2016 Professional Golf Tour of India
The 2016 Professional Golf Tour of India was the 10th season of the Professional Golf Tour of India.
| Duration | 10 February 2016 – 25 December 2016 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 21 |
| Most wins | 3: S. Chikkarangappa Shubhankar Sharma |
| Order of Merit | Rashid Khan |
← 2015 2017 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (₹) | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Other tours[lower-alpha 2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb | CIAL Cochin Masters | Kerala | 6,000,000 | Feroz Ali Mollah (2) | n/a | |
| 19 Feb | PGTI Players Championship (Eagleton) | Karnataka | 3,000,000 | Shubhankar Sharma (2) | n/a | |
| 28 Feb | Golconda Masters | Telangana | 4,000,000 | Ajeetesh Sandhu (2) | n/a | |
| 25 Mar | Kolkata Classic | West Bengal | 3,000,000 | Shubhankar Sharma (3) | n/a | |
| 2 Apr | BTI Open | Bangladesh | 3,500,000 |  Siddikur Rahman (5) | n/a | |
| 8 Apr | Pune Open | Maharashtra | 3,000,000 | Harendra Gupta (5) | n/a | |
| 4 Jun | Louis Philippe Cup | Karnataka | 12,000,000 | S. Chikkarangappa (9) | n/a | |
| 6 Aug | TAKE Solutions Classic | Uttar Pradesh | 5,000,000 | Rashid Khan (7) | n/a | |
| 12 Aug | PGTI Players Championship (Classic) | Haryana | 3,000,000 | Khalin Joshi (3) | n/a | |
| 9 Sep | Eagleburg Masters | Karnataka | 3,000,000 | S. Chikkarangappa (10) | n/a | |
| 16 Sep | Ahmedabad Masters | Gujarat | 3,000,000 | Rashid Khan (8) | n/a | |
| 7 Oct | PGTI Masters | Haryana | 5,000,000 | Ashok Kumar (13) | n/a | |
| 14 Oct | Chennai Open Golf Championship | Tamil Nadu | 4,000,000 | Mukesh Kumar (18) | n/a | |
| 22 Oct | TAKE Open Golf Championship | Karnataka | 10,000,000 | S. Chikkarangappa (11) | n/a | |
| 4 Nov | PGTI Players Championship (Tollygunge) | West Bengal | 3,000,000 | Karandeep Kochhar (1) | n/a | |
| 13 Nov | Chief Ministers Meghalaya Open Golf | Meghalaya | 4,000,000 | Honey Baisoya (1) | n/a | |
| 19 Nov | IndianOil Servo Masters Golf | Assam | 3,500,000 | Honey Baisoya (2) | n/a | |
| 26 Nov | CG Open | Maharashtra | 10,000,000 | Shamim Khan (10) | n/a | |
| 4 Dec | Panasonic Open India | Delhi | US$400,000 | Mukesh Kumar (19) | 14 | ASA |
| 18 Dec | Tata Open | Jharkhand | 7,500,000 | Shubhankar Sharma (4) | n/a | |
| 25 Dec | McLeod Russel Tour Championship | West Bengal | 15,000,000 |  Pariya Junhasavasdikul (n/a) | n/a |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was titled as the Rolex Ranking and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Indian rupees.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (₹) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rashid Khan | 4,479,880 |
| 2 | Shamim Khan | 4,116,458 |
| 3 | Shubhankar Sharma | 3,921,598 |
| 4 | Khalin Joshi | 3,578,965 |
| 5 | Honey Baisoya | 2,733,720 |
Notes
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Professional Golf Tour of India events they had won up to and including that tournament.
- ASA − Asian Tour.
References
- "Tournaments". Professional Golf Tour of India. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- "Rankings". Professional Golf Tour of India. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- "Rolex Ranking". Professional Golf Tour of India. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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