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2023 Clutch Pro Tour season
Duration2 May 2023 (2023-05-02) – 12 October 2023 (2023-10-12)
Number of official events18
Most winsEngland Brandon Robinson-Thompson (3)
Order of MeritEngland 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

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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

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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 England Jake Burnage (1)
10 May Frilford Heath Red Oxfordshire 60,000 England Will Enefer (2)
17 May The Players Club Bristol 60,000 England Tom Shadbolt (1)
26 May Farnham Surrey 60,000 England Nick Marsh (1)
1 Jun Galvin Green Championship Surrey 60,000 England Brandon Robinson-Thompson (1)
8 Jun Motocaddy Masters Wiltshire 60,000 England Tom Shadbolt (2)
16 Jun Northern Ireland Masters Northern Ireland 60,000 England Sam Broadhurst (2)
22 Jun Northern Ireland Open Northern Ireland 100,000 England Brandon Robinson-Thompson (2)
30 Jun Machynys Wales 60,000 England Brandon Robinson-Thompson (3)
14 Jul Harleyford Buckinghamshire 60,000 England Taylor Paul (1)
18 Jul Modest! Golf Championship Hampshire 60,000 Australia Zach Murray (1)
27 Jul The Astbury Shropshire 60,000 England Niall Powell (1)
11 Aug Slaley Hall Northumberland 100,000 England Jack South (1)
25 Aug Frilford Heath Blue Oxfordshire 60,000 United States Hunter Howell (1)
30 Aug Golf at Goodwood West Sussex 60,000 England Piers Berrington (1)
7 Sep Heythrop Park Masters Oxfordshire 60,000 England Giles Evans (5)
26 Sep Stoneham Hampshire 60,000 England Curtis Knipes (3)
12 Oct Tour Championship Norfolk 100,000 England Ryan Evans (1)

Unofficial events

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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 England Luke Joy

Order of Merit

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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 England George Bloor 4,129 Promoted to Challenge Tour
2 England Curtis Knipes 4,031
3 England Tom Shadbolt 3,642 Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
4 England Thomas Thurloway 3,447
5 England Brandon Robinson-Thompson 3,386 Finished in Top 70 of Challenge Tour Rankings
6 England Piers Berrington 3,375
7 England Jake Burnage 3,273
8 England Olly Huggins 3,191
9 England Habebul Islam 2,926
10 England Joe Brooks 2,863

Tier 2

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2023 Clutch Pro Tour Tier 2 season
Duration2 May 2023 (2023-05-02) – 27 September 2023 (2023-09-27)
Number of official events13
Most winsEngland Luke Harries (2)
Order of MeritEngland 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

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The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[8]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(£)
Winner[b]
3 May Luton Hoo Bedfordshire 30,000 England Ben Robinson (1)
12 May Royal Ascot Berkshire 30,000 England Jack Malone (1)
17 May Heythrop Park Oxfordshire 30,000 England Liam Robinson (1)
25 May Sonning Surrey 30,000 Wales Luke Harries (1)
31 May South Staffs Staffordshire 30,000 England Jack Slater (1)
8 Jun Drayton Park Oxfordshire 30,000 England Luke Harries (2)
7 Jul Bowood Wiltshire 30,000 South Africa Rupert Kaminski (1)
11 Jul Millbrook Bedfordshire 30,000 England Conor White (1)
18 Aug Mannings Heath West Sussex 30,000 England Daniel Smith (1)
24 Aug Minchinhampton Gloucestershire 30,000 England Joe Long (1)
15 Sep Redditch Worcestershire 30,000 England James Bailey (1)
19 Sep Old Fold Manor Greater London 30,000 England Gary King (1)
27 Sep Tour Championship Oxfordshire 30,000 England Joseph Quinn (1)

Order of Merit

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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 England Conor White 3,567
2 England Luke Harries 3,426
3 England Gary King 3,208
4 England Reece Samson 2,738
5 England Sam Hessian 2,169

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "Clutch Pro Tour to become Official Feeder Tour to the Challenge Tour". European Tour. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 Tournament schedule". Clutch Pro Tour. Retrieved 12 June 2023 – via Golf Genius.
  3. ^ Clutch Pro Tour [@clutchprotour] (7 December 2022). "The Tier 1 Schedule is shaping up beautifully" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "2023 Order of Merit". Clutch Pro Tour. Retrieved 12 October 2023 – via Golf Genius.
  5. ^ Clutch Pro Tour [@clutchprotour] (14 October 2023). "Challenge Tour bound". Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Instagram.
  6. ^ "Motocaddy helps brand ambassadors secure Challenge Tour status". Golf Business News. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Three players graduate from Clutch Pro Tour and Tartan Pro Tour". European Tour. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 Tier 2 schedule". Clutch Pro Tour. Retrieved 15 October 2023 – via Golf Genius.
  9. ^ "2023 Tier 2 Order of Merit". Clutch Pro Tour. Retrieved 15 October 2023 – via Golf Genius.
  10. ^ "Bridgnorth Golfer wins 'The Clutch Pro Tour' Order of Merit". Shropshire Live. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  11. ^ Clutch Pro Tour [@clutchprotour] (28 September 2023). "Introducing your Top 15 of the Tier 2 Order of Merit". Retrieved 15 October 2023 – via Instagram.
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