2023 Tartan Pro Tour
| Duration | 1 May 2023 – 27 September 2023 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 13 |
| Most wins | England Rhys Thompson (4) |
| Order of Merit | England Rhys Thompson |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 Tartan Pro Tour, titled as the 2023 Farmfoods Tartan Pro Tour for sponsorships reasons, was the fourth season of the Tartan Pro Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
Challenge Tour feeder status
In December 2022, it was announced that the Tartan Pro Tour and the Clutch Pro Tour would become official feeder tours to the Challenge Tour in place of the now-defunct PGA EuroPro Tour. The Tartan Pro Tour would offer Challenge Tour status to the leading player on the Order of Merit.[1][2]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[3]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (£) |
Winner[lower-alpha 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May | Barassie Links Classic | South Ayrshire | 25,000 | Scotland Craig Lee (1) |
| 12 May | Montrose Links Masters | Angus | 25,000 | Scotland Euan McIntosh (1) |
| 24 May | Fairmont St Andrews | Fife | 25,000 | Scotland Rory Franssen (1) |
| 31 May | Portlethen Classic | Aberdeenshire | 25,000 | Scotland Kieran Cantley (3) |
| 16 Jun | Pollok Open | Glasgow | 25,000 | Scotland Sam Locke (4) |
| 21 Jun | Dundonald Links Classic | East Lothian | 25,000 | England Rhys Thompson (3) |
| 14 Jul | Downfield Masters | Dundee | 25,000 | England Rhys Thompson (4) |
| 19 Jul | Cardrona Classic | Peeblesshire | 25,000 | England Rhys Thompson (5) |
| 23 Aug | Leven Links Classic | Fife | 25,000 | Scotland Graeme Robertson (1) |
| 29 Aug | Blairgowrie Perthshire Masters | Perthshire | 25,000 | Scotland Gregor Graham (a) (1) |
| 8 Sep | Ladybank Masters | Fife | 25,000 | Scotland Calum Fyfe (1) |
| 20 Sep | St Andrews Classic | Fife | 25,000 | Scotland John Henry (2) |
| 27 Sep | Gleneagles Masters | Perthshire | 25,000 | England Rhys Thompson (6) |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[4][5] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2024 Challenge Tour.[5][6]
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England Rhys Thompson | 21,958 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Scotland Kieran Cantley | 16,445 | |
| 3 | Scotland John Henry | 15,137 | |
| 4 | Scotland Sam Locke | 12,640 | |
| 5 | Scotland Greg Dalziel | 10,125 | |
| 6 | Scotland Rory Franssen | 9,642 | |
| 7 | Scotland Daniel Kay | 9,094 | |
| 8 | Scotland Jack McDonald | 9,002 | |
| 9 | Scotland Graeme Robertson | 8,659 | |
| 10 | England Adam Chapman | 8,438 |
Notes
- ↑ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Tartan Pro Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Tartan Pro Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.
References
- ↑ "Farmfoods Tartan Pro Tour to become Official Feeder Tour to the Challenge Tour". European Tour. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Hall, Jamie (20 December 2022). "Tartan Pro Tour reveals Challenge Tour partnership". Bunkered. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Tournament schedule". Tartan Pro Tour. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Order of Merit". Tartan Pro Tour. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Up to the challenge – Rhys Thompson wins Tartan Pro Tour Order of Merit". Northern Golfer. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
The win, and £4,320 winner's cheque, secured Rhys' position at the top of the order of merit by more than £5,500 – and with it the single Challenge Tour card which was up for grabs on the Tartan Pro Tour this year.
- ↑ "Three players graduate from Clutch Pro Tour and Tartan Pro Tour". European Tour. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.