2016 PGA EuroPro Tour

2016 PGA EuroPro Tour season
Duration18 May 2016 (2016-05-18) – 21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)
Number of official events15
Most winsEngland Matthew Cort (2)
Order of MeritEngland Matthew Cort
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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[a] OWGR
points
20 May PDC Golf Championship Oxfordshire 49,210 Wales Adam Runcie (1) 4
27 May IFX International Championship Surrey 47,885 England Richard Edginton (1) 4
24 Jun Grenke Championship Wiltshire 48,160 Wales Stephen Dodd (1) 4
1 Jul Dawson and Sanderson Classic Northumberland 47,030 England Matthew Cort (1) 4
7 Jul Eagle Orchid Scottish Masters Angus 49,705 England Billy Hemstock (4) 4
14 Jul Motocaddy Masters Dunbartonshire 47,605 England Matthew Cort (2) 4
29 Jul Lookers Championship Tyne and Wear 46,735 Wales Richard James (1) 4
5 Aug World Snooker Golf Masters Hampshire 49,460 England Chris Gane (1) 4
12 Aug Pentahotels Championship Berkshire 47,605 England James Wilkinson (2) 4
19 Aug Matchroom Sport Championship East Sussex 47,605 England Curtis Griffiths (1) 4
26 Aug FORE Business Championship Oxfordshire 47,320 Wales Mark Laskey (3) 4
2 Sep Cobra Puma Golf Championship Shropshire 48,695 England James Maw (1) 4
9 Sep Glenfarclas Open Renfrewshire 49,460 England Jonathan Thomson (1) 4
23 Sep Clipper Logistics Championship West Yorkshire 46,735 Northern Ireland Jonathan Caldwell (1) 4
21 Oct Matchroom Sport Tour Championship Spain 87,860 England 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]

Position Player Prize money (£) Status earned
1 England Matthew Cort 33,920 Promoted to Challenge Tour
2 England Peter Tarver-Jones 29,221
3 England Curtis Griffiths 27,990
4 Wales Richard James 26,555
5 Wales Mark Laskey 23,375
6 England Billy Hemstock 22,661
7 Northern Ireland Jonathan Caldwell 22,361
8 England Greg Payne 19,473
9 England James Maw 19,413
10 England Joe Dean 15,648

Notes

  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA EuroPro Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the PGA EuroPro Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.

References

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