2023 Clutch Pro Tour

The 2023 Clutch Pro Tour, titled as the 2023 Mizuno Next Gen Series for sponsorships reasons, was the fourth season of the Clutch Pro Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

2023 Clutch Pro Tour season

Duration	2 May 2023 (2023-05-02) – 12 October 2023 (2023-10-12)
Number of official events	18
Most wins	Brandon Robinson-Thompson (3)
Order of Merit	George Bloor
← 2022 2024 →

Challenge Tour feeder status

In December 2022, it was announced that the Clutch Pro Tour and the Tartan Pro Tour would become official feeder tours to the Challenge Tour in place of the now-defunct PGA EuroPro Tour. The Clutch Pro Tour would offer Challenge Tour status to the top two players on the Order of Merit.^[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.^[2][3]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (£)	Winner[a]
4 May	St Mellion	Cornwall	60,000	Jake Burnage (1)
10 May	Frilford Heath Red	Oxfordshire	60,000	Will Enefer (2)
17 May	The Players Club	Bristol	60,000	Tom Shadbolt (1)
26 May	Farnham	Surrey	60,000	Nick Marsh (1)
1 Jun	Galvin Green Championship	Surrey	60,000	Brandon Robinson-Thompson (1)
8 Jun	Motocaddy Masters	Wiltshire	60,000	Tom Shadbolt (2)
16 Jun	Northern Ireland Masters	Northern Ireland	60,000	Sam Broadhurst (2)
22 Jun	Northern Ireland Open	Northern Ireland	100,000	Brandon Robinson-Thompson (2)
30 Jun	Machynys	Wales	60,000	Brandon Robinson-Thompson (3)
14 Jul	Harleyford	Buckinghamshire	60,000	Taylor Paul (1)
18 Jul	Modest! Golf Championship	Hampshire	60,000	Zach Murray (1)
27 Jul	The Astbury	Shropshire	60,000	Niall Powell (1)
11 Aug	Slaley Hall	Northumberland	100,000	Jack South (1)
25 Aug	Frilford Heath Blue	Oxfordshire	60,000	Hunter Howell (1)
30 Aug	Golf at Goodwood	West Sussex	60,000	Piers Berrington (1)
7 Sep	Heythrop Park Masters	Oxfordshire	60,000	Giles Evans (5)
26 Sep	Stoneham	Hampshire	60,000	Curtis Knipes (3)
12 Oct	Tour Championship	Norfolk	100,000	Ryan Evans (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
18 Oct	Abu Dhabi Masters Pro-Am	UAE	10,000	Luke Joy

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Race to Royal Norwich and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.^[4] The top two players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2024 Challenge Tour.^[5][6][7]

Position	Player	Points	Status earned
1	George Bloor	4,129	Promoted to Challenge Tour
2	Curtis Knipes	4,031
3	Tom Shadbolt	3,642	Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
4	Thomas Thurloway	3,447
5	Brandon Robinson-Thompson	3,386	Finished in Top 70 of Challenge Tour Rankings
6	Piers Berrington	3,375
7	Jake Burnage	3,273
8	Olly Huggins	3,191
9	Habebul Islam	2,926
10	Joe Brooks	2,863

Tier 2

2023 Clutch Pro Tour Tier 2 season

Duration	2 May 2023 (2023-05-02) – 27 September 2023 (2023-09-27)
Number of official events	13
Most wins	Luke Harries (2)
Order of Merit	Conor White
2024 →

The 2023 Clutch Pro Tour Tier 2 was the inaugural season of the Clutch Pro Tour Tier 2, the official development tour to the Clutch Pro Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.^[8]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (£)	Winner[b]
3 May	Luton Hoo	Bedfordshire	30,000	Ben Robinson (1)
12 May	Royal Ascot	Berkshire	30,000	Jack Malone (1)
17 May	Heythrop Park	Oxfordshire	30,000	Liam Robinson (1)
25 May	Sonning	Surrey	30,000	Luke Harries (1)
31 May	South Staffs	Staffordshire	30,000	Jack Slater (1)
8 Jun	Drayton Park	Oxfordshire	30,000	Luke Harries (2)
7 Jul	Bowood	Wiltshire	30,000	Rupert Kaminski (1)
11 Jul	Millbrook	Bedfordshire	30,000	Conor White (1)
18 Aug	Mannings Heath	West Sussex	30,000	Daniel Smith (1)
24 Aug	Minchinhampton	Gloucestershire	30,000	Joe Long (1)
15 Sep	Redditch	Worcestershire	30,000	James Bailey (1)
19 Sep	Old Fold Manor	Greater London	30,000	Gary King (1)
27 Sep	Tour Championship	Oxfordshire	30,000	Joseph Quinn (1)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.^[9][10] The top 15 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2024 Clutch Pro Tour.^[11]

Position	Player	Points
1	Conor White	3,567
2	Luke Harries	3,426
3	Gary King	3,208
4	Reece Samson	2,738
5	Sam Hessian	2,169

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.
2. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Clutch Pro Tour Tier 2 events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Clutch Pro Tour Tier 2 as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Clutch Pro Tour.