{{short description|Golf tour season}} {{use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox golf season | year = 2016 | tour = Alps Tour | regular_season = {{Start date|2016|2|9|df=y}} – {{end date|2016|10|23|df=y}} | no_of_events = 17 | most_wins = {{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Wallace (6) | honor1 = Order of Merit | honoree1 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Wallace | honor2 = | honoree2 = | honor3 = | honoree3 = | honor4 = | honoree4 = | prevseason = 2015 | nextseason = 2017 }} The '''2016 Alps Tour''' was the 16th season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier golf tour recognised by the European Tour.
==Schedule== The following table lists official events during the 2016 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.}} !! OWGR<br>points |- |11 Feb |Ein Bay Open |Egypt |align=right|30,000 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Daux (1) |align=center|4 |- |17 Feb |Red Sea Little Venice Open |Egypt |align=right|30,000 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Daux (2) |align=center|4 |- |23 Feb |Dreamland Pyramids Open |Egypt |align=right|30,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Wallace (1) |align=center|4 |- |1 May |Tunisian Golf Open |Tunisia |align=right|70,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Wallace (2) |align=center|6 |- |8 May |Gösser Open |Austria |align=right|42,500 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Wallace (3) |align=center|4 |- |21 May |Vigevano Open |Italy |align=right|40,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Wallace (4) |align=center|4 |- |4 Jun |Open de Saint François Region Guadeloupe |Guadeloupe |align=right|43,000 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Léo Lespinasse (1) |align=center|4 |- |17 Jun |Open La Pinetina – Memorial Giorgio Bordoni |Italy |align=right|40,000 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Pitoni (1) |align=center|4 |- |26 Jun |Open de la Mirabelle d'Or |France |align=right|45,000 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Hubert Tisserand (a) (1) |align=center|6 |- |2 Jul |Open Frassanelle |Italy |align=right|40,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Wallace (5) |align=center|4 |- |9 Jul |Open de Saint-Malo |France |align=right|40,000 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Pitoni (2) |align=center|4 |- |23 Jul |Alps de Las Castillas |Spain |align=right|48,000 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Victor Perez (1) |align=center|4 |- |26 Aug |Open Castello di Tolcinasco |Italy |align=right|40,000 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Elissalde (3) |align=center|4 |- |11 Sep |Citadelle Trophy International |France |align=right|48,000 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Maccario (2) |align=center|6 |- |18 Sep |Alps Costa del Sol |Spain |align=right|48,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Shadbolt (1) |align=center|6 |- |16 Oct |Abruzzo Open |Italy |align=right|45,000 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Pitoni (3) |align=center|6 |- |23 Oct |Alps Tour Grand Final |Italy |align=right|65,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Wallace (6) |align=center|6 |}
==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=2016~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=2016 Alps Tour Order of Merit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008161623/https://info.alpstourgolf.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=AT~imp=n~lspos=Y~dc=Y~bdlink=Y~season=2016~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 2017 Challenge Tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/satellite-stars-matt-wallace/ |title=Satellite stars: Matt Wallace |date=4 January 2017 |publisher=European Tour |access-date=7 April 2023 |quote=2016 Alps Tour graduates: Matt Wallace (England), Enrico Di Nitto (Italy), Federico Maccario (Italy), Tom Shadbolt (England), Victor Perez (France).}}</ref>
{|class=wikitable !Position !Player !Points !Status earned |- style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|1 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Wallace |align=center|49,703 |Promoted to Challenge Tour |- style="background:#ACE1AF;" |align=center|2 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Enrico Di Nitto |align=center|25,070 |Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) |- style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|3 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Maccario |align=center|23,209 |rowspan=4|Promoted to Challenge Tour |- style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Shadbolt |align=center|22,931 |- style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|5 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Victor Perez |align=center|22,633 |- style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|6 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Daux |align=center|22,608 |- |align=center|7 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Pitoni |align=center|21,805 | |- |align=center|8 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Elissalde |align=center|18,467 | |- |align=center|9 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Raphaël Marguery |align=center|17,232 | |- |align=center|10 |{{flagicon|AUT}} Robin Goger |align=center|15,863 | |}
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{official site|https://alpstourgolf.com/}}
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