2018 European Tour Qualifying School graduates

The 2018 European Tour Qualifying School graduates were determined following the conclusion of the 2018 European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage which was played 10–15 November at Lumine Golf Club in Tarragona, Spain. It was the 43rd edition of the European Tour Qualifying School. The top 25 and ties (27 in total) earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour, with the remaining players who finished outside the top 25 and ties, but having made the 72-hole cut, earning status to play on the 2019 Challenge Tour.

2018 European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage

Tournament information
Dates	10–15 November 2018
Location	Tarragona, Spain 41.079°N 1.162°E / 41.079; 1.162
Course(s)	Lumine Golf Club (Lakes & Hills Courses)
Tour(s)	European Tour (unofficial event)
Statistics
Par	71 (L) 72 (H)
Length	6,909 yards (6,318 m) (L) 6,975 yards (6,378 m) (H)
Field	156, 77 after cut
Cut	280 (−6)
Champion
Alejandro Cañizares
404 (−24)
Location map
Lumine GC Location in Spain Show map of Spain Lumine GC Location in Catalonia Show map of Catalonia
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Alejandro Cañizares won the event, scoring a six-round total of 404 (24 under par), beating Zander Lombard on countback; Cañizares shot 64 in the final round, compared to Lombard's 68.^[1]

Graduates who went on to win on the European Tour in 2019 included Kurt Kitayama who won twice, with wins at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open (December 2018)^[2] and the Oman Open.^[3] Guido Migliozzi also won twice in 2019, with wins at the Magical Kenya Open^[4] and the Belgian Knockout.^[5]

Results

The top 25 players (including ties) earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour. They were as follows:^[6]

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Alejandro Cañizares	65-71-64-74-66-64=404	−24
2	Zander Lombard	64-68-70-70-64-68=404
T3	Jeff Winther	65-70-68-70-64-68=405	−23
	Kurt Kitayama	70-65-70-65-66-69=405
5	Romain Langasque	70-65-70-65-66-70=406	−22
T6	Niklas Lemke	68-64-71-69-70-65=407	−21
	Bernd Ritthammer	65-70-69-69-65-69=407
	Clément Sordet	70-66-63-68-71-69=407
T9	Iván Cantero	65-68-70-68-70-67=408	−20
	Anton Karlsson	67-64-71-67-68-71=408
T11	Masahiro Kawamura	67-68-70-69-67-68=409	−19
	Scott Gregory	69-71-62-72-66-69=409
T13	Louis de Jager	71-66-71-67-70-65=410	−18
	Per Längfors	70-72-67-69-65-67=410
	Guido Migliozzi	70-65-72-66-68-69=410
	Nick Cullen	70-64-71-67-69-69=410
	Deyen Lawson	65-70-71-71-63-70=410
	Daniel Gavins	62-69-66-69-63-71=410
19	Marc Warren	68-67-73-69-66-68=411	−17
T20	Filippo Bergamaschi	67-69-69-68-73-66=412	−16
	Kristian Krogh Johannessen	69-67-70-69-70-67=412
	Hugo León	71-67-67-70-66-71=412
	Gavin Moynihan	68-66-71-70-66-71=412
	Max Schmitt	62-71-70-68-70-71=412
	David Borda	65-62-72-70-72-71=412
	Kristoffer Reitan	63-70-71-67-69-72=412
	Ben Evans	68-67-71-68-65-73=412

The following players made the 72 hole cut, however finished outside the top 25 and ties, therefore earning status to play on the 2019 Challenge Tour.^[6]

• Martin Simonsen (T28)
• Joe Dean (T28)
• Duncan Stewart (T28)
• Cormac Sharvin (T28)
• Josh Geary (T28)
• José-Filipe Lima (T28)
• Henric Sturehed (T28)
• Berry Henson (T28)
• Christian Bräunig (T28)
• Raphaël De Sousa (T37)
• Ugo Coussaud (T37)
• Anton Wejshag (T37)
• Matthieu Fenasse (T37)
• Alexander Knappe (T37)
• Sébastien Gros (T37)
• David Boote (T37)
• Chris Hanson (T37)
• Clément Berardo (T45)
• Paul Peterson (T45)
• Marcel Schneider (T45)
• Kim Min-kyu (T45)
• Marcel Siem (T45)
• Anders Hansen (T45)
• Pep Anglès (T51)
• Philipp Mejow (T51)
• Eirik Tage Johansen (T51)
• Grégory Havret (T51)
• Oscar Lengdén (T55)
• Bryce Easton (T55)
• Connor Syme (T57)
• Laurie Canter (T57)
• Antoine Rozner (T57)
• Grégory Bourdy (T57)
• Scott Fernández (T57)
• David Cooke (T57)
• Craig Ross (T63)
• Christian Gløët (T63)
• Daan Huizing (T63)
• Nick McCarthy (T63)
• Simon Forsström (T67)
• Ryan Evans (T67)
• Jonathan Thomson (T67)
• Nicolai Tinning (T67)
• Paul Maddy (71)
• Aaron Cockerill (72)
• Robin Dawson (T73)
• Eduardo de la Riva (T73)
• Emilio Cuartero (T73)
• Jamie Abbott (T73)
• Hugues Joannes (77)

