This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2022. [1] The top 20 players on the Challenge Tour rankings in 2022 earned European Tour cards for 2023. [2]
2022 Challenge Tour | 2023 European Tour | ||||||||
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Player | Points rank | Points | Starts | Cuts made | Best finish | Money list rank | Earnings (€) | ||
Nathan Kimsey | 1 | 208,918 | |||||||
Jeremy Freiburghaus * | 2 | 160,025 | |||||||
Alexander Knappe | 3 | 146,052 | |||||||
J. C. Ritchie † | 4 | 141,286 | |||||||
Mikael Lindberg * | 5 | 139,848 | |||||||
Jens Dantorp | 6 | 133,772 | |||||||
Daniel Hillier * | 7 | 123,473 | |||||||
Oliver Hundebøll * | 8 | 123,082 | |||||||
Freddy Schott * | 9 | 122,456 | |||||||
Tom McKibbin * | 10 | 120,719 | |||||||
Robin Sciot-Siegrist | 11 | 115,586 | |||||||
Kristian Krogh Johannessen | 12 | 115,055 | |||||||
Clément Sordet | 13 | 110,267 | |||||||
Martin Simonsen * | 14 | 109,809 | |||||||
Jeong-Weon Ko * | 15 | 109,659 | |||||||
Todd Clements * | 16 | 109,283 | |||||||
John Parry | 17 | 108,633 | |||||||
Bryce Easton † | 18 | 105,179 | |||||||
Matthew Baldwin | 19 | 102,933 | |||||||
Deon Germishuys * | 20 | 95,045 |
*European Tour rookie in 2023
†First-time full member, but ineligible for Rookie of the Year award
No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 19 Mar | Matthew Baldwin | SDC Championship | −18 (70-67-65-68=270) | 7 strokes | Adri Arnaus |
No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
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1 | 4 Dec 2022 | Clément Sordet | Investec South African Open Championship | Thriston Lawrence | −16 (64-67-67-74=272) | −15 (68-66-66-73=273) |
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