The PGA EuroPro Tour was a men's developmental

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. It was created in 2002 by the merger of two development tours, the EuroPro Tour and the PGA MasterCard Tour, as the Professional Golfers' Association and Barry Hearn's

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joined forces. The PGA EuroPro Tour provided professional golfers with an entry point to a career in tournament golf. The top five finishers on the Order of Merit won a tour card for the following season on Europe's second-tier golf tour, the

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, and a place at the second stage of the

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. Since July 2015, Official World Golf Ranking points were awarded, with four points given to the winner of a tournament. The tour was based mainly in the United Kingdom, with a few events in other countries. Most of the players were British, with others coming from the Republic of Ireland, Continental Europe and farther afield. In 2020, the total prize money was due to rise to €1 million. Prize funds were around £50,000 each. The winner's share was £12,500. The Tour Championship has a £127,500 prize fund with £25,000 going to the winner In September 2022, the tour announced that it would cease operating at the end of the 2022 season.

Television coverage

The tour was covered on television with a highlights package of each tournament shown on

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in the United Kingdom. The tour had also agreed to various broadcast deals with international partners such as DAZN, Fox Sports Australia and Sky NZ.

Alumni

PGA EuroPro Tour alumni include major champions

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and

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, and European Ryder Cup players

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and

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and

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Order of Merit winners

Notes

References

External links

Official site
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