2016 Pro Golf Tour

2016 Pro Golf Tour season
Duration18 January 2016 (2016-01-18) – 27 September 2016 (2016-09-27)
Number of official events19
Most winsGermany Hinrich Arkenau (2)
France Johann Lopez-Lazaro (2)
Belgium Christopher Mivis (2)
Germany Benedict Staben (2)
Order of MeritFrance Antoine Schwartz
2015
2017

The 2016 Pro Golf Tour was the 20th season of the Pro Golf Tour (formerly the EPD Tour), a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
()
Winner[a]OWGR
points
20 JanRed Sea Egyptian ClassicEgypt30,000France Antoine Schwartz (3)4
26 JanRed Sea Ain Sokhna ClassicEgypt30,000Belgium Christopher Mivis (3)4
8 FebOpen OceanMorocco30,000Germany Moritz Lampert (3)4
12 FebOpen TazegzoutMorocco30,000Germany Martin Keskari (4)4
7 MarTony Jacklin OpenMorocco30,000Republic of Ireland Rory McNamara (1)4
11 MarOpen Casa GreenMorocco30,000France Johann Lopez-Lazaro (1)4
11 AprOpen MadaefMorocco30,000France Stanislas Gautier (1)4
15 AprOpen Royal Golf Anfa MohammediaMorocco30,000England Ben Parker (4)4
5 MayYpsilon CupCzech Republic30,000Germany Benedict Staben (1)4
19 MayHaugschlag NÖ OpenAustria30,000Czech Republic Stanislav Matuš (1)4
24 MayAdamstal OpenAustria30,000France Johann Lopez-Lazaro (2)4
29 MaySt. Pölten Pro Golf TourAustria30,000Belgium Christopher Mivis (4)4
13 JunCeevee Leather OpenGermany30,000Germany Max Kramer (8)4
8 JulKosaido Düsseldorf OpenGermany30,000Germany Hinrich Arkenau (1)4
15 JulSparkassen OpenGermany30,000Netherlands Maarten Bosch (1)4
26 JulLotos Polish OpenPoland30,000Germany Hinrich Arkenau (2)4
5 AugGut Bissenmoor ClassicGermany30,000France Mathieu Fenasse (1)4
22 AugPreis des Hardenberg GolfResortGermany30,000Germany Benedict Staben (2)4
27 SepCastanea Resort Pro Golf Tour ChampionshipGermany50,000Germany Niklas Adank (1)4

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2017 Challenge Tour.[3][4]

PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned
1France Antoine Schwartz22,105Promoted to Challenge Tour
2Germany Julian Kunzenbacher21,996
3Belgium Christopher Mivis20,454
4Germany Max Kramer18,603
5France Mathieu Fenasse17,441
6Germany Patrick Kopp16,482
7France Johann Lopez-Lazaro16,177
8Germany Benedict Staben15,849
9Czech Republic Stanislav Matuš14,403
10Republic of Ireland Rory McNamara12,944

Notes

  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Pro Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Pro Golf Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.

References

  1. ^ "2016 Tournament schedule". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ "2016 Order of Merit". Pro Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. ^ Lettenbichler, Matthias (1 October 2016). "Adank wins the final, Schwartz the Order of Merit". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Satellite stars: Antoine Schwartz". European Tour. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
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