2021 Alps Tour

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2021 Alps Tour season
Duration24 March 2021 (2021-03-24) – 16 October 2021 (2021-10-16)
Number of official events14
Most wins Flag of Italy.svg Jacopo Vecchi Fossa (2)
Flag of Spain.svg Ángel Hidalgo (2)
Flag of Scotland.svg Ryan Lumsden (2)
Order of Merit Flag of Italy.svg 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.

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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2021 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
()
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
26 MarMIRA Golf Experience Acaya OpenItaly35,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Ryan Lumsden (1)4
30 MarMIRA Live the Soul OpenItaly35,000 Flag of France.svg Paul Margolis (a) (1)4
24 AprAbruzzo Alps OpenItaly40,000 Flag of Italy.svg Jacopo Vecchi Fossa (2)4
30 AprAntognolla Alps OpenItaly40,000 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Mazzoli (2)4
21 MayEin Bay OpenEgypt40,000 Flag of Spain.svg Ángel Hidalgo (1)4
25 MayRed Sea Little Venice OpenEgypt40,000 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Cianchetti (3)4
13 JunOpen de la Mirabelle d'OrFrance40,000 Flag of France.svg Franck Médale (1)4
18 JunMemorial Giorgio BordoniItaly40,000 Flag of Spain.svg Ángel Hidalgo (2)4
9 JulAlps de Las CastillasSpain40,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Ryan Lumsden (2)4
17 JulRoma Alps LETAS OpenItaly45,000 Flag of France.svg Xavier Poncelet (2)4 LETAS [lower-alpha 3]
21 AugGösser OpenAustria40,000 Flag of France.svg Paul Elissalde (1)4
11 SepAlps de AndalucíaSpain40,000 Flag of France.svg Edgar Catherine (2)4
9 OctGolf Nazionale Alps OpenItaly40,000 Flag of Italy.svg Jacopo Vecchi Fossa (3)4
16 OctEmilia-Romagna Alps Tour Grand FinalItaly50,000 Flag of Spain.svg 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]

PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned
1 Flag of Italy.svg Jacopo Vecchi Fossa 28,050Promoted to Challenge Tour
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Ryan Lumsden 23,504
3 Flag of Spain.svg Ángel Hidalgo 21,899Finished in Top 70 of Challenge Tour Rankings
4 Flag of Spain.svg Víctor García Broto 18,691Promoted to Challenge Tour
5 Flag of France.svg Paul Elissalde 16,071
6 Flag of France.svg Paul Margolis (a)16,030
7 Flag of France.svg Frank Medale 15,237
8 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Mazzoli 15,071
9 Flag of Portugal.svg Vitor Lopes 14,814
10 Flag of France.svg Edgar Catherine 14,432

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.
  2. LETAS − LET Access Series.
  3. Mixed event

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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. "2021 Alps Tour Order of Merit". Alps Tour. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  3. "Victory for Victor Garcia Broto at Emilia Romagna Alps Tour Grand Final". Alps Tour. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2023. With the Grand Final completed, the points on the Order fo Merit were distributed. Another Modena Golf & Country Club member, Jacopo Vecchi Fossa received the trophy as winner of the 2021 OofM.
  4. "Satellite Stars: Alps Tour". European Tour. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2023.