Pro Golf Tour: Tournament series in europe
Things to know
Information about the tour, the way to the tour, the most important questions, history & the team
What's the Pro Golf Tour?
The Pro Golf Tour was founded in 1997 and is a tournament series for young golf professionals and top amateurs who have set themselves the goal of becoming playing professionals. In addition to Langer Sport Marketing GmbH, the shareholder of the Pro Golf Tour is the PGA of Germany and its umbrella company Professional Golf AG.
The Pro Golf Tour is recognized by the European Tour as the gateway to the Challenge Tour and is therefore one of four official satellite tours. This means: Whoever occupies one of the top places in the Pro Golf Tour Order of Merit at the end of the season receives the right to play on the Challenge Tour for the following year. In addition, the best players are exempt from stage 1 of the Qualifying School and have thus already cleared the first hurdle on the way to the premier league of golf, the European Tour.
Last but not least, the steadily growing popularity of outstanding international players confirms that the Pro Golf Tour is becoming more and more popular every year and enjoys an excellent reputation as a professional tour and as a suitable gateway to the Challenge Tour. Accordingly, the quality and size of the participant fields are also continuously increasing. In total, up to 156 players compete in the Pro Golf Tour tournaments. The participants come from over 30 different nations.
The most prominent former member of the tour is Martin Kaymer from Mettmann, who won the ranking with five tournament victories in 2006, played a new German record round of 59 strokes at the Habsberg Classic and qualified for the European Tour via the Pro Golf Tour and the Challenge Tour (two victories) in the same year. On February 28, 2011, Martin Kaymer climbed to No. 1 in the world golf rankings.
Up-to-the-minute coverage of the Tour's tournaments is available on the website with live scoring and bilingual text and images, as well as on the Pro Golf Tour's social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. The Pro Golf Tour's headquarters and tour office are located in Diedorf near Augsburg. The managing directors of the Pro Golf Tour are Felix Lechner and Peter Zäh.
Pro Golf Tour questions
What is the Pro Golf Tour?
The Pro Golf Tour is a professional golf tour that serves as a springboard for up-and-coming talent. It is one of the so-called Satellite Tours and is part of the development stages in professional sport, below the HotelPlanner Tour (formerly Challenge Tour) and the DP World Tour. Players collect points here for the Official World Golf Ranking and can qualify for higher tours by performing well. The tournaments mainly take place in Europe and North Africa, with comparatively low prize money but a high level of competition. The aim is to offer young professionals a platform to build their careers and gain experience at international level.
What conditions does a professional need to fulfil to play on the Pro Golf Tour?
Any professional can take part in the Pro Golf Tour tournaments. As a result there are no barriers to entry that players have to overcome. It is also possible to join the Pro Golf Tour at any time during the season.
