The Alps Tour is a developmental professional golf tour for men which is sanctioned by the national golf associations of France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Morocco. It is a third level tour, the highest level of men's golf in Europe being the European Tour, and the second level being the Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour

The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...

. Other third level tours in Europe include the United Kingdom based PGA EuroPro Tour

PGA EuroPro Tour

The PGA EuroPro Tour is a men's developmental professional golf tour. It was created in 2002 by the merger of two older development tours, the EuroPro Tour and the PGA Mastercard Tour. It is based mainly in the United Kingdom, with a few events in other countries...

, the Germany based EPD Tour

EPD Tour

The EPD Tour is a developmental professional golf tour based in Germany. It is a third level tour, the highest level of men's golf in Europe being the European Tour, and the second level being the Challenge Tour...

, and the Nordic League

Nordic League (golf)

The Nordic League is one of the four PGA European Tour-recognised third-tier men's professional golf tours that are collectively known as the Satellite Tour...

 in the Nordic countries.

2007 Alps Tour events were scheduled to take place in the home countries of the five sanctioning countries. There are around twenty events a season and the total prize money for 2006 was just under one million Euros. Most of the players come from the tournament hosting countries. The top players on the Order of Merit win places at the European Tour Stage 2 Qualifying School

Qualifying school

In professional golf the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S. based PGA and LPGA Tours and the European Tour. A fixed number of players in the event win membership of the tour for the following season, otherwise known as a...

 (there are 3 stages), and the top 5 win limited playing privileges on the Challenge Tour. The Chairman of the Alps Tour is Donato di Ponziano.

Order of Merit winners

Year	Player	Country	Points
2010	Matteo Delpodio		44,631.61
2009	Andrea Perrino		48,285.33
2008	Julien Grillon		31,045.40
2007	Julien Quesne Julien Quesne Julien Quesne is a French professional golfer.Quesne was born in Le Mans. He turned professional in 2003 and joined the Alps Tour. He gained a place on the second tier Challenge Tour for 2005 by reaching the final stage of the European Tour Qualifying School at the end of 2004...		37,715.66
2006	François Calmels François Calmels François Calmels is a French professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA European Tour.-Career:Calmels was born in Paris. He was a distinguished amateur, winning the 2004 Coupe Mouchy , and the 2006 Portuguese Amateur Open Championship...		32,817.50
2005	Cédric Menut		28,334.80
2004	Andrea Maestroni		28,334.80
2003	Emmanuele Lattanzi		25,856.88