2022 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11–16 November 2022 |
| Location | Tarragona, Spain 41°04′47″N 1°09′41″E / 41.0798°N 1.1615°E |
| Course(s) | Infinitum Golf (Lakes & Hills Courses) |
| Tour(s) | European Tour (unofficial event) |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 (L) 72 (H) |
| Length | 7,001 yards (6,402 m) (L) 6,956 yards (6,361 m) (H) |
| Field | 156, 72 after cut |
| Cut | 281 (−5) |
| Prize fund | €180,000 |
| Winner's share | €18,000 |
| Champion | |
 Simon Forsström | |
| 399 (−29) | |
| Location map | |
The 2022 European Tour Qualifying School graduates were determined following the conclusion of the 2022 European Tour (DP World Tour) Qualifying School Final Stage which was played 11–16 November at Infinitum Golf in Tarragona, Spain. It was the 45th edition of the European Tour Qualifying School. The top 25 and ties (28 in total) earned status to play on the 2023 European Tour, with the remaining players who finished outside the top 25 and ties, but having made the 72-hole cut, earning status to play on the 2023 Challenge Tour.
Simon Forsström won the event, scoring a six-round total of 399 (29 under par).[1]
It was also the first time since 2019 that European Tour Qualifying School had been staged,[2] having not been staged in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]
Graduates who went on to win on the European Tour in 2023 included Marcel Siem at the Hero Indian Open,[5] Nick Bachem at the Jonsson Workwear Open,[6] Simon Forsström at the Soudal Open,[7] Dan Brown at the ISPS Handa World Invitational[8] and Ryo Hisatsune at the Cazoo Open de France.[9]
Results
[edit]The top 25 players (including ties) earned status to play on the 2023 European Tour. They were as follows:[10][11]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Forsström |
66-69-65-65-66-68=399 | −29 |
| 2 |  David Ravetto |
67-69-72-64-65-64=401 | −27 |
| 3 |  Dan Brown |
67-67-68-65-66-69=402 | −26 |
| 4 |  Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
69-64-73-62-67-68=403 | −25 |
| 5 |  Alejandro del Rey |
69-68-68-68-68-63=404 | −24 |
| 6 |  Nick Bachem |
76-61-69-65-68-66=405 | −23 |
| T7 |  Ryo Hisatsune |
66-69-72-65-66-68=406 | −22 |
 Christoffer Bring |
71-68-72-61-65-69=406 | ||
| John Axelsen |
72-63-67-69-66-69=406 | ||
 Pedro Figueiredo |
69-67-70-65-64-71=406 | ||
| 11 | Tobias Edén |
76-68-61-67-66-69=407 | −21 |
| 12 | Joël Stalter |
68-68-69-63-71-69=408 | −20 |
| T13 | Sam Hutsby |
71-67-66-70-67-68=409 | −19 |
 Gunner Wiebe |
73-64-71-66-66-69=409 | ||
 Gary Hurley |
70-65-70-65-70-69=409 | ||
| Joshua Lee |
71-69-70-62-67-70=409 | ||
| Mike Lorenzo-Vera |
66-73-70-64-65-71=409 | ||
| Marcel Siem |
69-72-67-64-66-71=409 | ||
| T19 | Jens Fahrbring |
71-68-71-65-69-66=410 | −18 |
| David Horsey |
70-70-69-65-68-68=410 | ||
 Guðmundur Kristjánsson |
70-64-73-66-67-70=410 | ||
| Gary Stal |
72-69-67-65-66-71=410 | ||
| T23 | John Murphy |
68-69-73-67-69-65=411 | −17 |
| Adrien Saddier |
71-69-70-68-66-67=411 | ||
| Garrick Porteous |
71-66-70-67-69-68=411 | ||
| Andrew Wilson |
70-69-71-67-65-69=411 | ||
| Ricardo Santos |
73-67-67-67-68-69=411 | ||
| Niklas Lemke |
72-66-65-66-71-71=411 |
The following players made the 72 hole cut, however finished outside the top 25 and ties, therefore earning status to play on the 2023 Challenge Tour.[10]
Renato Paratore (T29)
Oliver Farr (T29)- Nicolai Kristensen (T29)
- Ross McGowan (T32)
- Oliver Farrell (T32)
Elias Bertheussen (T32)
Christopher Mivis (T35)- Tom Murray (T35)
Jaco Prinsloo (T35)- Takumi Kanaya (T35)
- Henric Sturehed (T35)
- Maximilian Schmitt (T35)
