2019 European Tour Qualifying School graduates explained

2019 European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage
Dates:15–20 November 2019
Location:Tarragona, Spain
Course:Lumine Golf Club
(Lakes & Hills Courses)
Tour:European Tour
(unofficial event)
Par:71 (L)
72 (H)
Yardage:6909yd (L)
6975yd (H)
Field:156, 77 after cut
Cut:282 (−4)
Champion: Benjamin Poke
Score:403 (−25)
Previous:2018
Next:2022
Map:Spain#Catalonia
Map Label:Lumine GC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:41.079°N 1.162°W

The 2019 European Tour Qualifying School graduates were determined following the conclusion of the 2019 European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage which was played 15–20 November at Lumine Golf Club in Tarragona, Spain. It was the 44th edition of the European Tour Qualifying School. The top 25 and ties (28 in total) earned status to play on the 2020 European Tour, with the remaining players who finished outside the top 25 and ties, but having made the 72-hole cut, earning status to play on the 2020 Challenge Tour.

Benjamin Poke won the event, scoring a six-round total of 403 (25 under par).[1]

Graduates who went on to win on the European Tour in 2020 and 2021, included Rasmus Højgaard at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open in December 2019,[2] the 2020 ISPS Handa UK Championship[3] and the 2021 Omega European Masters.[4] Sami Välimäki also won the Oman Open in 2020.[5] 2021 victories included Marcus Armitage at the Porsche European Open,[6] Jonathan Caldwell at the Scandinavian Mixed[7] and Johannes Veerman at the D+D Real Czech Masters.[8]

Results

The top 25 players (including ties) earned status to play on the 2020 European Tour. They were as follows:[9]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 67-67-69-67-69-64=403 −25
2 68-70-71-66-68-66=409 −19
3 66-71-74-64-68-67=410 −18
4 69-66-71-67-69-69=411 −17
T5 73-68-71-68-66-66=412 −16
68-71-70-70-66-67=412
73-66-69-67-68-69=412
T8 68-71-72-67-67-68=413 −15
71-66-73-66-69-68=413
68-72-69-64-70-70=413
68-72-67-67-68-71=413
67-68-73-65-68-72=413
T13 74-74-67-67-66-66=414 −14
70-71-70-68-68-67=414
70-69-68-70-67-70=414
68-72-69-65-69-71=414
T17 73-70-68-71-70-63=415 −13
68-70-69-71-71-66=415
71-69-72-67-69-67=415
70-71-69-69-69-67=415
69-71-71-67-69-68=415
71-72-68-71-64-69=415
69-71-65-70-71-69=415
67-67-72-68-69-72=415
T25 72-70-71-69-68-66=416 −12
67-70-72-72-69-66=416
69-70-73-66-70-68=416
66-72-75-65-69-69=416

The following players made the 72 hole cut, however finished outside the top 25 and ties, therefore earning status to play on the 2020 Challenge Tour.[9]

Graduates

PlacePlayerCareer
starts		Cuts
made		Best
finish
1 1 0 CUT
2 507 296
3 315 214
4 239 97
T5 3 0 CUT
T5 70 33
T5 3 2
T8 4 2
T8 81 35
T8 51 29
T8 92 53
T8 1 0 CUT
T13 25 13
T13 30 11
T13 33 20
T13 37 16
T17 67 37
T17 49 20
T17 16 5
T17 481 319
T17 6 1
T17 380 215
T17 3 0 CUT
T17 13 6
T25 146 80
T25 52 22
T25 11 5
T25 188 101

