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Pro Golf Tour 2018 Season Hausen and Our Local Hero Clemens Prader Tournaments Background PRO GOLF TOUR Golf Courses Players 2018 Interviews GOLF STARS OF TOMORROW www.deutschegolfliga.de KRAMSKI DEUTSCHE GOLF LIGA presented by Audi Save the Date 2018: 1. Matchday 13.05. 2. Matchday 27.05. 3. Matchday 24.06. 4. Matchday 22.07. Follow us on 5. Matchday 05.08. Final Four 18./19.08. Titel-Sponsor Presenting-Sponsor Liga-Sponsor Liga-Sponsor FOREWORD & FACTS courses, a sophisticated set-up and PRO GOLF TOUR professional organisation, and with more 2018 than 20 tournaments a year on a regular basis. As these are essential components 7 countries to develop a promising career as a tour The Pro Golf Tour is going to be a player. At satellite level it’s not about guest in Egypt, Morocco, Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland and being able to make a living with the the Netherlands this year. prize money available there. It’s far more important to assess, refine and 21 tournaments improve your own skills and critically put There are 21 competitions in total them to the test time and time again, at first-class golf courses on the tour Rainer Goldrian which incidentally the European Tour calendar between January and thinks too. I wish all the players and September. supporters of the Pro Golf Tour an The European exciting as well as outstanding 2018 156 players season on perfectly prepared courses Up to 156 players from 25 different Tour’s foundation with superb results. May the best players nations are appearing at the win and grab the opportunity to qualify competitions. "Thanks to a tour like the Pro Golf Tour, for a life as a tour player in all respects. young players today have an exception- 660.000 euro prize money ally good opportunity to put themselves At 19 tournaments a prize money of and their own skills to the test. The Pro 30,000 euro is distributed, the Golf Tour is a platform for international Leipziger Golf Open offers 40,000 euro. The season finale Castanea competition that gives everyone the Resort Championship is traditionally chance to start their professional career RAINER GOLDRIAN endowed with 50,000 euro. in an uncomplicated way." This quote Pro Golf Tour Managing Director comes from none other than Bernhard PGA of Germany Managing Director 5 promotion spots Langer, see page 12 too, and it express- The Top 5 in the Order of Merit for es what the Pro Golf Tour is today very the year qualify for the European well and also applies to the three other Challenge Tour 2018. satellite tours in Europe too. The base and essential sporting foundation of the Challenge Tour and European Tour. As if these platforms that offer young talent just a simple and cheap entry into life as a tour player didn’t exist, how difficult would it then be for upcoming talent to compete against established players? How many players would probably have to give up the dream of becoming a pro golfer early because they didn’t even have the chance to bring their own skills up to a level that allows them to promis- ingly compare themselves to the best Graduates players in Europe and even the world’s The 2017 graduates (from the elite and to usurp them? left): Stanislav Matus, Marco Iten, We are proud to offer a platform with Pedro Figueiredo, Ben Parker and the Pro Golf Tour that provides young Max Schmitt. Small picture: The 2017 overall champion, Nicolai COVER: STEFAN HEIGL / GOLFSUPPORT.NL ILLUMINATIPHOTOS (DREAMSTIME.COM) talent with both excellent quality golf von Dellingshausen. Not in the picture: Robbie van West. BACKGROUND Pro Golf Tour: "GOLF STARS OF TOMORROW" The Pro Golf Tour is taking place for the 22nd time in 2018. It is considered to be a superb springboard for a tour player’s career. Young talented professionals from all over Europe compete at 21 season tournaments. As an official satellite tour, Pro Golf Tour provides Robbie van West an opportunity to instantly qualify for the Europe- Challenge Tour Netherlands an Challenge Tour. That means: anyone who Qualifier 2017 occupies one of the top 5 rankings in the Pro Golf Tour Order of Merit at the end of the season is "This recognition of the sporting importance of our promoted and can play in the Challenge Tour the tour is wonderful confirmation that we are on the following year. The professional tournament series’ right path", says Rainer Goldrian, Pro Golf Tour results also count for the world golf ranking. Managing Director. As the leading operator of the tour, PGA of Germany is placing itself in a high-pro- file position on the stage of tournament golf in Europe. "Golf Stars of