2016 MENA Golf Tour
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| Duration | 23 March 2016 – 1 November 2016 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 16 |
| Most wins | 2: Zane Scotland |
| Order of Merit (Professional) | Craig Hinton |
| Order of Merit (Amateur) |  Rayhan Thomas |
← 2015 2017 → | |
The 2016 MENA Golf Tour was the sixth 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
The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar | Royal Golf Mohammedia Open | Morocco | 50,000 | Zane Scotland (9)
|
n/a | |
| 30 Mar | El Jadida Championship | Morocco | 50,000 | Andrew Marshall (1)
|
n/a | |
| 6 Apr | Sotogrande Masters | Spain | 50,000 |  David Law (1)
|
n/a | |
| 4 May | Ras Al Khaimah Classic | UAE | 50,000 | Zane Scotland (10)
|
3 | |
| 12 May | Mountain Creek Open | Thailand | 30,000 |  Wolmer Murillo (1)
|
3 | |
| 19 May | MahaSamutr Masters | Thailand | 50,000 |  Antonio Costa (1)
|
3 | |
| 9 Jun | South to East Challenge | South Africa | 30,000 |  Bryandrew Roelofsz (n/a)
|
3 | BET |
| 15 Jun | Joburg City Masters | South Africa | 30,000 | Craig Hinton (1)
|
3 | BET |
| 24 Jun | 'The Roar' | South Africa | 30,000 | Riekus Nortje (n/a)
|
3 | BET |
| 7 Sep | Dubai Creek Open | UAE | 50,000 | Rayhan Thomas (a) (1)
|
3 | |
| 14 Sep | Shaikh Maktoum Dubai Open | UAE | 50,000 | Andrew Marshall (2)
|
3 | |
| 21 Sep | Golf Citizen Classic | UAE | 30,000 |  Carlos Balmaseda (1)
|
3 | |
| 28 Sep | Ascorp Golf Citizen Abu Dhabi Open | UAE | 50,000 | Craig Hinton (2)
|
3 | |
| 19 Oct | Sahara Kuwait Championship | Kuwait | 50,000 | Joe Heraty (1)
|
3 | |
| 26 Oct | Ghala Open | Oman | 50,000 |  Aaron Leitmannstetter (1)
|
3 | |
| 1 Nov | MENA Golf Tour Championship | Oman | 100,000 |  Tyler Hogarty (1)
|
3 |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3] The top five players on the tour earned status to play on the 2017–18 Sunshine Tour. Rayhan Thomas led the amateur Order of Merit.[4]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Hinton
|
39,338 |
| 2 | Luke Joy
|
38,355 |
| 3 | Zane Scotland
|
34,195 |
| 4 | Andrew Marshall
|
29,537 |
| 5 | Antonio Costa
|
25,392 |
Notes
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of MENA Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.
- ^ BET − Big Easy Tour.
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.