2019 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
This is a list of the 28 players who earned 2020 European Tour cards through Q School in 2019.[1][2]
| Place | Player | European Tour starts |
Cuts made |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benjamin Poke |
1 | 0 | |
| 2 |  Grégory Havret |
507 | 296 | 3 European Tour wins; Runner-up in 2010 U.S. Open |
| 3 |  Alejandro Cañizares |
315 | 214 | 2 European Tour wins |
| 4 |  Shiv Chawrasia |
239 | 97 | 4 European Tour wins; 2 other Asian Tour wins |
| T5 | Rasmus Højgaard |
3 | 0 | |
| T5 |  Laurie Canter |
70 | 33 | |
| T5 |  Aaron Cockerill |
3 | 2 | |
| T8 | Robin Sciot-Siegrist |
4 | 2 | 1 Challenge Tour win |
| T8 | Carlos Pigem |
81 | 35 | 1 Asian Tour win |
| T8 |  Choi Jin-ho |
51 | 29 | 7 Korean Tour wins |
| T8 | Adrien Saddier |
92 | 53 | 1 Challenge Tour win |
| T8 |  Sami Välimäki |
1 | 0 | |
| T13 |  Johannes Veerman |
25 | 13 | |
| T13 | Garrick Porteous |
30 | 11 | 1 Challenge Tour win; Won 2013 Amateur Championship |
| T13 |  Jake McLeod |
33 | 20 | 1 PGA Tour of Australasia win |
| T13 | Marcus Armitage |
37 | 16 | 1 Challenge Tour win |
| T17 | Sihwan Kim |
67 | 37 | |
| T17 |  Pedro Figueiredo |
49 | 20 | 1 Challenge Tour win |
| T17 |  Jonathan Caldwell |
16 | 5 | |
| T17 |  Bradley Dredge |
481 | 319 | 2 European Tour wins |
| T17 | Dave Coupland |
6 | 1 | |
| T17 |  Darren Fichardt |
380 | 215 | 5 European Tour wins; 14 other Sunshine Tour wins |
| T17 |  Lars van Meijel |
3 | 0 | 1 Challenge Tour win |
| T17 | Toby Tree |
13 | 6 | |
| T25 |  Rikard Karlberg |
146 | 80 | 1 European Tour win; 2 Asian Tour wins |
| T25 | Niklas Lemke |
52 | 22 | |
| T25 | Dale Whitnell |
11 | 5 | 1 Challenge Tour win |
| T25 | Jean-Baptiste Gonnet |
188 | 101 |
2020 European Tour rookie
First-time member in 2020 but ineligible for Rookie of the Year award
2020 and 2021 results[edit]
Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the 2020 European Tour season, all of the graduates retained the same status in 2021 except Højgaard and Välimäki, who were promoted to the winners category after their victories.
In 2021, Q School was cancelled for a second straight year, limiting the normal changes in European Tour membership between seasons. Except for Välimäki, whose win in 2020 gave him an exemption through 2023, all of the 2019 Q School graduates that failed to finish in the top 121 of the Race to Dubai retained conditional status for 2022.
| Player | 2020 European Tour | 2021 European Tour | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Cuts made |
Best finish |
Points rank |
Points | Starts | Cuts made |
Best finish |
Points rank |
Points | |
| Benjamin Poke* |
22 | 10 | T17 | 180 | 133 | 22 | 8 | T7 | 182 | 140 |
| Grégory Havret |
13 | 7 | T21 | 203 | 78 | 14 | 3 | T45 | 240 | 36 |
| Alejandro Cañizares |
21 | 10 | T6 | 132 | 251 | 24 | 15 | 3rd/T3 (x2) | 98 | 502 |
| Shiv Chawrasia |
7 | 3 | T25 | 216 | 63 | 13 | 4 | T15 | 237 | 40 |
| Rasmus Højgaard* |
19 | 10 | Win (x2) | 16 | 1,271 | 19 | 14 | Win | 35 | 1,124 |
| Laurie Canter |
17 | 12 | 2nd/T2 (x2) | 19 | 1,113 | 22 | 14 | T2 | 24 | 1,363 |
| Aaron Cockerill* |
21 | 14 | T4 | 118 | 291 | 22 | 12 | T17 | 152 | 236 |
| Robin Sciot-Siegrist* |
18 | 9 | T3 (x2) | 123 | 281 | 21 | 11 | T12 | 169 | 184 |
| Carlos Pigem |
20 | 10 | T5 | 193 | 104 | 22 | 6 | T47 | 230 | 54 |
| Choi Jin-ho |
2 | 0 | CUT | 0 | 0 | DNP | ||||
| Adrien Saddier |
20 | 9 | 3rd | 94 | 391 | 19 | 7 | T7 | 170 | 182 |
| Sami Välimäki* |
19 | 14 | Win | 11 | 1,553 | 22 | 9 | T21 | 159 | 208 |
| Johannes Veerman† |
19 | 15 | T4 | 78 | 447 | 22 | 13 | Win | 31 | 1,217 |
