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] as the Professional Golfers' Association and Barry Hearn's Matchroom Sport joined forces.[2]

PGA EuroPro Tour
Current season, competition or edition:
2021 PGA EuroPro Tour
SportGolf
Founded2002
FounderBarry Hearn
CEODaniel Godding
DirectorEddie Hearn
CountriesBased in the United Kingdom
Most recent
champion(s)		Mikael Lundberg
TV partner(s)Sky Sports DAZN Eleven Sports Fox Australia
Related
competitions		Challenge Tour, European Tour
Official websitehttp://www.europrotour.com/

The PGA EuroPro Tour provides professional golfers with an entry point to a career in tournament golf. 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 a place at the Stage Two of the European Tour Qualifying School. Since July 2015, Official World Golf Ranking points have been awarded, with four points given to the winner of a tournament.[3]

The tour 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 and farther afield. In 2020, the total prize money rose to €1 million. [4] Each event has a prize fund of £52,500. The winner's prize is set at £12,500. [5] The Tour Championship has a £127,500 prize fund with £25,000 going to the winner [6]

Television coverage

The tour is covered on television with a two-hour highlights package of each tournament shown on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom. 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 on networks such as DAZN, Fox Sports Australia and Sky NZ. [7]

Order of Merit winners
YearPlayerCountryEarnings (£)
2020Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[8]
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

Alumni

PGA EuroPro Tour alumni include major champions Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel, and European Ryder Cup players Nicolas Colsaerts, Jamie Donaldson, Ross Fisher, Tommy Fleetwood and Tyrrell Hatton and Oliver Wilson.[9]

References
  1. "About the PGA Europro Tour". The Professional Golfers' Association. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
  2. "Brady's confidence high on the Europro Tour". Irish Independent. 24 June 2002. p. Golfer 3. Retrieved 7 August 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "OWGR Board Announce Inclusion of New Tours". OWGR. 15 July 2015.
  4. http://www.europrotour.com/europro-tour-news/uks-biggest-tour-back-with-bigger-prize-funds/
  5. https://europro.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/europro21/schedule/index.htm
  6. https://europro.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/europro21/schedule/index.htm
  7. "PGA EuroPro Tour partners with DAZN to add to huge TV output". PGA EuroPro Tour. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  8. Roberts, Andy (17 March 2020). "PGA EuroPro Tour cancels its entire season due to coronavirus". GolfMagic. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  9. "Hall of Fame". EuroPro Tour. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
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