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
Duration4 April 2022 (2022-04-04) – 20 October 2022 (2022-10-20)
Number of official events22
Most winsEngland Giles Evans (2)
England Paul Maddy (2)
Order of MeritEngland Giles Evans
2021
2023

Mizuno title sponsorship

edit

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

edit

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

edit

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

edit

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

edit
  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.

References

edit
  1. ^ "Mizuno 'Next Gen' Series Announced". Mizuno Golf. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Mizuno backs Clutch Pro Tour's 'Next Gen' series". Golf Business News. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  3. ^ "2022 Clutch Pro Tour schedule". Golf Genius. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  4. ^ Clutch Pro Tour [@clutchprotour] (13 January 2022). "Schedule and Challenge Series news coming tomorrow at 10am" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "2022 Clutch Pro Tour Order of Merit". Golf Genius. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Giles Evans – A Mizuno Next Gen Tour (by Clutch) Story". Mizuno Golf. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
edit