2021 Challenge Tour graduates explained

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		98	551
	2	188,291	28	14		122	437
Santiago Tarrío*	3	173,938	30	18		88	579
Julien Brun*	4	163,773	27	20		80	624
Frédéric Lacroix*	5	120,334	27	16		121	438
	6	112,328	27	15		119	444
Oliver Bekker^†	7	108,730	28	19		36	1,230
Ewen Ferguson^†	8	102,943	28	17		17	1,799
Yannik Paul*	9	100,262	27	23		20	1,527
	10	97,060	27	20		84	612
	11	96,973	27	15		50	1,016
	12	95,351	29	18		113	490
Chase Hanna*	13	90,407	29	9		77	658
	14	88,883	30	11		188	145
	15	87,123	25	14		132	376
Niklas Nørgaard*	16	81,285	26	17		110	509
Hurly Long^†	17	78,646	27	21		27	1,350
Andrew Wilson*	18	78,220	28	9		134	348
Craig Howie^†	19	77,542	26	13		135	348
	20	75,113	29	15		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)

Notes and References

Web site: Challenge Tour rankings. PGA European Tour. 26 January 2022.
Web site: Heroic Helligkilde secures Rolex Grand Final and Rankings double . European Tour . 26 January 2022.