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.
| Duration | 4 April 2022 – 20 October 2022 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 22 |
| Most wins |  Giles Evans (2) Paul Maddy (2) |
| Order of Merit | Giles Evans |
← 2021 2023 → | |
Mizuno title sponsorship
editIn 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
editThe 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)
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| 12 Apr | Remedy Oak Classic | Dorset | 8,000 | Louis Boston (1)
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| 28 Apr | Trentham Classic | Staffordshire | 15,000 | Paul Maddy (1)
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| 5 May | Galvin Green Championship | Cornwall | 19,500 | Paul Maddy (2)
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| 10 May | Chart Hills Open | Kent | 30,000 | Sam Broadhurst (1)
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| 19 May | Old Fold Manor Open | Greater London | 15,000 | Taylor Carter (1)
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| 24 May | Links Challenge | Kent | 30,000 |  Craig Stefureak (1)
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| 2 Jun | Drayton Park Classic | Staffordshire | 15,000 |  Austin Bautista (1)
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| 8 Jun | Frilford Heath Classic | Oxfordshire | 15,000 | Max Orrin (1)
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| 14 Jun | MCB Masters | Norfolk | 30,000 | Jensen Hull (1)
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| 6 Jul | Northern Ireland Open | Northern Ireland | 15,000 |  Dermot McElroy (1)
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| 12 Jul | GolfStar Masters | Oxfordshire | 30,000 | Rob Harrhy (1)
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| 19 Jul | Modest! Golf Championship | Hampshire | 12,500 | Habebul Islam (1)
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| 29 Jul | #MizNextGen Open | Rutland | 30,000 | Max Smith (1)
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| 3 Aug | Hollinwell Classic | Nottinghamshire | 8,000 | Liam Murray (1)
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| 9 Aug | The Astbury Classic | Shropshire | 15,000 | Harry Beavan (1)
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| 18 Aug | The Oxfordshire Classic | Oxfordshire | 15,000 | Giles Evans (3)
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| 23 Aug | South of England Open | Hertfordshire | 30,000 | Thomas Plumb (1)
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| 13 Sep | Golf at Goodwood (Downs) | West Sussex | 15,000 | Giles Evans (4)
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| 27 Sep | Stoneham Classic | Hampshire | 8,000 | Sam Hutsby (1)
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| 29 Sep | Northamptonshire County Classic | Northamptonshire | 8,000 | Gary Boyd (1)
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| 20 Oct | Tour Championship | Derbyshire | 30,000 | Owen Benson (1)
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Unofficial events
editThe 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
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| 17 Feb | Gloria Super Series 1 | Turkey | 10,000 | Ben Jones
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| 20 Feb | Gloria Super Series 2 | Turkey | 10,000 | Brad Bawden
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| 23 Feb | Gloria Super Series 2 | Turkey | 10,000 | Jack Yule
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| 9 Nov | GolfStar Masters Abu Dhabi Pro-Am | UAE | 10,000 | Luke Joy
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| 1 Dec | Mizuno Next Gen Pro-Am | Turkey | 10,000 | Robbie Busher Craig Lee
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Order of Merit
editThe 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- ^ 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- ^ "Mizuno 'Next Gen' Series Announced". Mizuno Golf. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Mizuno backs Clutch Pro Tour's 'Next Gen' series". Golf Business News. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "2022 Clutch Pro Tour schedule". Golf Genius. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ Clutch Pro Tour [@clutchprotour] (13 January 2022). "Schedule and Challenge Series news coming tomorrow at 10am" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 June 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "2022 Clutch Pro Tour Order of Merit". Golf Genius. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Giles Evans – A Mizuno Next Gen Tour (by Clutch) Story". Mizuno Golf. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.