2015 Alps Tour
Duration | 17 February 2015 | – 25 October 2015
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Number of official events | 20 |
Most wins | ![]() ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
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The 2015 Alps Tour was the 15th season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
OWGR inclusion
[edit]In July, it was announced that all Alps Tour events, beginning with the Alps de Andalucía, would receive Official World Golf Ranking points at the minimum level of 4 points for the winner of a 54-hole event and 6 points for the winner of a 72-hole event.[1]
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[2]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner[a] | OWGR points |
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19 Feb | Red Sea El Ein Bay Open | Egypt | 30,000 | ![]() | n/a |
25 Feb | Red Sea Little Venice Open | Egypt | 30,000 | ![]() | n/a |
4 Mar | Dreamland Pyramids Open | Egypt | 30,000 | ![]() | n/a |
4 Apr | Alps de Las Castillas | Spain | 48,000 | ![]() | n/a |
3 May | Tunisian Golf Open | Tunisia | 70,000 | ![]() | n/a |
10 May | Gösser Open | Austria | 40,000 | ![]() | n/a |
16 May | Open Colli Berici | Italy | 40,000 | ![]() | n/a |
21 May | Open Frassanelle | Italy | 40,000 | ![]() | n/a |
31 May | Open de Saint François Region Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | 40,000 | ![]() | n/a |
19 Jun | Open La Pinetina – Memorial Giorgio Bordoni | Italy | 40,000 | ![]() | n/a |
28 Jun | Open International de la Mirabelle d'Or | France | 45,000 | ![]() | n/a |
3 Jul | Flory van Donck Trophy | Belgium | 40,000 | ![]() | n/a |
17 Jul | Servizitalia Open | Italy | 40,000 | ![]() | n/a |
5 Sep | Alps de Andalucía | Spain | 48,000 | ![]() | 4 |
13 Sep | Citadelle Trophy International | France | 45,000 | ![]() | 6 |
20 Sep | Open International du Haut Poitou | France | 40,000 | ![]() | 4 |
27 Sep | Open International du Marcilly | France | 40,000 | ![]() | 4 |
10 Oct | Alps de Extremadura | Spain | 40,000 | ![]() | 4 |
18 Oct | Abruzzo Open | Italy | 40,000 | ![]() | 4 |
25 Oct | Edmond de Rothschild Israel Masters | Israel | 80,000 | ![]() | 4 |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3] The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2016 Challenge Tour.[4]
Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
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1 | ![]() | 35,860 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
2 | ![]() | 34,280 | Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) |
3 | ![]() | 28,099 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
4 | ![]() | 23,302 | |
5 | ![]() | 21,873 | |
6 | ![]() | 21,869 | Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) |
7 | ![]() | 21,297 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
8 | ![]() | 21,014 | |
9 | ![]() | 20,927 | |
10 | ![]() | 20,621 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- ^ "OWGR Board Announce Inclusion of New Tours". Official World Golf Ranking. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
Each Tour will enter the OWGR system with a minimum level of 4 first place points for 54 hole tournaments and 6 first place points for 72 hole tournaments. Inclusion will commence with the tournaments to be played during OWGR Week 30 – Week ending Sunday 26th July 2015.
- ^ "Tournament schedules 2001–2021" (PDF). Alps Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "2015 Alps Tour Order of Merit". Alps Tour. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Best scenario for Van Der Vaart". Alps Tour. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
The five players graduated to play the Challenge Tour next year are Dutch Darius Van Driel, England's Josh Loughrey, France's Damien Perrier, England's Harry Casey and Netherlands' Jurrian Van Der Vaart.