2011 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
This is a list of the 37 players who earned their 2012 European Tour card through Q School in 2011.
| # | Player | European Tour starts |
Cuts made |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  David Dixon |
208 | 87 | 1 European Tour win |
| 2 | Sam Hutsby |
43 | 25 | |
| 3 | Andy Sullivan |
4 | 1 | |
| 4 | Richard Bland |
266 | 126 | 1 Challenge Tour win |
| T5 |  Steven O'Hara |
223 | 109 | |
| T5 |  Jordi García del Moral |
17 | 6 | |
| 7 |  Knut Børsheim |
0 | 0 | |
| T8 | Gary Orr |
452 | 316 | 2 European Tour wins |
| T8 |  Emiliano Grillo |
0 | 0 | |
| T10 |  Guillaume Cambis |
0 | 0 | |
| T10 |  Branden Grace |
48 | 23 | 1 Sunshine Tour win |
| T12 |  Joakim Lagergren |
6 | 2 | |
| T12 |  Thomas Nørret |
41 | 21 | 1 Challenge Tour win |
| T14 | Matthew Nixon |
24 | 6 | |
| T14 |  Bernd Ritthammer |
3 | 2 | |
| T16 | Warren Abery |
57 | 26 | 7 Sunshine Tour wins |
| T16 | Lloyd Kennedy |
5 | 1 | |
| T16 | Darren Fichardt |
200 | 109 | 2 European Tour wins; 12 Sunshine Tour wins |
| T16 | Adrien Bernadet |
6 | 2 | |
| T20 | Agustin Domingo |
5 | 2 | |
| T20 | Mikael Lundberg |
217 | 101 | 2 European Tour wins |
| T20 | Julien Guerrier |
47 | 17 | Won the 2006 Amateur Championship |
| 23 | Adrián Otaegui |
3 | 0 | |
| T24 |  Scott Pinckney |
3 | 1 | |
| T24 | Alex Haindl |
24 | 10 | |
| T24 |  Wil Besseling |
32 | 13 | 1 Challenge Tour win |
| T24 | Matthew Southgate |
4 | 2 | |
| T24 | Peter Gustafsson |
118 | 57 | 1 Tour de las Américas win |
| T24 | Reinier Saxton |
11 | 1 | Won the 2008 Amateur Championship |
| T30 | Taco Remkes |
34 | 8 | 3 Challenge Tour wins |
| T30 |  HP Bacher |
2 | 1 | |
| T30 | Jamie Elson |
89 | 43 | 1 Challenge Tour win |
| T30 | Tjaart van der Walt |
38 | 26 | |
| T30 | Tim Sluiter |
25 | 12 | |
| T30 | Andrew Marshall |
211 | 110 | |
| T30 | Maarten Lafeber |
363 | 215 | 1 European Tour win |
| T30 | Victor Riu |
11 | 2 |
2012 European Tour rookie
2012 Results
| Player | Starts | Cuts made |
Best finish |
Money list rank |
Earnings (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Dixon |
16 | 5 | T9 | 194 | 45,274 |
| Sam Hutsby |
18 | 5 | T27 | 206 | 30,910 |
| Andy Sullivan* |
21 | 9 | T14 | 145 | 120,476 |
| Richard Bland |
21 | 13 | T8 | 119 | 184,018 |
| Steven O'Hara |
19 | 8 | T18 | 185 | 57,184 |
| Jordi García del Moral* |
12 | 6 | T33 | 219 | 24,397 |
| Knut Børsheim* |
20 | 8 | T11 | 167 | 82,078 |
| Gary Orr |
16 | 9 | T11 | 159 | 93,350 |
| Emiliano Grillo* |
20 | 13 | T5 | 94 | 255,138 |
| Guillaume Cambis* |
7 | 1 | T70 | n/a | 780 |
| Branden Grace |
26 | 22 | Win (x4) | 6 | 2,502,501 |
| Joakim Lagergren* |
17 | 8 | T4 | 140 | 126,956 |
| Thomas Nørret |
19 | 8 | T12 | 172 | 69,378 |
| Matthew Nixon |
13 | 5 | T23 | 191 | 48,253 |
| Bernd Ritthammer* |
12 | 0 | Cut | n/a | 0 |
| Warren Abery |
12 | 3 | T24 | 220 | 22,621 |
| Lloyd Kennedy* |
13 | 4 | T31 | 227 | 20,467 |
| Darren Fichardt |
22 | 12 | Win | 84 | 295,708 |
| Adrien Bernadet* |
10 | 2 | T13 | 240 | 16,525 |
| Agustin Domingo* |
10 | 3 | T41 | 257 | 11,280 |
| Mikael Lundberg |
20 | 9 | T4 | 128 | 167,245 |
| Julien Guerrier |
14 | 6 | T11 | 195 | 45,165 |
| Adrián Otaegui* |
11 | 1 | T40 | 251 | 12,400 |
| Scott Pinckney* |
10 | 4 | T19 | 203 | 34,320 |
| Alex Haindl* |
16 | 7 | T16 | 171 | 71,002 |
| Wil Besseling |
11 | 6 | T4 | 198 | 40,075 |
| Matthew Southgate* |
10 | 3 | T40 | 239 | 16,618 |
| Peter Gustafsson |
11 | 2 | T33 | 262 | 9,500 |
| Reinier Saxton* |
14 | 5 | T17 | 184 | 59,404 |
| Taco Remkes |
10 | 4 | T18 | 215 | 25,769 |
| HP Bacher* |
8 | 2 | T11 | 238 | 16,930 |
| Jamie Elson |
17 | 8 | 2 | 124 | 176,186 |
| Tjaart van der Walt |
20 | 10 | 2 | 120 | 183,325 |
| Tim Sluiter |
14 | 7 | T11 | 168 | 78,701 |
| Andrew Marshall |
18 | 12 | T12 | 132 | 146,459 |
| Maarten Lafeber |
19 | 13 | T3 | 114 | 198,142 |
| Victor Riu* |
10 | 4 | T22 | 210 | 28,548 |
* European Tour rookie in 2012
T = Tied
The player retained his European Tour card for 2013 (finished inside the top 118).
The player did not retain his European Tour Tour card for 2013, but retained conditional status (finished between 119-155).
The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2013 (finished outside the top 155).
Sullivan, Orr, Lagergren, Nixon, Lundberg, and Southgate regained their cards for 2013 through Q School.
Winners on the European Tour in 2012
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Jan | Branden Grace
|
Joburg Open | –17 (67-66-65-72=270) | 1 stroke | Jamie Elson
|
| 2 | 22 Jan | Branden Grace (2)
|
Volvo Golf Champions | –12 (68-66-75-71=280) | Playoff | Ernie Els, Retief Goosen
|
| 3 | 22 Apr | Branden Grace (3)
|
Volvo China Open | –21 (67-67-64-69=277) | 3 strokes |  Nicolas Colsaerts
|
| 4 | 17 Jun | Darren Fichardt
|
Aa St Omer Open | –5 (68-69-69-73=279) | 3 strokes | Gary Lockerbie
|
| 5 | 7 Oct | Branden Grace (4)
|
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | –22 (60-67-69-70=266) | 2 strokes | Thorbjørn Olesen
|
Runners-up on the European Tour in 2012
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Jan | Tjaart van der Walt
|
Africa Open | Louis Oosthuizen
|
–27 (69-62-67-67=265) | –25 (69-64-65-69=267) |
| 2 | 15 Jan | Jamie Elson
|
Joburg Open | Branden Grace
|
–17 (67-66-65-72=270) | –16 (63-75-70-63=271) |