2021 Alps Tour
| Duration | 24 March 2021 – 16 October 2021 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 14 |
| Most wins |  Jacopo Vecchi Fossa (2) Ángel Hidalgo (2) Ryan Lumsden (2) |
| Order of Merit | Jacopo Vecchi Fossa |
← 2020 2022 → | |
The 2021 Alps Tour was the 21st season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2021 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar | MIRA Golf Experience Acaya Open | Italy | 35,000 | Ryan Lumsden (1) |
4 | |
| 30 Mar | MIRA Live the Soul Open | Italy | 35,000 |  Paul Margolis (a) (1) |
4 | |
| 24 Apr | Abruzzo Alps Open | Italy | 40,000 | Jacopo Vecchi Fossa (2) |
4 | |
| 30 Apr | Antognolla Alps Open | Italy | 40,000 | Stefano Mazzoli (2) |
4 | |
| 21 May | Ein Bay Open | Egypt | 40,000 | Ángel Hidalgo (1) |
4 | |
| 25 May | Red Sea Little Venice Open | Egypt | 40,000 | Luca Cianchetti (3) |
4 | |
| 13 Jun | Open de la Mirabelle d'Or | France | 40,000 | Franck Médale (1) |
4 | |
| 18 Jun | Memorial Giorgio Bordoni | Italy | 40,000 | Ángel Hidalgo (2) |
4 | |
| 9 Jul | Alps de Las Castillas | Spain | 40,000 | Ryan Lumsden (2) |
4 | |
| 17 Jul | Roma Alps LETAS Open | Italy | 45,000 | Xavier Poncelet (2) |
4 | LETAS[c] |
| 21 Aug | Gösser Open | Austria | 40,000 | Paul Elissalde (1) |
4 | |
| 11 Sep | Alps de Andalucía | Spain | 40,000 | Edgar Catherine (2) |
4 | |
| 9 Oct | Golf Nazionale Alps Open | Italy | 40,000 | Jacopo Vecchi Fossa (3) |
4 | |
| 16 Oct | Emilia-Romagna Alps Tour Grand Final | Italy | 50,000 | Víctor García Broto (1) |
4 |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3] The top five players on the tour (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2022 Challenge Tour.[4]
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacopo Vecchi Fossa |
28,050 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Ryan Lumsden |
23,504 | |
| 3 | Ángel Hidalgo |
21,899 | Finished in Top 70 of Challenge Tour Rankings |
| 4 | Víctor García Broto |
18,691 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 5 | Paul Elissalde |
16,071 | |
| 6 | Paul Margolis (a) |
16,030 | |
| 7 | Frank Medale |
15,237 | |
| 8 | Stefano Mazzoli |
15,071 | |
| 9 |  Vitor Lopes |
14,814 | |
| 10 | Edgar Catherine |
14,432 |
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ LETAS − LET Access Series.
- ^ Mixed event
References
- ^ "Tournament schedules 2001–2021" (PDF). Alps Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "2021 Alps Tour Order of Merit". Alps Tour. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Victory for Victor Garcia Broto at Emilia Romagna Alps Tour Grand Final". Alps Tour. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
With the Grand Final completed, the points on the Order fo Merit were distributed. Another Modena Golf & Country Club member, Jacopo Vecchi Fossa received the trophy as winner of the 2021 OofM.
- ^ "Satellite Stars: Alps Tour". European Tour. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2023.