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 Tour
PlayerRoad to Oman
rank
PointsStartsCuts
made
Best
finish
Money list
rank
Earnings (€)
England Jordan Smith*1209,9853125Win241,290,602
Germany Bernd Ritthammer2189,9532610T11124272,289
Germany Alexander Knappe*3183,5002711T5140215,147
New Zealand Ryan Fox*4160,7682921T4341,080,610
England Sam Walker5158,370298T4157158,785
France Matthieu Pavon*6150,5043016349866,853
Sweden Alexander Björk*7135,0063023T343947,873
South Africa Dylan Frittelli*8120,8922918Win191,602,951
France Romain Langasque*9118,0872711T10151178,683
Scotland Duncan Stewart*10115,7642812T9131241,658
England Marcus Armitage*11115,7602611T10152168,137
Portugal José-Filipe Lima12100,1082310T5138218,629
France Damien Perrier*1395,3682712T29174102,350
Spain Pep Anglès*1493,28627134139216,288
Belgium Thomas Detry*1592,8522717T286440,214
France Joël Stalter*1691,5782611T3132239,430

* 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. Date Player Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runners-up
1 11 Jun South Africa Dylan Frittelli Lyoness Open −12 (70-71-68-67=276) 1 stroke England David Horsey
Finland Mikko Korhonen
South Africa Jbe' Kruger
2 30 Jul England Jordan Smith Porsche European Open −13 (70-67-67-71=275) Playoff France Alexander Lévy

Runners-up on the European Tour in 2017

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score
1 30 Apr South Africa Dylan Frittelli
Lost in playoff
Volvo China Open France Alexander Lévy −17 (63-70-71-67=271) −17 (70-63-64-74=271)
2 25 Jun Belgium Thomas Detry BMW International Open Argentina Andrés Romero −17 (67-71-68-65=271) −16 (65-71-70-66=272)
3 5 Nov South Africa Dylan Frittelli (2) Turkish Airlines Open England Justin Rose −18 (69-68-64-65=266) −17 (70-67-66-64=267)
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