- Marco Penge (T35)
- Lorenzo Scalise (T35)
Felipe Aguilar (T43)- Tom Lewis (T43)
- Pavan Sagoo (T43)
- Daniel O'Laughlin (T43)
- Sam Bairstow (T43)
- Chris Wood (T43)
- Manuel Elvira (T43)
- Clément Berardo (T43)
- Benjamin Poke (T51)
- Chris Paisley (T51)
Mateusz Gradecki (T51)
Jordan Zunic (T51)- Callan Barrow (T51)
- Derek Ackerman (T56)
Craig Howie (T56)- Velten Meyer (T56)
Liu Yanwei (T56)- Ugo Coussaud (T56)
Benjamin Rusch (T56)- Alejandro Cañizares (T62)
- Jarryd Felton (T62)
- Maverick Antcliff (T62)
- Dimitrios Papadatos (65)
- Liam Johnston (T66)
- Keenan Davidse (T66)
- Gary Boyd (T68)
- Mikael Lundberg (T68)
- Oliver Fisher (70)
- Ashley Chesters (WD)
- Ricardo Gouveia (WD)
Graduates
[edit]| Place | Player | Career ET starts |
Cuts made |
Best finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Forsström[a] |
9 | 3 | T15 |
| 2 | David Ravetto[a] |
3 | 1 | T68 |
| 3 | Dan Brown[a] |
1 | 0 | CUT |
| 4 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
183 | 119 | Win (x4) |
| 5 | Alejandro del Rey[b] |
13 | 5 | T9 |
| 6 | Nick Bachem[a] |
2 | 0 | CUT |
| T7 | Ryo Hisatsune[a] |
1 | 0 | CUT |
| T7 | Christoffer Bring[a] |
3 | 1 | T22 |
| T7 | John Axelsen[a] |
4 | 3 | T17 |
| T7 | Pedro Figueiredo |
99 | 36 | T9 |
| 11 | Tobias Edén[a] |
1 | 0 | CUT |
| 12 | Joël Stalter |
106 | 38 | Win |
| T13 | Sam Hutsby |
99 | 42 | 4th |
| T13 | Gunner Wiebe[a] |
1 | 1 | T47 |
| T13 | Gary Hurley[b] |
14 | 5 | T23 |
| T13 | Joshua Lee[a] |
0 | 0 | n/a |
| T13 | Mike Lorenzo-Vera |
245 | 148 | 2nd/T2 |
| T13 | Marcel Siem |
495 | 290 | Win (x4) |
| T19 | Jens Fahrbring |
85 | 41 | T3 |
| T19 | David Horsey |
365 | 227 | Win (x4) |
| T19 | Guðmundur Kristjánsson[a] |
6 | 2 | T18 |
| T19 | Gary Stal |
136 | 71 | Win |
| T23 | John Murphy[a] |
6 | 2 | T9 |
| T23 | Adrien Saddier |
138 | 72 | 3rd |
| T23 | Garrick Porteous |
90 | 39 | T4 |
| T23 | Andrew Wilson |
33 | 13 | T3 |
| T23 | Ricardo Santos |
203 | 99 | Win |
| T23 | Niklas Lemke |
113 | 51 | 3rd/T3 |
2023 European Tour results
[edit]| Player | Starts | Cuts made |
Best finish |
R2D rank |
Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Forsström |
29 | 19 | Win | 56 | 626,218 |
| David Ravetto[c] |
29 | 13 | T9 | 132 | 265,272 |
| Dan Brown |
28 | 24 | Win | 50 | 741,789 |
| Kiradech Aphibarnrat[c] |
19 | 7 | T5 | 149 | 198,780 |
| Alejandro del Rey |
27 | 21 | T3 | 86 | 437,667 |
| Nick Bachem |
28 | 15 | Win | 59 | 665,577 |
| Ryo Hisatsune |
27 | 20 | Win | 17 | 1,416,758 |
| Christoffer Bring |
25 | 7 | T13 | 169 | 118,016 |
| John Axelsen |
29 | 14 | T6 | 118 | 284,799 |
| Pedro Figueiredo[c] |
25 | 13 | T14 | 152 | 178,315 |
| Tobias Edén |
20 | 1 | T71 | 315 | 2,700 |
| Joël Stalter |
21 | 6 | T23 | 190 | 52,595 |
| Sam Hutsby |
15 | 3 | T51 | 250 | 14,305 |
| Gunner Wiebe |
26 | 7 | T2 | 110 | 366,207 |
| Gary Hurley |
12 | 4 | T14 | 198 | 41,259 |
| Joshua Lee |
26 | 9 | T17 | 188 | 62,847 |
| Mike Lorenzo-Vera |
20 | 13 | T4 | 113 | 326,107 |
| Marcel Siem |
29 | 23 | Win | 24 | 1,232,572 |
| Jens Fahrbring |
9 | 5 | 3rd | 164 | 120,366 |
| David Horsey |
15 | 3 | T24 | 218 | 36,725 |
| Guðmundur Kristjánsson |
22 | 6 | T24 | 187 | 64,018 |
| Gary Stal |
20 | 6 | T44 | 205 | 33,113 |
| John Murphy |
23 | 3 | T28 | 209 | 32,488 |
| Adrien Saddier |
20 | 14 | T3 | 87 | 457,970 |
| Garrick Porteous[c] |
16 | 3 | T31 | 219 | 28,571 |
| Andrew Wilson[c] |
18 | 10 | T10 | 156 | 165,768 |
| Ricardo Santos |
15 | 8 | 11th | 167 | 111,968 |
| Niklas Lemke |
15 | 7 | T17 | 166 | 115,566 |
T = Tied
Player retained his European Tour card for 2024 (finished inside the top 116)
