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

2016 MENA Golf Tour season
Duration23 March 2016 (2016-03-23) – 1 November 2016 (2016-11-01)
Number of official events16
Most winsEngland Zane Scotland (2)
Order of MeritEngland Craig Hinton
2015
2017

OWGR inclusion

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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

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
25 Mar Royal Golf Mohammedia Open Morocco 50,000   Zane Scotland (9) n/a
30 Mar El Jadida Championship Morocco 50,000   Andrew Marshall (1) n/a
6 Apr Sotogrande Masters Spain 50,000   David Law (1) n/a
4 May Ras Al Khaimah Classic UAE 50,000   Zane Scotland (10) 3
12 May Mountain Creek Open Thailand 30,000   Wolmer Murillo (1) 3
19 May MahaSamutr Masters Thailand 50,000   Antonio Costa (1) 3
9 Jun South to East Challenge South Africa 30,000   Bryandrew Roelofsz (n/a) 3 BET
15 Jun Joburg City Masters South Africa 30,000   Craig Hinton (1) 3 BET
24 Jun 'The Roar' South Africa 30,000   Riekus Nortje (n/a) 3 BET
7 Sep Dubai Creek Open UAE 50,000   Rayhan Thomas (a) (1) 3
14 Sep Shaikh Maktoum Dubai Open UAE 50,000   Andrew Marshall (2) 3
21 Sep Golf Citizen Classic UAE 30,000   Carlos Balmaseda (1) 3
28 Sep Ascorp Golf Citizen Abu Dhabi Open UAE 50,000   Craig Hinton (2) 3
19 Oct Sahara Kuwait Championship Kuwait 50,000   Joe Heraty (1) 3
26 Oct Ghala Open Oman 50,000   Aaron Leitmannstetter (1) 3
1 Nov MENA Golf Tour Championship Oman 100,000   Tyler Hogarty (1) 3

Order of Merit

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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 Hinton 39,338
2   Luke Joy 38,355
3   Zane Scotland 34,195
4   Andrew Marshall 29,537
5   Antonio Costa 25,392

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of MENA Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.
  2. ^ BET − Big Easy Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "OWGR Board Announcement". Official World Golf Ranking. 15 April 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 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. ^ "2016 Tournament schedule". MENA Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Hogarty takes MENA Tour Championship honours at Muscat Hills". MENA Tour. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 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.
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