2022 Challenge Tour graduates explained

This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2022.^[1] The top 20 players on the Challenge Tour rankings in 2022 earned European Tour cards for 2023.^[2]

		2022 Challenge Tour		2023 European Tour
Player		Points rank	Points	Starts	Cuts made	Best finish	Points rank	Points
		1	208,918	22	19		35	1,424
		2	160,025	31	9		178	128
		3	146,052	32	12		114	462
	†	4	141,286	28	11		137	336
		5	139,848	31	11		142	299
		6	133,772	32	16		48	1,069
		7	123,473	27	18		30	1,051
		8	123,082	29	7		173	147
		9	122,456	32	12		144	295
		10	120,719	31	21		44	1,217
		11	115,586	29	15		140	307
		12	115,055	24	12		124	398
		13	110,267	26	10		99	531
		14	109,809	30	9		161	191
		15	109,659	31	16		115	461
		16	109,283	30	17		72	734
		17	108,633	27	13		131	353
	†	18	105,179	30	12		138	327
		19	102,933	30	20		69	810
		20	95,045	28	16		125	392

*European Tour rookie in 2023
^†First-time full member, but ineligible for Rookie of the Year award
The player retained his European Tour card for 2024 (finished inside the top 116).
The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2024, but retained conditional status (finished between 117 and 154, inclusive).
The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2024 (finished outside the top 154).

Wins on the European Tour in 2023

No.	Date	Player	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	19 Mar	Matthew Baldwin	SDC Championship	−18 (70-67-65-68=270)	7 strokes	Adri Arnaus
2	4 Jun	Tom McKibbin	Porsche European Open	−9 (72-69-72-70=283)	2 strokes	Julien Guerrier Maximilian Kieffer Marcel Siem
3	2 Jul	Daniel Hillier	Betfred British Masters	−10 (72-71-69-66=278)	2 strokes	Gunner Wiebe Oliver Wilson
4	27 Aug	Todd Clements	D+D Real Czech Masters	−22 (65-69-69-63=266)	1 stroke	Matt Wallace

Runner-up finishes on the European Tour in 2023

No.	Date	Player	Tournament	Winner	Winning score	Runner-up score
1	4 Dec 2022	Clément Sordet	Investec South African Open Championship	Thriston Lawrence	−16 (64-67-67-74=272)	−15 (68-66-66-73=273)
2	14 May 2023	Jens Dantorp	Soudal Open	Simon Forsström	−17 (64-67-67-69=267)	−16 (65-69-67-67=268)
3	16 Jul	Nathan Kimsey	Barbasol Championship	Vincent Norrman	−22 (66-67-67-66=266)	−22 (69-66-67-64=266)

See also

• 2022 European Tour Qualifying School graduates

Notes and References

1. Web site: Challenge Tour rankings. PGA European Tour. 7 November 2022.
2. Web site: Clinical Kimsey claims Rolex Grand Final and Rankings double . European Tour . 7 November 2022.