Back-to-Back Weeks on French Soil: 2025 Hauts de France–Pas de Calais Golf Open Begins Thursday.
Saint-Omer, September 8th, 2025- The Alps Tour stays in France this week, but shifts to the northern region of Hauts-de-France–Pas-de-Calais for the 16th event of the regular season, the 2025 Hauts de France–Pas de Calais Golf Open, a co-sanctioned tournament.
The event will be held from September 11th– 13th at Aa Saint-Omer Golf Club, located near the town of Saint-Omer, France.
As with the past three editions, the tournament is co-sanctioned between the Ladies European Tour Access Series(LETAS) and the Alps Tour. The field will be equally divided, featuring 66 players from each tour. While competing on the same course and under the same conditions, players will contend for two separate prize funds and titles, one for each tour.
This marks the fourth consecutive year the event is included on the Alps Tour schedule. In previous editions, it has held various designations, having been part of the MasterCard Tour, the European Challenge Tour, and the DP World Tour.
The Field
This week’s 2025 Hauts de France–Pas de Calais Golf Open, co-sanctioned with LETAS, will feature a highly competitive field of players.
This week’s tournament brings together the top 10 players on the Alps Tour Order of Merit, along with most of this season’s winners, promising a highly competitive event. However, Spain’s Rocco Repetto Taylor, winner of the La Cigale Golf Open, will be absent after earning promotion following his victory at the Challenge de Cádiz on the HotelPlanner Tour. Also missing are Antonio Hortal, winner of the Alps de Las Castillas, and France’s Victor Dubuisson, who claimed the 2025 Biarritz Cup by C&S Partners in a rare Alps Tour appearance.
Spain’s Javier Barcos, the current leader, headlines the field, closely followed by Italy’s Jacopo Vecchi Fossa in second place. France’s Quentin Debove and Spain’s Alvaro Hernandez Cabezuela, ranked third and fourth respectively, will also be in action. Ireland’s Ronan Mullarney rounds out the top five, with Spain’s Javier Calles Roman sitting just behind in sixth. Jerry Ji from the Netherlands currently holds seventh position, trailed by Spain’s Asier Aguirre Izcue in eighth. Completing the top ten are Jorge Maicas from Spain and Italy’s Andrea Romano, ranked ninth and tenth, respectively.
This week presents a major opportunity for Andrea Romano, Alvaro Hernandez Cabezuela, and Javier Barcos. With two wins each on the season, a third triumph would not only highlight their dominance but also secure instant promotion to the HotelPlanner Tour and full playing privileges for the remainder of the year.
This week’s event carries significant weight in the broader context of the 2025 Alps Tour season. As the schedule nears its conclusion, players are not only competing for the tournament title but also for critical Order of Merit points. The stakes are high, as only the top five players at the end of the season will earn promotion to the 2026 HotelPlanner Tour, a coveted step forward in the professional ranks.
With just a handful of events remaining before the Alps Tour Grand Final, the pressure continues to build. For those near the top, it’s a chance to consolidate their position. For others, it’s one of the last opportunities to mount a late-season push. Either way, the outcome of this week’s tournament could play a decisive role in shaping the final standings.
Pro-Ams
Two pro-am events are scheduled during tournament week.
The first will take place on Tuesday, 9th September, featuring 12 teams, each composed of two professionals (one Alps Tour player and one LETAS player), competing in a Tour Scramble format. Tee times will run from 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. local time.
The following day, Wednesday 10th September, the traditional Tour Scramble shotgun pro-am will be held, with 24 teams participating. This event will include 12 Alps Tour players and 12 LETAS players and will begin at 1:30 p.m. local time.
Format & Prize Fund
The 2025 Hauts de France- Pas de Calais Golf Open will be a 54-hole stroke-play event where a cut will be made after 36 holes to the top 30 professional players and ties. In the event of a tie after 54 holes, a sudden-death playoff will determine the winner.
Players will compete for a total prize fund of €42,500 and 45,000 Order of Merit points. The champion of the 2025 Hauts de France- Pas de Calais Golf Open will take home €6,400.00 and 6,525 Order of Merit points.
The Course
Located in the heart of the scenic Aa Valley in Saint-Omer, France, the AA Saint-Omer Golf Club is a renowned 27-hole golf facility featuring an 18-hole championship course measuring 6,182 meters (par 71), along with a 9-hole course ideal for beginners or players looking to improve their short game. Designed by Dutch golfer Joan Dudok van Heel, the only course in France attributed to him, the layout blends harmoniously with the natural surroundings, offering spectacular views and a challenging, undulating terrain bordered by mature trees.
Since opening in 1990, the club has built a strong reputation and is consistently ranked among the top 30 courses in Northern France. The championship course has hosted an annual professional tournament since 1997, earning a long-standing place on the international golf calendar. It became part of the European Challenge Tour in 2000 and was elevated to official DP World Tour status from 2003 until 2013. Due to scheduling conflicts with the U.S. Open, the event returned to the Challenge Tour in 2014. In 2022, the tournament entered a new chapter as a co-sanctioned event between the Alps Tour and the LET Access Series (LETAS), reaffirming the club’s ongoing commitment to the development of professional golf in Europe.
Tournament Promoter
The tournament this week is promoted and organized directly by the host golf club, Aa Saint-Omer Golf Club.
The 2025 Hauts de France-Pas de Calais Golf Open can count on the support of the following official partners: Région Hauts-de-France, Pas-de-Calais Mon Département, CAPSO Communauté d’Agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer, Autosphere, BFM Grand Littoral, Najeti Hôtels & Golfs Collection, Brasserie Bedague, Sdez, Welcomer, Patrival, Golf+ and Vittel.
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