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Five graduate to Challenge Tour after impressing on Alps Tour
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Five graduate to Challenge Tour after impressing on Alps Tour

Ronan Mullarney will be one of five Alps Tour graduates teeing it up on the Challenge Tour next season after topping the 2023 Order of Merit.

Ronan Mullarney

The Irishman won twice on the Alps Tour in 2023, the first of which came at the Goesser Open in May where he won by four strokes, before he triumphed again at the HautsDeFrance-PasDeCalais Open in September.

The 28-year-old recorded four other top tens on his way to 25,714 points, more than 2,000 clear of his nearest challenger.

Joining him on the Challenge Tour next season will be Spaniard Quim Vidal Mora, Dutchman Kiet Van der Weele, Oihan Guillamoundeguy from France and Englishman Jack Floydd.

Vidal Mora won the Red Sea Little Venice Open at the start of the year, and finished second at the Alps Tour Grand Final to end the season with a total of 23,644 points and second place in the Order of Merit.

Van der Weele recorded three wins from his first four appearances, and registered one other top ten in just seven starts on the Alps Tour in 2023 to impress on his way to promotion with 22,803 points.

At 19-years-old, Guillamoundeguy is the youngest Alps Tour graduate. With six top ten finishes this term - including a win at the Abruzzo Alps Open in July - he finished fourth in the Order of Merit with 19,805 points.

Englishman Floydd secured the final promotion place by finishing in a share of eighth place at the Alps Tour Grand Final. A win at the season-opening Ein Bay Open and two second place finishes saw him accumulate 19,593 points.

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