2016 MENA Golf Tour
The 2016 MENA Golf Tour was the 6th season of the MENA Golf Tour. Official World Golf Ranking points were introduced for MENA Golf Tour events during the season.[1] The Ras Al Khaimah Classic was the first event to receive ranking points.
Schedule
There were 16 events during the season.[2] The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of MENA Golf Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | OWGR | Prize fund ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar | Royal Golf Mohammedia Open | Morocco |  Zane Scotland (9)
|
50,000 | |
| 30 Mar | El Jadida Championship | Morocco | Andrew Marshall (1)
|
50,000 | |
| 6 Apr | Sotogrande Masters | Spain |  David Law (1)
|
50,000 | |
| 4 May | Ras Al Khaimah Classic | United Arab Emirates | Zane Scotland (10)
|
3 | 50,000 |
| 12 May | Mountain Creek Open | Thailand |  Wolmer Murillo (1)
|
3 | 30,000 |
| 19 May | MahaSamutr Masters | Thailand |  Antonio Costa (1)
|
3 | 50,000 |
| 9 Jun | South to East Challenge | South Africa |  Bryandrew Roelofsz (1)
|
3 | 30,000 |
| 15 Jun | Jo'burg City Masters | South Africa | Craig Hinton (1)
|
3 | 30,000 |
| 24 Jun | 'The Roar' | South Africa | Riekus Nortje (1)
|
3 | 30,000 |
| 7 Sep | Dubai Creek Open | United Arab Emirates |  Rayhan Thomas (a) (1)
|
3 | 50,000 |
| 14 Sep | Shaikh Maktoum Dubai Open | United Arab Emirates | Andrew Marshall (2)
|
3 | 50,000 |
| 21 Sep | Golf Citizen Classic | United Arab Emirates |  Carlos Balmaseda (1)
|
3 | 30,000 |
| 28 Sep | Ascorp Golf Citizen Abu Dhabi Open | United Arab Emirates | Craig Hinton (2)
|
3 | 50,000 |
| 19 Oct | Sahara Kuwait Championship | Kuwait | Joe Heraty (1)
|
3 | 50,000 |
| 26 Oct | Ghala Open | Oman |  Aaron Leitmannstetter (1)
|
3 | 50,000 |
| 1 Nov | MENA Tour Championship | Oman | Tyler Hogarty (1)
|
3 | 100,000 |
The three events in South Africa were co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Big Easy Tour.
Graduates
The top five players on the Order of Merit were:[3]
| Rank | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Hinton | England
|
39,338 |
| 2 | Luke Joy | England
|
38,355 |
| 3 | Zane Scotland | England
|
34,195 |
| 4 | Andrew Marshall | England
|
29,537 |
| 5 | Antonio Costa | Chile
|
25,392 |
Rayhan Thomas led the amateur Order of Merit.[4]
References
- ^ "OWGR Board Announcement". OWGR. 15 April 2016.
- ^ "MENA Tour Tournament Details 2016". MENA Tour. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Order of Merit Professionals". MENA Tour. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Order of Merit Amateurs". MENA Tour. Retrieved 21 January 2019.