2012 Alps Tour
{{short description|Golf tour season}}
{{use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 2012
| tour = Alps Tour
| regular_season = {{Start date|2012|2|8|df=y}} – {{end date|2012|11|4|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 19
| most_wins = {{flagicon|IRL}} Brendan McCarroll (2)
{{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Senior (2)
| honor1 = Order of Merit
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|NIR}} Gareth Shaw
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| prevseason = 2011
| nextseason = 2013
}}
The 2012 Alps Tour was the 12th season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier golf tour recognised by the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.{{cite web |url=https://wp-alpstour.ocs-sport.com/factsheets/2022/File_1.pdf |title=Tournament schedules 2001–2021 |publisher=Alps Tour |access-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830173453/https://wp-alpstour.ocs-sport.com/factsheets/2022/File_1.pdf |archive-date=30 August 2022}}
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!Date !! Tournament !! Host country !! Purse | |||||
| 10 Feb | Open Palmeraie PGP | Morocco | align=right|30,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Timothy O'Neal (1) | |
| 16 Feb | Open Samanah | Morocco | align=right|30,000 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Delpodio (4) | |
| 28 Apr | Peugeot Alps de Barcelona | Spain | align=right|48,000 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Pablo Larrazábal (1) | |
| 12 May | Servizitalia Lignano Open | Italy | align=right|45,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Senior (1) | |
| 20 May | Gösser Open | Austria | align=right|40,000 | {{flagicon|IRL}} Brendan McCarroll (1) | |
| 26 May | LUMAR Slovenian Golf Open | Slovenia | align=right|40,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Chris McDonnell (1) | |
| 3 Jun | Open de Saint François Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | align=right|50,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Senior (2) | |
| 10 Jun | Casino Sanremo Open | Italy | align=right|40,000 | {{flagicon|IRL}} Brendan McCarroll (2) | |
| 16 Jun | Alps de Andalucía | Spain | align=right|48,000 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jérôme Lando-Casanova (1) | |
| 24 Jun | Open du Haut Poitou | France | align=right|40,000 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Gros (1) | |
| 1 Jul | Open de la Mirabelle d'Or | France | align=right|50,000 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Xavier Poncelet (1) | |
| 8 Jul | Flory Van Donck Trophy | Belgium | align=right|45,000 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Hugues Joannes (1) | |
| 14 Jul | Montecchia Golf Open | Italy | align=right|40,000 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Ross Kellett (1) | |
| 21 Jul | Peugeot Tour Alps de Madrid | Spain | align=right|48,000 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Santiago Luna (2) | |
| 31 Aug | Valle d'Aosta Open | Italy | align=right|50,000 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Fournier (2) | |
| 16 Sep | Open International de Normandie | France | align=right|50,000 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Joakimides (2) | |
| 22 Sep | Internorm Dolomiti Golf Open | Italy | align=right|40,000 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Niccolo Quintarelli (1) | |
| 20 Oct | Castellón Alps Comunidad Valencia | Spain | align=right|48,000 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Alfredo García-Heredia (1) | |
| 4 Nov | Masters 13 Allianz | France | align=right|100,000 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Adrien Bernadet (1) | FRA |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.{{cite web |url=https://info.alpstourgolf.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=AT~imp=n~lspos=Y~dc=Y~bdlink=Y~season=2012~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=2012 Alps Tour Order of Merit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008161914/https://info.alpstourgolf.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=AT~imp=n~lspos=Y~dc=Y~bdlink=Y~season=2012~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |archive-date=8 October 2022 |publisher=Alps Tour |accessdate=8 October 2022}} The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2013 Challenge Tour.{{cite web |url=http://ffgolf.org/index.aspx?news=16805 |title=Bernadet remporte le Masters 13 Allianz |trans-title=Bernadet wins Masters 13 Allianz |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116045509/http://ffgolf.org/index.aspx?news=16805 |date=4 November 2012 |archive-date=16 November 2012 |publisher=Fédération Française de Golf |access-date=8 April 2023 |language=fr |quote=Notez enfin que Jérôme Lando Casanova rejoint Thomas Fournier dans le top 5 du ranking final de l'Alps Tour et évoluera donc l'an prochain sur le Challenge Tour. |trans-quote=Finally, note that Jérôme Lando Casanova joins Thomas Fournier in the top 5 of the final ranking of the Alps Tour and will therefore evolve next year on the Challenge Tour.}}
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!Position !Player !Points !Status earned | |||
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| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|NIR}} Gareth Shaw | align=center|34,545 | rowspan=2|Promoted to Challenge Tour |
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| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Fournier | align=center|24,188 | |
| style="background:#ACE1AF;"
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Senior | align=center|23,784 | Finished in Top 70 of Challenge Tour Rankings |
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jérôme Lando-Casanova | align=center|22,252 | rowspan=3|Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Ross Kellett | align=center|22,169 | |
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| align=center|6 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Niccolo Quintarelli | align=center|21,875 | |
| align=center|7 | {{flagicon|IRL}} Brendan McCarroll | align=center|21,847 | |
| align=center|8 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Gros | align=center|17,585 | |
| align=center|9 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Jesús Legarrea | align=center|16,265 | |
| align=center|10 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Linard | align=center|15,905 |
Notes
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References
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