2019 Challenge Tour graduates

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This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2019. [1] [2] The top 15 players on the Challenge Tour rankings in 2019 earned European Tour cards for 2020.

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2019 Challenge Tour2020 European Tour2021 European Tour
PlayerPoints
rank		PointsStartsCuts
made		Best
finish		Points
rank		PointsStartsCuts
made		Best
finish		Points
rank		Points
Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Laporta 1210,1221810T21043312615T2411,056
Flag of Scotland.svg Calum Hill*2146,8342114T81013422518Win321,216
Flag of England.svg Richard Bland 3142,4022116T2764652317Win111,913
Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Heisele 4130,4051694th110320154T9188127
Flag of Poland.svg Adrian Meronk*5128,7322212T2844322215T2391,069
Flag of England.svg Jack Senior †6124,3472316T4884072818T681609
Flag of France.svg Robin Roussel*7122,552199T14166156249T26180149
Flag of France.svg Antoine Rozner*8120,4682118Win269832117Win441,025
Flag of England.svg Matthew Jordan †9119,1422117T3774642314T476638
Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardo Santos 10107,524198T24210722610T6161205
Ulster Banner.svg Cormac Sharvin*11103,0882010T191681522510T21166187
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Oliver Farr 1292,440199T31292592413T11145258
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Darius van Driel*1391,8621910T41571752215T297505
Flag of Scotland.svg Connor Syme 1489,7322315T36560824113rd104459
Flag of Spain.svg Sebastián García Rodríguez*1586,6582312T413025326104th120385

* European Tour rookie in 2020
† First-time member ineligible for Rookie of the Year award
T = Tied
  The player retained full European Tour status for 2022 (finished inside the top 121 in 2021).
  The player retained category 16 European Tour status for 2022 (finished outside the top 121 in 2021).

Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the 2020 European Tour season, all of the graduates retained the same status in 2021 except Rozner, who was promoted to the winners category after his victory at the 2020 Golf in Dubai Championship.

In 2021, European Tour Qualifying School was cancelled for a second straight year, limiting the normal changes in European Tour membership between seasons. The 2019 Challenge Tour graduates that failed to finish in the top 121 of the Race to Dubai were placed in a category immediately below the 2021 Challenge Tour graduates for the 2022 European Tour season, approximately equal to the category usually given to qualifying school graduates.

Wins on the European Tour in 2020 and 2021

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
15 Dec 2020 Flag of France.svg Antoine Rozner Golf in Dubai Championship −25 (63-69-67-64=263)2 strokes Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Laporta
Flag of France.svg Mike Lorenzo-Vera
Flag of England.svg Andy Sullivan
Flag of England.svg Matt Wallace
214 Mar 2021 Flag of France.svg Antoine Rozner (2) Commercial Bank Qatar Masters −8 (69-72-68-67=276)1 stroke Flag of India.svg Gaganjeet Bhullar
Flag of South Africa.svg Darren Fichardt
Flag of Italy.svg Guido Migliozzi
315 May 2021 Flag of England.svg Richard Bland Betfred British Masters −13 (68-69-72-66=275)Playoff Flag of Italy.svg Guido Migliozzi
315 Aug 2021 Flag of Scotland.svg Calum Hill Cazoo Classic −16 (68-67-70-67=272)1 stroke Flag of France.svg Alexander Lévy

Runner-up finishes on the European Tour in 2020 and 2021

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score
18 Dec 2019 Flag of France.svg Antoine Rozner AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Højgaard −19 (66-69-66-68=269)−19 (67-67-66-69=269)
229 Nov 2020 Flag of England.svg Richard Bland Alfred Dunhill Championship Flag of South Africa.svg Christiaan Bezuidenhout −14 (69-68-68-69=274)−10 (67-67-74-70=278)
3 Flag of Poland.svg Adrian Meronk −10 (65-66-71-76=278)
45 Dec 2020 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Laporta Golf in Dubai Championship Flag of France.svg Antoine Rozner −25 (63-69-67-64=263)−23 (65-69-65-66=265)
57 Jun 2021 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Darius van Driel Porsche European Open Flag of England.svg Marcus Armitage −8 (72-71-65=208)−6 (71-69-70=210)
65 Sep 2021 Flag of Poland.svg Adrian Meronk (2) DS Automobiles Italian Open Flag of Denmark.svg Nicolai Højgaard −13 (66-69-65-71=271)−12 (70-69-67-66=272)
714 Nov 2021 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Laporta (2) Aviv Dubai Championship Flag of Denmark.svg Joachim B. Hansen −23 (63-67-67-68=265)−22 (66-64-67-69=266)

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References

  1. ↑ "Challenge Tour rankings". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Laporta lands Grand Final and Rankings double". PGA European Tour. 10 November 2019.
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