2024 Tartan Pro Tour Explained

Year:	2024
Tour:	Tartan Pro Tour
Regular Season:	–
No Of Events:	13
Most Wins:	Sam Locke (3)
Honor1:	Order of Merit
Honoree1:	Graeme Robertson
Prevseason:	2023
Nextseason:	2025

The 2024 Tartan Pro Tour, titled as the 2024 Farmfoods Tartan Pro Tour for sponsorships reasons, was the fifth season of the Tartan Pro Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

Challenge Tour status

In December 2023, it was confirmed that an additional player (two in total) from the Tartan Pro Tour Order of Merit would be awarded Challenge Tour status for the following season.^[1]

OWGR inclusion

In May, it was announced that all Tartan Pro Tour events, beginning in May, would receive Official World Golf Ranking points.^{[2] [3]}

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2024 season.^{[4] [5]}

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (£)	Winner	OWGR points
16 May	Montrose Links Masters	Angus	25,000	Sam Locke (5)	0.70
29 May	Portlethen Classic	Aberdeenshire	25,000	Sam Locke (6)	0.56
13 Jun	Cardrona Classic	Peeblesshire	25,000	Sebastian Sandin (a) (1)	0.49
27 Jun	Newmachar Classic	Aberdeenshire	25,000	Bradley Neil (1)	0.54
4 Jul	Schloss Roxburghe Masters	Roxburghshire	25,000	Darren Howie (1)	0.44
12 Jul	Ladybank Masters	Fife	25,000	Graeme Robertson (2)	0.68
17 Jul	Nairn Dunbar Classic	Nairn	25,000	Nick McCarthy (1)	0.63
30 Jul	Blairgowrie Perthshire Masters	Perthshire	25,000	James Ross (1)	0.64
21 Aug	Leven Links Classic	Fife	25,000	Ben Robinson (1)	0.58
5 Sep	MacDonald Spey Valley Masters	Moray	25,000	Graeme Robertson (3)	0.60
18 Sep	St Andrews Classic	Fife	25,000	Sam Locke (7)	0.64
25 Sep	Gleneagles Masters	Perthshire	25,000	Greg Dalziel (1)	0.68
9 Oct	Trump International Tour Championship	Aberdeenshire	30,000	Calum Fyfe (2)	0.51

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.^{[6] [7]} The top two players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2025 Challenge Tour.^{[7] [8]}

Position	Player	Points	Status earned
1		28,792	Promoted to Challenge Tour
2		20,780
3		13,347
4		12,723
5		11,606
6		11,470
7		11,074
8		10,103
9		9,908
10		9,396

Notes and References

1. News: Paul Lawrie delighted to see Tartan Pro Tour offer two Challenge Tour cards in 2024 . The Scotsman . Martin . Dempster . 13 December 2023 . 14 January 2023.
2. Web site: Tartan Pro Tour . Official World Golf Ranking . 16 May 2024 . 16 May 2024.
3. Tartan Pro Tour to receive OWGR points . Bunkered . Michael . McEwan . 16 May 2024 . 17 May 2024.
4. Web site: 2024 Tournament schedule . Tartan Pro Tour . 30 January 2024.
5. tartanprotour . tartanprotour . 1738168504769978476 . Our 2024 Event Schedule . 22 December 2023 . 30 January 2024.
6. Web site: 2024 Order of Merit . Tartan Pro Tour . 9 October 2024.
7. News: 'Ready to kick on': In-form Scottish golfer spells out ambitions after big result . The Scotsman . Martin . Dempster . 10 October 2024 . 10 October 2024 . The second-placed effort saw Robertson clinch top spot in the season-long Order or Merit, having also joined Sam Locke in securing two Challenge Tour cards up for grabs on the circuit... Helped by two title triumphs, Robertson finished the season with more than 28,000 points - 8,000 more than second-placed Sam Locke, with John Henry a further 7,000 points behind in third - as he picked up the Adam Hunter Salver..
8. tartanprotour . tartanprotour . 1845046061619970171 . Congratulations to @GRobertsonGolf and @samlockegolf on gaining their Challenge Tour cards for next season after finishing 1st and 2nd respectively in our 2024 Order of Merit . 12 October 2024 . 12 October 2024.