2016 Pro Golf Tour
{{short description|Golf tour season}}
{{use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 2016
| tour = Pro Golf Tour
| regular_season = {{Start date|2016|1|18|df=y}} – {{end date|2016|9|27|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 19
| most_wins = {{flagicon|GER}} Hinrich Arkenau (2)
{{flagicon|FRA}} Johann Lopez-Lazaro (2)
{{flagicon|BEL}} Christopher Mivis (2)
{{flagicon|GER}} Benedict Staben (2)
| honor1 = Order of Merit
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Schwartz
| honor2 =
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| prevseason = 2015
| nextseason = 2017
}}
The 2016 Pro Golf Tour was the 20th season of the Pro Golf Tour (formerly the EPD Tour), a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.progolftour.de/tournaments?year=2016#season-calendar-2016 |title=2016 Tournament schedule |publisher=Pro Golf Tour |access-date=7 April 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!Date !! Tournament !! Host country !! Purse |
| 20 Jan
|Red Sea Egyptian Classic |Egypt |align=right|30,000 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Schwartz (3) |align=center|4 |
| 26 Jan
|Red Sea Ain Sokhna Classic |Egypt |align=right|30,000 |{{flagicon|BEL}} Christopher Mivis (3) |align=center|4 |
| 8 Feb
|Open Ocean |Morocco |align=right|30,000 |{{flagicon|DEU}} Moritz Lampert (3) |align=center|4 |
| 12 Feb
|Open Tazegzout |Morocco |align=right|30,000 |{{flagicon|DEU}} Martin Keskari (4) |align=center|4 |
| 7 Mar
|Tony Jacklin Open |Morocco |align=right|30,000 |{{flagicon|IRL}} Rory McNamara (1) |align=center|4 |
| 11 Mar
|Open Casa Green |Morocco |align=right|30,000 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Johann Lopez-Lazaro (1) |align=center|4 |
| 11 Apr
|Open Madaef |Morocco |align=right|30,000 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Stanislas Gautier (1) |align=center|4 |
| 15 Apr
|Open Royal Golf Anfa Mohammedia |Morocco |align=right|30,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Parker (4) |align=center|4 |
| 5 May
|Ypsilon Cup |Czech Republic |align=right|30,000 |{{flagicon|DEU}} Benedict Staben (1) |align=center|4 |
| 19 May
|Austria |align=right|30,000 |{{flagicon|CZE}} Stanislav Matuš (1) |align=center|4 |
| 24 May
|Adamstal Open |Austria |align=right|30,000 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Johann Lopez-Lazaro (2) |align=center|4 |
| 29 May
|St. Pölten Pro Golf Tour |Austria |align=right|30,000 |{{flagicon|BEL}} Christopher Mivis (4) |align=center|4 |
| 13 Jun
|Ceevee Leather Open |Germany |align=right|30,000 |{{flagicon|DEU}} Max Kramer (8) |align=center|4 |
| 8 Jul
|Kosaido Düsseldorf Open |Germany |align=right|30,000 |{{flagicon|DEU}} Hinrich Arkenau (1) |align=center|4 |
| 15 Jul
|Sparkassen Open |Germany |align=right|30,000 |{{flagicon|NED}} Maarten Bosch (1) |align=center|4 |
| 26 Jul
|Poland |align=right|30,000 |{{flagicon|DEU}} Hinrich Arkenau (2) |align=center|4 |
| 5 Aug
|Gut Bissenmoor Classic |Germany |align=right|30,000 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Mathieu Fenasse (1) |align=center|4 |
| 22 Aug
|Preis des Hardenberg GolfResort |Germany |align=right|30,000 |{{flagicon|DEU}} Benedict Staben (2) |align=center|4 |
| 27 Sep
|Castanea Resort Pro Golf Tour Championship |Germany |align=right|50,000 |{{flagicon|DEU}} Niklas Adank (1) |align=center|4 |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.{{cite web |url=https://www.progolftour.de/order-of-merit-en?year=2016 |title=2016 Order of Merit |publisher=Pro Golf Tour |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209055656/https://www.progolftour.de/order-of-merit-en?year=2016 |archive-date=9 December 2022 |access-date=7 April 2023}} The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2017 Challenge Tour.{{cite web |url=https://www.progolftour.de/press-detail/niklas-adank-wins-the-final-schwartz-the-order-of-merit |title=Adank wins the final, Schwartz the Order of Merit |publisher=Pro Golf Tour |first=Matthias |last=Lettenbichler |date=1 October 2016 |access-date=7 April 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/satellite-stars-antoine-schwartz/ |title=Satellite stars: Antoine Schwartz |publisher=European Tour |date=18 January 2017 |access-date=4 May 2023}}
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!Position !Player !Points !Status earned |
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Schwartz |align=center|22,105 |rowspan=5|Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|2 |{{flagicon|GER}} Julian Kunzenbacher |align=center|21,996 |
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|3 |{{flagicon|BEL}} Christopher Mivis |align=center|20,454 |
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|4 |{{flagicon|GER}} Max Kramer |align=center|18,603 |
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|5 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Mathieu Fenasse |align=center|17,441 |
| align=center|6
|{{flagicon|GER}} Patrick Kopp |align=center|16,482 | |
| align=center|7
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Johann Lopez-Lazaro |align=center|16,177 | |
| align=center|8
|{{flagicon|GER}} Benedict Staben |align=center|15,849 | |
| align=center|9
|{{flagicon|CZE}} Stanislav Matuš |align=center|14,403 | |
| align=center|10
|{{flagicon|IRL}} Rory McNamara |align=center|12,944 | |
Notes
{{notelist}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official site|https://www.progolftour.de/index-en}}
{{Satellite Tour seasons master|2016}}
{{Pro Golf Tour seasons}}