Elvira who, with just five events played on the 2015 Challenge Tour Schedule, has virtually already secured a swift return to The European Tour. A second Challenge Tour title added to the last month’s Challenge de Madrid, where he notched an albatross on the final day en route to securing victory by four shots.

The 28 year old, whose first victory of the season came in El Encin Golf (Madrid) at the end of April, said: “The wedge on the last has to be right up there with the most important shots of my career. I had the perfect distance and executed the shot exactly how I wanted to. It was the perfect end to a great week.”

“I have to give great credit to the golf club, because the course was in fantastic condition despite the rain. It was nice to play in sunshine today – coming from Spain I’m not use to playing in rain, so the last two days were very tough! But I got through it, and I couldn’t be happier.”

“The goal at the start of the season was just to get my main Tour card back, but I could never have dreamed I would get off to the start I have. It’s unbelievable really, the win in Madrid obviously gave me a lot of confidence, but if anything this win is even more important. It takes me to the top of the Rankings, and the goal now is to stay there or hopefully even get a third win of the season.”

The Galvin Green ARON jacket, protagonist

Nacho Elvira usually wears MADDOX Ventil8 golf shirts and NED golf slacks, CLIVE knitted sweater and WESTON leather belt, but this time the ARON jacket has also featured in the Spanish golfer victory.

The ARON is a waterproof, full zip jacket in Gore-Tex Paclite Technology fabric with stretch function. Ultralight and ultra packable with excellent breathability. The stretch effect is used in different directions on different parts of the garment, ergonomically applied to maximize freedom of movement. Equipped with a chest pocket and rain channels at the sleeve-ends. Adjustable chest width, bottom edge and sleeve-ends for the player’s comfort.

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Pictures by GEPA / European Challenge Tour and Galvin Green.