Alps Tour
The Alps Tour is a developmental professional golf tour for men which is sanctioned by the national golf associations of France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Morocco. Established in 2003, it is a third level tour, the highest level of men's golf in Europe being the European Tour, and the second level being the Challenge Tour. Other third level tours in Europe include the United Kingdom-based PGA EuroPro Tour, the Germany-based EPD Tour, and the Nordic League in the Nordic countries. Beginning in July 2015, the four third-level tours will carry Official World Golf Ranking points.[1]
Like the other third-tier European tours, the top ten players on the Order of Merit are exempt through the second stage of European Tour Qualifying School, and the top five win playing privileges on the Challenge Tour. The Chairman of the Alps Tour is Donato di Ponziano.
Order of Merit winners
| Year | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Matt Wallace |  England | 49,703.17 |
| 2015 | Darius van Driel |  Netherlands | 35,859.57 |
| 2014 | Nino Bertasio |  Italy | 31,994.20 |
| 2013 | Jason Palmer | England | 36,660.30 |
| 2012 | Gareth Shaw |  Northern Ireland | 34,545.37 |
| 2011 | Guillaume Cambis |  France | 30,123.83 |
| 2010 | Matteo Delpodio | Italy | 44,631.61 |
| 2009 | Andrea Perrino | Italy | 48,285.33 |
| 2008 | Julien Grillon | France | 31,045.40 |
| 2007 | Julien Quesne | France | 37,715.66 |
| 2006 | François Calmels | France | 32,817.50 |
| 2005 | Cédric Menut | France | 28,334.80 |
| 2004 | Andrea Maestroni | Italy | 28,334.80 |
| 2003 | Emmanuele Lattanzi | Italy | 25,856.88 |
References
- ↑ "OWGR Board Announce Inclusion of New Tours". OWGR. 15 July 2015.