2020 Alps Tour
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| Duration | 18 February 2020 – 30 October 2020 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 9[a] |
| Order of Merit |  Jordi García del Moral |
← 2019 2021 → | |
The 2020 Alps Tour was the 20th season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier golf tour recognised by the European Tour.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2020 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner[b] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb | Ein Bay Open | Egypt | 40,000 |  Lars Keunen (1) | 4 |
| 25 Feb | Red Sea Little Venice Open | Egypt | 40,000 |  Stefano Mazzoli (1) | 4 |
| Pelagone Open | Italy | – | Cancelled[2] | – | |
| Memorial Giorgio Bordoni | Italy | – | Cancelled[3] | – | |
| Saint-Malo Mixed Open | France | – | Cancelled[4] | – | |
| Fred Olsen Alps de La Gomera | Spain | – | Cancelled | – | |
| Sicilia Alps Open | Italy | – | Postponed[4] | – | |
| 15 Aug | Gösser Open | Austria | 40,000 |  Lukas Nemecz (3) | 4 |
| 4 Sep | Cervino Alps Open | Italy | 40,000 | Jordi García del Moral (1) | 4 |
| 13 Sep | Open de la Mirabelle d'Or | France | 43,000 | Alejandro del Rey (1) | 4 |
| 19 Sep | Toscana Alps Open | Italy | 40,000 | Matteo Manassero (1) | 4 |
| 25 Sep | Alps de Andalucía | Spain | 40,000 | Lucas Vacarisas (1) | 4 |
| Allegria Open | Egypt | – | Postponed[5] | – | |
| Dreamland Pyramids Open | Egypt | – | Postponed[5] | – | |
| 2 Oct | Alps de Las Castillas | Spain | 40,000 | Jacobo Pastor (1) | 4 |
| New Giza Open | Egypt | – | Postponed[5] | – | |
| Abruzzo Alps Open | Italy | – | Postponed[6] | – | |
| 30 Oct | Italy Alps Open | Italy | 40,000 | Jacopo Vecchi Fossa (1) | 4 |
| Open de Saint François Region Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | – | Cancelled[7] | – |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[8] The top three players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2021 Challenge Tour.[9][10]
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordi García del Moral | 18,503 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Lucas Vacarisas | 14,976 | |
| 3 |  Jeong-Weon Ko | 14,557 | |
| 4 | Stefano Mazzoli | 13,523 | |
| 5 | Ángel Hidalgo | 11,245 | |
| 6 |  Sam Robinson | 10,533 | |
| 7 | Lars Keunen | 10,491 | |
| 8 |  Jonathan Yates | 10,203 | |
| 9 | Jacopo Vecchi Fossa | 9,883 | |
| 10 | Jacobo Pastor | 9,812 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ A further ten tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled or postponed.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Covid-19 causes rearrangement of 2020 schedule …". Alps Tour. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Coronavirus, cancellato il Memorial Giorgio Bordoni" [Coronavirus, Giorgio Bordoni Memorial cancelled]. Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (in Italian). 5 June 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ a b Keogh, Brian (11 May 2020). "Alps Tour looks to August return, travel bans permitting". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "Alps Tour cancels Egypt events due to coronavirus". Golf Business News. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Italian Pro Tour: Abruzzo Open rinviato a ottobre" [Italian Pro Tour: Abruzzo Open postponed to October] (in Italian). Italian Pro Tour. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Open de Saint-François | Cancelled". Caribbean Sphere. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "2020 Alps Tour Order of Merit". Alps Tour. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Jacopo Vecchi Fossa Seizes First Victory". Alps Tour. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
The remaining two Challenge Tour places go to Jordi Garcia Del Moral from Spain, who was the winner of the 2020 OofM and his fellow countryman, Lucas Vacarisas who was second.
