| Duration | 13 February 2018 – 21 October 2018 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 15[a] |
| Most wins |  David Borda (2) Guido Migliozzi (2) Santiago Tarrío (2) |
| Order of Merit | Santiago Tarrío |
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The 2018 Alps Tour was the 18th season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier golf tour recognised by the European Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[b] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb | Ein Bay Open | Egypt | 40,000 | Michele Cea (1)
|
4 |
| 21 Feb | Red Sea Little Venice Open | Egypt | 40,000 |  Jack Singh Brar (1)
|
4 |
| Golf Nazionale Open | Italy | – | Cancelled[2] | – | |
| 11 Apr | Óbidos International Open | Portugal | 30,000 | David Borda (1)
|
4 |
| 26 May | Gösser Open | Austria | 42,500 | Santiago Tarrío (1)
|
4 |
| 2 Jun | Open de Saint François Region Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | 43,000 | Marcus Mohr (1)
|
4 |
| 16 Jun | Alps de Andalucía | Spain | 48,000 |  Alexandre Daydou (1)
|
4 |
| 24 Jun | Open International de la Mirabelle d'Or | France | 45,000 | Santiago Tarrío (2)
|
6 |
| 29 Jun | Memorial Giorgio Bordoni | Italy | 40,000 | Guido Migliozzi (2)
|
4 |
| 8 Jul | Saint Malo Golf Open | France | 45,000 | Alexandre Fuchs (a) (1)
|
6 |
| 15 Jul | Fred Olsen Alps de La Gomera | Spain | 40,000 | Alfredo García-Heredia (2)
|
4 |
| 20 Jul | Alps de Las Castillas | Spain | 48,000 | Thomas Elissalde (5)
|
4 |
| 28 Jul | Des Iles Borromees Open | Italy | 40,000 | Andrea Saracino (1)
|
4 |
| 31 Aug | Cervino Open | Italy | 40,000 | Giacomo Fortini (a) (1)
|
4 |
| Citadelle Trophy International | France | – | Cancelled[3] | – | |
| 22 Sep | Open Abruzzo | Italy | 40,000 | Guido Migliozzi (3)
|
4 |
| 21 Oct | Alps Tour Grand Final | Italy | 45,000 | David Borda (2)
|
6 |
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[4] The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2019 Challenge Tour.[5][6]
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santiago Tarrío |
26,702 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | David Borda |
25,713 | Qualified for European Tour (Top 25 in Q School) |
| 3 | Alexandre Daydou |
21,813 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 4 | Louis Cohen-Boyer |
21,157 | |
| 5 | Marcus Mohr |
16,809 | |
| 6 | Andrea Saracino |
16,122 | |
| 7 | Xavier Poncelet |
15,850 | |
| 8 |  Conor O'Rourke |
13,349 | |
| 9 | Julien Forêt |
12,963 | |
| 10 | Teremoana Beaucousin |
12,839 |
With today's win, David Borda moves up to second place in the Oom. Alexandre Daydou (FRA), Louis Cohen Boyer (FRA) and Marcus Mohr (ENG) complete the top 5 of the Oom and will all be playing on the Challenge Tour next season.
2018 Alps Tour graduates: Santiago Tarrio Ben (Spain), David Borda* (Spain), Alexandre Daydou (France), Louis Cohen Boyer (France), Marcus T Mohr (England), Andrea Saracino** (Italy)... *Borda finished inside the top 25 places at the European Tour's Final Qualifying Stage to gain his European Tour card... **Saracino finished sixth on the Alps Tour Order of Merit but gained Challenge Tour status following Borda's Qualifying School success.
