2015 PGA EuroPro Tour
The 2015 PGA EuroPro Tour was the 14th season of the PGA EuroPro Tour, one of four third-tier tours recognised by the European Tour. In July, it was announced that all EuroPro Tour events, beginning with The Wealth Design Invitational, would receive Official World Golf Ranking points at the minimum level of 4 points for a winner of a 54-hole event and 6 points for a winner of a 72-hole event.
Schedule
The season consisted of 16 events. Except for the Matchroom Sport Tour Championship in Spain, all tournaments were held in Great Britain.Fourteen events had a minimum prize fund of £46,735, which increased depending on how many players made the cut; any unused prize money from the £50,000 maximum was added to the prize fund for the Matchroom Sport Tour Championship. The Clipper Logistics Players Championship, the only 72-hole tournament, had a maximum of £60,000. The Matchroom Sport Tour Championship's prize fund began at £60,000 and topped out at £87,550.
Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | OWGR |
15 May | World Snooker Open | Newport, Wales | Gary King | |
22 May | The Buildbase Open | Oxfordshire | Gary King | |
30 May | The Kerry London Championship | Surrey | Darren Wright | |
6 Jun | The Dawson and Sanderson Forex Classic | Northumberland | Sam Connor | |
19 Jun | The Grenke Championship | Wiltshire | Marcus Armitage | |
26 Jun | Paul Lawrie Foundation Granite City Classic | Aberdeen, Scotland | Paul Howard | |
2 Jul | Eagle Orchid Scottish Masters | Angus, Scotland | James Wilkinson | |
17 Jul | The Glenfarclas Open | Renfrewshire, Scotland | Aaron Rai | |
24 Jul | The Wealth Design Invitational | Shropshire | Andrew Marshall | 4 |
31 Jul | PDC Open | Kent | Jordan Smith | 4 |
7 Aug | The Cobra Puma Golf Open | Dunbartonshire, Scotland | Sam Connor | 4 |
13 Aug | The Break90 Championship | Northumberland | Jamie Rutherford | 4 |
21 Aug | The Tree of Life Championship | Tyne and Wear | Marcus Armitage | 4 |
29 Aug | Clipper Logistics Players Championship | West Yorkshire | Mark Laskey | 6 |
4 Sep | HotelPlanner.com Championship | Kent | Haydn McCullen | 4 |
30 Oct | Matchroom Sport Tour Championship | Spain | Jordan Smith | 4 |
Graduates
The money list was known as the Race to Desert Springs; the top five players earned Challenge Tour cards for 2016.Rank | Player | Country | Earnings | Status earned |
1 | Jordan Smith | 32,984 | Promoted to Challenge Tour | |
2 | Darren Wright | 29,670 | Promoted to Challenge Tour | |
3 | Sam Connor | 27,296 | Promoted to Challenge Tour | |
4 | Marcus Armitage | 26,593 | Promoted to Challenge Tour | |
5 | Aaron Rai | 25,644 | Promoted to Challenge Tour | |
6 | Gary King | 23,396 | Qualified for Challenge Tour | |
7 | Daniel Gavins | 19,622 | Qualified for European Tour | |
8 | Paul Howard | 19,542 | Qualified for Challenge Tour | |
9 | Mark Laskey | 18,556 | ||
10 | Neil Fenwick | 16,313 |