| Duration | 10 February 2016 – 25 December 2016 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 21 |
| Most wins |  S. Chikkarangappa (3) Shubhankar Sharma (3) |
| Order of Merit | Rashid Khan |
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The 2016 Professional Golf Tour of India was the 10th season of the Professional Golf Tour of India, the main professional golf tour in India since it was formed in 2006.
The following table lists official events during the 2016 season. [1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (₹) | Winner [a] | OWGR points | Other tours [b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb | CIAL Cochin Masters | Kerala | 6,000,000 | Feroz Ali Mollah (2) | n/a | |
| 19 Feb | PGTI Players Championship (Eagleton) | Karnataka | 3,000,000 | Shubhankar Sharma (2) | n/a | |
| 28 Feb | Golconda Masters | Telangana | 4,000,000 | Ajeetesh Sandhu (2) | n/a | |
| 25 Mar | Kolkata Classic | West Bengal | 3,000,000 | Shubhankar Sharma (3) | n/a | |
| 2 Apr | BTI Open | Bangladesh | 3,500,000 |  Siddikur Rahman (5) | n/a | |
| 8 Apr | Pune Open | Maharashtra | 3,000,000 | Harendra Gupta (5) | n/a | |
| 4 Jun | Louis Philippe Cup | Karnataka | 12,000,000 | S. Chikkarangappa (9) | n/a | |
| 6 Aug | TAKE Solutions Classic | Uttar Pradesh | 5,000,000 | Rashid Khan (7) | n/a | |
| 12 Aug | PGTI Players Championship (Classic) | Haryana | 3,000,000 | Khalin Joshi (3) | n/a | |
| 9 Sep | Eagleburg Masters | Karnataka | 3,000,000 | S. Chikkarangappa (10) | n/a | |
| 16 Sep | Ahmedabad Masters | Gujarat | 3,000,000 | Rashid Khan (8) | n/a | |
| 7 Oct | PGTI Masters | Haryana | 5,000,000 | Ashok Kumar (13) | n/a | |
| 14 Oct | Chennai Open Golf Championship | Tamil Nadu | 4,000,000 | Mukesh Kumar (18) | n/a | |
| 22 Oct | TAKE Open Golf Championship | Karnataka | 10,000,000 | S. Chikkarangappa (11) | n/a | |
| 4 Nov | PGTI Players Championship (Tollygunge) | West Bengal | 3,000,000 | Karandeep Kochhar (1) | n/a | |
| 13 Nov | Chief Ministers Meghalaya Open Golf | Meghalaya | 4,000,000 | Honey Baisoya (1) | n/a | |
| 19 Nov | IndianOil Servo Masters Golf | Assam | 3,500,000 | Honey Baisoya (2) | n/a | |
| 26 Nov | CG Open | Maharashtra | 10,000,000 | Shamim Khan (10) | n/a | |
| 4 Dec | Panasonic Open India | Delhi | US$400,000 | Mukesh Kumar (19) | 14 | ASA |
| 18 Dec | Tata Open | Jharkhand | 7,500,000 | Shubhankar Sharma (4) | n/a | |
| 25 Dec | McLeod Russel Tour Championship | West Bengal | 15,000,000 |  Pariya Junhasavasdikul (n/a) | n/a |
The Order of Merit was titled as the Rolex Rankings and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Indian rupees. [2] [3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (₹) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rashid Khan | 4,479,880 |
| 2 | Shamim Khan | 4,116,458 |
| 3 | Shubhankar Sharma | 3,921,598 |
| 4 | Khalin Joshi | 3,578,965 |
| 5 | Honey Baisoya | 2,733,720 |
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Khan slipped one position to second after mixing four birdies with two bogeys yesterday before finishing with a final round of 72 to win the Order of Merit with season's earnings of Rs 44,79,880.