2024 Pro Golf Tour

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2024 Pro Golf Tour season
Duration23 January 2024 (2024-01-23) – 2 October 2024 (2024-10-02)
Number of official events17
Most wins Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Cédric Gugler (3)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg James Meyer de Beco (3)
Order of Merit Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yente van Doren
2023
2025

The 2024 Pro Golf Tour was the 28th 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 2024 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
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Winner [a] OWGR
points
25 JanRed Sea Ain Sokhna OpenEgypt30,000 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fiorino Clerici (1)0.41
30 JanRed Sea Egyptian ClassicEgypt30,000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mike Toorop (1)0.43
22 FebGolf Mad OpenTurkey30,000 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Hirmer (4)0.49
26 FebGolf Mad ChampionshipTurkey30,000 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg James Meyer de Beco (1)0.52
14 MarAllegria OpenEgypt30,000 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Cédric Gugler (1)0.56
19 MarNewGiza Pyramids ChallengeEgypt30,000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Aydan Verdonk (1)0.55
26 Apr Haugschlag NÖ Open Austria30,000 Flag of France.svg Jean Bekirian [b] (4)0.72
9 MayRaiffeisen Pro Golf Tour St. PöltenAustria30,000 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yente van Doren (2)0.66
5 JunRoyal Homburger OpenGermany30,000 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Robert Foley (2)0.58
13 JunIron Duke Belgian OpenBelgium30,000 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Cédric Gugler (2)0.60
26 JunCuber OpenGermany30,000 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg James Meyer de Beco (2)0.64
5 Jul Gradi Polish Open Poland30,000 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Cédric Gugler (3)0.65
24 JulFairways Labs OpenGermany30,000 Flag of Slovakia.svg Tadeáš Teťák (2)0.63
17 AugStaan OpenNetherlands30,000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Koen Kouwenaar (1)0.74
23 AugMono Gelpenberg OpenNetherlands30,000 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yente van Doren (3)0.62
29 AugStippelberg OpenNetherlands30,000 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg James Meyer de Beco (3)0.57
2 OctCastanea Resort ChampionshipGermany50,000 Flag of Slovakia.svg Tadeáš Teťák (3)0.55

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [5] [6] The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2025 Challenge Tour (HotelPlanner Tour). [7] [6] [8]

PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yente van Doren 27,706Promoted to Challenge Tour
2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg James Meyer de Beco 25,920
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg Tadeáš Teťák 24,615Qualified for European Tour (Top 20 in Q School)
4 Flag of Armenia.svg Jean Bekirian [b] 23,824
5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Cédric Gugler 20,751Promoted to Challenge Tour
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Aydan Verdonk 14,702
7 Flag of France.svg Clément Charmasson 13,793
8 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Robert Foley 13,534
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Koen Kouwenaar 12,985
10 Flag of France.svg Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon 12,736

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.
  2. 1 2 Bekirian changed his sporting nationality from France to Armenia in September 2024. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "2024 Tournament schedule". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  2. Carson, Oliver (10 January 2024). "Pro Golf Tour 2024 season with 16 tournaments in seven countries". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. Bekirian, Jean [@jean_bekirian] (21 May 2024). "Très honoré d'avoir rencontré Mr le vice Ministre des Sports et Mr le Chef de Service du Comité Olympique de la République D'Arménie. 🇦🇲" [Very honored to have met Mr. Vice Minister of Sports and Mr. Head of Service of the Olympic Committee of the Republic of Armenia. 🇦🇲] (in French). Retrieved 14 November 2024 via Instagram.
  4. "School's out - The story of Final Stage 2024". European Tour. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024. Jean Bekirian changed his nationality from French to Armenian in the middle of the year and he will now become the first Armenian member in DP World Tour history.
  5. "2024 Order of Merit". Pro Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Coup double pour le Slovaque Tadeas Tetak. Jean Bekirian retrouve le Challenge Tour" [A double blow for Slovakia's Tadeas Tetak. Jean Bekirian returns to the Challenge Tour]. Golf Planète (in French). 2 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  7. Dillenburg, Daniel (2 October 2024). "Season finale: Tetak triumphs at Castanea anniversary". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 3 October 2024. Tadeas Tetak wins the Castanea Resort Championship 2024 with an overall score of -12. His second win of the season is synonymous with promotion to the Challenge Tour. The second and third-placed finishers in the season finale, Yente van Doren (-11) and Jean Bekirian (-10), are also delighted with their Challenge Tour card... Cédric Gugler from Switzerland finished fifth overall but, like Meyer de Beco, had already secured his Tour card thanks to three wins this season. All five will start the 2025 Challenge Tour season in category 13b.
  8. "Van Doren one of five to seal Pro Golf Tour promotion". European Tour. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.