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Pro Golf Tour

Professional golf tour

Summary

Professional golf tour

FieldValue
titlePro Golf Tour
current_season2025 Pro Golf Tour
pixels150px
formerlyEPD Tour
Renault EPD Tour
Pro Tour Esprit
sportGolf
founded1997
inaugural1997
countriesBased in Central Europe
most_champsTournament wins:
DEU Marcel Haremza (12)
websitehttps://www.progolftour.de/
FounderWayne Hachey

Renault EPD Tour Pro Tour Esprit DEU Marcel Haremza (12) 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.

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. In 2005, the PGA of Germany took over the EPD Tour. 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.

EPD Tour alumni include major winner Martin Kaymer, as well as Tobias Dier and Marcel Siem, who have all went on to win on the European Tour.

Order of Merit winners

YearWinnerPointsYearWinnerPrize money (€)YearWinnerPoints
2025NLD Lars van der Vight25,158
2024BEL Yente van Doren27,706
2023DEU Timo Vahlenkamp21,490
2022DEU Michael Hirmer17,785
2021FRA Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon17,977
2020DEU Thomas Rosenmüller25,364
2019DEU Hurly Long28,999
2018SCO Craig Howie23,481
2017DEU Nicolai von Dellingshausen29,651
2016FRA Antoine Schwartz22,105
2015DEU Philipp Mejow35,311
2014DEU Marcel Schneider29,666
2013DEU Florian Fritsch29,278
2012DEU Marcel Haremza26,362
2011NLD Reinier Saxton34,809
2010DEU Benjamin Miarka25,641
2009DEU Bernd Ritthammer25,319
2008ENG James Ruth23,441
2007DEU Tino Schuster25,287
2006DEU Martin Kaymer26,664
2005DEU Nicolas Meitinger20,280
2004DNK Søren Juul22,750
2003ENG Darren Leng18,208
2002DEU Richard Porter15,104
2001LCA Regis Gustave8,973
2000CZE Karel Skopový2,025
1999No information known
1998
1997

Notes

References

References

  1. (15 July 2015). "OWGR Board Announce Inclusion of New Tours". Official World Golf Ranking.
  2. "Our commitment to our Members". EPD Tour.
  3. "About the European Professional Development Tour". EPD Tour.
  4. (22 January 2013). "Neues Jahr, neuer Name".
  5. (15 June 2005). "John Bleys eindigt als 3e in EPD Tour event". Golfnet.
  6. (June 21, 2006). "59 shots! Martin Kaymer writes golf history with a fabulous round". EPD Tour.
  7. (9 October 2008). "Renault EPD Tour 2008: Tobias Dier gewinnt das Saisonfinale in Hünfeld". LifePR.
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