The 2017 Alps Tour was the 17th season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

2017 Alps Tour season
Duration14 February 2017 (2017-02-14) – 22 October 2017 (2017-10-22)
Number of official events16
Most winsSpain Adri Arnaus (2)
Order of MeritSpain Adri Arnaus
2016
2018

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
()
Winner[a] OWGR
points
16 Feb Ein Bay Open Egypt 30,000   Julien Brun (1) 4
22 Feb Red Sea Little Venice Open Egypt 30,000   Lars van Meijel (1) 4
6 May Alps de Las Castillas Spain 48,000   Sebastián García Rodríguez (1) 4
20 May Gösser Open Austria 42,500   Lukas Nemecz (1) 4
27 May Open Golf Clément Ader Paris France 45,000   Ugo Coussaud (1) 4
3 Jun Open de Saint François Region Guadeloupe Guadeloupe 43,000   Thomas Elissalde (4) 4
10 Jun Villaverde Open Italy 40,000   Adri Arnaus (a) (1) 4
16 Jun Open La Pinetina – Memorial Giorgio Bordoni Italy 40,000   Marco Crespi (6) 4
25 Jun Open International de la Mirabelle d'Or France 45,000   Maxime Radureau (1) 6
9 Jul Saint Malo Golf Open France 45,000   Thomas Boulanger (a) (1) 6
22 Jul Lignano Open Italy 40,000   Markus Habeler (1) 4
2 Sep Cervino Open Italy 40,000   James Sharp (1) 4
10 Sep Citadelle Trophy International France 48,000   Edgar Catherine (a) (1) 6
24 Sep Open Abruzzo Italy 45,000   Guido Migliozzi (1) 6
14 Oct Alps de Andalucía Spain 48,000   Clemens Gaster (1) 4
22 Oct Alps Tour Grand Final Italy 45,000   Adri Arnaus (a) (2) 6

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 2018 Challenge Tour.[3][4]

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

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. ^ "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).
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