MENA Tour#Order of Merit winners

{{short description|Professional golf tour}}

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| title = MENA Tour

| current_season = 2022–23 MENA Tour

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| sport = Golf

| founded = 2011

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| inaugural = 2011

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| countries = Based in the Middle East and North Africa{{efn|Schedules also included events in Australia, England, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Thailand and the United States.}}

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| most_champs = Tournament wins:
{{flagicon|ENG}} Zane Scotland (10)

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| website = https://menatour.golf

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| Founder = Shaikh Maktoum Golf Foundation

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The MENA Tour is a golf tour in the Middle East and North Africa. It was founded in 2011 by the Dubai-based Shaikh Maktoum Golf Foundation. It was previously affiliated to The R&A and the Arab Golf Federation. The previous iteration of the tour was open to both professionals and amateurs.

In 2016 and 2017, the top five professionals on the Order of Merit received Sunshine Tour cards for the following season, with those 6th to 15th earning entry into the final stage of the Sunshine Tour's Q School. The MENA Tour was included in the Official World Golf Ranking from May 2016, with three points awarded for 54-hole events and five for 72-hole events.{{cite web |url=https://menagolftour.com/news/details/mena-golf-tour-sunshine-tour-tie-up-breaks-new-ground |title=MENA Golf Tour-Sunshine Tour tie-up breaks new ground |publisher=MENA Golf Tour |date=7 February 2016 |accessdate=25 February 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.owgr.com/news/2016/april/press-release |title=OWGR Board Announcement |publisher=Official World Golf Ranking |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417203844/http://www.owgr.com/news/2016/april/press-release |archive-date=17 April 2016 |date=15 April 2016 |access-date=12 June 2023}}

The tour was cancelled in 2018 but started again in 2019, with five events planned for February and March 2019 with a further five in October and November. The schedule was revised in 2020 with all tournaments being played from February to April.{{cite web |url=https://menatour.golf/tournaments |title=Tournament Details |publisher=MENA Golf Tour |accessdate=3 February 2020}} Because of the COVID-19 pandemic only 5 events were played. No tournaments were held in 2021. At the end of 2021 the tour announced its intention to merge with the Asian Development Tour in 2023, with a number of co-sanctioned events to be played in 2022.{{cite web |url=https://menatour.golf/news/details/important-announcement-for-all-mena-tour-members |title=Important Announcement for all MENA Tour Members. |publisher=MENA Tour |date=23 December 2021 |access-date=28 March 2022}} In October 2022, the MENA Tour entered into a "strategic alliance" with LIV Golf; the arrangement was conceived with the intent of immediately affording LIV Golf events Official World Golf Ranking points.{{Cite news |last=Corrigan |first=James |date=5 October 2022 |title=Exclusive: LIV golfers find way to earn world ranking points – from this week |newspaper=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/golf/2022/10/05/exclusive-liv-golfers-earn-world-ranking-points/ |access-date=5 October 2022}}

Order of Merit winners

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! Season !! Winner !! Points !! Ref.

align=center|2022–23{{flagicon|USA}} Brooks Koepkaalign=center|18,098,333
align=center|2020–22{{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Slomanalign=center|28,870{{cite web |url=https://worldwide.golf/tour-news/tom-sloman-crowned-mena-tour-champion/ |title=Tom Sloman crowned MENA Tour champion |work=Worldwide Golf |date=20 May 2022 |access-date=24 June 2023}}
align=center|2019{{flagicon|ZAF}} Mathiam Keyseralign=center|45,153{{cite web |url=https://menatour.golf/tournament/prize-fund/2019/journey-to-jordan-tour-championship |title=Order of Merit Professionals |publisher=MENA Tour |accessdate=4 February 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://menatour.golf/tournament/prize-fund/2019/journey-to-jordan-tour-championship |title=Order of Merit Amateurs |publisher=MENA Tour |accessdate=4 February 2020}}
SeasonWinnerPrize money (US$)Ref.
align=center|2017{{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Elsonalign=center|36,677{{cite web |url=https://menatour.golf/tournament/prize-fund/2017/mena-tour-championship |title=Order of Merit Professionals |publisher=MENA Tour |accessdate=21 January 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://menatour.golf/tournament/oom/2017/mena-tour-championship |title=Order of Merit Amateurs |publisher=MENA Tour |accessdate=21 January 2019}}
align=center|2016{{flagicon|ENG}} Craig Hintonalign=center|39,338{{cite web |url=https://menatour.golf/tournament/prize-fund/2016/2016-mena-golf-tour-championship |title=Order of Merit Professionals |publisher=MENA Tour |accessdate=21 January 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://menatour.golf/tournament/oom/2016/2016-mena-golf-tour-championship |title=Order of Merit Amateurs |publisher=MENA Tour |accessdate=21 January 2019}}
align=center|2015{{flagicon|ZAF}} Thriston Lawrencealign=center|27,679{{cite web |url=https://menagolftour.com/news/details/england-s-campbell-defies-winds-to-win-mena-tour-championship |title=England's Campbell defies winds to win MENA Tour Championship |publisher=MENA Golf Tour |date=15 November 2015 |accessdate=25 February 2016}}
align=center|2014{{flagicon|ENG}} Joshua Whitealign=center|28,471{{cite web |url=https://menagolftour.com/news/details/field-day-for-lee-as-white-becomes-2014-mena-golf-tour-champion |title=Field day for Lee as White becomes 2014 MENA Golf Tour Champion |date=4 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312082635/https://menagolftour.com/news/details/field-day-for-lee-as-white-becomes-2014-mena-golf-tour-champion |archive-date=12 March 2016 |publisher=MENA Tour |accessdate=31 August 2022}}
align=center|2013{{flagicon|ENG}} Zane Scotlandalign=center|50,229{{cite news |url=http://gulfnews.com/sport/golf/corfield-wins-mena-tour-finale-in-play-off-1.1254855 |title=Corfield wins Mena Tour finale in play-off |newspaper=Gulf News |date=13 November 2013}}
align=center|2012{{flagicon|WAL}} Stephen Doddalign=center|27,636{{cite news |url=http://gulfnews.com/sport/golf/dodd-becomes-overall-mena-tour-champion-1.1096510 |title=Dodd becomes overall Mena Tour champion |newspaper=Gulf News |date=31 October 2012}}
align=center|2011{{flagicon|ENG}} Jake Shepherdalign=center|17,749{{cite news |url=http://gulfnews.com/sport/golf/shepherd-keeps-his-nerve-in-playoff-to-emerge-champion-1.908134 |title=Shepherd keeps his nerve in playoff to emerge champion |newspaper=Gulf News |date=20 October 2011}}

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