2015 Alps Tour
| Duration | 17 February 2015 – 25 October 2015 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 20 |
| Most wins | Harry Casey (2) Josh Loughrey (2) |
| Order of Merit | Darius van Driel |
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The 2015 Alps Tour was the 15th season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier golf tour recognised by the European Tour.
OWGR inclusion
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
The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb | Red Sea El Ein Bay Open | Egypt | 30,000 | Thomas Elissalde (2) | n/a |
| 25 Feb | Red Sea Little Venice Open | Egypt | 30,000 | Alexandre Widemann (1) | n/a |
| 4 Mar | Dreamland Pyramids Open | Egypt | 30,000 | Andrew Cooley (4) | n/a |
| 4 Apr | Alps de Las Castillas | Spain | 48,000 | Jesús Legarrea (2) | n/a |
| 3 May | Tunisian Golf Open | Tunisia | 70,000 | Josh Loughrey (1) | n/a |
| 10 May | Gösser Open | Austria | 40,000 | Harry Casey (1) | n/a |
| 16 May | Open Colli Berici | Italy | 40,000 | Enrico Di Nitto (1) | n/a |
| 21 May | Open Frassanelle | Italy | 40,000 | Gerard Piris (1) | n/a |
| 31 May | Open de Saint François Region Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | 40,000 | Andrea Maestroni (3) | n/a |
| 19 Jun | Open La Pinetina – Memorial Giorgio Bordoni | Italy | 40,000 | Andrea Perrino (3) | n/a |
| 28 Jun | Open International de la Mirabelle d'Or | France | 45,000 | Harry Casey (2) | n/a |
| 3 Jul | Flory van Donck Trophy | Belgium | 40,000 | Federico Maccario (1) | n/a |
| 17 Jul | Servizitalia Open | Italy | 40,000 | Matthieu Pavon (2) | n/a |
| 5 Sep | Alps de Andalucía | Spain | 48,000 | Borja Etchart (3) | 4 |
| 13 Sep | Citadelle Trophy International | France | 45,000 | Josh Loughrey (2) | 6 |
| 20 Sep | Open International du Haut Poitou | France | 40,000 | Pep Anglès (1) | 4 |
| 27 Sep | Open International du Marcilly | France | 40,000 | Darius van Driel (1) | 4 |
| 10 Oct | Alps de Extremadura | Spain | 40,000 | Pol Bech (2) | 4 |
| 18 Oct | Abruzzo Open | Italy | 40,000 | Luca Cianchetti (a) (1) | 4 |
| 25 Oct | Edmond de Rothschild Israel Masters | Israel | 80,000 | Jurrian van der Vaart (1) | 4 |
Order of Merit
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darius van Driel | 35,860 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Josh Loughrey | 34,280 | Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) |
| 3 | Damien Perrier | 28,099 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 4 | Harry Casey | 23,302 | |
| 5 | Jurrian van der Vaart | 21,873 | |
| 6 | Matthieu Pavon | 21,869 | Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) |
| 7 | Andrea Maestroni | 21,297 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 8 | Toni Ferrer | 21,014 | |
| 9 | Tom Shadbolt | 20,927 | |
| 10 | Gerard Piris | 20,621 |
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". 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.