2016 Alps Tour Explained

Year:2016
Tour:Alps Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:17
Most Wins: Matt Wallace (6)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Matt Wallace
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2017

The 2016 Alps Tour was the 16th season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
()
Winner OWGR
points
11 FebEin Bay OpenEgypt30,000 Franck Daux (1)4
17 FebRed Sea Little Venice OpenEgypt30,000 Franck Daux (2)4
23 FebDreamland Pyramids OpenEgypt30,000 Matt Wallace (1)4
1 MayTunisian Golf OpenTunisia70,000 Matt Wallace (2)6
8 MayGösser OpenAustria42,500 Matt Wallace (3)4
21 MayVigevano OpenItaly40,000 Matt Wallace (4)4
4 JunOpen de Saint François Region GuadeloupeGuadeloupe43,000 Léo Lespinasse (1)4
17 JunOpen La Pinetina – Memorial Giorgio BordoniItaly40,000 Stefano Pitoni (1)4
26 JunOpen de la Mirabelle d'OrFrance45,000 Hubert Tisserand (a) (1)6
2 JulOpen FrassanelleItaly40,000 Matt Wallace (5)4
9 JulOpen de Saint-MaloFrance40,000 Stefano Pitoni (2)4
23 JulAlps de Las CastillasSpain48,000 Victor Perez (1)4
26 AugOpen Castello di TolcinascoItaly40,000 Thomas Elissalde (3)4
11 SepCitadelle Trophy InternationalFrance48,000 Federico Maccario (2)6
18 SepAlps Costa del SolSpain48,000 Tom Shadbolt (1)6
16 OctAbruzzo OpenItaly45,000 Stefano Pitoni (3)6
23 OctAlps Tour Grand FinalItaly65,000 Matt Wallace (6)6

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2] The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2017 Challenge Tour.[3]

PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned
1 Matt Wallace49,703Promoted to Challenge Tour
2 Enrico Di Nitto25,070Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
3 Federico Maccario23,209Promoted to Challenge Tour
4 Tom Shadbolt22,931
5 Victor Perez22,633
6 Franck Daux22,608
7 Stefano Pitoni21,805
8 Thomas Elissalde18,467
9 Raphaël Marguery17,232
10 Robin Goger15,863

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tournament schedules 2001–2021 . Alps Tour . 3 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220830173453/https://wp-alpstour.ocs-sport.com/factsheets/2022/File_1.pdf . 30 August 2022.
  2. Web site: 2016 Alps Tour Order of Merit . https://web.archive.org/web/20221008161623/https://info.alpstourgolf.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=AT~imp=n~lspos=Y~dc=Y~bdlink=Y~season=2016~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ . 8 October 2022 . Alps Tour . 8 October 2022.
  3. Web site: Satellite stars: Matt Wallace . 4 January 2017 . European Tour . 7 April 2023 . 2016 Alps Tour graduates: Matt Wallace (England), Enrico Di Nitto (Italy), Federico Maccario (Italy), Tom Shadbolt (England), Victor Perez (France)..