2020 and 2021 European Tour results

Player2020 European Tour2021 European Tour
StartsCuts
made		Best
finish
rank		PointsStartsCuts
made		Best
finish
rank		Points
22 10 180 133 22 8 182 140
13 7 203 78 14 3 240 36
21 10 132 251 24 15 98 502
7 3 216 63 13 4 237 40
19 10 16 1,271 19 14 35 1,124
17 12 19 1,113 22 14 24 1,363
21 14 118 291 22 12 152 236
18 9 123 281 21 11 169 184
20 10 193 104 22 6 230 54
2 0 0 0
20 9 94 391 19 7 170 182
19 14 11 1,553 22 9 159 208
19 15 78 447 22 13 31 1,217
19 7 145 204 23 13 151 240
15 7 172 146 16 3 261 19
23 18 57 649 25 19 42 1,050
11 7 191 111 22 13 138 282
19 10 183 123 22 7 199 107
21 14 113 310 26 14 95 515
2 0 6 3 235 42
18 13 150 194 21 9 136 296
8 6 189 114 13 11 117 394
21 11 154 181 21 11 174 165
20 11 174 139 19 9 205 93
17 12 146 202 21 7 90 530
19 12 89 406 19 10 160 207
21 11 115 295 23 16 106 446
7 2 267 23 15 9 165 192
T = Tied
Player retained his European Tour card for 2022 (finished inside the top 121 in 2021, or won)
Player did not retain his European Tour card for 2022, but retained conditional status (finished outside the top 121 in 2021)

2020 and 2021 European Tour winners

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
18 Dec 2019 Rasmus HøjgaardAfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open−19 (66-69-66-68=269)Playoff Renato Paratore
Antoine Rozner
21 Mar 2020Oman Open−13 (74-67-64-70=275)Playoff Brandon Stone
330 Aug 2020 Rasmus Højgaard (2)ISPS Handa UK Championship−14 (73-69-67-65=274)Playoff Justin Walters
47 Jun 2021Porsche European Open−8 (72-71-65=208)2 strokes Thomas Detry
Edoardo Molinari
Matthew Southgate
Darius van Driel
513 Jun 2021Scandinavian Mixed−17 (70-67-70-64=271)1 stroke Adrián Otaegui
622 Aug 2021D+D Real Czech Masters−15 (71-66-68-68=273)2 strokes Sean Crocker
Tapio Pulkkanen
729 Aug 2021 Rasmus Højgaard (3)Omega European Masters−13 (68-66-70-63=267)1 stroke Bernd Wiesberger

2020 and 2021 European Tour runner-up finishes

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score
125 Jul 2020 Rasmus HøjgaardBetfred British Masters Renato Paratore−18 (65-66-66-69=266)−15 (66-67-66-70=269)
223 Aug 2020 Sami VälimäkiISPS Handa Wales Open Romain Langasque−8 (71-68-72-65=276)−6 (70-72-67-69=278)
313 Sep 2020 Laurie CanterPortugal Masters George Coetzee−16 (66-70-66-66=268)−14 (64-72-68-66=270)
425 Oct 2020 Laurie Canter (2)Italian Open Ross McGowan−20 (66-64-67-71=268)−19 (60-68-69-72=269)
514 Mar 2021 Darren FichardtCommercial Bank Qatar Masters Antoine Rozner−8 (69-72-68-67=276)−7 (68-68-70-71=277)
64 Jul 2021 Rikard KarlbergDubai Duty Free Irish Open Lucas Herbert−19 (64-67-70-68=269)−16 (71-67-67-67=272)
712 Sep 2021 Laurie Canter (3)BMW PGA Championship Billy Horschel−19 (70-65-69-65=269)−18 (67-66-70-67=270)

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Poke dominates Final Stage as 28 earn cards . European Tour . 20 November 2019 . 14 November 2024.
  2. Teenager Rasmus Hojgaard Makes History In Mauritius . Golf Monthly . Sam . Tremlett . 9 December 2019 . 28 November 2024.
  3. Web site: UK Championship: Rasmus Hojgaard, 19, wins second European Tour title after Belfry play-off . Sky Sports . 30 August 2020 . 13 April 2023.
  4. Web site: Rasmus Højgaard shoots 63 to win European Masters by 1 stroke . Sportstar . 30 August 2021.
  5. Golf World . John . Huggan . Finland's Sami Valimaki, just 18 months out of military service, wins Oman Open . 1 March 2020 . 2 March 2020.
  6. Web site: Armitage surges to first title in Hamburg . European Tour . 7 June 2021 . 15 June 2023.
  7. News: Glory in Gothenburg as Jonathan Caldwell celebrates first European Tour victory . Phil . Casey . 13 June 2021 . Belfast Telegraph . 26 November 2024.
  8. News: European Tour: Johannes Veerman claims maiden title with two-shot win at D+D Real Czech Masters . Sky Sports . August 22, 2021 . August 22, 2021 . Ali . Stafford.
  9. Web site: 2019 Final Qualifying Stage Results . European Tour . 28 November 2024.

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