The 2023 Alps Tour was the 23rd season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier golf tour recognised by the European Tour.
| Duration | 21 February 2023 – 20 October 2023 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 14 |
| Most wins |  Kiet van der Weele (3) |
| Order of Merit |  Ronan Mullarney |
← 2022 2024 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb | Ein Bay Open | Egypt | 40,000 |  Jack Floydd (1) |
0.62 | |
| 28 Feb | Red Sea Little Venice Open | Egypt | 40,000 |  Quim Vidal (1) |
0.62 | |
| 22 Apr | Alps de Las Castillas | Spain | 40,000 | Kiet van der Weele (1) |
0.84 | |
| 13 May | Gösser Open | Austria | 40,000 | Ronan Mullarney (1) |
0.83 | |
| 26 May | Memorial Giorgio Bordoni | Italy | 40,000 | Kiet van der Weele (2) |
0.64 | |
| 4 Jun | Open de la Mirabelle d'Or | France | 40,000 | Kiet van der Weele (3) |
0.75 | |
| 10 Jun | Croara Alps Open | Italy | 40,000 |  Luca Cianchetti (4) |
0.57 | |
| 17 Jun | Alps de Andalucía | Spain | 40,000 | José Manuel Pardo Benítez (1) |
0.70 | |
| 21 Jun | Tenerife Pro Golf Open | Spain | 30,000 | Lars Keunen (2) |
0.67 | PGT |
| 1 Jul | Aravell Golf Open | Spain | 40,000 | Manfredi Manica (1) |
0.65 | |
| 15 Jul | Fred Olsen Alps de La Gomera | Spain | 40,000 | Gianmaria Rean Trinchero (1) |
0.50 | |
| 29 Jul | Abruzzo Alps Open | Italy | 40,000 |  Oïhan Guillamoundeguy (2) |
0.67 | |
| 16 Sep | Hauts de France – Pas de Calais Golf Open | France | 40,000 | Ronan Mullarney (2) |
0.61 | |
| 20 Oct | Alps Tour Grand Final | Italy | 50,000 | Augustin Holé (1) |
0.53 |
Order of Merit
editThe 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 2024 Challenge Tour.[3][4]
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronan Mullarney |
25,714 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Quim Vidal |
23,644 | Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) |
| 3 | Kiet van der Weele |
22,803 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 4 | Oïhan Guillamoundeguy |
19,806 | |
| 5 | Jack Floydd |
19,594 | |
| 6 | Lars Keunen |
18,418 | |
| 7 | Davey Porsius |
18,026 | |
| 8 | Augustin Holé |
17,613 | |
| 9 | Benjamin Kédochim |
16,212 | |
| 10 | Manfredi Manica |
16,041 |
Notes
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ PGT − Pro Golf Tour.
References
edit- ^ "2023 Tournament schedule". Alps Tour. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "2023 Order of Merit". Alps Tour. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Augustin Holé wins the 2023 Alps Tour Grand Final Presented by Auralis Limitless Lighting". Alps Tour. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
Ireland's Ronan Mullarney wins the 2023 Alps Tour Order of Merit and secures himself one of the five sought-after 2024 Challenge Tour cards that were up for grabs. Alongside Mullarney, Spain's Quim Vidal, Netherland's Kiet Van der Weele, France's Oihan Guillamoundeguy and England's Jack Floydd earned the remaining 4 cards that will give them access to the 2024 Challenge Tour.
- ^ "Five graduate to Challenge Tour after impressing on Alps Tour". European Tour. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.