This is a list of the 27 players who earned 2016 European Tour professional golf cards through Q School in 2015.
2016 European Tour rookie
<nowiki>*</nowiki> European Tour rookie in 2016<br/> T = Tied<br/> The player retained his European Tour card for 2017 (finished inside the top 111).<br/> The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2017, but retained conditional status (finished between 112 and 148, inclusive).<br/> The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2017 (finished outside the top 148).
McEvoy, Manley, Canter, and Molinari regained their cards for 2017 through Q School.