Pro Golf Tour

This article is about the developmental tour based in Central Europe. For the earlier United States-based mini-tour formerly known as the Pro Golf Tour, see NGA Pro Golf Tour.

Pro Golf Tour

Current season, competition or edition: 2025 Pro Golf Tour
Formerly	EPD Tour Renault EPD Tour Pro Tour Esprit
Sport	Golf
Founded	1997
Founder	Wayne Hachey
First season	1997
Countries	Based in Central Europe [a]
Most titles	Tournament wins: 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]

History

The EPD Tour was established by Canadian golf professional Wayne Hachey in 1997 and has been recognised as an official third-tier tour by the 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 status to play on the second-tier Challenge Tour for the following season.

In January 2013, the tour was renamed as the Pro Golf Tour. ^[4]

EPD Tour alumni include major winner Martin Kaymer, ^{[5] [6]} as well as Tobias Dier ^[7] and Marcel Siem, who have both won on the European Tour.

Order of Merit winners

Year	Winner	Points
2024	Yente van Doren	27,706
2023	Timo Vahlenkamp	21,490
2022	Michael Hirmer	17,785
2021	Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon	17,977
2020	Thomas Rosenmüller	25,364
2019	Hurly Long	28,999
2018	Craig Howie	23,481
2017	Nicolai von Dellingshausen	29,651
2016	Antoine Schwartz	22,105
2015	Philipp Mejow	35,311
2014	Marcel Schneider	29,666
2013	Florian Fritsch	29,278
Year	Winner	Prize money (€)
2012	Marcel Haremza	26,362
2011	Reinier Saxton	34,809
2010	Benjamin Miarka	25,641
2009	Bernd Ritthammer	25,319
2008	James Ruth	23,441
2007	Tino Schuster	25,287
2006	Martin Kaymer	26,664
2005	Nicolas Meitinger	20,280
2004	Søren Juul	22,750
2003	Darren Leng	18,208
2002	Richard Porter	15,104
2001	Regis Gustave	8,973
Year	Winner	Points
2000	Karel Skopový	2,025
1999	No information known
1998
1997

Notes

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

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.
4. "Neues Jahr, neuer Name" [New year, new name]. Golf Magazin (in German). 22 January 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
5. "John Bleys eindigt als 3e in EPD Tour event" [John Bleys finishes 3rd in EPD Tour event]. Golfnet (in Dutch). 15 June 2005. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
6. "59 shots! Martin Kaymer writes golf history with a fabulous round". EPD Tour. 21 June 2006. Archived from the original on 16 July 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
7. "Renault EPD Tour 2008: Tobias Dier gewinnt das Saisonfinale in Hünfeld" [Renault EPD Tour 2008: Tobias Dier wins the season finale in Hünfeld]. LifePR (in German). 9 October 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2024.

External links

• Official website