2016 PGA EuroPro Tour explained

Year:2016
Tour:PGA EuroPro Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:15
Most Wins: Matthew Cort (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Matthew Cort
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2017

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.

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(£)
Winner OWGR
points
20 MayPDC Golf ChampionshipOxfordshire49,210 Adam Runcie (1)4
27 MayIFX International ChampionshipSurrey47,885 Richard Edginton (1)4
24 JunGrenke ChampionshipWiltshire48,160 Stephen Dodd (1)4
1 JulDawson and Sanderson ClassicNorthumberland47,030 Matthew Cort (1)4
7 JulEagle Orchid Scottish MastersAngus49,705 Billy Hemstock (4)4
14 JulMotocaddy MastersDunbartonshire47,605 Matthew Cort (2)4
29 JulLookers ChampionshipTyne and Wear46,735 Richard James (1)4
5 AugWorld Snooker Golf MastersHampshire49,460 Chris Gane (1)4
12 AugPentahotels ChampionshipBerkshire47,605 James Wilkinson (2)4
19 AugMatchroom Sport Championship East Sussex47,605 Curtis Griffiths (1)4
26 AugFORE Business ChampionshipOxfordshire47,320 Mark Laskey (3)4
2 SepCobra Puma Golf ChampionshipShropshire48,695 James Maw (1)4
9 SepGlenfarclas OpenRenfrewshire49,460 Jonathan Thomson (1)4
23 SepClipper Logistics ChampionshipWest Yorkshire46,735 Jonathan Caldwell (1)4
21 OctMatchroom Sport Tour ChampionshipSpain87,860 Peter Tarver-Jones (3)4

Order of Merit

The 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]

PositionPlayerPrize money (£)Status earned
1 Matthew Cort33,920Promoted to Challenge Tour
2 Peter Tarver-Jones29,221
3 Curtis Griffiths27,990
4 Richard James26,555
5 Mark Laskey23,375
6 Billy Hemstock22,661
7 Jonathan Caldwell22,361
8 Greg Payne19,473
9 James Maw19,413
10 Joe Dean15,648

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Tournament Schedule . PGA EuroPro Tour . 31 October 2016.
  2. Web site: 2016 Race to Desert Springs . PGA EuroPro Tour . 31 October 2016.
  3. Web site: Satellite stars: Curtis Griffiths . European Tour . 31 January 2017 . 4 May 2023.