2015 PGA EuroPro Tour
The 2015 PGA EuroPro Tour was the 14th season of the PGA EuroPro Tour, one of four third-tier tours recognised by the European Tour. In July, it was announced that all EuroPro Tour events, beginning with The Wealth Design Invitational, would receive Official World Golf Ranking points at the minimum level of 4 points for a winner of a 54-hole event and 6 points for a winner of a 72-hole event.[1]
Schedule
The season consisted of 16 events.[2] Except for the Matchroom Sport Tour Championship in Spain, all tournaments were held in Great Britain.
Fourteen events had a minimum prize fund of £46,735, which increased depending on how many players made the cut; any unused prize money from the £50,000 maximum was added to the prize fund for the Matchroom Sport Tour Championship.[3] The Clipper Logistics Players Championship, the only 72-hole tournament, had a maximum of £60,000. The Matchroom Sport Tour Championship's prize fund began at £60,000 and topped out at £87,550.
Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | OWGR |
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15 May | World Snooker Open | Newport, Wales | ||
22 May | The Buildbase Open | Oxfordshire | ||
30 May | The Kerry London Championship | Surrey | ||
6 Jun | The Dawson and Sanderson Forex Classic | Northumberland | ||
19 Jun | The Grenke Championship | Wiltshire | ||
26 Jun | Paul Lawrie Foundation Granite City Classic | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
2 Jul | Eagle Orchid Scottish Masters | Angus, Scotland | ||
17 Jul | The Glenfarclas Open | Renfrewshire, Scotland | ||
24 Jul | The Wealth Design Invitational | Shropshire | 4 | |
31 Jul | PDC Open | Kent | 4 | |
7 Aug | The Cobra Puma Golf Open | Dunbartonshire, Scotland | 4 | |
13 Aug | The Break90 Championship | Northumberland | 4 | |
21 Aug | The Tree of Life Championship | Tyne and Wear | 4 | |
29 Aug | Clipper Logistics Players Championship | West Yorkshire | 6 | |
4 Sep | HotelPlanner.com Championship | Kent | 4 | |
30 Oct | Matchroom Sport Tour Championship | Spain | 4 |
Graduates
The money list was known as the Race to Desert Springs; the top five players earned Challenge Tour cards for 2016.[4]
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings (£) | Status earned |
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1 | Jordan Smith | 32,984 | Promoted to Challenge Tour | |
2 | Darren Wright | 29,670 | ||
3 | Sam Connor | 27,296 | ||
4 | Marcus Armitage | 26,593 | ||
5 | Aaron Rai | 25,644 | ||
6 | Gary King | 23,396 | Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) | |
7 | Daniel Gavins | 19,622 | Qualified for European Tour (top 25 in Q School) | |
8 | Paul Howard | 19,542 | Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) | |
9 | Mark Laskey | 18,556 | ||
10 | Neil Fenwick | 16,313 |
References
- "OWGR Board Announce Inclusion of New Tours". OWGR. 15 July 2015.
- "2015 HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour Schedule". PGA EuroPro Tour. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- "EuroPro Prize Funds Increased To £50,000". PGA EuroPro Tour. 23 December 2014.
- "Race to Desert Springs". PGA EuroPro Tour. Retrieved 30 October 2015.