The 2016 MENA Golf Tour was the sixth season of the MENA Golf Tour.
| Duration | 23 March 2016 – 1 November 2016 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 16 |
| Most wins |  Zane Scotland (2) |
| Order of Merit | Craig Hinton |
← 2015 2017 → | |
OWGR inclusion
editIn April, the Official World Golf Ranking announced that all MENA Golf Tour events would be awarded points, beginning with the Ras Al Khaimah Classic.[1]
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar | Royal Golf Mohammedia Open | Morocco | 50,000 | Zane Scotland (9)
|
n/a | |
| 30 Mar | El Jadida Championship | Morocco | 50,000 | Andrew Marshall (1)
|
n/a | |
| 6 Apr | Sotogrande Masters | Spain | 50,000 |  David Law (1)
|
n/a | |
| 4 May | Ras Al Khaimah Classic | UAE | 50,000 | Zane Scotland (10)
|
3 | |
| 12 May | Mountain Creek Open | Thailand | 30,000 |  Wolmer Murillo (1)
|
3 | |
| 19 May | MahaSamutr Masters | Thailand | 50,000 |  Antonio Costa (1)
|
3 | |
| 9 Jun | South to East Challenge | South Africa | 30,000 |  Bryandrew Roelofsz (n/a)
|
3 | BET |
| 15 Jun | Joburg City Masters | South Africa | 30,000 | Craig Hinton (1)
|
3 | BET |
| 24 Jun | 'The Roar' | South Africa | 30,000 | Riekus Nortje (n/a)
|
3 | BET |
| 7 Sep | Dubai Creek Open | UAE | 50,000 |  Rayhan Thomas (a) (1)
|
3 | |
| 14 Sep | Shaikh Maktoum Dubai Open | UAE | 50,000 | Andrew Marshall (2)
|
3 | |
| 21 Sep | Golf Citizen Classic | UAE | 30,000 |  Carlos Balmaseda (1)
|
3 | |
| 28 Sep | Ascorp Golf Citizen Abu Dhabi Open | UAE | 50,000 | Craig Hinton (2)
|
3 | |
| 19 Oct | Sahara Kuwait Championship | Kuwait | 50,000 | Joe Heraty (1)
|
3 | |
| 26 Oct | Ghala Open | Oman | 50,000 |  Aaron Leitmannstetter (1)
|
3 | |
| 1 Nov | MENA Golf Tour Championship | Oman | 100,000 |  Tyler Hogarty (1)
|
3 |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3] The top three players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2017–18 Sunshine Tour.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Hinton
|
39,338 |
| 2 | Luke Joy
|
38,355 |
| 3 | Zane Scotland
|
34,195 |
| 4 | Andrew Marshall
|
29,537 |
| 5 | Antonio Costa
|
25,392 |
Notes
edit- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of MENA Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.
- ^ BET − Big Easy Tour.
References
edit- ^ "OWGR Board Announcement". Official World Golf Ranking. 15 April 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
The MENA Golf Tour will be introduced to the OWGR System at minimum points levels of 3 first place points for 54 hole tournaments and 5 first place points for 72 hole tournaments, effective OWGR Week 17 - week ending April 24th 2016.
- ^ "2016 Tournament schedule". MENA Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Hogarty takes MENA Tour Championship honours at Muscat Hills". MENA Tour. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
England's Hinton finished in a tie for 25th on two under after a final round 69, but it was enough to land him the Order of Merit title with $39,338 in earnings during the season as his fellow countryman Zane Scotland ($34,195) finished third... The top three professionals on the Order of Merit and the leading amateur will be invited to compete in the 2017 Omega Dubai Desert Classic in addition to earning full playing privileges on the Sunshine Tour and exemptions into the Final Stage of the Asian Tour Q-School.