This Wednesday marks the start of the grand final of the Alps Tour School. It is played over three days in Italy, with a cut after the second round and 35 cards up for grabs. A total of 156 players are competing, including 19 Spaniards.
The Alps Tour has recently emerged as the main gateway for Spanish golf to the major circuits. This year, for instance, two of our own, Javier Barcos and Asier Aguirre, have secured their card for the HotelPlanner Tour through the Alps Order of Merit. Moreover, in 2025, there have been up to 10 Spanish victories in this circuit, seven of them consecutive between February and May.
The 19 Spaniards participating are: Pablo Alperi, Manuel Ballesteros, Víctor del Pozo, Víctor García Broto, José Luis García, Nacho Gómez Osuna, Luis Carlos González, Gonzalo Leal, Alberto Domínguez, Borja Martín, Ignacio Mateo, Álvaro Morales, José Manuel Pardo, Agustí Quinquilla, Pablo Riveiro, Alejandro Rodríguez, Josep María Serra, Antón Vázquez, and Alex Verges. Among them, Del Pozo, Domínguez, Morales, Riveiro, and Verges have qualified through the preliminary stage held last week. The rest, for one reason or another, were exempt.
As mentioned, the School Final starts this Wednesday and concludes on Friday. The first two days all golfers will play on two different courses, one each day: Golf Nazionale and Terre dei Consoli Golf Club, both located north of Rome. After the second round, a cut will be made with the top 65 and ties. Those who pass this cut will face the final round on Friday at Golf Nazionale.
On Friday, once this 54-hole tournament concludes, the top 35 and ties will receive category 6 of the Alps Tour, which allows them to play throughout the year. The rest who make the cut will receive category 8, which also grants access to the majority of tournaments, although they may miss out on some. Lastly, those who do not make the cut will receive category 9, which will still allow them to play a number of tournaments during the year, albeit fewer than the others.
The winner of the Alps School last year was precisely the Spaniard José Luis Adarraga, who finished among the top 35 and ties alongside Víctor García Broto, Javier Calles, Esteban Vázquez, David Salgado, Jorge Maicas, Javier Barcos, José Manuel Pardo, Juan Salama, Nacho Gómez, and Rocco Repetto. Of all of them, Repetto is the prime example to follow, now with the DP World Tour card secured for 2026.