Tomorrow" is the official tour slogan, as young, ambitious talented tee off here who have It was my goal to finish made it their goal to be the golf stars of tomorrow. " The Pro Golf Tour’s trademarks are excellent in the Top 5 to reach courses, flawless organisation and high-calibre the Challenge Tour sport. Up to 156 players from roughly 25 different 2018. The season developed nations compete at the tournaments. The tour is really positively for me since I’ve based in Munich at the offices of the main share- holder, PGA of Germany. A team of staff is employed been working with my cousin at the tournaments: a tournament director, referees, Matthew Parker as my coach. I’m a starter and a tour assistant, together with those looking forward to the Challenge responsible at the host club and indispensable Tour and I do feel well prepared." voluntary helpers. They all ensure the professional Ben Parker preparation and implementation of all events. Challenge Tour Qualifier 2017 England CLIMBERS Nicolai von Dellingshausen The path to the "The Pro Golf Tour is a Pro Golf Tour The Pro Golf Tour is one of four official satellite springboard – not a final tours alongside the PGA EuroPro Tour, the Alps Tour and the Nordic League. The Top 5 in the year’s final ranking are authorised to tee off on destination!" the European Challenge Tour the following season. The top players are also exempt from Stage I of the European Tour Qualifying School. Congratulations on winning the Pro Golf Tour 2017 overall and being directly promoted to the Challenge Tour, Nicolai von Dellingshausen. When you look back on this fantastic season, to what extent is the Pro Golf TOP 15 TOP 25 Tour suitable for starting a tour player’s career? Overall winner 2017 The Pro Golf Tour is ideal as a spring- FINAL board to start your career in so far as you find a Nicolai von Dellings- STAGE EUROPEAN well-filled but not an overloaded tournament hausen celebrated TOUR EUROPEAN STAGE 2 calendar. As a result there is enough time between three wins on the CHALLENGE QUALIFYING the tournaments for your own training and to Pro Golf Tour in 2017 TOUR SCHOOL process the experiences you’ve had. The competi- and was therefore STAGE 1 tion has also increased greatly on the tour continu- immediately ously over the last few years and the best Pro Golf promoted to the Tour players are generally also more than capable of Challenge Tour TOP 5 competing on higher-ranking tours. during the current TOP 6 season. At the end What other experiences that you had on the Pro Golf of the year he also Tour will help you progress further? won the overall The first time it’s basically about earning a living ranking in the Pro with the sport. Playing for tangible amounts first of Golf Tour Order all makes acclimatisation a bit easier. Another of Merit 2017. aspect is definitely getting used to a lot of travelling and planning it ideally. What’s your advice for players who also want to get PRO GOLF TOUR QUALIFYING SCHOOL into professional golf through the Pro Golf Tour? I would advise every player to be patient and work hard. I also think it’s essential to see the profession as a job without losing your enjoyment of it. You have to invest all your energy in your own training for the Pro Golf Tour to be what it’s intended for: a AMATEURS springboard and not a final destination. INTERVIEW Florian Fritsch " The Pro Golf Tour THE 7 is very similar to the main tours!" Florian, how do you rate the Pro Golf Tour as a springboard into professional golf? The Pro Golf Tour is an important stop for every aspiring young pro. As the tournaments don’t just take place in Central Europe but in North Africa too, they don’t just include sporting elements but Florian Fritsch won also organisational factors. The players have to the Pro Golf Tour playing in lots of tournaments. That is exactly what learn how to organise and manage themselves. overall in 2013 and the Pro Golf Tour offers. These are two very important areas. The playing has in the meantime standard is also very sound. There are enough established himself What are your fondest memories with regard to your good players to produce a sporting atmosphere. on the European time on the Pro Golf Tour? Tour. The tour The camaraderie. We were all pretty broke and even Is it an all-round successful tour for young talent? player from the top five cannot actually finance a season with the For what the Pro Golf Tour wants to be: yes! You Neckargemünd prize money won. In this respect you have to find move around a great deal, can play full season explains why the ways to keep costs down.
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