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2013 Alps Tour

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2013 Alps Tour season
Duration26 February 2013 (2013-02-26) – 20 October 2013 (2013-10-20)
Number of official events17
Most winsEngland Jason Palmer (3)
Order of MeritEngland Jason Palmer
2012
2014

The 2013 Alps Tour was the 13th season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
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Winner[a]
28 Feb Red Sea Ein Bay Open Egypt 30,000 England Andrew Cooley (1)
7 Mar Red Sea Little Venice Open Egypt 30,000 England Andrew Cooley (2)
6 Apr Alps de Las Castillas Spain 48,000 Spain Raúl Quirós (1)
3 May Open International de Rebetz France 40,000 Spain Borja Etchart (1)
19 May Gösser Open Austria 40,000 Republic of Ireland Brendan McCarroll (3)
25 May Umbria Open Italy 50,000 Spain Jesús Legarrea (1)
1 Jun Friuli Venezia Giulia Open Grado Italy 40,000 England Jason Palmer (2)
8 Jun Open de Saint François Region Guadeloupe Guadeloupe 45,000 France Sébastien Gros (2)
14 Jun Peugeot Open Spain 48,000 France Édouard España (1)
23 Jun Open de la Mirabelle d'Or France 45,000 England Steven Brown (1)
20 Jul Alps de Andalucía Spain 48,000 Spain Pol Bech (1)
31 Aug Cervino Open Italy 40,000 England Jason Palmer (3)
7 Sep Golf Asiago Open Italy 40,000 England Steven Brown (2)
15 Sep Citadelle Trophy International France 45,000 England Jason Palmer (4)
22 Sep Open du Haut Poitou France 40,000 France David Bobrowski (1)
11 Oct Sardegna Is Molas Open Italy 40,000 England Ben Evans (1)
20 Oct Masters 13 France 50,000 France Édouard España (2)

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.[2] The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2014 Challenge Tour.[3]

Position Player Points Status earned
1 England Jason Palmer 36,660 Promoted to Challenge Tour
2 France Édouard España 24,390 Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
3 England Steven Brown 20,696 Promoted to Challenge Tour
4 England Ben Evans 19,537 Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
5 Austria Lukas Nemecz 19,326 Promoted to Challenge Tour
6 Spain Jesús Legarrea 17,867
7 France Thomas Linard 15,438
8 England Andrew Cooley 15,415
9 Republic of Ireland Brendan McCarroll 13,163
10 Austria Uli Weinhandl 12,086

Notes

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  1. ^ 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. ^ "2013 Alps Tour Order of Merit". Alps Tour. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Viva España!". Alps Tour. 20 October 2013. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2023. England's Jason Palmer, won the order of merit 2013 with the biggest margin ever, more than €12,000 from second, Edouard España. England's Steven Brown, takes third spot and compatriot Evans, thanks to his last week win, grabbed fourth place. Austria's Lukas Nemecz eventually gets the last spot finishing at 5th in Masters 13.
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