Duration | 13 February 2018 | – 21 October 2018
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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.
The following table lists official events during the 2018 season. [1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ( €) |
Winner [b] |
OWGR points |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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.
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.