PGA EuroPro Tour

The PGA EuroPro Tour is a men's developmental professional golf tour. It was created in 2002 by the merger of two development tours, the EuroPro Tour and the PGA MasterCard Tour.[1] It is based mainly in the United Kingdom, with a few events in other countries. Most of the players are British, with others coming from Ireland, Continental Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Beginning in July 2015, the four third-level tours will carry Official World Golf Ranking points.[2]

GolfCatcher PGA EuroPro Tour
SportGolf
Founded2002
FounderBarry Hearn
CEODaniel Godding
CountriesBased in the United Kingdom.
Current schedule includes a tournament in Bulgaria.
Most recent
champion(s)		Mikael Lundberg
TV partner(s)Sky Sports DAZN Eleven Sports Fox Australia
Official websitehttp://www.europrotour.com/

The purpose of the tour is to provide young professional golfers with a platform to launch a tournament career. In 2019, the total prize money rose to nearly £1 million. Each event has a prize fund of £49,945.[3] The winner's prize is set at £10,000.[3] The Tour Championship has a £100,000 prize fund with £22,540 going to the winner[4]

The top five finishers on the Order of Merit win a tour card for the following season on Europe's second tier golf tour, the Challenge Tour, and also a place at the Stage Two Qualifying School for the European Tour.

Each event on the tour was broadcast in 2006 as a 90-minute highlights package on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom. A new deal was agreed in 2018 for the tour to continue being broadcast on Sky Sports until 2025.[5]

The PGA EuroPro Tour has agreed to various new broadcast deals with international partners since 2016 and the tour is now seen in 127 countries.[6]

Alumni include, Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Eddie Pepperell, Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel, Branden Grace, Nicolas Colsaerts, Richard McEvoy, Jordan Smith, Scott Jamieson, Daniel Brooks, and Simon Thornton.[7]

Order of Merit winners
YearPlayerCountryEarnings (£)
2019Mikael Lundberg Sweden37,455
2018Dave Coupland England42,895
2017Chris Lloyd England37,695
2016Matthew Cort England33,920
2015Jordan Smith England32,984
2014Elliot Saltman Scotland27,991
2013Oliver Farr Wales33,495
2012Paul Maddy England32,822
2011Chris Hanson England37,930
2010Daniel Gaunt Australia24,700
2009Scott Jamieson Scotland23,492
2008Noel Fox Ireland26,897
2007Graeme Clark England43,689
2006Kevin Harper England29,259
2005Mark Smith England54,878
2004Simon Lilly England37,047
2003Tom Whitehouse England34,182
2002Paul McKechnie Scotland32,236

References
  1. "About the PGA Europro Tour". The Professional Golfers' Association. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
  2. "OWGR Board Announce Inclusion of New Tours". OWGR. 15 July 2015.
  3. "2019 PGA EuroPro Tour". PGA EuroPro Tour. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  4. "Tour Championship Prize Fund Set At £100,000". PGA EuroPro Tour. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  5. "Matchroom Sport and Sky Sports Announce New Seven-Year Broadcast Agreement". PGA EuroPro Tour. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  6. "PGA EuroPro Tour partners with DAZN to add to huge TV output". PGA EuroPro Tour. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  7. "Hall of Fame". EuroPro Tour. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
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