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.
| Duration | 18 January 2016 – 27 September 2016 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 19 |
| Most wins |  Hinrich Arkenau (2) Johann Lopez-Lazaro (2) Christopher Mivis (2) Benedict Staben (2) |
| Order of Merit | Antoine Schwartz |
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Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan | Red Sea Egyptian Classic | Egypt | 30,000 | Antoine Schwartz (3)
|
4 |
| 26 Jan | Red Sea Ain Sokhna Classic | Egypt | 30,000 | Christopher Mivis (3)
|
4 |
| 8 Feb | Open Ocean | Morocco | 30,000 | Moritz Lampert (3)
|
4 |
| 12 Feb | Open Tazegzout | Morocco | 30,000 | Martin Keskari (4)
|
4 |
| 7 Mar | Tony Jacklin Open | Morocco | 30,000 |  Rory McNamara (1)
|
4 |
| 11 Mar | Open Casa Green | Morocco | 30,000 | Johann Lopez-Lazaro (1)
|
4 |
| 11 Apr | Open Madaef | Morocco | 30,000 | Stanislas Gautier (1)
|
4 |
| 15 Apr | Open Royal Golf Anfa Mohammedia | Morocco | 30,000 |  Ben Parker (4)
|
4 |
| 5 May | Ypsilon Cup | Czech Republic | 30,000 | Benedict Staben (1)
|
4 |
| 19 May | Haugschlag NÖ Open | Austria | 30,000 |  Stanislav Matuš (1)
|
4 |
| 24 May | Adamstal Open | Austria | 30,000 | Johann Lopez-Lazaro (2)
|
4 |
| 29 May | St. Pölten Pro Golf Tour | Austria | 30,000 | Christopher Mivis (4)
|
4 |
| 13 Jun | Ceevee Leather Open | Germany | 30,000 | Max Kramer (8)
|
4 |
| 8 Jul | Kosaido Düsseldorf Open | Germany | 30,000 | Hinrich Arkenau (1)
|
4 |
| 15 Jul | Sparkassen Open | Germany | 30,000 |  Maarten Bosch (1)
|
4 |
| 26 Jul | Lotos Polish Open | Poland | 30,000 | Hinrich Arkenau (2)
|
4 |
| 5 Aug | Gut Bissenmoor Classic | Germany | 30,000 | Mathieu Fenasse (1)
|
4 |
| 22 Aug | Preis des Hardenberg GolfResort | Germany | 30,000 | Benedict Staben (2)
|
4 |
| 27 Sep | Castanea Resort Pro Golf Tour Championship | Germany | 50,000 | Niklas Adank (1)
|
4 |
Order of Merit edit
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]
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antoine Schwartz
|
22,105 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Julian Kunzenbacher
|
21,996 | |
| 3 | Christopher Mivis
|
20,454 | |
| 4 | Max Kramer
|
18,603 | |
| 5 | Mathieu Fenasse
|
17,441 | |
| 6 | Patrick Kopp
|
16,482 | |
| 7 | Johann Lopez-Lazaro
|
16,177 | |
| 8 | Benedict Staben
|
15,849 | |
| 9 | Stanislav Matuš
|
14,403 | |
| 10 | Rory McNamara
|
12,944 |
Notes edit
- ^ 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 edit
- ^ "2016 Tournament schedule". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "2016 Order of Merit". Pro Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Lettenbichler, Matthias (1 October 2016). "Adank wins the final, Schwartz the Order of Merit". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Satellite stars: Antoine Schwartz". European Tour. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2023.