2008 Alps Tour
Appearance
Duration | 19 March 2008 | – 12 October 2008
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Number of official events | 22 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
← 2007 2009 → |
The 2008 Alps Tour was the eighth season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] |
---|---|---|---|---|
21 Mar | Open International de Mohammedia | Morocco | 35,000 | ![]() |
5 Apr | Feudo d'Asti Golf Open | Italy | 55,000 | ![]() |
18 Apr | Circolo Rapallo Golf Open | Italy | 50,000 | ![]() |
27 Apr | Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata | Italy | 65,000 | ![]() |
4 May | Gösser Open | Austria | 39,000 | ![]() |
10 May | Uniqa FinanceLife Open | Austria | 45,000 | ![]() |
17 May | Masters 26 Dijon-Bourgogne | France | 45,000 | ![]() |
25 May | Open de Bordeaux | France | 45,000 | ![]() |
31 May | Lyoness Open | Austria | 50,000 | ![]() |
8 Jun | Open du Haut Poitou | France | 40,000 | ![]() |
15 Jun | Memorial Olivier Barras | Switzerland | 39,000 | ![]() |
21 Jun | Volturno International Open | Italy | 50,000 | ![]() |
28 Jun | Dobro Jutro Slovenia Open | Slovenia | 45,000 | ![]() |
5 Jul | Czech Golf Open | Czech Republic | 45,000 | ![]() |
13 Jul | Open International de Normandie | France | 50,000 | ![]() |
20 Jul | Omnium of Belgium | Belgium | 50,000 | ![]() |
31 Aug | AGF-Allianz Open - Trophee Preven's | France | 60,000 | ![]() |
7 Sep | AGF-Allianz Open - Open de la Mirabelle d'Or | France | 45,000 | ![]() |
14 Sep | Open International Stade Français Paris | France | 45,000 | ![]() |
27 Sep | Open Golf Padova | Italy | 40,000 | ![]() |
4 Oct | Open La Margherita | Italy | 40,000 | ![]() |
12 Oct | Masters 13 | France | 50,000 | ![]() |
Order of Merit
[edit]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 | ![]() |
40,530 | Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) |
2 | ![]() |
35,336 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
3 | ![]() |
29,767 | Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) |
4 | ![]() |
24,755 | |
5 | ![]() |
24,096 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
6 | ![]() |
24,061 | Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) |
7 | ![]() |
23,148 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
8 | ![]() |
21,944 | |
9 | ![]() |
20,922 | |
10 | ![]() |
20,806 |
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.
References
[edit]- ^ "Tournament schedules 2001–2021" (PDF). Alps Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "2008 Alps Tour Order of Merit". Alps Tour. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.