2021 Pro Golf Tour

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2021 Pro Golf Tour season
Duration13 April 2021 (2021-04-13) – 6 October 2021 (2021-10-06)
Number of official events13
Most wins Flag of Germany.svg Nick Bachem (2)
Flag of France.svg Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon (2)
Order of Merit Flag of France.svg Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon
2020
2022

The 2021 Pro Golf Tour was the 25th 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 2021 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
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Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
15 AprRed Sea Egyptian ClassicEgypt30,000 Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Gradecki (3)4
20 AprRed Sea Ain Sokhna ClassicEgypt30,000 Flag of Germany.svg Nick Bachem (a) (2)4
30 Apr Haugschlag NÖ Open Austria30,000 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marco Iten (3)4
29 MayNewGiza Pyramids ChallengeEgypt30,000 Flag of France.svg Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon (5)4
3 JunDreamlands Pyramids ClassicEgypt30,000 Flag of Portugal.svg Tomás Gouveia (1)4
2 Jul Gradi Polish Open Poland30,000 Flag of Germany.svg Nick Bachem (a) (3)4
8 JulKarolinka Golf Park MatchplayPoland30,000 Flag of Slovakia.svg Peter Valášek (1)4
22 JulRaiffeisen Pro Golf Tour St. PöltenAustria30,000 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Robert Foley (a) (1)4
9 AugWolf OpenGermany30,000 Flag of France.svg Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon (6)4
18 AugStarnberg OpenGermany30,000 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Hirmer (2)4
29 AugAltepro TrophyCzech Republic30,000 Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Mejow (5)4
4 SepFaberExposize Gelpenberg OpenNetherlands30,000 Flag of Germany.svg Freddy Schott (1)4
6 OctCastanea Resort ChampionshipGermany50,000 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Vahlenkamp (1)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 earned status to play on the 2022 Challenge Tour. [3]

PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned
1 Flag of France.svg Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon 17,977Promoted to Challenge Tour
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Robert Foley 16,472
3 Flag of Germany.svg Nick Bachem 14,979
4 Flag of Portugal.svg Tomás Gouveia 14,162
5 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Vahlenkamp 13,562
6 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marco Iten 10,887
7 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Bräunig 9,149
8 Flag of Germany.svg Jannik de Bruyn 9,018
9 Flag of Germany.svg Finn Fleer 8,996
10 Flag of Germany.svg Benedict Staben 8,765

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. "2021 Tournament schedule". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. "2021 Order of Merit". Pro Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. "Decottignies-Lafon tops Pro Golf Tour Rankings". European Tour. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2023.