2008 Alps Tour

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2008 Alps Tour season
Duration19 March 2008 (2008-03-19) – 12 October 2008 (2008-10-12)
Number of official events22
Most wins Flag of France.svg Dominique Nouailhac (3)
Order of Merit Flag of France.svg Julien Grillon
2007
2009

The 2008 Alps Tour was the eighth season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2008 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
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Winner [lower-alpha 1]
21 MarOpen International de MohammediaMorocco35,000 Flag of France.svg Cédric Menut (1)
5 AprFeudo d'Asti Golf OpenItaly55,000 Flag of France.svg Marc Mauret (1)
18 AprCircolo Rapallo Golf OpenItaly50,000 Flag of France.svg Xavier Lazurowicz (2)
27 Apr Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata Italy65,000 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martin Rominger (2)
4 MayGösser OpenAustria39,000 Flag of Austria.svg Martin Wiegele (1)
10 MayUniqa FinanceLife OpenAustria45,000 Flag of France.svg Julien Grillon (1)
17 MayMasters 26 Dijon-BourgogneFrance45,000 Flag of France.svg Cédric Menut (2)
25 MayOpen de BordeauxFrance45,000 Flag of France.svg Benoît Teilleria (3)
31 MayLyoness OpenAustria50,000 Flag of France.svg Anthony Grenier (1)
8 JunOpen du Haut PoitouFrance40,000 Flag of France.svg Adrien Mörk (3)
15 Jun Memorial Olivier Barras Switzerland39,000 Flag of France.svg Alan Bihan (1)
21 JunVolturno International OpenItaly50,000 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Signor (1)
28 Jun Dobro Jutro Slovenia Open Slovenia45,000 Flag of France.svg Dominique Nouailhac (1)
5 Jul Czech Golf Open Czech Republic45,000 Flag of Austria.svg Clemens Prader (3)
13 JulOpen International de NormandieFrance50,000 Flag of France.svg Dominique Nouailhac (2)
20 JulOmnium of BelgiumBelgium50,000 Flag of France.svg Jérôme Forestier (2)
31 AugAGF-Allianz Open - Trophee Preven'sFrance60,000 Flag of France.svg Julien Guerrier (2)
7 SepAGF-Allianz Open - Open de la Mirabelle d'OrFrance45,000 Flag of France.svg Alexandre Mandonnet (1)
14 SepOpen International Stade Français ParisFrance45,000 Flag of France.svg Jean-François Remésy (3)
27 SepOpen Golf PadovaItaly40,000 Flag of France.svg Julien Grillon (2)
4 OctOpen La MargheritaItaly40,000 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Crespi (1)
12 OctMasters 13France50,000 Flag of France.svg Dominique Nouailhac (3)

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 tour (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2009 Challenge Tour.

PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned
1 Flag of France.svg Julien Grillon 40,530Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
2 Flag of France.svg Victor Riu 35,336Promoted to Challenge Tour
3 Flag of France.svg Julien Guerrier 29,767Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
4 Flag of France.svg Dominique Nouailhac 24,755
5 Flag of France.svg Cédric Menut 24,096Promoted to Challenge Tour
6 Flag of France.svg Anthony Grenier 24,061Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
7 Flag of France.svg Adrien Mörk 23,148Promoted to Challenge Tour
8 Flag of France.svg Jérôme Forestier 21,944
9 Flag of France.svg Xavier Lazurowicz 20,922
10 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Delpodio 20,806

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.

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References

  1. "Tournament schedules 2001–2021" (PDF). Alps Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. "2008 Alps Tour Order of Merit". Alps Tour. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.