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Pro Golf Tour

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Pro Golf Tour
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024 Pro Golf Tour
FormerlyEPD Tour
Renault EPD Tour
Pro Tour Esprit
SportGolf
Founded1997
FounderWayne Hachey
First season1997
CountriesBased in Central Europe[a]
Most titlesTournament wins:
Germany Marcel Haremza (12)
Official websitehttps://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

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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

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

Notes

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

References

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  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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