2023 Clutch Pro Tour
| Duration | 2 May 2023 – 12 October 2023 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 18 |
| Most wins |  Brandon Robinson-Thompson (3) |
| Order of Merit | George Bloor |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 Clutch Pro Tour, titled as the 2023 Mizuno Next Gen Series for sponsorships reasons, was the fourth season of the Clutch Pro Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
Challenge Tour feeder status
[edit]In December 2022, it was announced that the Clutch Pro Tour and the Tartan Pro Tour would become official feeder tours to the Challenge Tour in place of the now-defunct PGA EuroPro Tour. The Clutch Pro Tour would offer Challenge Tour status to the top two players on the Order of Merit.[1]
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[2][3]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (£) |
Winner[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May | St Mellion | Cornwall | 60,000 | Jake Burnage (1)
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| 10 May | Frilford Heath Red | Oxfordshire | 60,000 | Will Enefer (2)
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| 17 May | The Players Club | Bristol | 60,000 | Tom Shadbolt (1)
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| 26 May | Farnham | Surrey | 60,000 | Nick Marsh (1)
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| 1 Jun | Galvin Green Championship | Surrey | 60,000 | Brandon Robinson-Thompson (1)
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| 8 Jun | Motocaddy Masters | Wiltshire | 60,000 | Tom Shadbolt (2)
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| 16 Jun | Northern Ireland Masters | Northern Ireland | 60,000 | Sam Broadhurst (2)
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| 22 Jun | Northern Ireland Open | Northern Ireland | 100,000 | Brandon Robinson-Thompson (2)
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| 30 Jun | Machynys | Wales | 60,000 | Brandon Robinson-Thompson (3)
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| 14 Jul | Harleyford | Buckinghamshire | 60,000 | Taylor Paul (1)
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| 18 Jul | Modest! Golf Championship | Hampshire | 60,000 |  Zach Murray (1)
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| 27 Jul | The Astbury | Shropshire | 60,000 | Niall Powell (1)
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| 11 Aug | Slaley Hall | Northumberland | 100,000 | Jack South (1)
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| 25 Aug | Frilford Heath Blue | Oxfordshire | 60,000 |  Hunter Howell (1)
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| 30 Aug | Golf at Goodwood | West Sussex | 60,000 | Piers Berrington (1)
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| 7 Sep | Heythrop Park Masters | Oxfordshire | 60,000 | Giles Evans (5)
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| 26 Sep | Stoneham | Hampshire | 60,000 | Curtis Knipes (3)
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| 12 Oct | Tour Championship | Norfolk | 100,000 | Ryan Evans (1)
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Unofficial events
[edit]The following events were sanctioned by the Clutch Pro Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (£) |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct | Abu Dhabi Masters Pro-Am | UAE | 10,000 | Luke Joy
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Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was titled as the Race to Royal Norwich and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[4] The top two players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2024 Challenge Tour.[5][6][7]
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Bloor |
4,129 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Curtis Knipes |
4,031 | |
| 3 | Tom Shadbolt |
3,642 | Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) |
| 4 | Thomas Thurloway |
3,447 | |
| 5 | Brandon Robinson-Thompson |
3,386 | Finished in Top 70 of Challenge Tour Rankings |
| 6 | Piers Berrington |
3,375 | |
| 7 | Jake Burnage |
3,273 | |
| 8 | Olly Huggins |
3,191 | |
| 9 | Habebul Islam |
2,926 | |
| 10 | Joe Brooks |
2,863 |
Tier 2
[edit]| Duration | 2 May 2023 – 27 September 2023 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 13 |
| Most wins | Luke Harries (2) |
| Order of Merit | Conor White |
2024 → | |
The 2023 Clutch Pro Tour Tier 2 was the inaugural season of the Clutch Pro Tour Tier 2, the official development tour to the Clutch Pro Tour.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[8]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (£) |
Winner[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May | Luton Hoo | Bedfordshire | 30,000 | Ben Robinson (1)
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| 12 May | Royal Ascot | Berkshire | 30,000 | Jack Malone (1)
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| 17 May | Heythrop Park | Oxfordshire | 30,000 | Liam Robinson (1)
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| 25 May | Sonning | Surrey | 30,000 |  Luke Harries (1)
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| 31 May | South Staffs | Staffordshire | 30,000 | Jack Slater (1)
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| 8 Jun | Drayton Park | Oxfordshire | 30,000 | Luke Harries (2)
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| 7 Jul | Bowood | Wiltshire | 30,000 |  Rupert Kaminski (1)
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| 11 Jul | Millbrook | Bedfordshire | 30,000 | Conor White (1)
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| 18 Aug | Mannings Heath | West Sussex | 30,000 | Daniel Smith (1)
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| 24 Aug | Minchinhampton | Gloucestershire | 30,000 | Joe Long (1)
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| 15 Sep | Redditch | Worcestershire | 30,000 | James Bailey (1)
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| 19 Sep | Old Fold Manor | Greater London | 30,000 | Gary King (1)
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| 27 Sep | Tour Championship | Oxfordshire | 30,000 | Joseph Quinn (1)
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Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[9][10] The top 15 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2024 Clutch Pro Tour.[11]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conor White |
3,567 |
| 2 | Luke Harries |
3,426 |
| 3 | Gary King |
3,208 |
| 4 | Reece Samson |
2,738 |
| 5 | Sam Hessian |
2,169 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Clutch Pro Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Clutch Pro Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Clutch Pro Tour Tier 2 events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Clutch Pro Tour Tier 2 as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Clutch Pro Tour.
References
[edit]- ^ "Clutch Pro Tour to become Official Feeder Tour to the Challenge Tour". European Tour. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "2023 Tournament schedule". Clutch Pro Tour. Retrieved 12 June 2023 – via Golf Genius.
- ^ Clutch Pro Tour [@clutchprotour] (7 December 2022). "The Tier 1 Schedule is shaping up beautifully" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 June 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "2023 Order of Merit". Clutch Pro Tour. Retrieved 12 October 2023 – via Golf Genius.
- ^ Clutch Pro Tour [@clutchprotour] (14 October 2023). "Challenge Tour bound". Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Motocaddy helps brand ambassadors secure Challenge Tour status". Golf Business News. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Three players graduate from Clutch Pro Tour and Tartan Pro Tour". European Tour. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "2023 Tier 2 schedule". Clutch Pro Tour. Retrieved 15 October 2023 – via Golf Genius.
- ^ "2023 Tier 2 Order of Merit". Clutch Pro Tour. Retrieved 15 October 2023 – via Golf Genius.
- ^ "Bridgnorth Golfer wins 'The Clutch Pro Tour' Order of Merit". Shropshire Live. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Clutch Pro Tour [@clutchprotour] (28 September 2023). "Introducing your Top 15 of the Tier 2 Order of Merit". Retrieved 15 October 2023 – via Instagram.