Pro Golf Tour

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Pro Golf Tour
Current season, competition or edition:
Golf current event.svg 2024 Pro Golf Tour
FormerlyEPD Tour
Renault EPD Tour
Pro Tour Esprit
Sport Golf
Founded1997
FounderWayne Hachey
First season1997
CountriesBased in Central Europe [lower-alpha 1]
Most titlesTournament wins:
Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Haremza (12)
Official website https://www.progolftour.de/

The Pro Golf Tour, formerly the EPD Tour (European Professional Development Tour), is a developmental professional golf tour based in Germany. It is a third-level tour, the highest level of men's golf in Europe being the European Tour, and the second level being the Challenge Tour. The other third-level tours in Europe are the United Kingdom-based Tartan Pro Tour and Clutch Pro Tour, the Alps Tour, which is sanctioned by the national golf unions of several countries, including France and Italy, and the Nordic Golf League in the Nordic countries. Starting in July 2015, third-level tours carry Official World Golf Ranking points. [1]

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The EPD Tour was established by Canadian golf professional Wayne Hachey in 1997 and has been recognised as an official third level tour by the PGA European Tour since 2001. [2] In 2005 the PGA of Germany took over the EPD Tour. [3]

The top ten players on the Order of Merit are awarded a bypass to the second stage of European Tour Qualifying School. The five leading non-exempt players earn an additional perk with status on the second-tier Challenge Tour.

EPD Tour alumni include major winner Martin Kaymer, as well as Tobias Dier and Marcel Siem, who have both won on the European Tour.

Order of Merit winners

YearWinnerPoints
2023 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Vahlenkamp 21,490
2022 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Hirmer 17,785
2021 Flag of France.svg Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon 17,977
2020 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Rosenmüller 25,364
2019 Flag of Germany.svg Hurly Long 28,999
2018 Flag of Scotland.svg Craig Howie 23,481
2017 Flag of Germany.svg Nicolai von Dellingshausen 29,651
2016 Flag of France.svg Antoine Schwartz 22,105
2015 Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Mejow 35,311
2014 Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Schneider 29,666
2013 Flag of Germany.svg Florian Fritsch 29,278
YearWinnerPrize money (€)
2012 Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Haremza 26,362
2011 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Reinier Saxton 34,809
2010 Flag of Germany.svg Benjamin Miarka 25,641
2009 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Ritthammer 25,319
2008 Flag of England.svg James Ruth 23,441
2007 Flag of Germany.svg Tino Schuster 25,287
2006 Flag of Germany.svg Martin Kaymer 26,664
2005 Flag of Germany.svg Nicolas Meitinger 20,280
2004 Flag of Denmark.svg Søren Juul 22,750
2003 Flag of England.svg Darren Leng 18,208
2002 Flag of Germany.svg Richard Porter 15,104
2001 Flag of Saint Lucia (1979-2002).svg Regis Gustave 8,973
YearWinnerPoints
2000 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Skopový 2,025
1999 No information known
1998
1997

Notes

  1. ↑ Schedules have also included events in Egypt, France, Morocco, Spain and Turkey.

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References

  1. ↑ "OWGR Board Announce Inclusion of New Tours". Official World Golf Ranking. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Our commitment to our Members". EPD Tour. Archived from the original on 5 March 2001. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "About the European Professional Development Tour". EPD Tour. Archived from the original on 3 April 2005. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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