2018 European Tour Qualifying School graduates explained

2018 European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage
Dates:10–15 November 2018
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:280 (−6)
Champion: Alejandro Cañizares
Score:404 (−24)
Previous:2017
Next:2019
Map:Spain#Catalonia
Map Label:Lumine GC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:41.079°N 1.162°W

The 2018 European Tour Qualifying School graduates were determined following the conclusion of the 2018 European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage which was played 10–15 November at Lumine Golf Club in Tarragona, Spain. It was the 43rd edition of the European Tour Qualifying School. The top 25 and ties (27 in total) earned status to play on the 2019 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 2019 Challenge Tour.

Alejandro Cañizares won the event, scoring a six-round total of 404 (24 under par), beating Zander Lombard on countback; Cañizares shot 64 in the final round, compared to Lombard's 68.[1]

Graduates who went on to win on the European Tour in 2019 included Kurt Kitayama who won twice, with wins at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open (December 2018)[2] and the Oman Open.[3] Guido Migliozzi also won twice in 2019, with wins at the Magical Kenya Open[4] and the Belgian Knockout.[5]

Results

The top 25 players (including ties) earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour. They were as follows:[6]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 65-71-64-74-66-64=404 −24
2 64-68-70-70-64-68=404
T3 65-70-68-70-64-68=405 −23
70-65-70-65-66-69=405
5 70-65-70-65-66-70=406 −22
T6 68-64-71-69-70-65=407 −21
65-70-69-69-65-69=407
70-66-63-68-71-69=407
T9 65-68-70-68-70-67=408 −20
67-64-71-67-68-71=408
T11 67-68-70-69-67-68=409 −19
69-71-62-72-66-69=409
T13 71-66-71-67-70-65=410 −18
70-72-67-69-65-67=410
70-65-72-66-68-69=410
70-64-71-67-69-69=410
65-70-71-71-63-70=410
62-69-66-69-63-71=410
19 68-67-73-69-66-68=411 −17
T20 67-69-69-68-73-66=412 −16
69-67-70-69-70-67=412
71-67-67-70-66-71=412
68-66-71-70-66-71=412
62-71-70-68-70-71=412
65-62-72-70-72-71=412
63-70-71-67-69-72=412
68-67-71-68-65-73=412

The following players made the 72 hole cut, however finished outside the top 25 and ties, therefore earning status to play on the 2019 Challenge Tour.[6]

Graduates

PlacePlayerCareer
starts		Cuts
made		Best
finish
1 294 194
2 68 26
T3 67 32
T3 1 1
5 40 18
T6 27 8
T6 80 26
T6 36 15
T9 2 0 CUT
T9 16 5
T11 30 17
T11 7 1
T13 49 23
T13 1 0 CUT
T13 6 1
T13 39 25
T13 9 5
T13 18 4
19 368 205
T20 13 2
T20 5 4
T20 5 2
T20 20 5
T20 3 1
T20 0 0 n/a
T20 2 0 CUT
T20 100 44

2019 European Tour Results

PlayerStartsCuts
made		Best
finish
rank		Prize money (€)
21 11 138 212,846
28 16 59 642,971
21 16 91 368,837
31 23 14 1,732,419
28 20 24 1,301,118
25 13 118 299,187
26 11 126 259,946
22 12 119 256,906
21 5 234 30,102
23 12 136 191,959
27 18 56 626,889
18 1 269 17,800
26 11 123 255,670
22 5 187 74,143
28 17 40 845,370
20 8 191 70,635
24 9 186 74,103
23 9 178 91,221
21 7 215 45,232
22 6 209 61,132
19 6 214 46,816
22 14 116 270,012
23 10 144 177,085
24 11 129 250,791
20 3 230 32,400
25 10 141 181,207
25 12 142 179,007
T = Tied
Player retained his European Tour card for 2020 (finished inside the top 115)
Player did not retain his European Tour card for 2020, but retained conditional status (finished between 116 and 155, inclusive)
Player did not retain his European Tour card for 2020 (finished outside the top 155)

2019 European Tour winners

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
12 Dec 2018 Kurt KitayamaAfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open−20 (65-65-70-68=268)2 strokes S. Chikkarangappa
Matthieu Pavon
23 Mar Kurt Kitayama (2)Oman Open−7 (66-74-71-70=281)1 stroke Jorge Campillo
Maximilian Kieffer
Clément Sordet
Fabrizio Zanotti
317 Mar Guido MigliozziMagical Kenya Open−16 (67-68-64-69=268)1 stroke Adri Arnaus
Louis de Jager
Justin Harding
42 Jun Guido Migliozzi (2)Belgian Knockout−34 strokes Darius van Driel

2019 European Tour runner-up finishes

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score
19 Dec 2018 Romain LangasqueSouth African Open Louis Oosthuizen−18 (62-70-67-67=266)−12 (69-68-69-66=272)
23 Mar Clément SordetOman Open Kurt Kitayama−7 (66-74-71-70=281)−6 (71-71-70-70=282)
310 Mar Anton KarlssonCommercial Bank Qatar Masters Justin Harding−13 (68-68-73-66=275)−11 (72-66-70-69=277)
417 Mar Louis de JagerMagical Kenya Open Guido Migliozzi−16 (67-68-64-69=268)−15 (64-66-70-69=269)
531 Mar Masahiro KawamuraHero Indian Open Stephen Gallacher−9 (67-74-67-71=279)−8 (69-70-68-73=280)
68 Sep Bernd RitthammerPorsche European Open Paul Casey−14 (66-73-69-66=274)−13 (71-66-70-68=275)
711 Nov Kurt KitayamaTurkish Airlines Open Tyrrell Hatton−20 (68-68-65-67=268)−20 (69-68-67-64=268)

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. European Tour Q-School: Cañizares and Lombard top list of 27 players to earn tour cards . Today's Golfer . 15 November 2018 . 14 November 2024.
  2. Kurt Kitayama wins AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open in just third tour start . Today's Golfer . 3 December 2018 . 14 November 2024.
  3. News: Kurt Kitayama bounces back from quadruple bogey to land Oman Open . Sky Sports . 5 March 2019 . 29 November 2024.
  4. News: Guido Migliozzi: completing a 'Magical' first European Tour victory . GolfMagic . Andy . Roberts . 25 April 2019 . 29 November 2024.
  5. News: Belgian Knockout: Guido Migliozzi beats Darius van Driel in final . Sky Sports . Ali . Stafford . 3 June 2019 . 29 November 2024.
  6. Web site: 2018 Final Qualifying Stage Results . European Tour . 29 November 2024.

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