2002 Alps Tour
| Duration | 20 February 2002 – 22 November 2002 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 16 |
| Most wins |  Lionel Alexandre (2) David Dupart (2) Alessandro Napoleoni (2) Marco Soffietti (2) |
| Order of Merit | Alessandro Napoleoni |
← 2001 2003 → | |
The 2002 Alps Tour was the second season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb | Memorial Richard Olalainty | France | 45,000 | Benoît Teilleria (1)
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| 5 May | Gösser Open | Austria | 25,000 | Marco Soffietti (1)
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| 17 May | Salsomaggiore Terme Open | Italy | 25,000 | Francesco Guermani (1)
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| 24 May | Quattroruote Open | Italy | 40,000 | David Dupart (1)
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| 2 Jun | Open de Bordeaux | France | 42,500 | Nicolas Beaufils (1)
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| 23 Jun | Memorial Olivier Barras | Switzerland | 40,000 | Alessandro Napoleoni (2)
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| 7 Jul | UBS Warburg Golf Open | Switzerland | 65,000 |  Fernando Roca (1)
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| 12 Jul | Memorial Antonio Roncoroni | Italy | 40,000 | Alessandro Napoleoni (3)
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| 19 Jul | Memorial A. Angelini | Italy | 40,000 | Alberto Binaghi (1)
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| 18 Aug | Niederösterreich Open | Austria | 25,000 |  Clemens Prader (1)
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| 25 Aug | Ottenstein Open | Austria | 25,000 | Marco Soffietti (2)
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| 14 Sep | Intercontinental Open | Austria | 25,000 | David Dupart (2)
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| 29 Sep | Open de Toulouse | France | 50,000 | Julien van Hauwe (2)
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| 6 Oct | Open de Poitiers | France | 42,500 | Frédéric Cupillard (1)
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| 19 Oct | Ufficio Stile Open | Italy | 25,000 | Lionel Alexandre (1)
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| 22 Nov | Sanremo Open | Italy | 25,000 | Lionel Alexandre (2)
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Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2] The top four players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2003 Challenge Tour.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (€) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Napoleoni |
28,022 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Marco Soffietti |
26,917 | |
| 3 | Lionel Alexandre |
26,457 | |
| 4 | David Dupart |
23,847 | |
| 5 | Emanuele Lattanzi |
21,455 | |
| 6 | Nicolas Beaufils |
12,685 | |
| 7 | Jean-Nicolas Billot |
11,985 | |
| 8 | Frédéric Cupillard |
11,706 | |
| 9 | Cédric Doucet |
11,392 | |
| 10 | Gianluca Pietrobono |
7,696 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Alps Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Alps Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.
References
[edit]- ^ "Tournament schedules 2001–2021" (PDF). Alps Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Gesamt 2002 nach 16 Turnieren" [Total 2002 after 16 tournaments]. golf.at (in German). Archived from the original on 24 April 2003. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Players in Top 5 Order of Merit qualified for the Challenge Tour 2001–2021" (PDF). Alps Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.