2016 PGA EuroPro Tour

2016 PGA EuroPro Tour season

Duration	18 May 2016 (2016-05-18) – 21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)
Number of official events	15
Most wins	Matthew Cort (2)
Order of Merit	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 [lower-alpha 1]	OWGR points
20 May	PDC Golf Championship	Oxfordshire	49,210	Adam Runcie (1)	4
27 May	IFX International Championship	Surrey	47,885	Richard Edginton (1)	4
24 Jun	Grenke Championship	Wiltshire	48,160	Stephen Dodd (1)	4
1 Jul	Dawson and Sanderson Classic	Northumberland	47,030	Matthew Cort (1)	4
7 Jul	Eagle Orchid Scottish Masters	Angus	49,705	Billy Hemstock (4)	4
14 Jul	Motocaddy Masters	Dunbartonshire	47,605	Matthew Cort (2)	4
29 Jul	Lookers Championship	Tyne and Wear	46,735	Richard James (1)	4
5 Aug	World Snooker Golf Masters	Hampshire	49,460	Chris Gane (1)	4
12 Aug	Pentahotels Championship	Berkshire	47,605	James Wilkinson (2)	4
19 Aug	Matchroom Sport Championship	East Sussex	47,605	Curtis Griffiths (1)	4
26 Aug	FORE Business Championship	Oxfordshire	47,320	Mark Laskey (3)	4
2 Sep	Cobra Puma Golf Championship	Shropshire	48,695	James Maw (1)	4
9 Sep	Glenfarclas Open	Renfrewshire	49,460	Jonathan Thomson (1)	4
23 Sep	Clipper Logistics Championship	West Yorkshire	46,735	Jonathan Caldwell (1)	4
21 Oct	Matchroom Sport Tour Championship	Spain	87,860	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	Matthew Cort	33,920	Promoted to Challenge Tour
2	Peter Tarver-Jones	29,221
3	Curtis Griffiths	27,990
4	Richard James	26,555
5	Mark Laskey	23,375
6	Billy Hemstock	22,661
7	Jonathan Caldwell	22,361
8	Greg Payne	19,473
9	James Maw	19,413
10	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.

External links

• Official website