Player did not retain his European Tour card for 2024, but retained conditional status (finished between 117 and 131, inclusive)
Player did not retain his European Tour card for 2024 (finished outside the top 131)
2023 European Tour winners
[edit]| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Feb | Marcel Siem
|
Hero Indian Open | −14 (69-70-67-68=274) | 1 stroke | Yannik Paul
|
| 2 | 26 Mar | Nick Bachem
|
Jonsson Workwear Open | −24 (65-66-69-64=264) | 4 strokes | Hennie du Plessis Zander Lombard
|
| 3 | 14 May | Simon Forsström
|
Soudal Open | −17 (64-67-67-69=267) | 1 stroke | Jens Dantorp
|
| 4 | 20 Aug | Dan Brown
|
ISPS Handa World Invitational | −15 (64-66-67-69=266) | 5 strokes | Alex Fitzpatrick
|
| 5 | 24 Sep | Ryo Hisatsune
|
Cazoo Open de France | −14 (66-69-69-66=270) | 2 strokes | Jordan Smith Jeff Winther
|
2023 European Tour runner-up finishes
[edit]| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Nov 2022 | Ryo Hisatsune
|
Fortinet Australian PGA Championship | Cameron Smith
|
−14 (68-65-69-68=270) | −11 (67-70-71-65=273) |
| 2 | 4 Jun 2023 | Marcel Siem
|
Porsche European Open |  Tom McKibbin
|
−9 (72-69-72-70=283) | −7 (71-73-70-71=285) |
| 3 | 2 Jul | Gunner Wiebe
|
Betfred British Masters |  Daniel Hillier
|
−10 (72-71-69-66=278) | −8 (73-71-70-66=280) |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l European Tour rookie in 2023
- ^ a b First-time full European Tour member in 2023, but ineligible for rookie status
- ^ a b c d e Ravetto, Aphibarnrat, Figueiredo, Porteous and Wilson retained their European Tour cards for 2024 by finishing inside the top 25 (including ties) at the 2023 European Tour Qualifying School.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Forsström tops leading 28 at DP World Tour Qualifying School". European Tour. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "DP World Tour Qualifying School to return in 2022". Worldwide Golf. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "European Tour to announce 'summer & autumn swing' in UK". Golf News. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
In other news, the European Tour has announced there will also be no European Tour Qualifying School this year and no promotion from the Challenge Tour, with playing rights from 2020 guaranteed for 2021.
- ^ Crombie, Ryan (11 June 2021). ""The season is a write-off!" – Pro gutted by Q-School cancellation". Bunkered. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Indian Open: Marcel Siem ends wait for fifth DP World Tour title". BBC Sport. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Brilliant Bachem wins Jonsson Workwear Open". Yahoo! Sport. 26 March 2023. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "DP World Tour: Sweden's Simon Forsstrom holds on to claim maiden title at Soudal Open in Belgium". Sky Sports. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ Kelly, Paul (21 August 2023). "Maiden win hasn't sunk in yet says Brown after ISPS Handa success at Galgorm". The Irish News. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "French Open: Ryo Hisatsune triumphs at Le Golf National as Jordan Smith lets lead slip". BBC Sport. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ a b "2022 Final Qualifying Stage Results". European Tour. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ Wright, Andrew (16 November 2022). "The Class Of '22 - This Year's DP World Tour Q-School Qualifiers". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ Parsons, Ben (15 November 2023). "The 33 players who just won a DP World Tour card at Q School". Bunkered. Retrieved 16 November 2024.