2001 Alps Tour
Appearance
Duration | 22 March 2001 | – 28 November 2001
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Number of official events | 16 |
Most wins | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
2002 → |
The 2001 Alps Tour was the inaugural season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] |
---|---|---|---|---|
25 Mar | Memorial Richard Olalainty | France | 45,000 | ![]() |
6 Apr | Executive Group Modena Open | Italy | 25,000 | ![]() |
6 May | Donau Open | Austria | 19,000 | ![]() |
1 Jun | Il Bipop Carire Open | Italy | 25,000 | ![]() |
3 Jun | Open de Bordeaux | France | 30,000 | ![]() |
17 Jun | Gösser Open | Austria | 19,000 | ![]() |
24 Jun | Memorial Olivier Barras | Switzerland | 36,000 | ![]() |
1 Jul | UBS Warburg Golf Open | Switzerland | 67,000 | ![]() |
13 Jul | Quattroruote Open | Italy | 43,000 | ![]() |
12 Aug | Murtal Open | Austria | 22,000 | ![]() |
19 Aug | NÖ Open | Austria | 22,000 | ![]() |
15 Sep | Steigenberger Open | Austria | 22,000 | ![]() |
29 Sep | Open de Toulouse | France | 60,000 | ![]() |
7 Oct | Intercontinental Open | Austria | 22,000 | ![]() |
14 Oct | Il Selesta Open | Italy | 25,000 | ![]() |
28 Nov | Riviera dei Fiori Open | Italy | 25,000 | ![]() |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2] The top four players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2002 Challenge Tour.[3]
Position | Player | Prize money (€) | Status earned |
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1 | ![]() |
23,332 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
2 | ![]() |
23,011 | |
3 | ![]() |
13,869 | |
4 | ![]() |
12,230 | |
5 | ![]() |
12,219 | |
6 | ![]() |
11,924 | |
7 | ![]() |
11,423 | |
8 | ![]() |
10,439 | |
9 | ![]() |
10,334 | |
10 | ![]() |
10,286 |
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.
- ^ "Endstand nach 16 Turnieren" [Final standings after 16 tournaments]. golf.at (in German). Archived from the original on 10 February 2002. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "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.