2019 Alps Tour
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Duration19 February 2019 – 26 October 2019
Number of official events15
Most wins
Frédéric Lacroix (3)
Frédéric Lacroix (3)Order of Merit
Edoardo Lipparelli
Edoardo Lipparelli| Duration | 19 February 2019 – 26 October 2019 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 15 |
| Most wins | Frédéric Lacroix (3) |
| Order of Merit | Edoardo Lipparelli |
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The 2019 Alps Tour was the 19th season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier golf tour recognised by the European Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner[a] | OWGR points | Other tours[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb | Ein Bay Open | Egypt | 40,000 | Frédéric Lacroix (1) | 4 | |
| 27 Feb | Red Sea Little Venice Open | Egypt | 40,000 |  Benjamin Wheeler (1) | 4 | |
| 27 Mar | Dreamland Pyramids Open | Egypt | 40,000 |  Lukas Nemecz (2) | 4 | |
| 1 Apr | New Giza Open | Egypt | 40,000 | Lorenzo Scalise (1) | 4 | |
| 6 Apr | Katameya Dunes Open | Egypt | 40,000 | Luca Cianchetti (2) | 4 | |
| 19 Apr | Abruzzo Open Dailies Total 1 | Italy | 40,000 |  Sebastián García Rodríguez (2) | 4 | |
| 11 May | Alps de Las Castillas | Spain | 48,000 | Frédéric Lacroix (2) | 4 | |
| 18 May | Gösser Open | Austria | 42,500 | Timon Baltl (1) | 4 | |
| 24 May | Memorial Giorgio Bordoni | Italy | 40,000 | Sebastián García Rodríguez (3) | 4 | |
| 8 Jun | Open de Saint François Region Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | 43,000 | Edoardo Lipparelli (1) | 4 | |
| 15 Jun | Acaya Open Dailies Total 1 | Italy | 40,000 | Gregory Molteni (1) | 4 | |
| 23 Jun | Open de la Mirabelle d'Or | France | 43,000 |  Lars van Meijel (2) | 4 | |
| 7 Jul | Saint-Malo Golf Mixed Open | France | 45,000 | Frédéric Lacroix (3) | 6 | LETAS[c] |
| 13 Jul | Fred Olsen Alps de La Gomera | Spain | 40,000 | Gonzalo Vicente Elena (1) | 4 | |
| 27 Jul | Nazionale Open | Italy | 40,000 | Enrico Di Nitto (2) | 4 | |
| 7 Sep | Cervino Open | Italy | 40,000 |  David Carey (1) | 4 | |
| 26 Oct | Alps Tour Grand Final | Italy | 40,000 | Federico Maccario (3) | 6 |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3] The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2020 Challenge Tour.[4]
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edoardo Lipparelli | 36,667 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Enrico Di Nitto | 29,638 | |
| 3 | Frédéric Lacroix | 29,515 | |
| 4 | Federico Maccario | 27,777 | |
| 5 | Sebastián García Rodríguez | 24,818 | Promoted to European Tour (Top 15 of Challenge Tour Rankings) |
| 6 | Timon Baltl | 21,853 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 7 | Xavier Poncelet | 18,333 | |
| 8 | Julien Forêt | 17,882 | |
| 9 | Lukas Nemecz | 17,202 | |
| 10 | Lars van Meijel | 15,686 | Qualified for European Tour (Top 25 in Q School) |