The 2008 Alps Tour was the eighth season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier golf tour recognised by the European Tour.
| Duration | 19 March 2008 – 12 October 2008 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 22 |
| Most wins |  Dominique Nouailhac (3) |
| Order of Merit | Julien Grillon |
← 2007 2009 → | |
Schedule
editThe 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 | Cédric Menut (1)
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| 5 Apr | Feudo d'Asti Golf Open | Italy | 55,000 | Marc Mauret (1)
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| 18 Apr | Circolo Rapallo Golf Open | Italy | 50,000 | Xavier Lazurowicz (2)
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| 27 Apr | Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata | Italy | 65,000 |  Martin Rominger (2)
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| 4 May | Gösser Open | Austria | 39,000 |  Martin Wiegele (1)
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| 10 May | Uniqa FinanceLife Open | Austria | 45,000 | Julien Grillon (1)
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| 17 May | Masters 26 Dijon-Bourgogne | France | 45,000 | Cédric Menut (2)
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| 25 May | Open de Bordeaux | France | 45,000 | Benoît Teilleria (3)
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| 31 May | Lyoness Open | Austria | 50,000 | Anthony Grenier (1)
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| 8 Jun | Open du Haut Poitou | France | 40,000 | Adrien Mörk (3)
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| 15 Jun | Memorial Olivier Barras | Switzerland | 39,000 | Alan Bihan (1)
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| 21 Jun | Volturno International Open | Italy | 50,000 |  Andrea Signor (1)
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| 28 Jun | Dobro Jutro Slovenia Open | Slovenia | 45,000 | Dominique Nouailhac (1)
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| 5 Jul | Czech Golf Open | Czech Republic | 45,000 | Clemens Prader (3)
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| 13 Jul | Open International de Normandie | France | 50,000 | Dominique Nouailhac (2)
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| 20 Jul | Omnium of Belgium | Belgium | 50,000 | Jérôme Forestier (2)
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| 31 Aug | AGF-Allianz Open - Trophee Preven's | France | 60,000 | Julien Guerrier (2)
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| 7 Sep | AGF-Allianz Open - Open de la Mirabelle d'Or | France | 45,000 | Alexandre Mandonnet (1)
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| 14 Sep | Open International Stade Français Paris | France | 45,000 | Jean-François Remésy (3)
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| 27 Sep | Open Golf Padova | Italy | 40,000 | Julien Grillon (2)
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| 4 Oct | Open La Margherita | Italy | 40,000 | Marco Crespi (1)
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| 12 Oct | Masters 13 | France | 50,000 | Dominique Nouailhac (3)
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Order of Merit
editThe 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.[3]
| 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
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.
- ^ "Players in Top 5 Order of Merit qualified for the Challenge Tour 2001–2021" (PDF). Alps Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.