Europro Tour launches 2015 schedule

Hotelplanner.com PGA Europro Tour players will compete over some of the finest golf courses in the UK during what promises to be an intriguing 2015 season.

European golf’s third-tier tour has announced an outstanding schedule which incorporates some of the best venues across the UK and an event in partnership with the Paul Lawrie Foundation at Newmachar Golf Club in June.

The Tour recently announced a 25% increase of prize funds to £50,000 per event, as well as a fifth first stage venue for Qualifying School for the first time.

The Tour’s regular season begins May 13-15 on The Montgomerie Course at Celtic Manor, above, before heading to Frilford Heath Golf Club the following week, where the Tour will play the Red Course.

Burhill Golf Club will host event three on the New Course on May 28-30 and Longhirst Hall’s Dawson Course will welcome the Europro back to Northumberland June 4-6.

Cumberwell Park made a successful debut on the Europro Tour in 2014 and the Tour will return to the Bradford-on-Avon course on June 17-19. That is followed by a double header on Scotland’s East Coast, with the event at Newmachar Golf Club in Aberdeen on June 24-26 and a third successive year at Montrose Golf Club on June 30-July 2 before a return to Mar Hall in Glasgow on July 15-17.

Hawkstone Golf Club in Shropshire will host event nine of the season on July 22-24 and Chart Hills makes its debut on the Europro Tour the following week.

The Carrick on Loch Lomond returns for a second consecutive season on August 5-7 and Slaley Hall’s Hunting Course plays host the following week.

The Tour then stays in the north east where Close House, the home of Lee Westwood, welcomes the Europro for the first time on August 19-21, and that is followed by a return to Moor Allerton in Leeds on August 26-28.

Prince’s Golf Club in Kent will host the final regular event of the season on September 2-4. Details of the season-ending Tour Championship will be announced later in the year.

The full schedule can be found here: