2015 Alps Tour

2015 Alps Tour season
Duration17 February 2015 (2015-02-17) – 25 October 2015 (2015-10-25)
Number of official events20
Most winsEngland Harry Casey (2)
England Josh Loughrey (2)
Order of MeritNetherlands 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 France Thomas Elissalde (2) n/a
25 Feb Red Sea Little Venice Open Egypt 30,000 France Alexandre Widemann (1) n/a
4 Mar Dreamland Pyramids Open Egypt 30,000 England Andrew Cooley (4) n/a
4 Apr Alps de Las Castillas Spain 48,000 Spain Jesús Legarrea (2) n/a
3 May Tunisian Golf Open Tunisia 70,000 England Josh Loughrey (1) n/a
10 May Gösser Open Austria 40,000 England Harry Casey (1) n/a
16 May Open Colli Berici Italy 40,000 Italy Enrico Di Nitto (1) n/a
21 May Open Frassanelle Italy 40,000 Spain Gerard Piris (1) n/a
31 May Open de Saint François Region Guadeloupe Guadeloupe 40,000 Italy Andrea Maestroni (3) n/a
19 Jun Open La Pinetina – Memorial Giorgio Bordoni Italy 40,000 Italy Andrea Perrino (3) n/a
28 Jun Open International de la Mirabelle d'Or France 45,000 England Harry Casey (2) n/a
3 Jul Flory van Donck Trophy Belgium 40,000 Italy Federico Maccario (1) n/a
17 Jul Servizitalia Open Italy 40,000 France Matthieu Pavon (2) n/a
5 Sep Alps de Andalucía Spain 48,000 Spain Borja Etchart (3) 4
13 Sep Citadelle Trophy International France 45,000 England Josh Loughrey (2) 6
20 Sep Open International du Haut Poitou France 40,000 Spain Pep Anglès (1) 4
27 Sep Open International du Marcilly France 40,000 Netherlands Darius van Driel (1) 4
10 Oct Alps de Extremadura Spain 40,000 Spain Pol Bech (2) 4
18 Oct Abruzzo Open Italy 40,000 Italy Luca Cianchetti (a) (1) 4
25 Oct Edmond de Rothschild Israel Masters Israel 80,000 Netherlands 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 Netherlands Darius van Driel 35,860 Promoted to Challenge Tour
2 England Josh Loughrey 34,280 Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
3 France Damien Perrier 28,099 Promoted to Challenge Tour
4 England Harry Casey 23,302
5 Netherlands Jurrian van der Vaart 21,873
6 France Matthieu Pavon 21,869 Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
7 Italy Andrea Maestroni 21,297 Promoted to Challenge Tour
8 Spain Toni Ferrer 21,014
9 England Tom Shadbolt 20,927
10 Spain Gerard Piris 20,621

Notes

  1. ^ 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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Tournament schedules 2001–2021" (PDF). Alps Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. ^ "2015 Alps Tour Order of Merit". Alps Tour. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  4. ^ "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.