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.

2016 Pro Golf Tour season
Duration18 January 2016 (2016-01-18) – 27 September 2016 (2016-09-27)
Number of official events19
Most winsGermany Hinrich Arkenau (2)
France Johann Lopez-Lazaro (2)
Belgium Christopher Mivis (2)
Germany Benedict Staben (2)
Order of MeritFrance Antoine Schwartz
2015
2017

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
()
Winner[a] OWGR
points
20 Jan Red Sea Egyptian Classic Egypt 30,000   Antoine Schwartz (3) 4
26 Jan Red Sea Ain Sokhna Classic Egypt 30,000   Christopher Mivis (3) 4
8 Feb Open Ocean Morocco 30,000   Moritz Lampert (3) 4
12 Feb Open Tazegzout Morocco 30,000   Martin Keskari (4) 4
7 Mar Tony Jacklin Open Morocco 30,000   Rory McNamara (1) 4
11 Mar Open Casa Green Morocco 30,000   Johann Lopez-Lazaro (1) 4
11 Apr Open Madaef Morocco 30,000   Stanislas Gautier (1) 4
15 Apr Open Royal Golf Anfa Mohammedia Morocco 30,000   Ben Parker (4) 4
5 May Ypsilon Cup Czech Republic 30,000   Benedict Staben (1) 4
19 May Haugschlag NÖ Open Austria 30,000   Stanislav Matuš (1) 4
24 May Adamstal Open Austria 30,000   Johann Lopez-Lazaro (2) 4
29 May St. Pölten Pro Golf Tour Austria 30,000   Christopher Mivis (4) 4
13 Jun Ceevee Leather Open Germany 30,000   Max Kramer (8) 4
8 Jul Kosaido Düsseldorf Open Germany 30,000   Hinrich Arkenau (1) 4
15 Jul Sparkassen Open Germany 30,000   Maarten Bosch (1) 4
26 Jul Lotos Polish Open Poland 30,000   Hinrich Arkenau (2) 4
5 Aug Gut Bissenmoor Classic Germany 30,000   Mathieu Fenasse (1) 4
22 Aug Preis des Hardenberg GolfResort Germany 30,000   Benedict Staben (2) 4
27 Sep Castanea Resort Pro Golf Tour Championship Germany 50,000   Niklas Adank (1) 4

Order of Merit

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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]

Position Player Points Status earned
1   Antoine Schwartz 22,105 Promoted to Challenge Tour
2   Julian Kunzenbacher 21,996
3   Christopher Mivis 20,454
4   Max Kramer 18,603
5   Mathieu Fenasse 17,441
6   Patrick Kopp 16,482
7   Johann Lopez-Lazaro 16,177
8   Benedict Staben 15,849
9   Stanislav Matuš 14,403
10   Rory McNamara 12,944

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Tournament schedule". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ "2016 Order of Merit". Pro Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. ^ Lettenbichler, Matthias (1 October 2016). "Adank wins the final, Schwartz the Order of Merit". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Satellite stars: Antoine Schwartz". European Tour. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
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