2015 Pro Golf Tour

2015 Pro Golf Tour season
Duration12 January 2015 (2015-01-12) – 29 September 2015 (2015-09-29)
Number of official events22
Most winsGermany Martin Keskari (3)
Switzerland Benjamin Rusch (3)
Order of MeritGermany Philipp Mejow
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The 2015 Pro Golf Tour was the 19th season of the Pro Golf Tour (formerly the EPD Tour), a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

OWGR inclusion

In July, it was announced that all Pro Golf Tour events, beginning with the Lotos Polish Open, would receive Official World Golf Ranking points at the minimum level of 4 points for the winner of a 54-hole event.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points
14 Jan Red Sea Egyptian Classic Egypt 30,000 Netherlands Reinier Saxton (4) n/a
20 Jan Red Sea Ain Sokhna Classic Egypt 30,000 Germany Philipp Mejow (2) n/a
2 Feb Open Samanah Morocco 30,000 Germany Martin Keskari (1) n/a
6 Feb Open Al Maaden Morocco 30,000 France Alexandre Kaleka (1) n/a
12 Feb Open Mogador Morocco 30,000 France Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon (1) n/a
2 Mar Open Dar Es Salam (Blue Course) Morocco 30,000 Germany David Heinzinger (1) n/a
6 Mar Open Dar Es Salam (Red Course) Morocco 30,000 Switzerland Benjamin Rusch (1) n/a
15 Apr Open Casa Green Golf Morocco 30,000 Germany Nicolas Meitinger (10) n/a
21 Apr Open Royal Golf Anfa Mohammedia Morocco 30,000 England Ben Parker (3) n/a
27 Apr Open Madaef Morocco 30,000 France Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon (2) n/a
28 May Haugschlag NÖ Open Austria 30,000 Switzerland Benjamin Rusch (2) n/a
2 Jun Adamstal Open Austria 30,000 France Olivier Rozner (1) n/a
7 Jun St. Pölten Pro Golf Tour Austria 30,000 Netherlands Reinier Saxton (5) n/a
15 Jun Ceevee Leather Open Germany 30,000 France Antoine Schwartz (2) n/a
11 Jul Praforst Pro Golf Tour Germany 30,000 Germany Martin Keskari (2) n/a
17 Jul Gut Bissenmoor Classic Germany 30,000 Germany Philipp Mejow (3) n/a
28 Jul Lotos Polish Open Poland 30,000 Germany Martin Keskari (3) 4
4 Aug Kosaido Düsseldorf Open Germany 30,000 Germany Maximilian Röhrig (1) 4
11 Aug Sparkassen Open Germany 30,000 Netherlands Robin Kind (2) 4
18 Aug Augsburg Classic Germany 30,000 France Romain Bechu (1) 4
31 Aug Preis de Hardenborg GolfResorts Germany 30,000 Germany Maximilian Laier (1) 4
29 Sep Castanea Resort Pro Golf Tour Championship Germany 50,000 Switzerland Benjamin Rusch (3) 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 (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2016 Challenge Tour.[4]

Position Player Points Status earned
1 Germany Philipp Mejow 35,311 Promoted to Challenge Tour
2 Switzerland Benjamin Rusch 32,537
3 Netherlands Reinier Saxton 27,349 Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
4 Germany Martin Keskari 27,024 Promoted to Challenge Tour
5 Finland Teemu Bakker 21,009
6 Netherlands Robin Kind 19,671
7 France David Antonelli 18,089
8 France Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon 17,641
9 Germany Maximilian Laier 17,377
10 Scotland Chris Robb 16,904

Notes

  1. ^ 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. ^ "OWGR Board Announce Inclusion of New Tours". Official World Golf Ranking. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2023. Each Tour will enter the OWGR system with a minimum level of 4 first place points for 54 hole tournaments and 6 first place points for 72 hole tournaments. Inclusion will commence with the tournaments to be played during OWGR Week 30 – Week ending Sunday 26th July 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 Tournament schedule". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. ^ "2015 Pro Golf Tour Order of Merit". Golfbox. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  4. ^ Lettenbichler, Matthias (1 October 2015). "Mejow wins overall, Rusch the tournament". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 7 April 2023.