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)

See also

• 2022 European Tour Qualifying School graduates