2018 Pro Golf Tour

2018 Pro Golf Tour season
Duration15 January 2018 (2018-01-15) – 25 September 2018 (2018-09-25)
Number of official events20[a]
Most winsFrance Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon (2)
Order of MeritScotland Craig Howie
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The 2018 Pro Golf Tour was the 22nd 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 2018 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€)		 Winner[b] OWGR
points
17 Jan Red Sea Egyptian Classic Egypt 30,000 Germany Michael Hirmer (a) (1) 4
23 Jan Red Sea Ain Sokhna Classic Egypt 30,000 Germany Jeremy Paul (1) 4
5 Feb Open Prestigia Morocco 30,000 Scotland Liam Johnston (1) 4
9 Feb Open Casa Green Golf Morocco 30,000 France Julien de Poyen (1) 4
26 Feb Open Madaef Morocco 30,000 Netherlands Robbie van West (2) 4
2 Mar Open Palmeraie Country Club Morocco – Cancelled[2] –
26 Mar Open Ocean Morocco 30,000 Switzerland Benjamin Rusch (4) 4
30 Mar Open Tazegzout Morocco 30,000 France Romain Bechu (2) 4
5 Apr Open Royal Golf Anfa Mohammedia Morocco 30,000 Germany Max Kramer (9) 4
26 Apr Haugschlag NÖ Open Austria 30,000 France Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon (3) 4
12 May EXTEC Trophy Czech Republic 30,000 France Richard Jouven (1) 4
31 May Raiffeisen Pro Golf Tour St. Pölten Austria 30,000 Germany Allen John (a) (2) 4
18 Jun McNeill Open Germany 30,000 Germany Hinrich Arkenau (4) 4
26 Jun Polish Open Poland 30,000 France Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon (4) 4
6 Jul Broekpolder International Open Netherlands 30,000 France Nicolas Maheut (1) 4
13 Jul Gut Bissenmoor Classic Germany 30,000 Germany Maximilian Laier (2) 4
20 Jul Zell am See – Kaprun Open Austria 30,000 Czech Republic Ondřej Lieser (1) 4
7 Aug Leipziger Golf Open Germany 30,000 Scotland Craig Howie (1) 4
17 Aug Starnberg Open Germany 30,000 Germany Daniel Wünsche (6) 4
5 Sep New Golf Club Matchplay Championship Germany 30,000 Poland Mateusz Gradecki (1) 4
25 Sep Castanea Resort Championship Germany 50,000 Germany Jonas Kölbing (1) 4

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2019 Challenge Tour.[4][5]

Position Player Points Status earned
1 Scotland Craig Howie 23,481 Promoted to Challenge Tour
2 Germany Jonas Kölbing 22,236
3 France Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon 20,816
4 Scotland Chris Robb 18,942
5 Poland Mateusz Gradecki 18,369
6 Switzerland Benjamin Rusch 17,816
7 Germany Hinrich Arkenau 17,028
8 Czech Republic Ondřej Lieser 15,719
9 France Julien de Poyen 14,649
10 Scotland Chris Maclean 12,667

Notes

  1. ^ One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
  2. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Pro Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Pro Golf Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.

References

  1. ^ "2018 Tournament schedule". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ Lettenbichler, Matthias (3 March 2018). "Tournament completely cancelled". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  3. ^ "2018 Order of Merit". Pro Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  4. ^ Lettenbichler, Matthias (26 September 2018). "2018 Champion Craig Howie". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Satellite Stars: Craig Howie". European Tour. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2023.