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

2008 Alps Tour season
Duration19 March 2008 (2008-03-19) – 12 October 2008 (2008-10-12)
Number of official events22
Most winsFrance Dominique Nouailhac (3)
Order of MeritFrance Julien Grillon
2007
2009

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
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Winner[a]
21 Mar Open International de Mohammedia Morocco 35,000   Cédric Menut (1)
5 Apr Feudo d'Asti Golf Open Italy 55,000   Marc Mauret (1)
18 Apr Circolo Rapallo Golf Open Italy 50,000   Xavier Lazurowicz (2)
27 Apr Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata Italy 65,000   Martin Rominger (2)
4 May Gösser Open Austria 39,000   Martin Wiegele (1)
10 May Uniqa FinanceLife Open Austria 45,000   Julien Grillon (1)
17 May Masters 26 Dijon-Bourgogne France 45,000   Cédric Menut (2)
25 May Open de Bordeaux France 45,000   Benoît Teilleria (3)
31 May Lyoness Open Austria 50,000   Anthony Grenier (1)
8 Jun Open du Haut Poitou France 40,000   Adrien Mörk (3)
15 Jun Memorial Olivier Barras Switzerland 39,000   Alan Bihan (1)
21 Jun Volturno International Open Italy 50,000   Andrea Signor (1)
28 Jun Dobro Jutro Slovenia Open Slovenia 45,000   Dominique Nouailhac (1)
5 Jul Czech Golf Open Czech Republic 45,000   Clemens Prader (3)
13 Jul Open International de Normandie France 50,000   Dominique Nouailhac (2)
20 Jul Omnium of Belgium Belgium 50,000   Jérôme Forestier (2)
31 Aug AGF-Allianz Open - Trophee Preven's France 60,000   Julien Guerrier (2)
7 Sep AGF-Allianz Open - Open de la Mirabelle d'Or France 45,000   Alexandre Mandonnet (1)
14 Sep Open International Stade Français Paris France 45,000   Jean-François Remésy (3)
27 Sep Open Golf Padova Italy 40,000   Julien Grillon (2)
4 Oct Open La Margherita Italy 40,000   Marco Crespi (1)
12 Oct Masters 13 France 50,000   Dominique Nouailhac (3)

Order of Merit

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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 2009 Challenge Tour.

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

Notes

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  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.

References

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  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.
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