This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2023. [1]
As Alex Fitzpatrick, eleventh in the Challenge Tour rankings in 2023, had already earned his 2024 European Tour through his 2023 DP World Tour Rankings, the 21st player also earned a card. [2]
2023 Challenge Tour | 2024 European Tour | ||||||||
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Player | Points rank | Points | Starts | Cuts made | Best finish | Money list rank | Earnings (€) | ||
Marco Penge * | 1 | 1,285 | |||||||
Casey Jarvis * | 2 | 1,278 | |||||||
Manuel Elvira * | 3 | 1,262 | |||||||
Ugo Coussaud * | 4 | 1,240 | |||||||
Jesper Svensson * | 5 | 1,221 | |||||||
Adam Blommé * | 6 | 1,199 | |||||||
Lorenzo Scalise † | 7 | 1,180 | |||||||
Andrea Pavan | 8 | 1,140 | |||||||
Matteo Manassero | 9 | 1,127 | |||||||
Ricardo Gouveia | 10 | 1,028 | |||||||
Tom Vaillant * | 12 | 974 | |||||||
Frédéric Lacroix | 13 | 924 | |||||||
Francesco Laporta | 14 | 913 | |||||||
Will Enefer * | 15 | 903 | |||||||
Iván Cantero | 16 | 901 | |||||||
Joel Girrbach † | 17 | 877 | |||||||
Sam Bairstow * | 18 | 869 | |||||||
Brandon Stone | 19 | 857 | |||||||
Max Rottluff * | 20 | 852 | |||||||
Stuart Manley | 21 | 841 |
*European Tour rookie in 2024
†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 | 10 Mar | Matteo Manassero | Jonsson Workwear Open | −26 (68-61-67-66=262) | 3 strokes | Thriston Lawrence Shaun Norris Jordan Smith |
2 | 24 Mar | Jesper Svensson | Porsche Singapore Classic | −17 (68-73-67-63=271) | Playoff | Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
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1 | 3 Dec 2023 | Jesper Svensson | Investec South African Open Championship | Dean Burmester | −11 (70-74-65-68=277) | −8 (68-67-74-71=280) |
2 | 4 Feb 2024 | Jesper Svensson (2) | Bahrain Championship | Dylan Frittelli | −13 (67-68-69-71=275) | −11 (70-65-72-70=277) |
3 | 11 Feb | Ugo Coussaud | Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | Rikuya Hoshino | −14 (69-68-69-68=274) | −13 (71-68-67-69=275) |
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