The 2018 Alps Tour was the 18th season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

2018 Alps Tour season
Duration13 February 2018 (2018-02-13) – 21 October 2018 (2018-10-21)
Number of official events15[a]
Most winsSpain David Borda (2)
Italy Guido Migliozzi (2)
Spain Santiago Tarrío (2)
Order of MeritSpain Santiago Tarrío
2017
2019

Schedule

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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
2 Mar 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
9 Sep 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

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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

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  1. ^ A further two events were scheduled but were cancelled.
  2. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "Tournament schedules 2001–2021" (PDF). Alps Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Nazionale Open fermato dalla neve" [National Open stopped by snow]. Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (in Italian). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "2018 Alps Tour Order of Merit". Alps Tour. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
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