2022 Clutch Pro Tour
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| Duration | 4 April 2022 – 20 October 2022 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 22 |
| Most wins | England Giles Evans (2) England Paul Maddy (2) |
| Order of Merit | England Giles Evans |
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The 2022 Clutch Pro Tour, titled as the 2022 Mizuno Next Gen Series for sponsorships reasons, was the third season of the Clutch Pro Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
Mizuno title sponsorship
In May, it was announced the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Mizuno, being renamed as the Mizuno Next Gen Series.[1][2]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.[3][4]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (£) |
Winner[lower-alpha 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr | Midlands Masters | Warwickshire | 15,000 | England Oliver Farrell (3) |
| 12 Apr | Remedy Oak Classic | Dorset | 8,000 | England Louis Boston (1) |
| 28 Apr | Trentham Classic | Staffordshire | 15,000 | England Paul Maddy (1) |
| 5 May | Galvin Green Championship | Cornwall | 19,500 | England Paul Maddy (2) |
| 10 May | Chart Hills Open | Kent | 30,000 | England Sam Broadhurst (1) |
| 19 May | Old Fold Manor Open | Greater London | 15,000 | England Taylor Carter (1) |
| 24 May | Links Challenge | Kent | 30,000 | Canada Craig Stefureak (1) |
| 2 Jun | Drayton Park Classic | Staffordshire | 15,000 | Australia Austin Bautista (1) |
| 8 Jun | Frilford Heath Classic | Oxfordshire | 15,000 | England Max Orrin (1) |
| 14 Jun | MCB Masters | Norfolk | 30,000 | England Jensen Hull (1) |
| 6 Jul | Northern Ireland Open | Northern Ireland | 15,000 | Northern Ireland Dermot McElroy (1) |
| 12 Jul | GolfStar Masters | Oxfordshire | 30,000 | England Rob Harrhy (1) |
| 19 Jul | Modest! Golf Championship | Hampshire | 12,500 | England Habebul Islam (1) |
| 29 Jul | #MizNextGen Open | Rutland | 30,000 | England Max Smith (1) |
| 3 Aug | Hollinwell Classic | Nottinghamshire | 8,000 | England Liam Murray (1) |
| 9 Aug | The Astbury Classic | Shropshire | 15,000 | England Harry Beavan (1) |
| 18 Aug | The Oxfordshire Classic | Oxfordshire | 15,000 | England Giles Evans (3) |
| 23 Aug | South of England Open | Hertfordshire | 30,000 | England Thomas Plumb (1) |
| 13 Sep | Golf at Goodwood (Downs) | West Sussex | 15,000 | England Giles Evans (4) |
| 27 Sep | Stoneham Classic | Hampshire | 8,000 | England Sam Hutsby (1) |
| 29 Sep | Northamptonshire County Classic | Northamptonshire | 8,000 | England Gary Boyd (1) |
| 20 Oct | Tour Championship | Derbyshire | 30,000 | England Owen Benson (1) |
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Unofficial events
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb | Gloria Pro-Am | Turkey | 10,000 | England Sam Broadhurst |
| 17 Feb | Gloria Super Series 1 | Turkey | 10,000 | England Ben Jones |
| 20 Feb | Gloria Super Series 2 | Turkey | 10,000 | England Brad Bawden |
| 23 Feb | Gloria Super Series 2 | Turkey | 10,000 | England Jack Yule |
| 9 Nov | GolfStar Masters Abu Dhabi Pro-Am | UAE | 10,000 | England Luke Joy |
| 1 Dec | Mizuno Next Gen Pro-Am | Turkey | 10,000 | England Robbie Busher Scotland Craig Lee |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[5][6]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | England Giles Evans | 4,098 |
| 2 | England Owen Benson | 3,609 |
| 3 | England Daniel Smith | 3,216 |
| 4 | Canada Craig Stefureak | 3,037 |
| 5 | England Adam Batty | 2,890 |
Notes
- ↑ 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.
References
- ↑ "Mizuno 'Next Gen' Series Announced". Mizuno Golf. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ↑ "Mizuno backs Clutch Pro Tour's 'Next Gen' series". Golf Business News. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ↑ "2022 Clutch Pro Tour schedule". Golf Genius. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ↑ Clutch Pro Tour [@clutchprotour] (13 January 2022). "Schedule and Challenge Series news coming tomorrow at 10am" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 June 2023 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "2022 Clutch Pro Tour Order of Merit". Golf Genius. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ↑ "Giles Evans – A Mizuno Next Gen Tour (by Clutch) Story". Mizuno Golf. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.