__NOTOC__ This is a list of the 30 players who earned 2017 European Tour cards through Q School in 2016.
PlacePlayerEuropean TourstartsCutsmadeNotes 1 Nathan Kimsey 0 0 T2 Ricardo González 398 248 4 European Tour wins; oldest-ever European Tour Q School graduate (47 years, 24 days) T2 Scott Henry 54 28 1 Challenge Tour win T2 Edoardo Molinari 219 129 2 European Tour wins T5 Steven Tiley 26 13 T5 Jens Fahrbring 38 12 2 Challenge Tour wins T5 Anton Karlsson 0 0 T5 Eddie Pepperell 99 56 1 Challenge Tour win T9 John Parry 176 80 1 European Tour win T9 Matthew Nixon 128 64 T11 Rafael Echenique 155 69 2 Challenge Tour wins T11 Sebastian Söderberg 9 6 1 Challenge Tour win T11 Paul Maddy 29 10 T11 Yang Yong-eun 128 75 Won 2009 PGA Championship; 2 other European Tour wins; 1 other PGA Tour win T11 Tom Lewis 125 67 1 European Tour win T16 Stuart Manley 178 73 1 Challenge Tour win T16 Ashley Chesters 4 2 Two-time European Amateur champion T16 Jeff Winther 28 8 T19 Sebastian Heisele 5 1 T19 Laurie Canter 21 7 T19 Pontus Widegren 15 4 T19 Richard S. Johnson 108 55 2 European Tour wins; 1 PGA Tour win T19 Mark Foster 411 237 1 European Tour win T19 Max Orrin 16 6 2 Challenge Tour wins T25 Gary King 4 2 1 Challenge Tour win T25 Jaco Ahlers 45 23 6 Sunshine Tour wins T25 Espen Kofstad 46 19 3 Challenge Tour wins T25 Jamie Rutherford 0 0 T25 Niclas Johansson 2 1 T25 Richard McEvoy 257 112 1 Challenge Tour win 2017 European Tour rookie
Five of the thirty had competed in the First Stage of 2016 qualifying: Nathan Kimsey, Rafael Echenique, Ashley Chesters, Jamie Rutherford and Niclas Johansson.
2017 Results PlayerStartsCutsmadeBestfinishMoney listrankEarnings (€) Nathan Kimsey* 27 10 147 183,131 Ricardo González 17 7 194 64,394 Scott Henry 21 3 200 58,060 Edoardo Molinari 26 12 74 565,741 Steven Tiley 18 5 221 35,219 Jens Fahrbring 26 14 126 265,644 Anton Karlsson* 16 5 191 68,314 Eddie Pepperell 24 15 42 971,898 John Parry 17 3 227 30,705 Matthew Nixon 15 5 233 26,945 Rafael Echenique 16 4 239 24,670 Sebastian Söderberg* 16 10 165 136,408 Paul Maddy 16 9 196 61,990 Yang Yong-eun 7 4 180 94,362 Tom Lewis 21 15 135 227,908 Stuart Manley 22 8 148 181,889 Ashley Chesters* 23 16 110 363,113 Jeff Winther 15 10 184 86,107 Sebastian Heisele* 20 10 141 210,332 Laurie Canter 19 13 155 163,221 Pontus Widegren* 16 9 167 132,133 Richard S. Johnson 12 4 225 32,920 Mark Foster 22 13 163 138,650 Max Orrin* 12 5 192 68,266 Gary King* 13 3 250 20,545 Jaco Ahlers* 16 9 186 84,185 Espen Kofstad 2 2 246 22,018 Jamie Rutherford* 16 6 229 29,625 Niclas Johansson* 13 5 231 27,446 Richard McEvoy 11 7 183 87,737 * 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).
Nixon, Winther, Heisele, Canter, Widegren, and Foster regained their cards for 2018 through Q School.
Winners on the European Tour in 2017 No.DatePlayerTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up116 Apr Edoardo MolinariTrophée Hassan II−9 (71-74-70-68=283)Playoff Paul Dunne
Runners-up on the European Tour in 2017 No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score126 Feb Stuart ManleyJoburg Open Darren Fichardt−15 (66-66-68=200)*−14 (67-67-67=201)* *Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather
See also 2016 Challenge Tour graduates 2017 European Tour
References
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