The 2016 PGA EuroPro Tour, titled as the 2016 HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 15th season of the PGA EuroPro Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
| Duration | 18 May 2016 – 21 October 2016 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 15 |
| Most wins |  Matthew Cort (2) |
| Order of Merit | Matthew Cort |
← 2015 2017 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (£) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May | PDC Golf Championship | Oxfordshire | 49,210 |  Adam Runcie (1)
|
4 |
| 27 May | IFX International Championship | Surrey | 47,885 | Richard Edginton (1)
|
4 |
| 24 Jun | Grenke Championship | Wiltshire | 48,160 | Stephen Dodd (1)
|
4 |
| 1 Jul | Dawson and Sanderson Classic | Northumberland | 47,030 | Matthew Cort (1)
|
4 |
| 7 Jul | Eagle Orchid Scottish Masters | Angus | 49,705 | Billy Hemstock (4)
|
4 |
| 14 Jul | Motocaddy Masters | Dunbartonshire | 47,605 | Matthew Cort (2)
|
4 |
| 29 Jul | Lookers Championship | Tyne and Wear | 46,735 | Richard James (1)
|
4 |
| 5 Aug | World Snooker Golf Masters | Hampshire | 49,460 | Chris Gane (1)
|
4 |
| 12 Aug | Pentahotels Championship | Berkshire | 47,605 | James Wilkinson (2)
|
4 |
| 19 Aug | Matchroom Sport Championship | East Sussex | 47,605 | Curtis Griffiths (1)
|
4 |
| 26 Aug | FORE Business Championship | Oxfordshire | 47,320 | Mark Laskey (3)
|
4 |
| 2 Sep | Cobra Puma Golf Championship | Shropshire | 48,695 | James Maw (1)
|
4 |
| 9 Sep | Glenfarclas Open | Renfrewshire | 49,460 | Jonathan Thomson (1)
|
4 |
| 23 Sep | Clipper Logistics Championship | West Yorkshire | 46,735 |  Jonathan Caldwell (1)
|
4 |
| 21 Oct | Matchroom Sport Tour Championship | Spain | 87,860 | Peter Tarver-Jones (3)
|
4 |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was titled as the Race to Desert Springs and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[2] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2017 Challenge Tour.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Cort
|
33,920 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Peter Tarver-Jones
|
29,221 | |
| 3 | Curtis Griffiths
|
27,990 | |
| 4 | Richard James
|
26,555 | |
| 5 | Mark Laskey
|
23,375 | |
| 6 | Billy Hemstock
|
22,661 | |
| 7 | Jonathan Caldwell
|
22,361 | |
| 8 | Greg Payne
|
19,473 | |
| 9 | James Maw
|
19,413 | |
| 10 | Joe Dean
|
15,648 |
Notes
edit- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA EuroPro Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the PGA EuroPro Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.
References
edit- ^ "2016 Tournament Schedule". PGA EuroPro Tour. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ "2016 Race to Desert Springs". PGA EuroPro Tour. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ "Satellite stars: Curtis Griffiths". European Tour. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2023.