| Garrick Porteous† |
19 | 7 | T4 | 145 | 204 | 23 | 13 | T10 | 151 | 240 |
| Jake McLeod |
15 | 7 | 6th | 172 | 146 | 16 | 3 | T47 | 261 | 19 |
| Marcus Armitage |
23 | 18 | 3rd | 57 | 649 | 25 | 19 | Win | 42 | 1,050 |
| Sihwan Kim |
11 | 7 | T9 | 191 | 111 | 22 | 13 | T10 (x2) | 138 | 282 |
| Pedro Figueiredo |
19 | 10 | T17 | 183 | 123 | 22 | 7 | T10 | 199 | 107 |
| Jonathan Caldwell |
21 | 14 | T5 | 113 | 310 | 26 | 14 | Win | 95 | 515 |
| Bradley Dredge |
2 | 0 | CUT | 6 | 3 | T28 | 235 | 42 | ||
| Dave Coupland* |
18 | 13 | T9 | 150 | 194 | 21 | 9 | T3 | 136 | 296 |
| Darren Fichardt |
8 | 6 | T11 (x2) | 189 | 114 | 13 | 11 | T2 | 117 | 394 |
| Lars van Meijel* |
21 | 11 | T7 | 154 | 181 | 21 | 11 | 7th | 174 | 165 |
| Toby Tree* |
20 | 11 | T14 | 174 | 139 | 19 | 9 | T16 | 205 | 93 |
| Rikard Karlberg |
17 | 12 | T14 (x2) | 146 | 202 | 21 | 7 | 2nd | 90 | 530 |
| Niklas Lemke |
19 | 12 | T3 | 89 | 406 | 19 | 10 | T7 | 160 | 207 |
| Dale Whitnell* |
21 | 11 | T4 | 115 | 295 | 23 | 16 | T4 | 106 | 446 |
| Jean-Baptiste Gonnet |
7 | 2 | T24 | 267 | 23 | 15 | 9 | T5 | 165 | 192 |
* European Tour rookie in 2020
† First-time member in 2020 but ineligible for Rookie of the Year award
T = Tied
The player retained full European Tour status for 2022 (finished inside the top 121 in 2021, or won).
The player retained conditional European Tour status for 2022 (finished outside the top 121 in 2021).
Wins on the European Tour in 2020 and 2021[edit]
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Dec 2019 | Rasmus Højgaard
|
AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open | −19 (66-69-66-68=269) | Playoff |  Renato Paratore Antoine Rozner
|
| 2 | 1 Mar 2020 | Sami Välimäki
|
Oman Open | −13 (74-67-64-70=275) | Playoff | Brandon Stone
|
| 3 | 30 Aug 2020 | Rasmus Højgaard (2)
|
ISPS Handa UK Championship | −14 (73-69-67-65=274) | Playoff | Justin Walters
|
| 4 | 7 Jun 2021 | Marcus Armitage
|
Porsche European Open | −8 (72-71-65=208) | 2 strokes |  Thomas Detry Edoardo Molinari Matthew Southgate Darius van Driel
|
| 5 | 13 Jun 2021 | Jonathan Caldwell
|
Scandinavian Mixed | −17 (70-67-70-64=271) | 1 stroke | Adrián Otaegui
|
| 6 | 22 Aug 2021 | Johannes Veerman
|
D+D Real Czech Masters | −15 (71-66-68-68=273) | 2 strokes | Sean Crocker Tapio Pulkkanen
|
| 7 | 29 Aug 2021 | Rasmus Højgaard (3)
|
Omega European Masters | −13 (68-66-70-63=267) | 1 stroke |  Bernd Wiesberger
|
Runner-up finishes on the European Tour in 2020 and 2021[edit]
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 Jul 2020 | Rasmus Højgaard
|
Betfred British Masters | Renato Paratore
|
−18 (65-66-66-69=266) | −15 (66-67-66-70=269) |
| 2 | 23 Aug 2020 | Sami Välimäki
|
ISPS Handa Wales Open | Romain Langasque
|
−8 (71-68-72-65=276) | −6 (70-72-67-69=278) |
| 3 | 13 Sep 2020 | Laurie Canter
|
Portugal Masters | George Coetzee
|
−16 (66-70-66-66=268) | −14 (64-72-68-66=270) |
| 4 | 25 Oct 2020 | Laurie Canter (2)
|
Italian Open | Ross McGowan
|
−20 (66-64-67-71=268) | −19 (60-68-69-72=269) |
| 5 | 14 Mar 2021 | Darren Fichardt
|
Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | Antoine Rozner
|
−8 (69-72-68-67=276) | −7 (68-68-70-71=277) |
| 6 | 4 Jul 2021 | Rikard Karlberg
|
Dubai Duty Free Irish Open | Lucas Herbert
|
−19 (64-67-70-68=269) | −16 (71-67-67-67=272) |
| 7 | 12 Sep 2021 | Laurie Canter (3)
|
BMW PGA Championship | Billy Horschel
|
−19 (70-65-69-65=269) | −18 (67-66-70-67=270) |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Poke dominates Final Stage as 28 earn cards". 20 November 2019.
- ^ "Final Qualifying Stage – Leaderboard". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 20 November 2019.