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2016 European Tour Qualifying School Graduates
__NOTOC__ This is a list of the 30 players who earned 2017 European Tour cards through European Tour Qualifying School, Q School in 2016. 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. 2017 Results * 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 Runners-up on the European Tour in 2017 *Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather See also *2016 Challenge Tour graduate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Tour
The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged 50 or older) and the developmental Challenge Tour; the second tier of men's professional golf in Europe. The tour's headquarters are at Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England. The European Tour was established by the British-based Professional Golfers' Association through the 1970s, and responsibility was transferred to an independent PGA European Tour organisation in 1984. Most tournaments on the PGA European Tour's three tours are held in Europe, but starting in the 1980s an increasing number have been held in other parts of the world; in 2015 a majority of the ranking events on the European Tour were held outside Europe, though this included both Majors and World Golf Championship events that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 PGA Championship
The 2009 PGA Championship was the 91st PGA Championship, held August 13–16 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, a suburb southwest of Minneapolis. Yang Yong-eun, more commonly referred to as "Y.E. Yang" in the U.S., won his first major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Tiger Woods, a four-time champion. It marked the first time that Woods had failed to win a major he had led after 54 holes. Yang also became the first Asian-born player to win a men's major championship (although the third of Asian descent, after Vijay Singh and Woods). It was the fourth major championship held at the course; it previously hosted the PGA Championship in 2002, won by Rich Beem, and two U.S. Opens (1970, 1991). The 2009 course was the longest up to that time for a major at (the 2012 and 2021 PGA Championships and 2017 U.S. Open all surpassed it). The average elevation of the course is approximately above sea level. Course layout Lengths of the course for previous majo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary King (golfer)
Gary George King (born 17 June 1990) is an English professional golfer. King has played on the PGA EuroPro Tour since 2009, winning twice in 2015. He also played on the MENA Golf Tour in 2015, winning once. King earned a 2016 Challenge Tour card through qualifying school. He won the fifth event of the season in May, the Montecchia Open. King finished 24th in the 2016 Road to Oman, the Challenge Tour Order of Merit, and was back at qualifying school in November 2016 to try and move up to the main tour. He shot a final round 66 (−6) to get playing rights on the European Tour for 2017. Amateur wins *2008 Skandia Junior Open Professional wins (9) Challenge Tour wins (1) ''*Note: The 2016 Montecchia Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.'' Clutch Pro Tour wins (1) ''*Note: The 2024 Brocket Hall Masters was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.'' PGA EuroPro Tour wins (2) MENA Golf Tour wins (1) Clutch Pro Tour Tier 2 wins (2) Jamega Pro Golf Tour wins (2) Team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Orrin
Max Orrin (born 13 May 1994) is an English professional golfer. Orrin was born in Margate, Kent. He played on the 2013 Walker Cup team, then turned professional in 2013. Orrin played on the Challenge Tour in 2014 and won the penultimate tournament of the season, the National Bank of Oman Golf Classic. Professional wins (6) Challenge Tour wins (2) Pro Golf Tour wins (1) Clutch Pro Tour wins (1) French Tour wins (2) Team appearances *European Boys' Team Championship (representing England): 2011, 2012 *Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2012 *European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 2013 (winners) *Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2013 See also *2016 European Tour Qualifying School graduates __NOTOC__ This is a list of the 30 players who earned 2017 European Tour cards through European Tour Qualifying School, Q School in 2016. 2017 European Tour rookie Five of the thirty had competed in the First Stage o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Foster (golfer)
Mark Barry Foster (born 1 August 1975) is an English professional golfer. Career Foster was born in Worksop. He won the English Amateur twice before turning professional in 1995. For the first few years as a professional he was troubled by back problems, but in 2001 he won twice on the Challenge Tour and topped the money list. He won for the first time on the European Tour at the 2003 Dunhill Championship in South Africa. In 2011 he had his career best finish on the Order of Merit in 32nd position. Amateur wins *1992 Carris Trophy *1994 English Amateur *1995 English Amateur, Brabazon Trophy (tie with Colin Edwards) Professional wins (3) European Tour wins (1) 1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour European Tour playoff record (1–1) Sunshine Tour wins (2) 1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour 2Co-sanctioned by the European Tour Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0) Challenge Tour wins (2) 1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour Results in major championships CUT = missed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard S
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include " Richie", " Dick", " Dickon", " Dickie", " Rich", " Rick", "Rico (name), Rico", " Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English (the name was introduced into England by the Normans), German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Portuguese and Spanish "Ricardo" and the Italian "Riccardo" (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Ander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontus Widegren
