__NOTOC__ This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2016. The top 16 players on the Challenge Tour rankings in 2016 earned European Tour cards for 2017.
2016 Challenge Tour2017 European TourPlayerRoad to OmanrankPointsStartsCutsmadeBestfinishMoney listrankEarnings (€) Jordan Smith* 1 209,985 31 25 24 1,290,602 Bernd Ritthammer 2 189,953 26 10 124 272,289 Alexander Knappe* 3 183,500 27 11 140 215,147 Ryan Fox* 4 160,768 29 21 34 1,080,610 Sam Walker 5 158,370 29 8 157 158,785 Matthieu Pavon* 6 150,504 30 16 49 866,853 Alexander Björk* 7 135,006 30 23 43 947,873 Dylan Frittelli* 8 120,892 29 18 19 1,602,951 Romain Langasque* 9 118,087 27 11 151 178,683 Duncan Stewart* 10 115,764 28 12 131 241,658 Marcus Armitage* 11 115,760 26 11 152 168,137 José-Filipe Lima 12 100,108 23 10 138 218,629 Damien Perrier* 13 95,368 27 12 174 102,350 Pep Anglès* 14 93,286 27 13 139 216,288 Thomas Detry* 15 92,852 27 17 86 440,214 Joël Stalter* 16 91,578 26 11 132 239,430 * European Tour rookie in 2017 T = Tied The player retained his European Tour card for 2018 (finished inside the top 101 or the top 10 of the Access List). The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2018, but retained conditional status (finished between 102 and 147, inclusive). The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2018 (finished outside the top 147).
Ritthammer won three times on the Challenge Tour in 2016. A change before the season to the tour regulations allowed amateurs to earn ranking points, while also dictating that any player within the top 15 who earned points as an amateur would be counted in addition to the usual 15 graduates; therefore, since Langasque had earned 24,200 points as an amateur, the number of graduates was increased to 16. Anglès regained his card for 2018 through Q School.
Winners on the European Tour in 2017 No.DatePlayerTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunners-up111 Jun Dylan FrittelliLyoness Open−12 (70-71-68-67=276)1 stroke David Horsey Mikko Korhonen Jbe' Kruger230 Jul Jordan SmithPorsche European Open−13 (70-67-67-71=275)Playoff Alexander Lévy
Runners-up on the European Tour in 2017 No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score130 Apr Dylan FrittelliLost in playoffVolvo China Open Alexander Lévy−17 (63-70-71-67=271)−17 (70-63-64-74=271)225 Jun Thomas DetryBMW International Open Andrés Romero−17 (67-71-68-65=271)−16 (65-71-70-66=272)35 Nov Dylan Frittelli (2)Turkish Airlines Open Justin Rose−18 (69-68-64-65=266)−17 (70-67-66-64=267)
See also 2016 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
External links Final ranking for 2016