2019 Alps Tour
The 2019 Alps Tour was the 19th season of the Alps Tour, one of four third-tier tours recognised by the European Tour.
Schedule
The season started with a "winter series" featuring five tournaments in Egypt.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | OWGR | Prize fund (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb | Ein Bay Open | Egypt |  Frédéric Lacroix |
4 | 40,000 |
| 27 Feb | Red Sea Little Venice Open | Egypt |  Benjamin Wheeler |
4 | 40,000 |
| 27 Mar | Dreamland Pyramids Open | Egypt |  Lukas Nemecz |
4 | 40,000 |
| 1 Apr | New Giza Open | Egypt |  Lorenzo Scalise |
4 | 40,000 |
| 6 Apr | Katameya Dunes Open | Egypt | Luca Cianchetti |
4 | 40,000 |
| 19 Apr | Abruzzo Open Dailies Total 1 | Italy |  Sebastián García Rodríguez |
4 | 40,000 |
| 11 May | Alps de Las Castillas | Spain | Frédéric Lacroix |
4 | 48,000 |
| 18 May | Gosser Open | Austria | Timon Baltl |
4 | 42,500 |
| 24 May | Memorial Giorgio Bordoni | Italy | Sebastián García Rodríguez |
4 | 40,000 |
| 8 Jun | Open de Saint Francois Region Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | Edoardo Lipparelli |
4 | 43,000 |
| 15 Jun | Acaya Open Dailies Total 1 | Italy | Gregory Molteni |
4 | 40,000 |
| 23 Jun | Open de la Mirabelle d'Or | France |  Lars van Meijel |
4 | 43,000 |
| 7 Jul | Saint-Malo Golf Mixed Open | France | Frédéric Lacroix |
6 | 45,000 |
| 13 Jul | Fred Olson Alps de La Gomera | Spain | Gonzalo Vicente Elena |
4 | 40,000 |
| 27 Jul | Nazionale Open | Italy | Enrico Di Nitto |
4 | 40,000 |
| 7 Sep | Cervino Open | Italy |  David Carey |
4 | 40,000 |
| 26 Oct | Alps Tour Grand Final | Italy | Federico Maccario |
6 | 40,000 |
Graduates
The top five players (not otherwise exempt) on the Order of Merit earned Challenge Tour cards for 2020.[2]
| Rank | Player | Country | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edoardo Lipparelli | Italy |
36,667.07 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Enrico Di Nitto | Italy |
29,638.20 | |
| 3 | Frédéric Lacroix | France |
29,515.03 | |
| 4 | Federico Maccario | Italy |
27,776.53 | |
| 5 | Sebastián García Rodríguez | Spain |
24,818.29 | Promoted to European Tour (top 15 of Challenge Tour rankings) |
| 6 | Timon Baltl | Austria |
21,852.74 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 7 | Xavier Poncelet | France |
18,333.25 | |
| 8 | Julien Forêt | France |
17,882.18 | |
| 9 | Lukas Nemecz | Austria |
17,202.48 | |
| 10 | Lars van Meijel | Netherlands |
15,685.80 | Qualified for European Tour (top 25 in Q School) |
References
- ^ "Alps Tour Golf 2019 Season". Alps Tour Golf. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Order of Merit". Alps Tour Golf. Retrieved 28 October 2019.