{{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)<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Senior (2) | honor1 = Order of Merit | honoree1 = {{flagicon|NIR}} Gareth Shaw | honor2 = | honoree2 = | honor3 = | honoree3 = | honor4 = | honoree4 = | 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.<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.}}!!Other<br>tours{{efn|FRA − French Tour.}} |- | 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2013 Challenge Tour.<ref>{{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.}}</ref>
{|class=wikitable !Position !Player !Points !Status earned |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" | align=center|1 || {{flagicon|NIR}} Gareth Shaw || align=center|34,545 || rowspan=2|Promoted to Challenge Tour |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" | 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 |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" | 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== {{notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{official site|https://alpstourgolf.com/}}
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