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European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage
Tournament information
LocationTarragona, Spain
Established1976
Course(s)Infinitum Golf
(Lakes & Hills Courses)
Par71 (L)
72 (H)
Length7,001 yards (6,402 m)
6,956 yards (6,361 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
(unofficial event)
FormatStroke play
Prize fund€180,000
Month playedNovember
Tournament record score
Aggregate399 Simon Forsström (2022)
399 Edoardo Molinari (2024)
To par−29 as above
Current champion
Italy Edoardo Molinari
Location map
Infinitum Golf is located in Spain
Infinitum Golf
Infinitum Golf
Location in Spain
Infinitum Golf is located in Catalonia
Infinitum Golf
Infinitum Golf
Location in Catalonia

The European Tour Qualifying School is an annual golf tournament which enables professional golfers to gain a place on the European Tour and its official development tour, the Challenge Tour.[1][2]

The European Tour Qualifying School is held in three stages, with the final stage being played over six rounds at Infinitum Golf (formerly the Lumine Golf Club) in Spain.[3] After four rounds, the field is reduced from 156 to 70 plus ties. From 2024, the top 20 (previously top 25) players including ties win their card on the European Tour. The remaining players who make the 72-hole cut are fully exempt on the Challenge Tour.[4]

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue(s) Ref.
2024 Italy Edoardo Molinari 399 −29 1 stroke Sweden Niklas Lemke Infinitum Golf [5]
2023 Germany Freddy Schott 401 −27 2 strokes Italy Filippo Celli Infinitum Golf [6]
2022 Sweden Simon Forsström 399 −29 2 strokes France David Ravetto Infinitum Golf [4]
2020–21: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [7][8]
2019 Denmark Benjamin Poke 403 −25 6 strokes France Grégory Havret Lumine GC [9]
2018 Spain Alejandro Cañizares 404 −24 Countback South Africa Zander Lombard Lumine GC [10]
2017 England Sam Horsfield 401 −27 7 strokes England Charlie Ford
Denmark Anders Hansen
South Africa Jacques Kruyswijk
Italy Andrea Pavan
Sweden Pontus Widegren
Denmark Jeff Winther		 Lumine GC [11]
2016 England Nathan Kimsey 415 −13 1 stroke Argentina Ricardo González
Scotland Scott Henry
Italy Edoardo Molinari		 PGA Golf Catalunya [12]
2015 South Africa Ulrich van den Berg 410 −18 Countback United States Daniel Im
Spain Adrián Otaegui		 PGA Golf Catalunya [13][14]
2014 Finland Mikko Korhonen 408 −20 2 strokes Argentina Ricardo González PGA Golf Catalunya [15]
2013 Spain Carlos del Moral 402 −26 5 strokes Paraguay Fabrizio Zanotti PGA Golf Catalunya [16]
2012 England John Parry 409 −19 4 strokes Sweden Mikael Lundberg PGA Golf Catalunya [17]
2011 England David Dixon 407 −21 1 stroke England Sam Hutsby PGA Golf Catalunya [18]
2010 England Simon Wakefield 407 −21 2 strokes Spain Carlos del Moral PGA Golf Catalunya [19]
2009 England Simon Khan 408 −20 1 stroke England Sam Hutsby PGA Golf Catalunya [20]
2008 Sweden Oskar Henningsson 409 −19 4 strokes Spain Carlos del Moral
Australia Wade Ormsby		 PGA Golf Catalunya [21]
2007 Austria Martin Wiegele 421 −11 2 strokes Spain Pedro Linhart
England Lee Slattery		 San Roque Club [22]
2006 Spain Carlos Rodiles 417 −15 Countback Brazil Alexandre Rocha San Roque Club [23]
2005 England Tom Whitehouse 419 −13 2 strokes England Robert Rock San Roque Club [24]
2004 Sweden Peter Gustafsson 423 −9 3 strokes England Simon Wakefield San Roque Club [25]
2003 England Richard McEvoy 400 −28 3 strokes Australia Wade Ormsby Empordà Golf