Pontus Widegren (born 14 October 1990) is a Swedish professional golfer and European Tour player. Amateur career Widegren has played golf since he was seven and began competing when he was 12. At 13, he became the youngest Club Champion at Stockholm Golf Club. He ranked as high as sixth on the AJGA circuit where he was runner-up at the 2008 Junior Players Championship. In November 2008, he was awarded the AJGA Jerry Cole Sportsmanship Award for his "respect for fellow players, as well as tournament staff and volunteers." Widegren became a member of the Swedish National Team in 2005. He won the 2007 Junior Golf World Cup in Japan with scores of 68-65-74-68=275, and won the silver in 2006 and 2008. He also won the bronze at the 2008 Eisenhower Trophy in Australia with Jesper Kennegård and Henrik Norlander. In 2010, he won the St Andrews Trophy with the Continental European team. Individually, he lost the final of the 2006 French International Boys Championship to Sean Einhaus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurie Canter
Laurence Richard Canter (born 3 November 1989) is an English professional golfer who has been ranked inside the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. He has been a member of the European Tour, and also played on LIV Golf, the Asian Tour, and several lower level tours. He is a former amateur champion in both South Africa and Spain. Amateur career Canter had a successful year in 2010, winning the South African Amateur Championship and playing in the St Andrews Trophy and Eisenhower Trophy. He was also part of the England team that won the European Amateur Team Championship that year and he also qualified for the 2010 Open Championship. He won the 2011 Spanish Amateur Open Championship. Professional career Canter turned professional in 2011, after winning the Spanish Amateur Open Championship. He played on the Challenge Tour from 2011 to 2013 before dropping down to the Pro Golf Tour in 2014 and 2015. Canter has an unusual records of qualifying for the European Tour through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Heisele
Sebastian Heisele (born 8 August 1988) is a German professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2019 Open de Bretagne on the Challenge Tour. Amateur career Heisele was born in the Netherlands and grew up in Dubai, playing golf from the age of 12. He attended the University of Colorado Boulder from 2007 to 2011, graduating with a bachelor's degree in architecture. In 2011, while still an amateur, he won the Schloss Moyland Golfresort Classic on the Pro Golf Tour, beating Christoph Günther in a playoff. Professional career Heisele turned professional in 2012 and played on the Pro Golf Tour. He had a successful 2014 season, winning two events on the tour and finishing second in the Order of Merit to gain a place on the Challenge Tour for 2015. After a disappointing 2015, he had a better season in 2016, with two fourth-place finishes and ending the season 28th in the Challenge Tour Order of Merit. At the end of 2016 he finished tied for 19th place in the European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Winther
Jeff Winther (born 30 March 1988) is a Danish professional golfer. He joined the European Tour in 2016 and won the 2021 Mallorca Golf Open. Career Winther turned professional in 2012 and won on his fifth appearance as a professional, playing in the 2012 Nordic Golf League. Two further victories the following year helped him finish third in the Order of Merit and earn promotion to the Challenge Tour. On the 2015 Challenge Tour, Winther finished third at the D+D Real Slovakia Challenge, Aegean Airlines Challenge Tour and the NBO Golf Classic Grand Final, to end the season in 11th place on the Order of Merit, earning promotion to the European Tour. On the 2016 European Tour, he finished runner-up at the Tshwane Open in South Africa to climb into the top 250 on the Official World Golf Ranking, but only kept his card through Qualifying School in 2016 European Tour Qualifying School graduates, 2016, 2017 European Tour Qualifying School graduates, 2017 and 2018 European Tour Qualifying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Amateur
The European Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament played at various locations throughout Europe. It is organized by the European Golf Association and was one of the "Elite" tournaments recognized by the World Amateur Golf Ranking. It was first held in 1986. The winner receives an invitation to the next Open Championship The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later th ..., provided they maintain their amateur status prior to the Open. Before 2016, the European Amateur was played after the Open and the invitation was for the next year's Open. Since 2017, the European Amateur has been played before the Open and the invitation applies to the current year. Both 2016 and 2017 winners received entry to the 2017 Open. Format The top 144 amateur men golfers compete in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Chesters
Ashley John Warburton Chesters (born 25 August 1989) is an English professional golfer. Amateur career Chesters won the European Amateur in 2014 and 2015, the first golfer to win it twice. These wins qualified him for the 2014 and 2015 Open Championships. In 2014 he scored 70 and 77 to miss the cut by one stroke. In 2015 Chesters scored 71 and 72 to make the cut and then scored 67 and 69 to finished tied for 12th place. In 2014 Chesters played in the Bonallack Trophy, the St Andrews Trophy and the Eisenhower Trophy. He played in the 2015 Walker Cup at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, scoring 3½ points in a Great Britain and Ireland team that won 16½–9½. Professional career Chesters turned professional after the 2015 Walker Cup. In 2016 he played on the Challenge Tour. He finished tied for 16th place in the 2016 European Tour Qualifying School to earn his place on the 2017 European Tour. Since joining the European Tour in 2017 his best finish has been 4th place in the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
