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.
| # | 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 |
| 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
T = Tied
The player retained his European Tour card for 2018.
The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2018, but retained conditional status.
The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2018.
Nixon, Winther, Heisele, Canter, Widegren, and Foster regained their cards for 2018 through Q School.