European Tour Qualifying School

The European Tour Qualifying School is an annual golf tournament which enables professional golfers to gain a place on the European Tour and its official development tour, the Challenge Tour.[1][2]

European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage
Tournament information
LocationTarragona, Spain
Established1976
Course(s)Infinitum Golf (Lakes & Hills Courses)
Par71
Length7,001 yards (6,402 m)
FormatStroke play
Prize fund250,000
Month playedNovember
Current champion
Germany Freddy Schott
Location map
Infinitum Golf is located in Spain
Infinitum Golf
Infinitum Golf
Location in Spain
Infinitum Golf is located in Catalonia
Infinitum Golf
Infinitum Golf
Location in Catalonia

The European Tour Qualifying School is held in three stages, with the final stage being played over six rounds at Infinitum Golf (formerly the Lumine Golf Club) in Spain.[3] After four rounds, the field is reduced from 156 to 70 plus ties. From 2024, the top 20 (previously top 25) players including ties win their card on the European Tour. The remaining players who make the 72-hole cut are fully exempt on the Challenge Tour.[4]

Winners

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Year Venue Winner(s) Country Score
2024 Infinitum Golf
2023 Infinitum Golf Freddy Schott   Germany 401
2022 Infinitum Golf Simon Forsström   Sweden 399
2020–21: No tournament
2019 Lumine Golf Club Benjamin Poke   Denmark 403
2018 Lumine Golf Club Alejandro Cañizares   Spain 404
Zander Lombard   South Africa
2017 Lumine Golf Club Sam Horsfield   England 401
2016 PGA Golf Catalunya Nathan Kimsey   England 415
2015 PGA Golf Catalunya Ulrich van den Berg   South Africa 410
Adrián Otaegui   Spain
Daniel Im   United States
2014 PGA Golf Catalunya Mikko Korhonen   Finland 408
2013 PGA Golf Catalunya Carlos del Moral   Spain 402
2012 PGA Golf Catalunya John Parry   England 409
2011 PGA Golf Catalunya David Dixon   England 407
2010 PGA Golf Catalunya Simon Wakefield   England 407
2009 PGA Golf Catalunya Simon Khan   England 408
2008 PGA Golf Catalunya Oskar Henningsson   Sweden 409
2007 San Roque Club Martin Wiegele   Austria 421
2006 San Roque Club Carlos Rodiles   Spain 417
Alexandre Rocha   Brazil
2005 San Roque Club Tom Whitehouse   England 419
2004 San Roque Club Peter Gustafsson   Sweden 423
2003 Emporda Golf Club
Golf Platja de Pals
Richard McEvoy   England 400
2002 Emporda Golf Club
Golf Platja de Pals
Per Nyman   Sweden 400
2001 San Roque Club
Club de Golf Sotogrande
Johan Sköld   Sweden 415
2000 San Roque Club
Club de Golf Sotogrande
Desvonde Botes   South Africa 417
1999 San Roque Club
Club de Golf Sotogrande
Alastair Forsyth   Scotland 423
1998 San Roque Club
Club de Golf Sotogrande
Ross Drummond   Scotland 425
1997 San Roque Club
Guadalmina
Chris van der Velde   Netherlands 280
1996 San Roque Club
Club de Golf Sotogrande
Niclas Fasth   Sweden 428
1995 San Roque Club
Guadalmina
Steve Webster   England 422
1994 Golf Massane David Carter   England 273
1993 La Grande Motte
Golf Massane
Brian Nelson   United States 424
1992 La Grande Motte
Golf Massane
Retief Goosen   South Africa 427
1991 La Grande Motte
Golf Massane
Andrew Hare   England 429
1990 La Grande Motte
Golf Massane
Daniel Silva   Portugal 424
1989 La Manga Club Heinz-Peter Thül   West Germany 411
1988 La Manga Club Jesper Parnevik   Sweden 416
1987 La Manga Club Mike Smith   United States 410
1986 La Manga Club Wayne Smith   Australia 415
1985 La Manga Club José María Olazábal   Spain 414
1984 La Manga Club Robert Wrenn   United States 412
1983 La Manga Club David Ray   England 281
Andrew Oldcorn   England 283
Frédéric Regard   France 283
1982 La Manga Club José Rivero   Spain 283
Greg Turner   New Zealand 285
1981 Dom Pedro Gordon Brand Jnr   Scotland 288
Quinta do Lago Robin Mann   England 294
1980 Dom Pedro Paul Carrigill   England 295
Quinta do Lago Manuel Montes   Spain 293
1979 Dom Pedro Charles Cox   England 296
Quinta do Lago Ken Williams   England 303
1978 Foxhills & Downshire Stephen Evans   England 293
Glenn Ralph   England
1977 Foxhills Sandy Lyle   Scotland 295
1976 Foxhills & Walton Heath David A. Russell   England 295

References

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  1. ^ Catling, Michael (15 November 2019). "European Tour Q-School: The school of hard knocks". Today's Golfer. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ Higham, Paul (16 November 2023). "Teenage Dreams Come True For Josh Berry As Yorkshire Amateur Bags DP World Tour Card". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Entries open for DP World Tour Qualifying School". European Tour. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Forsström tops leading 28 at DP World Tour Qualifying School". European Tour. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
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