- ^ "Satellite stars: Jordi Garcia del Moral". European Tour. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
External links
[edit]
| Duration | 18 February 2020 – 30 October 2020 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 9[a] |
| Order of Merit |  Jordi García del Moral |
← 2019 2021 → | |
The 2020 Alps Tour was the 20th season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier golf tour recognised by the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2020 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner[b] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb | Ein Bay Open | Egypt | 40,000 |  Lars Keunen (1) | 4 |
| 25 Feb | Red Sea Little Venice Open | Egypt | 40,000 |  Stefano Mazzoli (1) | 4 |
| Pelagone Open | Italy | – | Cancelled[2] | – | |
| Memorial Giorgio Bordoni | Italy | – | Cancelled[3] | – | |
| Saint-Malo Mixed Open | France | – | Cancelled[4] | – | |
| Fred Olsen Alps de La Gomera | Spain | – | Cancelled | – | |
| Sicilia Alps Open | Italy | – | Postponed[4] | – | |
| 15 Aug | Gösser Open | Austria | 40,000 |  Lukas Nemecz (3) | 4 |
| 4 Sep | Cervino Alps Open | Italy | 40,000 | Jordi García del Moral (1) | 4 |
| 13 Sep | Open de la Mirabelle d'Or | France | 43,000 | Alejandro del Rey (1) | 4 |
| 19 Sep | Toscana Alps Open | Italy | 40,000 | Matteo Manassero (1) | 4 |
| 25 Sep | Alps de Andalucía | Spain | 40,000 | Lucas Vacarisas (1) | 4 |
| Allegria Open | Egypt | – | Postponed[5] | – | |
| Dreamland Pyramids Open | Egypt | – | Postponed[5] | – | |
| 2 Oct | Alps de Las Castillas | Spain | 40,000 | Jacobo Pastor (1) | 4 |
| New Giza Open | Egypt | – | Postponed[5] | – | |
| Abruzzo Alps Open | Italy | – | Postponed[6] | – | |
| 30 Oct | Italy Alps Open | Italy | 40,000 | Jacopo Vecchi Fossa (1) | 4 |
| Open de Saint François Region Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | – | Cancelled[7] | – |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[8] The top three players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2021 Challenge Tour.[9][10]
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordi García del Moral | 18,503 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Lucas Vacarisas | 14,976 | |
| 3 |  Jeong-Weon Ko | 14,557 | |
| 4 | Stefano Mazzoli | 13,523 | |
| 5 | Ángel Hidalgo | 11,245 | |
| 6 |  Sam Robinson | 10,533 | |
| 7 | Lars Keunen | 10,491 | |
| 8 |  Jonathan Yates | 10,203 | |
| 9 | Jacopo Vecchi Fossa | 9,883 | |
| 10 | Jacobo Pastor | 9,812 |
Notes
- ^ A further ten tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled or postponed.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Tournament schedules 2001–2021" (PDF). Alps Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Covid-19 causes rearrangement of 2020 schedule …". Alps Tour. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Coronavirus, cancellato il Memorial Giorgio Bordoni" [Coronavirus, Giorgio Bordoni Memorial cancelled]. Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (in Italian). 5 June 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ a b Keogh, Brian (11 May 2020). "Alps Tour looks to August return, travel bans permitting". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "Alps Tour cancels Egypt events due to coronavirus". Golf Business News. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Italian Pro Tour: Abruzzo Open rinviato a ottobre" [Italian Pro Tour: Abruzzo Open postponed to October] (in Italian). Italian Pro Tour. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Open de Saint-François | Cancelled". Caribbean Sphere. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "2020 Alps Tour Order of Merit". Alps Tour. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Jacopo Vecchi Fossa Seizes First Victory". Alps Tour. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
The remaining two Challenge Tour places go to Jordi Garcia Del Moral from Spain, who was the winner of the 2020 OofM and his fellow countryman, Lucas Vacarisas who was second.
- ^ "Satellite stars: Jordi Garcia del Moral". European Tour. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
External links
- Official website