2016 MENA Golf Tour explained

Year:2016
Tour:MENA Golf Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:16
Most Wins: Zane Scotland (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Craig Hinton
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2017

The 2016 MENA Golf Tour was the sixth season of the MENA Golf Tour.

OWGR inclusion

In April, the Official World Golf Ranking announced that all MENA Golf Tour events would be awarded points, beginning with the Ras Al Khaimah Classic.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
WinnerOWGR
points
Other
tours
25 MarRoyal Golf Mohammedia OpenMorocco50,000 Zane Scotland (9)n/a
30 MarEl Jadida ChampionshipMorocco50,000 Andrew Marshall (1)n/a
6 AprSotogrande MastersSpain50,000 David Law (1)n/a
4 MayRas Al Khaimah ClassicUAE50,000 Zane Scotland (10)3
12 MayMountain Creek OpenThailand30,000 Wolmer Murillo (1)3
19 MayMahaSamutr MastersThailand50,000 Antonio Costa (1)3
9 JunSouth to East ChallengeSouth Africa30,000 Bryandrew Roelofsz (n/a)3BET
15 JunJoburg City MastersSouth Africa30,000 Craig Hinton (1)3BET
24 Jun'The Roar'South Africa30,000 Riekus Nortje (n/a)3BET
7 SepDubai Creek OpenUAE50,000 Rayhan Thomas (a) (1)3
14 SepShaikh Maktoum Dubai OpenUAE50,000 Andrew Marshall (2)3
21 SepGolf Citizen ClassicUAE30,000 Carlos Balmaseda (1)3
28 SepAscorp Golf Citizen Abu Dhabi OpenUAE50,000 Craig Hinton (2)3
19 OctSahara Kuwait ChampionshipKuwait50,000 Joe Heraty (1)3
26 OctGhala OpenOman50,000 Aaron Leitmannstetter (1)3
1 NovMENA Golf Tour ChampionshipOman100,000 Tyler Hogarty (1)3

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3] The top three players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2017–18 Sunshine Tour.[3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Craig Hinton39,338
2 Luke Joy38,355
3 Zane Scotland34,195
4 Andrew Marshall29,537
5 Antonio Costa25,392

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OWGR Board Announcement . Official World Golf Ranking . https://web.archive.org/web/20160417203844/http://www.owgr.com/news/2016/april/press-release . 17 April 2016 . 15 April 2016 . 12 June 2023 . The MENA Golf Tour will be introduced to the OWGR System at minimum points levels of 3 first place points for 54 hole tournaments and 5 first place points for 72 hole tournaments, effective OWGR Week 17 - week ending April 24th 2016..
  2. Web site: 2016 Tournament schedule . MENA Golf Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20160722151254/https://menagolftour.com/tournaments . 22 July 2016 . 12 June 2023.
  3. Web site: Hogarty takes MENA Tour Championship honours at Muscat Hills . MENA Tour . 1 November 2016 . 12 June 2023 . England's Hinton finished in a tie for 25th on two under after a final round 69, but it was enough to land him the Order of Merit title with $39,338 in earnings during the season as his fellow countryman Zane Scotland ($34,195) finished third... The top three professionals on the Order of Merit and the leading amateur will be invited to compete in the 2017 Omega Dubai Desert Classic in addition to earning full playing privileges on the Sunshine Tour and exemptions into the Final Stage of the Asian Tour Q-School..