The 21st Edition of the Alps Tour Qualifying School Returns to Italy
November 3rd, 2025- The Alps Tour is set to celebrate the 21st edition of its Qualifying School in Italy, reaffirming the country’s role as a cornerstone of the tour’s development pathway for emerging golf talent. Following the successful formula of recent years, the 2025 Qualifying School will once again be contested across four Italian regions, offering aspiring professionals the opportunity to earn their place on the 2026 Alps Tour season.
The First Stage will take place on November 5th and 6th, on three different venues: Golf Club Le Fonti, Conero Golf Club, and Golf Il Cerreto di Miglianico (formerly known as Miglianico Golf). Each course will host a field of aspiring professionals from across Europe and beyond, all vying for a spot in the Final Stage. The First Stage events will be contested over 36 holes of stroke play, with 18 holes being played each day at each venue.
Successful qualifiers will advance to the Final Stage, which will be played from November 12th to 14th, at two of Italy’s premier championship venues — Golf Nazionale and Terre dei Consoli Golf Club, both located in the scenic northern area of Rome. These courses, renowned for their challenging layouts and world-class facilities, will provide the ultimate test for the future Alps Tour Rising Stars.
This year’s fields feature 109 amateur players, and 39 under 20-year-old. A total of 25 different nations that include Albania, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Spain, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, United Kingdom (with representatives from England, Great Britain and Wales), and the United States of America will be represented throughout the 2025 Qualifying School.
Applications were open to any male professional golfers belonging to a recognized PGA or Golf Federation, as well as male amateur players with a handicap of 2.0 or better.
In the three 1st Stage events, 182 players will compete over the three different venues. The tournaments will be played over 36 holes with no cut, and the top-ranked players will gain access to the Final Stage event, where the top-ranked players will earn a full Alps Tour card for the 2026 season.
A total of 156 participants will compete in the Final Stage, with 68 players having already secured exemption status.
The players automatically eligible to participate in the Final Stage are those who meet the following criteria: all Alps Tour members ranked in the 2025 Alps Tour Order of Merit after the Parma Alps Open who weren’t in the field at the Regione Lazio Alps Tour Grand Final; all of the past winners of the Alps Tour Order of Merit from 2012 to 2022; the winners of the Alps Tour Qualifying School in 2022, 2023 and 2024; the leading 15 players in the World Amateur Golf Rankings as of October 20th 2025; players who competed at the 2025 World Amateur Team Championship and/or the 2025 European Boys/Men Team Championships and/or the 2025 Walker Cup; players being members of the DP World Tour for the 2025 season until category 21 and members of the HotelPlanner Tour for the 2025 season until category 16; and max 10 spots for players having played the DP World Tour Qualifying School Second Stage in 2025.
The Golf Courses
The three First Stages of this year’s Qualifying School will be contested across three distinct golf courses in Italy: Golf Club Le Fonti, Conero Golf Club, and Golf Il Cerreto di Miglianico.
The first venue, a mainstay on the Stage 1 schedule, is in Northern Italy, approximately 30 km southeast of Bologna, in Castel San Pietro Terme. The course features 18 holes, measuring 6,411 meters with a par of 71, and is set amid the rolling hills and classic landscapes of Emilia-Romagna. Having previously hosted Alps Tour events, Ladies European Tour competitions, and Qualifying Schools, Golf Club Le Fonti presents players with a challenging layout highlighted by multiple water hazards and strategic shot-making opportunities.
Conero Golf Club was established in 1992 within Conero Park in the municipality of Sirolo, stretching 5,868 meters with a par of 71 across nearly seventy hectares. The layout is surrounded by gorse, arbutus, oak, tamarisk, and cherry trees, offering a variety of natural landscapes. The front nine features a lake that influences play on multiple holes, providing strategic challenges for golfers. In contrast, the back nine offers a different experience, highlighted by picturesque vistas of the surrounding countryside.
Golf Il Cerreto di Miglianico (formerly known as Miglianico Golf & CC), located in the heart of Abruzzo, was inaugurated in 1990 and stretches 6,120 meters with a par of 72. Set within gently rolling terrain, the course is framed by olive groves, cypress trees, and panoramic views of the surrounding hills. Golfers will encounter a mix of strategic challenges, including water hazards and undulating greens, which demand precision and creativity.
In line with its motto “Raising Golf Stars,” the Alps Tour wishes all Stage 1 participants success and looks forward to seeing new talent emerge at the three venues. We’re excited to follow and celebrate the #risinggolfstars!
Alps Tour Media Contact- Alice Barbieri: [email protected]
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