2016 Pro Golf Tour Explained

Year:2016
Tour:Pro Golf Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:19
Most Wins: Hinrich Arkenau (2)
Johann Lopez-Lazaro (2)
Christopher Mivis (2)
Benedict Staben (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Antoine Schwartz
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2017

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.

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
()
Winner OWGR
points
20 JanRed Sea Egyptian ClassicEgypt30,000 Antoine Schwartz (3)4
26 JanRed Sea Ain Sokhna ClassicEgypt30,000 Christopher Mivis (3)4
8 FebOpen OceanMorocco30,000 Moritz Lampert (3)4
12 FebOpen TazegzoutMorocco30,000 Martin Keskari (4)4
7 MarTony Jacklin OpenMorocco30,000 Rory McNamara (1)4
11 MarOpen Casa GreenMorocco30,000 Johann Lopez-Lazaro (1)4
11 AprOpen MadaefMorocco30,000 Stanislas Gautier (1)4
15 AprOpen Royal Golf Anfa MohammediaMorocco30,000 Ben Parker (4)4
5 MayYpsilon CupCzech Republic30,000 Benedict Staben (1)4
19 MayHaugschlag NÖ OpenAustria30,000 Stanislav Matuš (1)4
24 MayAdamstal OpenAustria30,000 Johann Lopez-Lazaro (2)4
29 MaySt. Pölten Pro Golf TourAustria30,000 Christopher Mivis (4)4
13 JunCeevee Leather OpenGermany30,000 Max Kramer (8)4
8 JulKosaido Düsseldorf OpenGermany30,000 Hinrich Arkenau (1)4
15 JulSparkassen OpenGermany30,000 Maarten Bosch (1)4
26 JulLotos Polish OpenPoland30,000 Hinrich Arkenau (2)4
5 AugGut Bissenmoor ClassicGermany30,000 Mathieu Fenasse (1)4
22 AugPreis des Hardenberg GolfResortGermany30,000 Benedict Staben (2)4
27 SepCastanea Resort Pro Golf Tour ChampionshipGermany50,000 Niklas Adank (1)4

Order of Merit

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]

PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned
1 Antoine Schwartz22,105Promoted to Challenge Tour
2 Julian Kunzenbacher21,996
3 Christopher Mivis20,454
4 Max Kramer18,603
5 Mathieu Fenasse17,441
6 Patrick Kopp16,482
7 Johann Lopez-Lazaro16,177
8 Benedict Staben15,849
9 Stanislav Matuš14,403
10 Rory McNamara12,944

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Tournament schedule . Pro Golf Tour . 7 April 2023.
  2. Web site: 2016 Order of Merit . Pro Golf Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20221209055656/https://www.progolftour.de/order-of-merit-en?year=2016 . 9 December 2022 . 7 April 2023.
  3. Web site: Adank wins the final, Schwartz the Order of Merit . Pro Golf Tour . Matthias . Lettenbichler . 1 October 2016 . 7 April 2023.
  4. Web site: Satellite stars: Antoine Schwartz . European Tour . 18 January 2017 . 4 May 2023.