title: 2016 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
text: # 2016 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
  
  This is a list of the 30 players who earned 2017 European Tour cards through Q School in 2016.
  
  | Place | Player | European Tour starts | Cuts made | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 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
  
  | Player | Starts | Cuts made | Best finish | Money list rank | Earnings (€) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nathan Kimsey* | 27 | 10 | T9 | 147 | 183,131 |
  | Ricardo González | 17 | 7 | T10 | 194 | 64,394 |
  | Scott Henry | 21 | 3 | T9 | 200 | 58,060 |
  | Edoardo Molinari | 26 | 12 | Win | 74 | 565,741 |
  | Steven Tiley | 18 | 5 | T22 | 221 | 35,219 |
  | Jens Fahrbring | 26 | 14 | T5 | 126 | 265,644 |
  | Anton Karlsson* | 16 | 5 | T13 | 191 | 68,314 |
  | Eddie Pepperell | 24 | 15 | T3 | 42 | 971,898 |
  | John Parry | 17 | 3 | T19 | 227 | 30,705 |
  | Matthew Nixon | 15 | 5 | T26 | 233 | 26,945 |
  | Rafael Echenique | 16 | 4 | T40 | 239 | 24,670 |
  | Sebastian Söderberg* | 16 | 10 | T7 | 165 | 136,408 |
  | Paul Maddy | 16 | 9 | T11 | 196 | 61,990 |
  | Yang Yong-eun | 7 | 4 | T6 | 180 | 94,362 |
  | Tom Lewis | 21 | 15 | T3 | 135 | 227,908 |
  | Stuart Manley | 22 | 8 | T2 | 148 | 181,889 |
  | Ashley Chesters* | 23 | 16 | T8 | 110 | 363,113 |
  | Jeff Winther | 15 | 10 | T14 | 184 | 86,107 |
  | Sebastian Heisele* | 20 | 10 | T3 | 141 | 210,332 |
  | Laurie Canter | 19 | 13 | T14 | 155 | 163,221 |
  | Pontus Widegren* | 16 | 9 | T3 | 167 | 132,133 |
  | Richard S. Johnson | 12 | 4 | T14 | 225 | 32,920 |
  | Mark Foster | 22 | 13 | T6 | 163 | 138,650 |
  | Max Orrin* | 12 | 5 | T15 | 192 | 68,266 |
  | Gary King* | 13 | 3 | T14 | 250 | 20,545 |
  | Jaco Ahlers* | 16 | 9 | T11 | 186 | 84,185 |
  | Espen Kofstad | 2 | 2 | T20 | 246 | 22,018 |
  | Jamie Rutherford* | 16 | 6 | T25 | 229 | 29,625 |
  | Niclas Johansson* | 13 | 5 | T34 | 231 | 27,446 |
  | Richard McEvoy | 11 | 7 | 5 | 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. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 16 Apr | Edoardo Molinari | Trophée Hassan II | −9 (71-74-70-68=283) | Playoff | Paul Dunne |
  
  ## Runners-up on the European Tour in 2017
  
  | No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 26 Feb | Stuart Manley | Joburg Open | Darren Fichardt | −15 (66-66-68=200)* | −14 (67-67-67=201)* |
  
  *Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather
  
  