2012 EPD Tour
Golf tour season
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The 2012 EPD Tour was the 16th season of the EPD Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan | Gloria New Course Classic | Turkey | 30,000 |  Maximilian Glauert (3) |
| 25 Jan | Gloria Old Course Classic | Turkey | 30,000 | Björn Stromsky (1) |
| 31 Jan | Sueno Dunes Classic | Turkey | 30,000 |  Florian Pogatschnigg (1) |
| 4 Feb | Sueno Pines Classic | Turkey | 30,000 | Daniel Wünsche (5) |
| 22 Feb | Open Mogador | Morocco | 30,000 |  Timothy O'Neal (1) |
| 28 Feb | Al Maaden Classic | Morocco | 30,000 | Marcel Haremza (9) |
| 3 Mar | Amelkis Classic | Morocco | 30,000 |  Damien Perrier (1) |
| 11 Apr | Open Madaef | Morocco | 30,000 | Timothy O'Neal (2) |
| 17 Apr | Open Dar Es Salam | Morocco | 30,000 |  David Law (1) |
| 23 Apr | Open Lixus | Morocco | 30,000 | Björn Stromsky (2) |
| 24 May | Haugschlag NÖ Open | Austria | 30,000 | Marcel Haremza (10) |
| 7 Jun | Land Fleesensee Classic | Germany | 30,000 |  Christian Baunsøe (1) |
| 17 Jun | Schloss Moyland Golfresort Classic | Germany | 30,000 | Yannick Gumowski (1) |
| 11 Jul | Bayreuth Open | Germany | 30,000 | Moritz Lampert (a) (1) |
| 18 Jul | Bad Waldsee Classic | Germany | 30,000 | David Antonelli (1) |
| 8 Aug | Castanea Resort Open | Germany | 30,000 | Marcel Haremza (11) |
| 22 Aug | Golfspielen.de Open | Germany | 30,000 | Christoph Günther (10) |
| 28 Aug | Preis des Hardenberg GolfResort | Germany | 30,000 | Marcel Haremza (12) |
| 16 Sep | Deutsche Bank Wrocław Open | Poland | 30,000 | Stephan Wolters (1) |
| 30 Sep | Fulda EPD Tour Championship | Germany | 50,000 | Constantin Schwierz (2) |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2013 Challenge Tour.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (€) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Haremza | 26,362 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Daniel Wünsche | 22,921 | |
| 3 | Max Kramer | 21,740 | |
| 4 | Damien Perrier | 20,723 | |
| 5 |  Marek Nový | 17,987 | |
| 6 | Christoph Günther | 16,586 | |
| 7 | Björn Stromsky | 15,304 | |
| 8 | Sebastian Heisele | 15,291 | |
| 9 |  Tiago Cruz | 14,773 | |
| 10 |  Ken Benz | 14,272 |
Notes
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of EPD Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the EPD Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.