Duration | 17 March 2016 – 5 November 2016 |
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Number of official events | 27 |
Most wins | Bernd Ritthammer (3) |
Rankings | Jordan Smith |
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The 2016 Challenge Tour was the 28th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2016 season. [1]
For full rankings, see 2016 Challenge Tour graduates.
The rankings were titled as the Road to Oman and were based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [2] [3] The top 16 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2017 European Tour. [4]
Rank | Player | Points |
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1 | Jordan Smith | 239,985 |
2 | Bernd Ritthammer | 209,953 |
3 | Alexander Knappe | 193,500 |
4 | Ryan Fox | 160,768 |
5 | Sam Walker | 158,370 |
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So, at the end of the most competitive Challenge Tour season in recent memory, the lucky 16 going to the European Tour next year were decided. Jordan Smith, Bernd Ritthammer, Alexander Knappe, Ryan Fox, Sam Walker, Matthieu Pavon, Alexander Bjӧrk, Dylan Frittelli, Romain Langasque, Duncan Stewart, Marcus Armitage, José-Filipe Lima, Damien Perrier, Pep Angles, Thomas Detry and Joël Stalter, we wish you good luck in your endeavours - do us proud.