{{short description|Golf tour season}} {{use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox golf season | year = 2008 | tour = Alps Tour | regular_season = {{Start date|2008|3|19|df=y}} – {{end date|2008|10|12|df=y}} | no_of_events = 22 | most_wins = {{flagicon|FRA}} Dominique Nouailhac (3) | honor1 = Order of Merit | honoree1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Grillon | honor2 = | honoree2 = | honor3 = | honoree3 = | honor4 = | honoree4 = | prevseason = 2007 | nextseason = 2009 }} The '''2008 Alps Tour''' was the eighth season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier golf tour recognised by the European Tour.
==Schedule== The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !Date !! Tournament !! Host country !! Purse<br>(€) !! Winner{{efn|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.}} |- | 21 Mar || Open International de Mohammedia || Morocco || align=right|35,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Cédric Menut (1) |- | 5 Apr || Feudo d'Asti Golf Open || Italy || align=right|55,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Marc Mauret (1) |- | 18 Apr || Circolo Rapallo Golf Open || Italy || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Xavier Lazurowicz (2) |- | 27 Apr || Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata || Italy || align=right|65,000 || {{flagicon|SUI}} Martin Rominger (2) |- | 4 May || Gösser Open || Austria || align=right|39,000 || {{flagicon|AUT}} Martin Wiegele (1) |- | 10 May || Uniqa FinanceLife Open || Austria || align=right|45,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Grillon (1) |- | 17 May || Masters 26 Dijon-Bourgogne || France || align=right|45,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Cédric Menut (2) |- | 25 May || Open de Bordeaux || France || align=right|45,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Benoît Teilleria (3) |- | 31 May || Lyoness Open || Austria || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Anthony Grenier (1) |- | 8 Jun || Open du Haut Poitou || France || align=right|40,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Adrien Mörk (3) |- | 15 Jun || Memorial Olivier Barras || Switzerland || align=right|39,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Alan Bihan (1) |- | 21 Jun || Volturno International Open || Italy || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Signor (1) |- | 28 Jun || Dobro Jutro Slovenia Open || Slovenia || align=right|45,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Dominique Nouailhac (1) |- | 5 Jul || Czech Golf Open || Czech Republic || align=right|45,000 || {{flagicon|AUT}} Clemens Prader (3) |- | 13 Jul || Open International de Normandie || France || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Dominique Nouailhac (2) |- | 20 Jul || Omnium of Belgium || Belgium || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Jérôme Forestier (2) |- | 31 Aug || AGF-Allianz Open - Trophee Preven's || France || align=right|60,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Guerrier (2) |- | 7 Sep || AGF-Allianz Open - Open de la Mirabelle d'Or || France || align=right|45,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Mandonnet (1) |- | 14 Sep || Open International Stade Français Paris || France || align=right|45,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-François Remésy (3) |- | 27 Sep || Open Golf Padova || Italy || align=right|40,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Grillon (2) |- | 4 Oct || Open La Margherita || Italy || align=right|40,000 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Crespi (1) |- | 12 Oct || Masters 13 || France || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Dominique Nouailhac (3) |}
==Order of Merit== The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://info.alpstourgolf.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=AT~imp=n~lspos=Y~dc=Y~bdlink=Y~season=2008~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=2008 Alps Tour Order of Merit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008162051/https://info.alpstourgolf.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=AT~imp=n~lspos=Y~dc=Y~bdlink=Y~season=2008~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}}</ref> The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2009 Challenge Tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wp-alpstour.ocs-sport.com/factsheets/2022/File_2.pdf |title=Players in Top 5 Order of Merit qualified for the Challenge Tour 2001–2021 |publisher=Alps Tour |access-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921201819/https://wp-alpstour.ocs-sport.com/factsheets/2022/File_2.pdf |archive-date=21 September 2022}}</ref>
{|class=wikitable !Position !Player !Points !Status earned |-style="background:#ACE1AF;" | align=center|1 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Grillon || align=center|40,530 || Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" | align=center|2 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Victor Riu || align=center|35,336 || Promoted to Challenge Tour |-style="background:#ACE1AF;" | align=center|3 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Guerrier || align=center|29,767 || rowspan=2|Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) |-style="background:#ACE1AF;" | align=center|4 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Dominique Nouailhac || align=center|24,755 |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" | align=center|5 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Cédric Menut || align=center|24,096 || Promoted to Challenge Tour |-style="background:#ACE1AF;" | align=center|6 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Anthony Grenier || align=center|24,061 || Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" | align=center|7 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Adrien Mörk || align=center|23,148 || rowspan=3|Promoted to Challenge Tour |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" | align=center|8 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Jérôme Forestier || align=center|21,944 |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" | align=center|9 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Xavier Lazurowicz || align=center|20,922 |- | align=center|10 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Delpodio || align=center|20,806 || |}
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{official site|https://alpstourgolf.com/}}
{{Satellite Tour seasons master|2008}} {{Alps Tour seasons}}
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