Players trying to forge full-time tour careers in Europe have been dealt a severe blow with news that the EuroPro Tour is to fold.
The circuit, which sits one rung below the Challenge Tour, will stage its final event next month.
In a statement, EuroPro Tour CEO Dan Godding said that had been left with no alternative but to shut up shop due to “the economic landscape of increasing costs and the changing habits of the worldwide audience”.
This, it says, means that “there is no longer the support nor demand in the market” for the tour.
The tour first opened its doors in 2002 as a partnership between Sandy Jones and the PGA’s Mastercard Tour, and Barry Hearn and Matchroom Sport’s EuroPro Golf Tour.
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It has proven to be a huge success over the past two decades, providing a launchpad for the careers of players such as Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel and Tyrrell Hatton.
Robert Maxfield, the chief executive of the PGA, said: “I would like to thank and congratulate
Matchroom for successfully operating the PGA EuroPro Tour for so many
years.
“A number of today’s global golf stars owe a huge debt of
gratitude to the PGA EuroPro Tour for providing them with the
opportunity to realise their dreams.
“It is sad…
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