2016 European Tour Qualifying School graduates explained

This is a list of the 30 players who earned 2017 European Tour cards through Q School in 2016.^{[1] [2]}

Place	Player	European Tour starts	Cuts made	Notes
1		0	0
T2		398	248	4 European Tour wins; oldest-ever European Tour Q School graduate (47 years, 24 days)
T2		54	28	1 Challenge Tour win
T2		219	129	2 European Tour wins
T5		26	13
T5		38	12	2 Challenge Tour wins
T5		0	0
T5		99	56	1 Challenge Tour win
T9		176	80	1 European Tour win
T9		128	64
T11		155	69	2 Challenge Tour wins
T11		9	6	1 Challenge Tour win
T11		29	10
T11		128	75	Won 2009 PGA Championship; 2 other European Tour wins; 1 other PGA Tour win
T11		125	67	1 European Tour win
T16		178	73	1 Challenge Tour win
T16		4	2	Two-time European Amateur champion
T16		28	8
T19		5	1
T19		21	7
T19		15	4
T19		108	55	2 European Tour wins; 1 PGA Tour win
T19		411	237	1 European Tour win
T19		16	6	2 Challenge Tour wins
T25		4	2	1 Challenge Tour win
T25		45	23	6 Sunshine Tour wins
T25		46	19	3 Challenge Tour wins
T25		0	0
T25		2	1
T25		257	112	1 Challenge Tour win

2017 European Tour rookie

Five of the thirty had competed in the First Stage of 2016 qualifying: Nathan Kimsey, Rafael Echenique, Ashley Chesters, Jamie Rutherford and Niclas Johansson.^[3]

2017 Results

Player	Starts	Cuts made	Best finish	data-sort-type=number	Money list rank!	Earnings (€)
Nathan Kimsey*	27	10		147	183,131
	17	7		194	64,394
	21	3		200	58,060
	26	12		74	565,741
	18	5		221	35,219
	26	14		126	265,644
Anton Karlsson*	16	5		191	68,314
	24	15		42	971,898
	17	3		227	30,705
	15	5		233	26,945
	16	4		239	24,670
Sebastian Söderberg*	16	10		165	136,408
	16	9		196	61,990
	7	4		180	94,362
	21	15		135	227,908
	22	8		148	181,889
Ashley Chesters*	23	16		110	363,113
	15	10		184	86,107
Sebastian Heisele*	20	10		141	210,332
	19	13		155	163,221
Pontus Widegren*	16	9		167	132,133
	12	4		225	32,920
	22	13		163	138,650
Max Orrin*	12	5		192	68,266
Gary King*	13	3		250	20,545
Jaco Ahlers*	16	9		186	84,185
	2	2		246	22,018
Jamie Rutherford*	16	6		229	29,625
Niclas Johansson*	13	5		231	27,446
	11	7		183	87,737

* European Tour rookie in 2017
T = Tied
The player retained his European Tour card for 2018 (finished inside the top 101 or the top 10 of the Access List).
The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2018, but retained conditional status (finished between 102 and 147, inclusive).
The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2018 (finished outside the top 147).

Nixon, Winther, Heisele, Canter, Widegren, and Foster regained their cards for 2018 through Q School.

Runners-up on the European Tour in 2017

*Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather

See also

• 2016 Challenge Tour graduates
• 2017 European Tour

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kimsey crowned king as 30 graduate from Q-School . PGA European Tour . 17 November 2016.
2. Web site: Final Qualifying Stage – Leaderboard . PGA European Tour . 17 November 2016.
3. Web site: Players - DP World Tour.