2022 Clutch Pro Tour

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.

2022 Clutch Pro Tour season

Duration	4 April 2022 (2022-04-04) – 20 October 2022 (2022-10-20)
Number of official events	22
Most wins	Giles Evans (2) Paul Maddy (2)
Order of Merit	Giles Evans
← 2021 2023 →

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[a]
5 Apr	Midlands Masters	Warwickshire	15,000	Oliver Farrell (3)
12 Apr	Remedy Oak Classic	Dorset	8,000	Louis Boston (1)
28 Apr	Trentham Classic	Staffordshire	15,000	Paul Maddy (1)
5 May	Galvin Green Championship	Cornwall	19,500	Paul Maddy (2)
10 May	Chart Hills Open	Kent	30,000	Sam Broadhurst (1)
19 May	Old Fold Manor Open	Greater London	15,000	Taylor Carter (1)
24 May	Links Challenge	Kent	30,000	Craig Stefureak (1)
2 Jun	Drayton Park Classic	Staffordshire	15,000	Austin Bautista (1)
8 Jun	Frilford Heath Classic	Oxfordshire	15,000	Max Orrin (1)
14 Jun	MCB Masters	Norfolk	30,000	Jensen Hull (1)
6 Jul	Northern Ireland Open	Northern Ireland	15,000	Dermot McElroy (1)
12 Jul	GolfStar Masters	Oxfordshire	30,000	Rob Harrhy (1)
19 Jul	Modest! Golf Championship	Hampshire	12,500	Habebul Islam (1)
29 Jul	#MizNextGen Open	Rutland	30,000	Max Smith (1)
3 Aug	Hollinwell Classic	Nottinghamshire	8,000	Liam Murray (1)
9 Aug	The Astbury Classic	Shropshire	15,000	Harry Beavan (1)
18 Aug	The Oxfordshire Classic	Oxfordshire	15,000	Giles Evans (3)
23 Aug	South of England Open	Hertfordshire	30,000	Thomas Plumb (1)
13 Sep	Golf at Goodwood (Downs)	West Sussex	15,000	Giles Evans (4)
27 Sep	Stoneham Classic	Hampshire	8,000	Sam Hutsby (1)
29 Sep	Northamptonshire County Classic	Northamptonshire	8,000	Gary Boyd (1)
20 Oct	Tour Championship	Derbyshire	30,000	Owen Benson (1)

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	Sam Broadhurst
17 Feb	Gloria Super Series 1	Turkey	10,000	Ben Jones
20 Feb	Gloria Super Series 2	Turkey	10,000	Brad Bawden
23 Feb	Gloria Super Series 2	Turkey	10,000	Jack Yule
9 Nov	GolfStar Masters Abu Dhabi Pro-Am	UAE	10,000	Luke Joy
1 Dec	Mizuno Next Gen Pro-Am	Turkey	10,000	Robbie Busher 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	Giles Evans	4,098
2	Owen Benson	3,609
3	Daniel Smith	3,216
4	Craig Stefureak	3,037
5	Adam Batty	2,890

Notes

1. 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.