2017 Alps Tour

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2017 Alps Tour season
Duration14 February 2017 (2017-02-14) – 22 October 2017 (2017-10-22)
Number of official events16
Most wins Flag of Spain.svg Adri Arnaus (2)
Order of Merit Flag of Spain.svg Adri Arnaus
2016
2018

The 2017 Alps Tour was the 17th 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 2017 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
()
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
16 FebEin Bay OpenEgypt30,000 Flag of France.svg Julien Brun (1)4
22 FebRed Sea Little Venice OpenEgypt30,000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lars van Meijel (1)4
6 MayAlps de Las CastillasSpain48,000 Flag of Spain.svg Sebastián García Rodríguez (1)4
20 MayGösser OpenAustria42,500 Flag of Austria.svg Lukas Nemecz (1)4
27 MayOpen Golf Clément Ader ParisFrance45,000 Flag of France.svg Ugo Coussaud (1)4
3 JunOpen de Saint François Region GuadeloupeGuadeloupe43,000 Flag of France.svg Thomas Elissalde (4)4
10 JunVillaverde OpenItaly40,000 Flag of Spain.svg Adri Arnaus (a) (1)4
16 JunOpen La Pinetina – Memorial Giorgio BordoniItaly40,000 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Crespi (6)4
25 JunOpen International de la Mirabelle d'OrFrance45,000 Flag of France.svg Maxime Radureau (1)6
9 JulSaint Malo Golf OpenFrance45,000 Flag of France.svg Thomas Boulanger (a) (1)6
22 JulLignano OpenItaly40,000 Flag of Austria.svg Markus Habeler (1)4
2 SepCervino OpenItaly40,000 Flag of England.svg James Sharp (1)4
10 SepCitadelle Trophy InternationalFrance48,000 Flag of France.svg Edgar Catherine (a) (1)6
24 SepOpen AbruzzoItaly45,000 Flag of Italy.svg Guido Migliozzi (1)6
14 OctAlps de AndalucíaSpain48,000 Flag of Austria.svg Clemens Gaster (1)4
22 OctAlps Tour Grand FinalItaly45,000 Flag of Spain.svg Adri Arnaus (a) (2)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 2018 Challenge Tour. [3] [4]

PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned
1 Flag of Spain.svg Adri Arnaus (a)26,214Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
2 Flag of France.svg Ugo Coussaud 21,535Promoted to Challenge Tour
3 Flag of France.svg Antoine Rozner 19,976
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lars van Meijel 19,306
5 Flag of France.svg Robin Roussel 18,551
6 Flag of Austria.svg Lukas Nemecz 16,915
7 Flag of Spain.svg David Borda 16,861
8 Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Gonnet 15,694
9 Flag of France.svg Alexandre Daydou 15,303
10 Flag of France.svg Maxime Radureau 14,453

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. "2017 Alps Tour Order of Merit". Alps Tour. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  3. Farquharson, Colin (22 October 2017). "McDonald finishes joint ninth, Young T24 in Alps Tour Grand Final". Scottish Golf View. Retrieved 7 April 2023. The top five players on the Alps Tour Order of Merit after the Grand Final all receive Challenge Tour cards. Congratulations to Adria Arnaus of Spain, Ugo Coussaud and Antoine Rozner of France, Lars Van Meijel of the Netherlands and Robin Roussel of France who will all be playing on the Challenge Tour next season.
  4. "Satellite stars: Adri Arnaus". European Tour. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2023. 2017 Alps Tour graduates: Adri Arnaus (Spain), Ugo Coussaud (France), Antoine Rozner (France), Lars van Meijel (Holland), Robin Roussel (France).