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2016 European Tour Qualifying School graduates

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This is a list of the 30 players who earned 2017 European Tour cards through Q School in 2016.[1][2]

Place Player European Tour
starts
Cuts
made
Notes
1 England Nathan Kimsey 0 0
T2 Argentina Ricardo González 398 248 4 European Tour wins; oldest-ever European Tour Q School graduate (47 years, 24 days)
T2 Scotland Scott Henry 54 28 1 Challenge Tour win
T2 Italy Edoardo Molinari 219 129 2 European Tour wins
T5 England Steven Tiley 26 13
T5 Sweden Jens Fahrbring 38 12 2 Challenge Tour wins
T5 Sweden Anton Karlsson 0 0
T5 England Eddie Pepperell 99 56 1 Challenge Tour win
T9 England John Parry 176 80 1 European Tour win
T9 England Matthew Nixon 128 64
T11 Argentina Rafael Echenique 155 69 2 Challenge Tour wins
T11 Sweden Sebastian Söderberg 9 6 1 Challenge Tour win
T11 England Paul Maddy 29 10
T11 South Korea Yang Yong-eun 128 75 Won 2009 PGA Championship; 2 other European Tour wins; 1 other PGA Tour win
T11 England Tom Lewis 125 67 1 European Tour win
T16 Wales Stuart Manley 178 73 1 Challenge Tour win
T16 England Ashley Chesters 4 2 Two-time European Amateur champion
T16 Denmark Jeff Winther 28 8
T19 Germany Sebastian Heisele 5 1
T19 England Laurie Canter 21 7
T19 Sweden Pontus Widegren 15 4
T19 Sweden Richard S. Johnson 108 55 2 European Tour wins; 1 PGA Tour win
T19 England Mark Foster 411 237 1 European Tour win
T19 England Max Orrin 16 6 2 Challenge Tour wins
T25 England Gary King 4 2 1 Challenge Tour win
T25 South Africa Jaco Ahlers 45 23 6 Sunshine Tour wins
T25 Norway Espen Kofstad 46 19 3 Challenge Tour wins
T25 England Jamie Rutherford 0 0
T25 Sweden Niclas Johansson 2 1
T25 England Richard McEvoy 257 112 1 Challenge Tour win

  2017 European Tour rookie

Five of the thirty had competed in the First Stage of 2016 qualifying: Nathan Kimsey, Rafael Echenique, Ashley Chesters, Jamie Rutherford and Niclas Johansson.[3]

2017 Results

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Player Starts Cuts
made
Best
finish
Money list
rank
Earnings (€)
England Nathan Kimsey* 27 10 T9 147 183,131
Argentina Ricardo González 17 7 T10 194 64,394
Scotland Scott Henry 21 3 T9 200 58,060
Italy Edoardo Molinari 26 12 Win 74 565,741
England Steven Tiley 18 5 T22 221 35,219
Sweden Jens Fahrbring 26 14 T5 126 265,644
Sweden Anton Karlsson* 16 5 T13 191 68,314
England Eddie Pepperell 24 15 T3 42 971,898
England John Parry 17 3 T19 227 30,705
England Matthew Nixon 15 5 T26 233 26,945
Argentina Rafael Echenique 16 4 T40 239 24,670
Sweden Sebastian Söderberg* 16 10 T7 165 136,408
England Paul Maddy 16 9 T11 196 61,990
South Korea Yang Yong-eun 7 4 T6 180 94,362
England Tom Lewis 21 15 T3 135 227,908
Wales Stuart Manley 22 8 T2 148 181,889
England Ashley Chesters* 23 16 T8 110 363,113
Denmark Jeff Winther 15 10 T14 184 86,107
Germany Sebastian Heisele* 20 10 T3 141 210,332
England Laurie Canter 19 13 T14 155 163,221
Sweden Pontus Widegren* 16 9 T3 167 132,133
Sweden Richard S. Johnson 12 4 T14 225 32,920
England Mark Foster 22 13 T6 163 138,650
England Max Orrin* 12 5 T15 192 68,266
England Gary King* 13 3 T14 250 20,545
South Africa Jaco Ahlers* 16 9 T11 186 84,185
Norway Espen Kofstad 2 2 T20 246 22,018
England Jamie Rutherford* 16 6 T25 229 29,625
Sweden Niclas Johansson* 13 5 T34 231 27,446
England Richard McEvoy 11 7 5 183 87,737

* European Tour rookie in 2017
T = Tied
  The player retained his European Tour card for 2018 (finished inside the top 101 or the top 10 of the Access List).
  The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2018, but retained conditional status (finished between 102 and 147, inclusive).
  The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2018 (finished outside the top 147).

Nixon, Winther, Heisele, Canter, Widegren, and Foster regained their cards for 2018 through Q School.

Winners on the European Tour in 2017

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No. Date Player Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runner-up
1 16 Apr Italy Edoardo Molinari Trophée Hassan II −9 (71-74-70-68=283) Playoff Republic of Ireland Paul Dunne

Runners-up on the European Tour in 2017

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No. Date Player Tournament Winner Winning score Runner-up score
1 26 Feb Wales Stuart Manley Joburg Open South Africa Darren Fichardt −15 (66-66-68=200)* −14 (67-67-67=201)*

*Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kimsey crowned king as 30 graduate from Q-School". PGA European Tour. 17 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Final Qualifying Stage – Leaderboard". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Players - DP World Tour".
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