2011 MENA Golf Tour

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2011 MENA Golf Tour season
Duration26 September 2011 (2011-09-26) – 19 October 2011 (2011-10-19)
Number of official events4
Order of Merit Flag of England.svg Jake Shepherd
2012

The 2011 MENA Golf Tour was the inaugural season of the MENA Golf Tour.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2011 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1]
28 SepAbu Dhabi Golf Citizen OpenUAE50,000 Flag of England.svg Zane Scotland (1)
5 OctRas Al Khaimah ClassicUAE50,000 Flag of England.svg Ross Canavan (1)
12 OctShaikh Maktoum Dubai OpenUAE50,000 Flag of England.svg Peter Richardson (1)
19 OctMENA Golf Tour ChampionshipUAE75,000 Flag of England.svg Jake Shepherd (1)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [2] [3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of England.svg Jake Shepherd 17,749
2 Flag of England.svg Peter Richardson 15,087
3 Flag of the United States.svg Sean McNamara 13,271
4 Flag of England.svg Ross Canavan 13,159
5 Flag of England.svg Zane Scotland 11,148

Notes

  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.

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References

  1. "2011 Tournament schedule". MENA Tour. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  2. "2011 Order of Merit". MENA Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  3. "Shepherd keeps his nerve in playoff to emerge champion". Gulf News. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2023.