2016 European Tour Qualifying School graduates

This is a list of the 30 players who earned 2017 European Tour cards through Q School in 2016.[1][2]

#PlayerEuropean Tour
starts		Cuts
made		Notes
1England Nathan Kimsey00
T2Argentina Ricardo González3982484 European Tour wins; oldest-ever European Tour Q School graduate (47 years, 24 days)
T2Scotland Scott Henry54281 Challenge Tour win
T2Italy Edoardo Molinari2191292 European Tour wins
T5England Steven Tiley2613
T5Sweden Jens Fahrbring38122 Challenge Tour wins
T5Sweden Anton Karlsson00
T5England Eddie Pepperell99561 Challenge Tour win
T9England John Parry176801 European Tour win
T9England Matthew Nixon12864
T11Argentina Rafael Echenique155692 Challenge Tour wins
T11Sweden Sebastian Söderberg961 Challenge Tour win
T11England Paul Maddy2910
T11South Korea Yang Yong-eun12875Won 2009 PGA Championship; 2 other European Tour wins; 1 other PGA Tour win
T11England Tom Lewis125671 European Tour win
T16Wales Stuart Manley178731 Challenge Tour win
T16England Ashley Chesters42Two-time European Amateur champion
T16Denmark Jeff Winther288
T19Germany Sebastian Heisele51
T19England Laurie Canter217
T19Sweden Pontus Widegren154
T19Sweden Richard S. Johnson108552 European Tour wins; 1 PGA Tour win
T19England Mark Foster4112371 European Tour win
T19England Max Orrin1662 Challenge Tour wins
T25England Gary King421 Challenge Tour win
T25South Africa Jaco Ahlers45236 Sunshine Tour wins
T25Norway Espen Kofstad46193 Challenge Tour wins
T25England Jamie Rutherford00
T25Sweden Niclas Johansson21
T25England Richard McEvoy2571121 Challenge Tour win

     2017 European Tour rookie

Five of the thirty had competed in the First Stage of 2016 qualifying: Nathan Kimsey, Rafael Echenique, Ashley Chesters, Jamie Rutherford and Niclas Johansson.[3]

2017 Results

PlayerStartsCuts
made		Best
finish		Money list
rank		Earnings (€)
England Nathan Kimsey*2710T9147183,131
Argentina Ricardo González177T1019464,394
Scotland Scott Henry213T920058,060
Italy Edoardo Molinari2612Win74565,741
England Steven Tiley185T2222135,219
Sweden Jens Fahrbring2614T5126265,644
Sweden Anton Karlsson*165T1319168,314
England Eddie Pepperell2415T342971,898
England John Parry173T1922730,705
England Matthew Nixon155T2623326,945
Argentina Rafael Echenique164T4023924,670
Sweden Sebastian Söderberg*1610T7165136,408
England Paul Maddy169T1119661,990
South Korea Yang Yong-eun74T618094,362
England Tom Lewis2115T3135227,908
Wales Stuart Manley228T2148181,889
England Ashley Chesters*2316T8110363,113
Denmark Jeff Winther1510T1418486,107
Germany Sebastian Heisele*2010T3141210,332
England Laurie Canter1913T14155163,221
Sweden Pontus Widegren*169T3167132,133
Sweden Richard S. Johnson124T1422532,920
England Mark Foster2213T6163138,650
England Max Orrin*125T1519268,266
England Gary King*133T1425020,545
South Africa Jaco Ahlers*169T1118684,185
Norway Espen Kofstad22T2024622,018
England Jamie Rutherford*166T2522929,625
Sweden Niclas Johansson*135T3423127,446
England Richard McEvoy117518387,737

* European Tour rookie in 2017
T = Tied
     The player retained his European Tour card for 2018 (finished inside the top 101 or the top 10 of the Access List).
     The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2018, but retained conditional status (finished between 102 and 147, inclusive).
     The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2018 (finished outside the top 147).

Nixon, Winther, Heisele, Canter, Widegren, and Foster regained their cards for 2018 through Q School.

Winners on the European Tour in 2017

No. Date Player Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runner-up
1 16 Apr Italy Edoardo Molinari Trophée Hassan II −9 (71-74-70-68=283) Playoff Republic of Ireland Paul Dunne

Runners-up on the European Tour in 2017

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score
1 26 Feb Wales Stuart Manley Joburg Open South Africa Darren Fichardt −15 (66-66-68=200)* −14 (67-67-67=201)*

*Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kimsey crowned king as 30 graduate from Q-School". PGA European Tour. 17 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Final Qualifying Stage – Leaderboard". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  3. ↑ http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/players/playerid=39609/index.html
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