2016 Alps Tour
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| Duration | 9 February 2016 – 23 October 2016 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 17 |
| Most wins | 6: Matt Wallace |
| Order of Merit | Matt Wallace |
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The 2016 Alps Tour was the 16th season of the Alps Tour, one of four third-tier tours recognised by the European Tour. It was the first Alps Tour season in which all events received Official World Golf Ranking points, as OWGR points were introduced midway through the 2015 season.[1]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb | Ein Bay Open | Egypt | 30,000 |  Franck Daux (1)
|
4 |
| 17 Feb | Red Sea Little Venice Open | Egypt | 30,000 | Franck Daux (2)
|
4 |
| 23 Feb | Dreamland Pyramids Open | Egypt | 30,000 | Matt Wallace (1)
|
4 |
| 1 May | Tunisian Golf Open | Tunisia | 70,000 | Matt Wallace (2)
|
6 |
| 8 May | Gösser Open | Austria | 42,500 | Matt Wallace (3)
|
4 |
| 21 May | Vigevano Open | Italy | 40,000 | Matt Wallace (4)
|
4 |
| 4 Jun | Open de Saint François Region Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | 43,000 | Leo Lespinasse (1)
|
4 |
| 17 Jun | Open La Pinetina | Italy | 40,000 |  Stefano Pitoni (1)
|
4 |
| 26 Jun | Open de la Mirabelle d'Or | France | 45,000 | Hubert Tisserand (a) (1)
|
6 |
| 2 Jul | Open Frassanelle | Italy | 40,000 | Matt Wallace (5)
|
4 |
| 9 Jul | Open de Saint-Malo | France | 40,000 | Stefano Pitoni (2)
|
4 |
| 23 Jul | Alps de Las Castillas | Spain | 48,000 | Victor Perez (1)
|
4 |
| 26 Aug | Open Castello di Tolcinasco | Italy | 40,000 | Thomas Elissalde (3)
|
4 |
| 11 Sep | Citadelle Trophy International | France | 48,000 | Federico Maccario (2)
|
6 |
| 18 Sep | Alps Costa del Sol | Spain | 48,000 | Tom Shadbolt (1)
|
6 |
| 16 Oct | Abruzzo Open | Italy | 45,000 | Stefano Pitoni (3)
|
6 |
| 23 Oct | Alps Tour Grand Final | Italy | 65,000 | Matt Wallace (6)
|
6 |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top five players on the tour (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2017 Challenge Tour.[3]
| Rank | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Wallace
|
49,703 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Enrico Di Nitto
|
25,070 | Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) |
| 3 | Federico Maccario
|
23,209 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 4 | Tom Shadbolt
|
22,931 | |
| 5 | Victor Perez
|
22,633 | |
| 6 | Franck Daux
|
22,608 | |
| 7 | Stefano Pitoni
|
21,805 | |
| 8 | Thomas Elissalde
|
18,467 | |
| 9 | Raphaël Marguery
|
17,232 | |
| 10 |  Robin Goger
|
15,863 |
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.
References
- ^ "OWGR Board Announce Inclusion of New Tours". OWGR. 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Tour Schedule & Results". Alps Tour Golf. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "2016 Alps Tour Order of Merit". Alps Tour Golf. Retrieved 8 October 2022.