The 2011 EPD Tour was the 15th season of the EPD Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

2011 EPD Tour season
Duration23 January 2011 (2011-01-23) – 3 October 2011 (2011-10-03)
Number of official events20
Most winsNetherlands Reinier Saxton (3)
Order of MeritNetherlands Reinier Saxton
2010
2012

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
()
Winner[a]
25 Jan Tat Golf Classic Turkey 30,000   Christoph Günther (9)
30 Jan Sueno Dunes Classic Turkey 30,000   Sebastian Bühl (2)
3 Feb Sueno Pines Classic Turkey 30,000   Maximilian Glauert (1)
18 Feb Cimar Open Samanah Morocco 30,000   Nino Bertasio (1)
24 Feb Al Maaden Classic Morocco 30,000   Reinier Saxton (1)
1 Mar Amelkis Classic Morocco 30,000   Guillaume Watremez (1)
9 Apr Tikida Open Morocco 30,000   Gavin Dear (1)
15 Apr Auto Hall Open Morocco 30,000   Reinier Saxton (2)
22 Apr Open Mogador Morocco 30,000   Alexander Knappe (1)
18 May Haugschlag NÖ Open Austria 30,000   Allen John (1)
25 May Schloss Moyland Golfresort Classic Germany 30,000   Sebastian Heisele (a) (1)
10 Jun Land Fleesensee Classic Germany 30,000   Ben Parker (1)
30 Jun Haus Bey Classic Germany 30,000   Reinier Saxton (3)
5 Jul Coburg Brose Open Germany 30,000   Sebastian Bühl (3)
28 Jul Internetworld.de Open Germany 30,000   Daniel Wünsche (4)
3 Aug Bad Waldsee Classic Germany 30,000   Ben Parker (2)
18 Aug Pfaffing Classic Germany 30,000   Maximilian Glauert (2)
24 Aug Golf & Country Club Christnach Classic Germany 30,000   Dennis Küpper (7)
6 Sep Preis des Hardenberg GolfResort Germany 30,000   Dennis Küpper (8)
3 Oct Fulda EPD Tour Championship Germany 45,000   Darren Wright (1)

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2] The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2012 Challenge Tour.[3]

Position Player Prize money () Status earned
1   Reinier Saxton 34,809 Qualified for European Tour (Top 25 in Q School)
2   Sebastian Bühl 32,656 Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
3   Maximilian Glauert 31,173 Promoted to Challenge Tour
4   Christoph Günther 24,502
5   Dennis Küpper 19,914
6   Allen John 19,664
7   Ben Parker 19,392 Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
8   Alexander Knappe 15,558 Promoted to Challenge Tour
9   Marcel Haremza 14,642
10   Damien Perrier 12,713

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of EPD Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the EPD Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "Auf einen Blick" [At a glance] (in German). PGA of Germany. Archived from the original on 21 December 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. ^ "2011 Order of Merit" (in German). PGA of Germany. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Reinier Saxton ist der neue Champion der EPD Tour" [Reinier Saxton is the new champion of the EPD Tour] (in German). PGA of Germany. Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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