Golf Platja de Pals		 [26]
2002 Sweden Per Nyman 400 −28 1 stroke England Phillip Archer Empordà Golf
Golf Platja de Pals		 [27]
2001 Sweden Johan Sköld 415 −17 2 strokes France Christophe Pottier San Roque Club
Club de Golf Sotogrande		 [28]
2000 South Africa Desvonde Botes 417 −15 4 strokes Scotland Graham Rankin San Roque Club
Club de Golf Sotogrande		 [29]
1999 Scotland Alastair Forsyth 423 −9 2 strokes Sweden Niclas Fasth San Roque Club
Club de Golf Sotogrande		 [30]
1998 Scotland Ross Drummond 425 −7 Countback Sweden Henrik Nyström San Roque Club
Club de Golf Sotogrande		 [31]
1997 Netherlands Chris van der Velde 280[a] −8 Countback Netherlands Robert-Jan Derksen
England Philip Golding
Sweden Fredrik Henge		 San Roque Club
Guadalmina		 [33]
1996 Sweden Niclas Fasth 428 −4 1 stroke England Brian Davis San Roque Club
Club de Golf Sotogrande		 [34][35]
1995 England Steve Webster 422 −8 1 stroke South Africa Hendrik Buhrmann San Roque Club
Guadalmina		 [36]
1994 England David Carter 273[b] −15 5 strokes France Christian Cévaër La Grande Motte
Golf Massane		 [38]
1993 United States Brian Nelson 424 −8 2 strokes England Ross McFarlane
England Scott Watson		 La Grande Motte
Golf Massane		 [39]
1992 South Africa Retief Goosen 427 −5 1 stroke Denmark Ole Eskildsen La Grande Motte
Golf Massane		 [40]
1991 England Andrew Hare 429 −3 2 strokes Argentina José Cóceres
England Gary Evans
Republic of Ireland Paul McGinley		 La Grande Motte
Golf Massane		 [41]
1990 Portugal Daniel Silva 424 −8 6 strokes Spain Juan Anglada
Wales Phillip Price		 La Grande Motte
Golf Massane		 [42]
1989 West Germany Heinz-Peter Thül 411 −19 3 strokes England David Ray La Manga Club [43][44]
1988 Sweden Jesper Parnevik 416 −14 4 strokes Wales Paul Mayo
Sweden Ulf Nilsson
Fiji Vijay Singh		 La Manga Club [45]
1987 United States Mike Smith 410 −20 3 strokes United States John DeForest La Manga Club [46]
1986 Australia Wayne Smith 415 −15 1 stroke South Africa Justin Hobday
Denmark Steen Tinning		 La Manga Club [47]
1985 Spain José María Olazábal 414 −16 2 strokes New Zealand Greg Turner La Manga Club [48]
1984 United States Robert Wrenn 412 −18 1 stroke United States Jeff Sluman La Manga Club [49]
1983 England David Ray 281 −5 2 strokes United States Mike Wolseley La Manga Club [50][51]
1982 Spain José Rivero 283 −3 7 strokes England Robert Lee
England Malcolm MacKenzie		 La Manga Club [52]
1981 Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr 288 E 3 strokes England Roger Chapman Dom Pedro [53]
England Robin Mann 294 +6 1 stroke England Philip Morley Quinta do Lago [54]
1980 England Paul Carrigill 295 +7 3 strokes England John Hoskisson Dom Pedro [55]
Spain Manuel Montes 293 +5 9 strokes England Keith Ashdown
England Malcolm MacKenzie
England Bob Wynn		 Quinta do Lago [56]
1979 England Charles Cox 296 +8 2 strokes England Andrew Murray Dom Pedro [57]
England Keith Williams 303 +15 3 strokes Republic of Ireland Joe Purcell
England Mark Thomas		 Quinta do Lago [58]
1978 England Stephen Evans 293 +2 Countback England Glenn Ralph Foxhills
Downshire		 [59]
1977 Scotland Sandy Lyle 295 +3 2 strokes England Malcolm Henberry Foxhills [60]
1976 England David A. Russell 295 +5 3 strokes England Philip Loxley Foxhills
Walton Heath		 [61]

Notes

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  1. ^ Shortened to 72 holes due to rain.[32]
  2. ^ Shortened to 72 holes due to rain.[37]

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