The Pro Golf Tour, formerly the EPD Tour (European Professional Development Tour), is a developmental professional golf tour based in Germany. It is a third-level tour, the highest level of men's golf in Europe being the European Tour, and the second level being the Challenge Tour. The other third-level tours in Europe are the United Kingdom-based Tartan Pro Tour and Clutch Pro Tour, the Alps Tour, which is sanctioned by the national golf unions of several countries, including France and Italy, and the Nordic Golf League in the Nordic countries. Starting in July 2015, third-level tours carry Official World Golf Ranking points.
History The EPD Tour was established by Canadian golf professional Wayne Hachey in 1997 and has been recognised as an official third-tier tour by the European Tour since 2001. In 2005, the PGA of Germany took over the EPD Tour. The top ten players on the Order of Merit are awarded a bypass to the second stage of European Tour Qualifying School. The five leading non-exempt players earn status to play on the second-tier Challenge Tour for the following season.
In January 2013, the tour was renamed as the Pro Golf Tour.
EPD Tour alumni include major winner Martin Kaymer, as well as Tobias Dier and Marcel Siem, who have all went on to win on the European Tour.
Order of Merit winners YearWinnerPoints 2026 Dario Antonisse 32,573 2025 Lars van der Vight 25,158 2024 Yente van Doren 27,706 2023 Timo Vahlenkamp 21,490 2022 Michael Hirmer 17,7852021 Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon 17,9772020 Thomas Rosenmüller 25,3642019 Hurly Long 28,9992018 Craig Howie 23,4812017 Nicolai von Dellingshausen 29,6512016 Antoine Schwartz 22,1052015 Philipp Mejow 35,3112014 Marcel Schneider 29,6662013 Florian Fritsch 29,278YearWinnerPrize money (€)2012 Marcel Haremza 26,3622011 Reinier Saxton 34,8092010 Benjamin Miarka 25,6412009 Bernd Ritthammer 25,3192008 James Ruth 23,4412007 Tino Schuster 25,2872006 Martin Kaymer 26,6642005 Nicolas Meitinger 20,2802004 Søren Juul 22,7502003 Darren Leng 18,2082002 Richard Porter 15,1042001 Regis Gustave 8,973YearWinnerPoints2000 Karel Skopový 2,0251999 No information known19981997
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