2022 Challenge Tour graduates
This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2022.[1] The top 20 players on the Challenge Tour rankings in 2022 earned European Tour cards for 2023.[2]
| 2022 Challenge Tour | 2023 European Tour | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Points rank | Points | Starts | Cuts made | Best finish | Points rank | Points | ||
 | Nathan Kimsey | 1 | 208,918 | 22 | 19 | 2nd | 35 | 1,424 | |
 | Jeremy Freiburghaus* | 2 | 160,025 | 31 | 9 | T32 | 178 | 128 | |
 | Alexander Knappe | 3 | 146,052 | 32 | 12 | T3 | 114 | 462 | |
 | J. C. Ritchie† | 4 | 141,286 | 28 | 11 | T10 | 137 | 336 | |
 | Mikael Lindberg* | 5 | 139,848 | 31 | 11 | T12 | 142 | 299 | |
| Jens Dantorp | 6 | 133,772 | 32 | 16 | 2nd | 48 | 1,069 | |
 | Daniel Hillier* | 7 | 123,473 | 27 | 18 | Win | 30 | 1,051 | |
 | Oliver Hundebøll* | 8 | 123,082 | 29 | 7 | T28 | 173 | 147 | |
| Freddy Schott* | 9 | 122,456 | 32 | 12 | T10 | 144 | 295 | |
 | Tom McKibbin* | 10 | 120,719 | 31 | 21 | Win | 44 | 1,217 | |
 | Robin Sciot-Siegrist | 11 | 115,586 | 29 | 15 | T13 | 140 | 307 | |
 | Kristian Krogh Johannessen | 12 | 115,055 | 24 | 12 | T3 | 124 | 398 | |
| Clément Sordet | 13 | 110,267 | 26 | 10 | 2nd | 99 | 531 | |
| Martin Simonsen* | 14 | 109,809 | 30 | 9 | T15 | 161 | 191 | |
| Jeong-Weon Ko* | 15 | 109,659 | 31 | 16 | T4 | 115 | 461 | |
| Todd Clements* | 16 | 109,283 | 30 | 17 | Win | 72 | 734 | |
| John Parry | 17 | 108,633 | 27 | 13 | T4 (x2) | 131 | 353 | |
| Bryce Easton† | 18 | 105,179 | 30 | 12 | T14 | 138 | 327 | |
| Matthew Baldwin | 19 | 102,933 | 30 | 20 | Win | 69 | 810 | |
| Deon Germishuys* | 20 | 95,045 | 28 | 16 | T3 | 125 | 392 | |
*European Tour rookie in 2023
†First-time full member, but ineligible for Rookie of the Year award
The player retained his European Tour card for 2024 (finished inside the top 116).
The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2024, but retained conditional status (finished between 117 and 154, inclusive).
The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2024 (finished outside the top 154).
Wins on the European Tour in 2023
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Mar | Matthew Baldwin | SDC Championship | −18 (70-67-65-68=270) | 7 strokes |  Adri Arnaus |
| 2 | 4 Jun | Tom McKibbin | Porsche European Open | −9 (72-69-72-70=283) | 2 strokes | Julien Guerrier Maximilian Kieffer Marcel Siem |
| 3 | 2 Jul | Daniel Hillier | Betfred British Masters | −10 (72-71-69-66=278) | 2 strokes |  Gunner Wiebe Oliver Wilson |
| 4 | 27 Aug | Todd Clements | D+D Real Czech Masters | −22 (65-69-69-63=266) | 1 stroke | Matt Wallace |
Runner-up finishes on the European Tour in 2023
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Dec 2022 | Clément Sordet | Investec South African Open Championship | Thriston Lawrence | −16 (64-67-67-74=272) | −15 (68-66-66-73=273) |
| 2 | 14 May 2023 | Jens Dantorp | Soudal Open | Simon Forsström | −17 (64-67-67-69=267) | −16 (65-69-67-67=268) |
| 3 | 16 Jul | Nathan Kimsey | Barbasol Championship | Vincent Norrman | −22 (66-67-67-66=266) | −22 (69-66-67-64=266) |
