Alps Tour looks to August return, travel bans permitting
Ireland’s David Carey. Picture courtesy Alpstourgolf.com
The Alps Tour would like to resume its schedule in August but organisers admit that many questions must be addressed before play can begin again.
Their main concern, apart from the safety of all involved, is the travel bans and restrictions that the players might have to face in order to get to venues in different countries.
Alps Tour 2020 Season began in Egypt with two tournaments last February but on March 6, the Board of Directors decided to postpone the second swing of the Egypt Winter Series which was supposed to start on March 19 and from there, the season has been kept on hold, similarly to what all other golf tours did just a few days later.
At present, Alps Tour hopes to resume in late summer and play from August to November, then hold the traditional Qualifying School in Spain in mid-December.
“There will be some postponements and some cancellations, but our main goal is to play eight-twelve more tournaments so that we can complete our season and have a suitable ranking”, said Estelle Richard, Alps Tour Chief Executive and Operations Director.
“We are working closely with the promoters and stakeholders of tournaments to plan different possible scenarios depending on the evolution of the pandemic, and will try to manage the rest of the season as best as we can, also accordingly to the European Tour and Challenge Tour decisions”.
Alps Tour 2020 schedule
6/202020 Memorial Giorgio Bordoni - Postponed, GC La Pinetina, Como, Italy €40,000
25/06/202020 Alps de Las Castillas - Postponed G&CC, Salamanca-Zarapicos, Spain €48,00
02/07/202020 Saint Malo Mixed Open & LETAS - CANCELLED, Saint-Malo Golf Resort, Brittany, France €45,000
15/07/202020 Alps de Andalucia - Postponed, Club Zaudin Golf, Sevilla, Spain €40,000
22/07/202020 Sicilia Alps Open - Postponed, Picciolo Golf Club, Sicily, Italy €40,000
13/08/202020 Gosser OpenGC Erzherzog Johann, Maria Lankowitz, Graz, Austria €40,000
02/09/202020 Cervino Alps Open, Cervino GC, Breuil-Cervinia, Italy €40,000
11/09/202020 Open de la Mirabelle d'Or - NEW DATE, Golf de La Grange aux Ormes, Metz, France €43,000
24/09/202020 The Allegria Open, The Allegria, Cairo, Egypt €40,000
29/09/202020 Dreamland Pyramids Open, Dreamland Golf Club, Cairo, Egypt €40,000
04/10/202020 New Giza Open, New Giza Golf Club, Cairo, Egypt €40,000
15/10/202020 Abruzzo Alps Open, Miglianico Golf & Country Club, Pescara, Italy €40,000
22/10/202020 Toscana Alps Open, Golf Club Toscana, Grosseto, Italy €40,000
