2017 PGA EuroPro Tour
| Duration | 26 April 2017 – 26 October 2017 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 16 |
| Most wins |  Chris Lloyd (3) |
| Order of Merit | Chris Lloyd |
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The 2017 PGA EuroPro Tour, titled as the 2017 HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 16th season of the PGA EuroPro Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
Schedule[edit]
The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (£) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr | Lookers Championship | Tyne and Wear | 49,460 |  Gavin Moynihan (1)
|
4 |
| 12 May | Great National Hotels Irish Masters | Ireland | 48,455 | Sam Robertshawe (1)
|
4 |
| 19 May | IFX Championship | Oxfordshire | 47,605 | Hugo Dobson (1)
|
4 |
| 15 Jun | Eagle Orchid Scottish Masters | Angus | 47,030 | Chris Lloyd (1)
|
4 |
| 23 Jun | PDC Golf Championship | Oxfordshire | 49,210 | Chris Lloyd (2)
|
4 |
| 30 Jun | Grenke Championship | Wiltshire | 47,030 | Neil Raymond (1)
|
4 |
| 7 Jul | Dawson and Sanderson Classic | Northumberland | 49,945 | Nick Marsh (1)
|
4 |
| 21 Jul | Cobra Puma Golf Championship | Carmarthenshire | 47,030 |  Jonathan Caldwell (2)
|
4 |
| 28 Jul | Matchroom Sport Championship | Bedfordshire | 47,030 | Sam Connor (3)
|
4 |
| 4 Aug | Nokia Masters | West Sussex | 49,210 | Chris Lloyd (3)
|
4 |
| 11 Aug | Motocaddy Masters | Cheshire | 51,070 | James Adams (1)
|
4 |
| 18 Aug | Pentahotels Championship | Berkshire | 48,695 |  Kim Min-kyu (1)
|
4 |
| 25 Aug | FORE Business Championship | East Sussex | 46,735 | Kim Min-kyu (2)
|
4 |
| 1 Sep | Jessie May World Snooker Golf Championship | Northamptonshire | 46,735 | Alex Belt (2)
|
4 |
| 15 Sep | Clipper Logistics Championship | West Yorkshire | 47,605 | James Adams (2)
|
4 |
| 26 Oct | Sky Sports Tour Championship | Portugal | 97,980 | Adam Chapman (1)
|
4 |
Order of Merit[edit]
The Order of Merit was titled as the Race to Amendoeira and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[2] The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2018 Challenge Tour.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Lloyd
|
37,695 | Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) |
| 2 | Kim Min-kyu
|
37,150 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 3 | Adam Chapman
|
26,586 | |
| 4 | Nick Marsh
|
24,045 | |
| 5 | Jonathan Caldwell
|
22,562 | |
| 6 | James Adams
|
21,185 | |
| 7 | Neil Raymond
|
20,318 | |
| 8 | Dermot McElroy
|
20,023 | |
| 9 | Jonathan Thomson
|
19,095 | Qualified for European Tour (Top 25 in Q School) |
| 10 | Sam Robertshawe
|
17,804 |
Notes[edit]
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA EuroPro Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the PGA EuroPro Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.
References[edit]
- ^ "2017 Tournament Schedule". PGA EuroPro Tour. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "2017 Race to Amendoeira". PGA EuroPro Tour. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Satellite stars: Minkyu Kim". European Tour. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2023.