2016 Alps Tour


The 2016 Alps Tour was the 16th season of the Alps Tour, one of four third-tier tours recognised by the European Tour. It was the first Alps Tour season in which all events received Official World Golf Ranking points, as OWGR points were introduced midway through the 2015 season.

Schedule

The season consisted of 17 events in seven countries.
DateTournamentLocationWinnerOWGRPrize fund
11 FebEin Bay OpenEgypt Franck Daux430,000
17 FebRed Sea Little Venice OpenEgypt Franck Daux430,000
23 FebDreamland Pyramids OpenEgypt Matt Wallace430,000
1 MayTunisian Golf OpenTunisia Matt Wallace670,000
8 MayGösser OpenAustria Matt Wallace442,500
21 MayVigevano OpenItaly Matt Wallace440,000
4 JunOpen de Saint François Region GuadeloupeGuadeloupe Leo Lespinasse443,000
17 JunOpen La PinetinaItaly Stefano Pitoni440,000
26 JunOpen de la Mirabelle d'OrFrance Hubert Tisserand 645,000
2 JulOpen FrassanelleItaly Matt Wallace440,000
9 JulOpen de Saint-MaloFrance Stefano Pitoni440,000
23 JulAlps de Las CastillasSpain Victor Perez448,000
26 AugOpen Castello di TolcinascoItaly Thomas Elissalde440,000
11 SepCitadelle Trophy InternationalFrance Federico Maccario648,000
18 SepAlps Costa del SolSpain Tom Shadbolt648,000
16 OctAbruzzo OpenItaly Stefano Pitoni645,000
23 OctAlps Tour Grand FinalItaly Matt Wallace665,000

Graduates

The top five players on the Order of Merit earned Challenge Tour cards for 2017. Since the second-place finisher earned Challenge Tour status in a higher category by making the cut in the final stage of Q School, the sixth-place finisher received the fifth card.
RankPlayerCountryPointsStatus earned
1Matt Wallace49,703Promoted to Challenge Tour
2Enrico di Nitto25,070Qualified for Challenge Tour
3Federico Maccario23,209Promoted to Challenge Tour
4Tom Shadbolt22,931Promoted to Challenge Tour
5Victor Perez22,633Promoted to Challenge Tour
6Franck Daux22,608Promoted to Challenge Tour
7Stefano Pitoni21,805
8Thomas Elissalde18,467
9Raphaël Marguery17,232
10Robin Goger15,863