Graduates

Place	Player	Career ET starts	Cuts made	Best finish
1	Alejandro Cañizares	294	194	Win (x2)
2	Zander Lombard	68	26	2nd
T3	Jeff Winther	67	32	2nd
T3	Kurt Kitayama[a]	1	1	T46
5	Romain Langasque	40	18	3rd
T6	Niklas Lemke[b]	27	8	3rd
T6	Bernd Ritthammer	80	26	T7
T6	Clément Sordet	36	15	T10
T9	Iván Cantero[a]	2	0	CUT
T9	Anton Karlsson	16	5	T13
T11	Masahiro Kawamura[b]	30	17	T9
T11	Scott Gregory[a]	7	1	T56
T13	Louis de Jager[b]	49	23	4th
T13	Per Längfors[a]	1	0	CUT
T13	Guido Migliozzi[a]	6	1	T26
T13	Nick Cullen[b]	39	25	T8
T13	Deyen Lawson[a]	9	5	T24
T13	Daniel Gavins	18	4	T28
19	Marc Warren	368	205	Win (x3)
T20	Filippo Bergamaschi[a]	13	2	T48
T20	Kristian Krogh Johannessen[a]	5	4	T34
T20	Hugo León[a]	5	2	T62
T20	Gavin Moynihan	20	5	T8
T20	Max Schmitt[a]	3	1	T59
T20	David Borda[a]	0	0	n/a
T20	Kristoffer Reitan[a]	2	0	CUT
T20	Ben Evans	100	44	T3

2019 European Tour Results

Player	Starts	Cuts made	Best finish	R2D rank	Prize money (€)
Alejandro Cañizares[c]	21	11	T9	138	212,846
Zander Lombard	28	16	T3	59	642,971
Jeff Winther	21	16	T4	91	368,837
Kurt Kitayama	31	23	Win (x2)	14	1,732,419
Romain Langasque	28	20	2	24	1,301,118
Niklas Lemke[c]	25	13	T7	118	299,187
Bernd Ritthammer	26	11	T2	126	259,946
Clément Sordet	22	12	T2	119	256,906
Iván Cantero	21	5	T23	234	30,102
Anton Karlsson	23	12	T2	136	191,959
Masahiro Kawamura	27	18	2	56	626,889
Scott Gregory	18	1	T28	269	17,800
Louis de Jager	26	11	T2	123	255,670
Per Längfors	22	5	9	187	74,143
Guido Migliozzi	28	17	Win (x2)	40	845,370
Nick Cullen	20	8	T14	191	70,635
Deyen Lawson	24	9	T26	186	74,103
Daniel Gavins	23	9	16	178	91,221
Marc Warren	21	7	T24	215	45,232
Filippo Bergamaschi	22	6	T14	209	61,132
Kristian Krogh Johannessen	19	6	T31	214	46,816
Hugo León	22	14	T5	116	270,012
Gavin Moynihan	23	10	T5	144	177,085
Max Schmitt	24	11	T4	129	250,791
David Borda	20	3	T23	230	32,400
Kristoffer Reitan	25	10	T5	141	181,207
Ben Evans	25	12	T5	142	179,007

T = Tied
  Player retained his European Tour card for 2020 (finished inside the top 115)
  Player did not retain his European Tour card for 2020, but retained conditional status (finished between 116 and 155, inclusive)
  Player did not retain his European Tour card for 2020 (finished outside the top 155)

2019 European Tour winners

No.	Date	Player	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	2 Dec 2018	Kurt Kitayama	AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open	−20 (65-65-70-68=268)	2 strokes	S. Chikkarangappa Matthieu Pavon
2	3 Mar	Kurt Kitayama (2)	Oman Open	−7 (66-74-71-70=281)	1 stroke	Jorge Campillo Maximilian Kieffer Clément Sordet Fabrizio Zanotti
3	17 Mar	Guido Migliozzi	Magical Kenya Open	−16 (67-68-64-69=268)	1 stroke	Adri Arnaus Louis de Jager Justin Harding
4	2 Jun	Guido Migliozzi (2)	Belgian Knockout	−3	4 strokes	Darius van Driel

2019 European Tour runner-up finishes

No.	Date	Player	Tournament	Winner	Winning score	Runner-up score
1	9 Dec 2018	Romain Langasque	South African Open	Louis Oosthuizen	−18 (62-70-67-67=266)	−12 (69-68-69-66=272)
2	3 Mar	Clément Sordet	Oman Open	Kurt Kitayama	−7 (66-74-71-70=281)	−6 (71-71-70-70=282)
3	10 Mar	Anton Karlsson	Commercial Bank Qatar Masters	Justin Harding	−13 (68-68-73-66=275)	−11 (72-66-70-69=277)
4	17 Mar	Louis de Jager	Magical Kenya Open	Guido Migliozzi	−16 (67-68-64-69=268)	−15 (64-66-70-69=269)
5	31 Mar	Masahiro Kawamura	Hero Indian Open	Stephen Gallacher	−9 (67-74-67-71=279)	−8 (69-70-68-73=280)
6	8 Sep	Bernd Ritthammer	Porsche European Open	Paul Casey	−14 (66-73-69-66=274)	−13 (71-66-70-68=275)
7	11 Nov	Kurt Kitayama[d]	Turkish Airlines Open	Tyrrell Hatton	−20 (68-68-65-67=268)	−20 (69-68-67-64=268)

See also

• 2018 Challenge Tour graduates

Notes

1. European Tour rookie in 2019
2. First-time full European Tour member in 2019, but ineligible for rookie status
3. Cañizares and Lemke retained their European Tour cards for 2020 by finishing inside the top 25 (including ties) at the 2019 European Tour Qualifying School.^[7]
4. Lost in a playoff