2021 Challenge Tour graduates
This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2021.[1] The top 20 players on the Challenge Tour rankings in 2021 earned European Tour cards for 2022.[2]
| 2021 Challenge Tour | 2022 European Tour | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Points rank |
Points | Starts | Cuts made |
Best finish |
Points rank |
Points | |
 Marcus Helligkilde* |
1 | 222,628 | 24 | 15 | T4 | 98 | 551 | |
 Ricardo Gouveia |
2 | 188,291 | 28 | 14 | T7 | 122 | 437 | |
 Santiago Tarrío* |
3 | 173,938 | 30 | 18 | T4 | 88 | 579 | |
 Julien Brun* |
4 | 163,773 | 27 | 20 | T8 | 80 | 624 | |
| Frédéric Lacroix* |
5 | 120,334 | 27 | 16 | T5 | 121 | 438 | |
| Alfredo García-Heredia |
6 | 112,328 | 27 | 15 | T6 | 119 | 444 | |
 Oliver Bekker† |
7 | 108,730 | 28 | 19 | 2nd | 36 | 1,230 | |
 Ewen Ferguson† |
8 | 102,943 | 28 | 17 | Win (x2) | 17 | 1,799 | |
 Yannik Paul* |
9 | 100,262 | 27 | 23 | Win | 20 | 1,527 | |
 Lukas Nemecz |
10 | 97,060 | 27 | 20 | T3 | 84 | 612 | |
| Marcel Schneider |
11 | 96,973 | 27 | 15 | 4th | 50 | 1,016 | |
 Espen Kofstad |
12 | 95,351 | 29 | 18 | T9 | 113 | 490 | |
 Chase Hanna* |
13 | 90,407 | 29 | 9 | 2nd | 77 | 658 | |
 Hugo León |
14 | 88,883 | 30 | 11 | T27 | 188 | 145 | |
| Marcel Siem |
15 | 87,123 | 25 | 14 | T9 | 132 | 376 | |
| Niklas Nørgaard* |
16 | 81,285 | 26 | 17 | T7 | 110 | 509 | |
| Hurly Long† |
17 | 78,646 | 27 | 21 | T2 | 27 | 1,350 | |
 Andrew Wilson* |
18 | 78,220 | 28 | 9 | 7th | 134 | 348 | |
| Craig Howie† |
19 | 77,542 | 26 | 13 | T12 | 135 | 348 | |
 Daan Huizing |
20 | 75,113 | 29 | 15 | T3 | 111 | 503 | |
* European Tour rookie in 2022
† First-time full member, but ineligible for Rookie of the Year award
T = Tied
The player retained his European Tour card for 2023 (finished inside the top 117).
The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2023, but retained conditional status (finished between 118 and 155, inclusive).
The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2023 (finished outside the top 155).
Wins on the European Tour in 2022
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Mar | Ewen Ferguson
|
Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | −7 (67-71-73-70=281) | 1 stroke | Chase Hanna
|
| 2 | 14 Aug | Ewen Ferguson (2)
|
ISPS Handa World Invitational | −12 (61-70-68-69=268) | 3 strokes | Connor Syme Borja Virto
|
| 3 | 23 Oct | Yannik Paul
|
Mallorca Golf Open | −15 (71-64-62-72=269) | 1 stroke | Nicolai von Dellingshausen Paul Waring
|
Runner-up finishes on the European Tour in 2022
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Mar | Hurly Long
|
Magical Kenya Open |  Wu Ashun
|
−16 (69-68-66-65=268) | −12 (68-68-70-66=272) |
| 2 | 26 Mar | Chase Hanna
|
Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | Ewen Ferguson
|
−7 (67-71-73-70=281) | −6 (70-66-75-71=282) |
| 3 | 30 Apr | Oliver Bekker (lost in playoff) |
Catalunya Championship | Adri Arnaus
|
−11 (68-76-68-65=277) | −11 (66-72-67-72=277) |
| 4 | 14 May | Yannik Paul
|
Soudal Open | Sam Horsfield
|
−13 (65-69-69-68=271) | −11 (66-70-68-69=273) |
| 5 | 4 Sep | Ewen Ferguson
|
Made in HimmerLand | Oliver Wilson
|
−21 (66-65-65-67=263) | −20 (63-67-68-66=264) |
References
- ^ "Challenge Tour rankings". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Heroic Helligkilde secures Rolex Grand Final and Rankings double". European Tour. Retrieved 26 January 2022.