2018 Alps Tour
| Duration | 13 February 2018 – 21 October 2018 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 15[a] |
| Most wins |  David Borda (2) Guido Migliozzi (2) Santiago Tarrío (2) |
| Order of Merit | Santiago Tarrío |
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The 2018 Alps Tour was the 18th season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[b] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb | Ein Bay Open | Egypt | 40,000 | Michele Cea (1)
|
4 |
| 21 Feb | Red Sea Little Venice Open | Egypt | 40,000 |  Jack Singh Brar (1)
|
4 |
| Golf Nazionale Open | Italy | – | Cancelled[2] | – | |
| 11 Apr | Óbidos International Open | Portugal | 30,000 | David Borda (1)
|
4 |
| 26 May | Gösser Open | Austria | 42,500 | Santiago Tarrío (1)
|
4 |
| 2 Jun | Open de Saint François Region Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | 43,000 | Marcus Mohr (1)
|
4 |
| 16 Jun | Alps de Andalucía | Spain | 48,000 |  Alexandre Daydou (1)
|
4 |
| 24 Jun | Open International de la Mirabelle d'Or | France | 45,000 | Santiago Tarrío (2)
|
6 |
| 29 Jun | Memorial Giorgio Bordoni | Italy | 40,000 | Guido Migliozzi (2)
|
4 |
| 8 Jul | Saint Malo Golf Open | France | 45,000 | Alexandre Fuchs (a) (1)
|
6 |
| 15 Jul | Fred Olsen Alps de La Gomera | Spain | 40,000 | Alfredo García-Heredia (2)
|
4 |
| 20 Jul | Alps de Las Castillas | Spain | 48,000 | Thomas Elissalde (5)
|
4 |
| 28 Jul | Des Iles Borromees Open | Italy | 40,000 | Andrea Saracino (1)
|
4 |
| 31 Aug | Cervino Open | Italy | 40,000 | Giacomo Fortini (a) (1)
|
4 |
| Citadelle Trophy International | France | – | Cancelled[3] | – | |
| 22 Sep | Open Abruzzo | Italy | 40,000 | Guido Migliozzi (3)
|
4 |
| 21 Oct | Alps Tour Grand Final | Italy | 45,000 | David Borda (2)
|
6 |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[4] The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2019 Challenge Tour.[5][6]
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santiago Tarrío |
26,702 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | David Borda |
25,713 | Qualified for European Tour (Top 25 in Q School) |
| 3 | Alexandre Daydou |
21,813 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 4 | Louis Cohen-Boyer |
21,157 | |
| 5 | Marcus Mohr |
16,809 | |
| 6 | Andrea Saracino |
16,122 | |
| 7 | Xavier Poncelet |
15,850 | |
| 8 |  Conor O'Rourke |
13,349 | |
| 9 | Julien Forêt |
12,963 | |
| 10 | Teremoana Beaucousin |
12,839 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ A further two events were scheduled but were cancelled.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Nazionale Open fermato dalla neve" [National Open stopped by snow]. Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (in Italian). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "L'édition 2018 du Citadelle Trophy annulée" [The 2018 edition of the Citadel Trophy cancelled]. L'essentiel (in French). 29 August 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "2018 Alps Tour Order of Merit". Alps Tour. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Spain's Borda wins Grand Final; Tarrio ends 2018 season in first place overall". Alps Tour. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
With today's win, David Borda moves up to second place in the Oom. Alexandre Daydou (FRA), Louis Cohen Boyer (FRA) and Marcus Mohr (ENG) complete the top 5 of the Oom and will all be playing on the Challenge Tour next season.
- ^ "Satellite Stars: Santiago Tarrio Ben". European Tour. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
2018 Alps Tour graduates: Santiago Tarrio Ben (Spain), David Borda* (Spain), Alexandre Daydou (France), Louis Cohen Boyer (France), Marcus T Mohr (England), Andrea Saracino** (Italy)... *Borda finished inside the top 25 places at the European Tour's Final Qualifying Stage to gain his European Tour card... **Saracino finished sixth on the Alps Tour Order of Merit but gained Challenge Tour status following Borda's Qualifying School success.