The 2023 Pro Golf Tour was the 27th season of the Pro Golf Tour (formerly the EPD Tour), a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
| Duration | 14 March 2023 – 6 October 2023 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 14 |
| Most wins |  Christian Bräunig (2) Andoni Etchenique (2) Žan Luka Štirn (2) Timo Vahlenkamp (2) |
| Order of Merit | Timo Vahlenkamp |
← 2022 2024 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar | Red Sea Ain Sokhna Classic | Egypt | 30,000 | Christian Bräunig (1) |
0.43 | |
| 21 Mar | Red Sea Egyptian Classic | Egypt | 30,000 | Clément Guichard (1) |
0.44 | |
| 6 Apr | Little Venice Red Sea Open | Egypt | 30,000 |  Pedro Lencart (1) |
0.41 | |
| 11 Apr | Ein Bay Red Sea Open | Egypt | 30,000 | Andoni Etchenique (1) |
0.42 | |
| 28 Apr | Haugschlag NÖ Open | Austria | 30,000 | Žan Luka Štirn (1) |
0.61 | |
| 31 May | Riedhof Open | Germany | 30,000 |  Tadeáš Teťák (1) |
0.52 | |
| 21 Jun | Tenerife Pro Golf Open | Spain | 30,000 |  Lars Keunen (n/a) |
0.67 | ALP |
| 7 Jul | Gradi Polish Open | Poland | 30,000 | Thomas Elissalde (1) |
0.49 | |
| 19 Jul | Cuber Open | Germany | 30,000 | Christian Bräunig (2) |
0.52 | |
| 27 Jul | Raiffeisen Pro Golf Tour St. Pölten | Austria | 30,000 | Nicklas Staub (1) |
0.57 | |
| 19 Aug | Stippelberg Open | Netherlands | 30,000 | Žan Luka Štirn (2) |
0.55 | |
| 26 Aug | Staan Open | Netherlands | 30,000 | Andoni Etchenique (2) |
0.58 | |
| 2 Sep | FaberExposize Gelpenberg Open | Netherlands | 30,000 | Timo Vahlenkamp (2) |
0.58 | |
| 6 Oct | Castanea Resort Championship | Germany | 50,000 | Timo Vahlenkamp (3) |
0.38 |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2024 Challenge Tour.[3][4]
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timo Vahlenkamp |
21,490 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Andoni Etchenique |
21,382 | |
| 3 | Clément Guichard |
19,390 | |
| 4 | Christian Bräunig |
15,982 | |
| 5 | Žan Luka Štirn |
15,827 | |
| 6 | Tadeáš Teťák |
12,369 | |
| 7 | Mike Toorop |
12,138 | |
| 8 |  Owen Edwards |
11,767 | |
| 9 | Antoine Pouguet |
10,120 | |
| 10 |  Alex Hietala |
10,045 |
Notes
edit- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Pro Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Pro Golf Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.
- ^ ALP − Alps Tour.
References
edit- ^ "2023 Tournament schedule". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "2023 Order of Merit". Pro Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ Dillenburg, Daniel (6 October 2023). "Castanea expert Vahlenkamp wins season finale". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
In addition to Vahlenkamp, other players were allowed to celebrate. Two-time season winner Andoni Etchenique on France finished second overall and will thus play on the Challenge Tour in 2024, as will compatriot Clement Guichard, Christian Bräunig (Germany) and Zan Luka Stirn (Slovenia). They all start there in category 13b.
- ^ "Vahlenkamp leads five from Pro Golf Tour to Challenge Tour". European Tour. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.