2021 Alps Tour
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Duration24 March 2021 – 16 October 2021
Number of official events14
Most wins
Jacopo Vecchi Fossa (2)
Ángel Hidalgo (2)
Ryan Lumsden (2)
Jacopo Vecchi Fossa (2)
Ángel Hidalgo (2)
Ryan Lumsden (2)Order of Merit Jacopo Vecchi Fossa
Jacopo Vecchi Fossa| Duration | 24 March 2021 – 16 October 2021 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 14 |
| Most wins | Jacopo Vecchi Fossa (2) Ángel Hidalgo (2) Ryan Lumsden (2) |
| Order of Merit | Jacopo Vecchi Fossa |
← 2020 2022 → | |
The 2021 Alps Tour was the 21st season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier golf tour recognised by the European Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2021 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner[a] | OWGR points | Other tours[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar | MIRA Golf Experience Acaya Open | Italy | 35,000 | Ryan Lumsden (1) | 4 | |
| 30 Mar | MIRA Live the Soul Open | Italy | 35,000 |  Paul Margolis (a) (1) | 4 | |
| 24 Apr | Abruzzo Alps Open | Italy | 40,000 | Jacopo Vecchi Fossa (2) | 4 | |
| 30 Apr | Antognolla Alps Open | Italy | 40,000 | Stefano Mazzoli (2) | 4 | |
| 21 May | Ein Bay Open | Egypt | 40,000 | Ángel Hidalgo (1) | 4 | |
| 25 May | Red Sea Little Venice Open | Egypt | 40,000 | Luca Cianchetti (3) | 4 | |
| 13 Jun | Open de la Mirabelle d'Or | France | 40,000 | Franck Médale (1) | 4 | |
| 18 Jun | Memorial Giorgio Bordoni | Italy | 40,000 | Ángel Hidalgo (2) | 4 | |
| 9 Jul | Alps de Las Castillas | Spain | 40,000 | Ryan Lumsden (2) | 4 | |
| 17 Jul | Roma Alps LETAS Open | Italy | 45,000 | Xavier Poncelet (2) | 4 | LETAS[c] |
| 21 Aug | Gösser Open | Austria | 40,000 | Paul Elissalde (1) | 4 | |
| 11 Sep | Alps de Andalucía | Spain | 40,000 | Edgar Catherine (2) | 4 | |
| 9 Oct | Golf Nazionale Alps Open | Italy | 40,000 | Jacopo Vecchi Fossa (3) | 4 | |
| 16 Oct | Emilia-Romagna Alps Tour Grand Final | Italy | 50,000 | Víctor García Broto (1) | 4 |
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 2022 Challenge Tour.[4]
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacopo Vecchi Fossa | 28,050 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Ryan Lumsden | 23,504 | |
| 3 | Ángel Hidalgo | 21,899 | Finished in Top 70 of Challenge Tour Rankings |
| 4 | Víctor García Broto | 18,691 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 5 | Paul Elissalde | 16,071 | |
| 6 | Paul Margolis (a) | 16,030 | |
| 7 | Frank Medale | 15,237 | |
| 8 | Stefano Mazzoli | 15,071 | |
| 9 |  Vitor Lopes | 14,814 | |
| 10 | Edgar Catherine | 14,432 |