2015 Pro Golf Tour
| Duration | 12 January 2015 – 29 September 2015 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 22 |
| Most wins |  Martin Keskari (3) Benjamin Rusch (3) |
| Order of Merit | 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[edit]
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[edit]
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 |  Reinier Saxton (4)
|
n/a |
| 20 Jan | Red Sea Ain Sokhna Classic | Egypt | 30,000 | Philipp Mejow (2)
|
n/a |
| 2 Feb | Open Samanah | Morocco | 30,000 | Martin Keskari (1)
|
n/a |
| 6 Feb | Open Al Maaden | Morocco | 30,000 |  Alexandre Kaleka (1)
|
n/a |
| 12 Feb | Open Mogador | Morocco | 30,000 | Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon (1)
|
n/a |
| 2 Mar | Open Dar Es Salam (Blue Course) | Morocco | 30,000 | David Heinzinger (1)
|
n/a |
| 6 Mar | Open Dar Es Salam (Red Course) | Morocco | 30,000 | Benjamin Rusch (1)
|
n/a |
| 15 Apr | Open Casa Green Golf | Morocco | 30,000 | Nicolas Meitinger (10)
|
n/a |
| 21 Apr | Open Royal Golf Anfa Mohammedia | Morocco | 30,000 |  Ben Parker (3)
|
n/a |
| 27 Apr | Open Madaef | Morocco | 30,000 | Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon (2)
|
n/a |
| 28 May | Haugschlag NÖ Open | Austria | 30,000 | Benjamin Rusch (2)
|
n/a |
| 2 Jun | Adamstal Open | Austria | 30,000 | Olivier Rozner (1)
|
n/a |
| 7 Jun | St. Pölten Pro Golf Tour | Austria | 30,000 | Reinier Saxton (5)
|
n/a |
| 15 Jun | Ceevee Leather Open | Germany | 30,000 | Antoine Schwartz (2)
|
n/a |
| 11 Jul | Praforst Pro Golf Tour | Germany | 30,000 | Martin Keskari (2)
|
n/a |
| 17 Jul | Gut Bissenmoor Classic | Germany | 30,000 | Philipp Mejow (3)
|
n/a |
| 28 Jul | Lotos Polish Open | Poland | 30,000 | Martin Keskari (3)
|
4 |
| 4 Aug | Kosaido Düsseldorf Open | Germany | 30,000 | Maximilian Röhrig (1)
|
4 |
| 11 Aug | Sparkassen Open | Germany | 30,000 | Robin Kind (2)
|
4 |
| 18 Aug | Augsburg Classic | Germany | 30,000 | Romain Bechu (1)
|
4 |
| 31 Aug | Preis de Hardenborg GolfResorts | Germany | 30,000 | Maximilian Laier (1)
|
4 |
| 29 Sep | Castanea Resort Pro Golf Tour Championship | Germany | 50,000 | Benjamin Rusch (3)
|
4 |
Order of Merit[edit]
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 | Philipp Mejow
|
35,311 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Benjamin Rusch
|
32,537 | |
| 3 | Reinier Saxton
|
27,349 | Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) |
| 4 | Martin Keskari
|
27,024 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 5 |  Teemu Bakker
|
21,009 | |
| 6 | Robin Kind
|
19,671 | |
| 7 | David Antonelli
|
18,089 | |
| 8 | Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon
|
17,641 | |
| 9 | Maximilian Laier
|
17,377 | |
| 10 |  Chris Robb
|
16,904 |
Notes[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2015 Tournament schedule". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "2015 Pro Golf Tour Order of Merit". Golfbox. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Lettenbichler, Matthias (1 October 2015). "Mejow wins overall, Rusch the tournament". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 7 April 2023.