2015 Challenge Tour graduates
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This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2015. The top 15 players on the Challenge Tour's money list in 2015 earned their European Tour card for 2016.
| 2015 Challenge Tour | 2016 European Tour | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Money list rank |
Earnings (€) | Starts | Cuts made |
Best finish |
Money list rank |
Earnings (€) | |
 Ricardo Gouveia* |
1 | 251,952 | ||||||
 Sébastien Gros* |
2 | 178,645 | ||||||
 Borja Virto |
3 | 150,466 | ||||||
| Nacho Elvira |
4 | 114,878 | ||||||
 Joachim B. Hansen |
5 | 113,135 | ||||||
 Björn Åkesson |
6 | 104,539 | ||||||
 Gary Boyd |
7 | 96,290 | ||||||
 Rhys Davies |
8 | 94,832 | ||||||
| Thomas Linard* |
9 | 91,258 | ||||||
| Jens Fahrbring* |
10 | 89,731 | ||||||
| Jeff Winther* |
11 | 87,033 | ||||||
 Andrew McArthur |
12 | 82,545 | ||||||
| Callum Shinkwin* |
13 | 81,082 | ||||||
 Brandon Stone* |
14 | 80,979 | ||||||
| Jamie McLeary |
15 | 80,353 | ||||||
* European Tour rookie in 2016
Elvira had already qualified for the European Tour after a three-win season.
Winners on the European Tour in 2016
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Jan | Brandon Stone |
BMW SA Open | −14 (71-67-65-71=274) | 2 strokes | Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
Runners-up on the European Tour in 2016
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Feb | Jeff Winther |
Tshwane Open | Charl Schwartzel |
−16 (71-64-66-63=264) | −8 (73-66-69-64=272) |
| 2 | 25 Apr | Brandon Stone |
Shenzhen International |  Lee Soo-min |
−16 (66-65-70-71=272) | −14 (67-70-69-68=274) |
| 3 | 8 May | Nacho Elvira Lost in playoff |
Trophée Hassan II | Wang Jeung-hun |
−5 (71-68-74-70=283) | −5 (71-71-72-69=283) |
