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
1 Nathan Kimsey00
T2 Ricardo González3982484 European Tour wins; oldest-ever European Tour Q School graduate (47 years, 24 days)
T2 Scott Henry54281 Challenge Tour win
T2 Edoardo Molinari2191292 European Tour wins
T5 Steven Tiley2613
T5 Jens Fahrbring38122 Challenge Tour wins
T5 Anton Karlsson00
T5 Eddie Pepperell99561 Challenge Tour win
T9 John Parry176801 European Tour win
T9 Matthew Nixon12864
T11 Rafael Echenique155692 Challenge Tour wins
T11 Sebastian Söderberg961 Challenge Tour win
T11 Paul Maddy2910
T11 Yang Yong-eun12875Won 2009 PGA Championship; 2 other European Tour wins; 1 other PGA Tour win
T11 Tom Lewis125671 European Tour win
T16 Stuart Manley178731 Challenge Tour win
T16 Ashley Chesters42Two-time European Amateur champion
T16 Jeff Winther288
T19 Sebastian Heisele51
T19 Laurie Canter217
T19 Pontus Widegren154
T19 Richard S. Johnson108552 European Tour wins; 1 PGA Tour win
T19 Mark Foster4112371 European Tour win
T19 Max Orrin1662 Challenge Tour wins
T25 Gary King421 Challenge Tour win
T25 Jaco Ahlers45236 Sunshine Tour wins
T25 Espen Kofstad46193 Challenge Tour wins
T25 Jamie Rutherford00
T25 Niclas Johansson21
T25 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 (€)
Nathan Kimsey*2710T9147183,131
Ricardo González177T1019464,394
Scott Henry213T920058,060
Edoardo Molinari2612Win74565,741
Steven Tiley185T2222135,219
Jens Fahrbring2614T5126265,644
Anton Karlsson*165T1319168,314
Eddie Pepperell2415T342971,898
John Parry173T1922730,705
Matthew Nixon155T2623326,945
Rafael Echenique164T4023924,670
Sebastian Söderberg*1610T7165136,408
Paul Maddy169T1119661,990
Yang Yong-eun74T618094,362
Tom Lewis2115T3135227,908
Stuart Manley228T2148181,889
Ashley Chesters*2316T8110363,113
Jeff Winther1510T1418486,107
Sebastian Heisele*2010T3141210,332
Laurie Canter1913T14155163,221
Pontus Widegren*169T3167132,133
Richard S. Johnson124T1422532,920
Mark Foster2213T6163138,650
Max Orrin*125T1519268,266
Gary King*133T1425020,545
Jaco Ahlers*169T1118684,185
Espen Kofstad22T2024622,018
Jamie Rutherford*166T2522929,625
Niclas Johansson*135T3423127,446
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 Edoardo Molinari Trophée Hassan II −9 (71-74-70-68=283) Playoff Paul Dunne

Runners-up on the European Tour in 2017
No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score
1 26 Feb Stuart Manley Joburg Open 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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