2019 Pro Golf Tour

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2019 Pro Golf Tour season
Duration14 January 2019 (2019-01-14) – 1 October 2019 (2019-10-01)
Number of official events21
Most wins Flag of Finland.svg Sami Välimäki (4)
Order of Merit Flag of Germany.svg Hurly Long
2018
2020

The 2019 Pro Golf Tour was the 23rd season of the Pro Golf Tour (formerly the EPD Tour), a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2019 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
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Winner [a] OWGR
points
16 JanRed Sea Egyptian ClassicEgypt30,000 Flag of Germany.svg Hinrich Arkenau (5)4
22 JanRed Sea Ain Sokhna ClassicEgypt30,000 Flag of France.svg Stanislas Gautier (2)4
4 FebOpen PrestigiaMorocco30,000 Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Gradecki (2)4
8 FebOpen Casa Green GolfMorocco30,000 Flag of Finland.svg Sami Välimäki (1)4
14 FebOpen Palmeraie Country ClubMorocco30,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Kevin Duncan (1)4
4 MarOpen Madaef GolfsMorocco30,000 Flag of Germany.svg Moritz Lampert (4)4
8 MarOpen Royal Golf Anfa MohammediaMorocco30,000 Flag of France.svg Édouard Dubois (1)4
29 MarOpen OceanMorocco30,000 Flag of England.svg James Wilson (1)4
4 AprOpen TazegzoutMorocco30,000 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Heisele (4)4
10 AprOpen MichlifenMorocco30,000 Flag of Germany.svg Allen John (3)4
25 Apr Haugschlag NÖ Open Austria30,000 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Cafourek (1)4
11 MayEXTEC TrophyCzech Republic30,000 Flag of Germany.svg Finn Fleer (2)4
3 JunKUHN Maßkonfektion OpenGermany30,000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robbie van West (3)4
19 JunCzech ClassicCzech Republic30,000 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vítek Novák (a) (1)4
27 Jun Polish Open Poland30,000 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ondřej Lieser (2)4
2 JulLeipziger Golf OpenGermany30,000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dylan Boshart (2)4
12 JulBroekpolder International OpenNetherlands30,000 Flag of France.svg Hubert Tisserand (1)4
25 JulRaiffeisen Pro Golf Tour St. PöltenAustria30,000 Flag of Germany.svg Hurly Long (1)4
17 AugStarnberg OpenGermany30,000 Flag of Finland.svg Sami Välimäki (2)4
24 AugEXTEC CzechOne OpenCzech Republic30,000 Flag of Finland.svg Sami Välimäki (3)4
1 OctCastanea Resort ChampionshipGermany50,000 Flag of Finland.svg Sami Välimäki (4)4

Order of Merit

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 (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2020 Challenge Tour. [3] [4]

PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned
1 Flag of Germany.svg Hurly Long 28,999Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
2 Flag of Finland.svg Sami Välimäki 28,427Qualified for European Tour (Top 25 in Q School)
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robbie van West 22,502Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
4 Flag of Germany.svg Allen John 21,165Promoted to Challenge Tour
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ondřej Lieser 18,553
6 Flag of Germany.svg Hinrich Arkenau 17,392
7 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Benjamin Rusch 16,504
8 Flag of France.svg Félix Mory 16,446
9 Flag of Germany.svg Finn Fleer 14,893
10 Flag of France.svg Stanislas Gautier 14,374

Notes

  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.

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References

  1. "2019 Tournament schedule". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. "2019 Order of Merit". Pro Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. Lettenbichler, Matthias (2 October 2019). "Trophies for Sami Välimäki and Hurly Long". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  4. "Satellite stars: Pro Golf Tour". European Tour. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2023.