The 2024 Clutch Pro Tour, titled as the 2024 Mizuno Next Gen Series for sponsorships reasons, was the fifth season of the Clutch Pro Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
| Duration | 30 April 2024 – 27 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 17 |
| Most wins |  Callan Barrow (2) Ryan Evans (2) John Gough (2) Olly Huggins (2) |
| Order of Merit | Callan Barrow |
← 2023 2025 → | |
Challenge Tour status
editIn December 2023, it was confirmed that an additional player (three in total) from the Clutch Pro Tour Order of Merit would be awarded Challenge Tour status for the following season.[1]
OWGR inclusion
editIn April, it was announced that all Clutch Pro Tour events that fall into Tier 1, beginning in May, would receive Official World Golf Ranking points.[2][3]
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2024 season.[4][5]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (£) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May | Heythrop Park | Oxfordshire | 50,000 | Olly Huggins (1) |
1.09 |
| 8 May | Brocket Hall Masters | Hertfordshire | 50,000 | Gary King (1) |
1.12 |
| 16 May | Frilford Heath Red | Oxfordshire | 50,000 | Olly Huggins (2) |
1.12 |
| 23 May | Cumberwell Park | Wiltshire | 50,000 | John Gough (1) |
1.15 |
| 30 May | Q Hotels Collection Championship | Lincolnshire | 50,000 | Ryan Cornfield (1) |
1.13 |
| 7 Jun | Bowood | Wiltshire | 50,000 | Callan Barrow (1) |
1.04 |
| 13 Jun | Manor House | Wiltshire | 50,000 | Ryan Evans (2) |
1.02 |
| 20 Jun | Caversham | Berkshire | 50,000 | John Gough (2) |
1.10 |
| 11 Jul | Studley Wood | Oxfordshire | 50,000 |  Luke Harries (1) |
1.20 |
| 19 Jul | Underpin Masters | Northumberland | 100,000 | David Langley (1) |
1.24 |
| 1 Aug | Redditch Masters | Worcestershire | 50,000 | Callum Farr (2) |
1.13 |
| 8 Aug | St Mellion | Cornwall | 50,000 | Tom Sloman (3) |
0.96 |
| 16 Aug | Mannings Heath | West Sussex | 50,000 | Ryan Evans (3) |
1.20 |
| 23 Aug | Rapsodo Open | Oxfordshire | 50,000 | Angus Flanagan (1) |
1.32 |
| 4 Sep | Kedleston Park | Derbyshire | 50,000 | Daniel Smith (1) |
0.90 |
| 12 Sep | Motocaddy Masters | Buckinghamshire | 50,000 |  John-Ross Galbraith (1) |
1.41 |
| 27 Sep | Tour Championship | Norfolk | 50,000 | Callan Barrow (2) |
1.07 |
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 Mar | Al Hamra Championship | UAE | 30,000 | Callan Barrow
|
| 21 Mar | Al Zorah Masters | UAE | 30,000 | Jack Yule
|
Order of Merit
editThe 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.[6] The top three players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2025 Challenge Tour.[7]
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Callan Barrow |
1,970 | Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) |
| 2 | Gary King |
1,729 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 3 | Ryan Evans |
1,681 | |
| 4 | John Gough |
1,467 | |
| 5 | Callum Farr |
1,440 | |
| 6 | Olly Huggins |
1,338 | |
| 7 | Daniel Smith |
1,298 | |
| 8 | David Langley |
1,220 | |
| 9 | Thomas Thurloway |
1,080 | |
| 10 | David Hague |
1,049 |
Tier 2
edit| Duration | 30 April 2024 – 18 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 12 |
| Most wins | Piers Berrington (2) Jack Madden (2) |
| Order of Merit | Jack Madden |
← 2023 2025 → | |
The 2024 Clutch Pro Tour Tier 2 was the second season of the Clutch Pro Tour Tier 2, the official development tour to the Clutch Pro Tour.
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2024 season.[8][5]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (£) |
Winner[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May | Aldwickbury Park | Hertfordshire | 20,000 | Arron Edwards-Hill (1)
|
| 16 May | Tandridge | Surrey | 20,000 | Jack Madden (1)
|
| 22 May | Golf at Goodwood | West Sussex | 20,000 | Joe Sykes (1)
|
| 31 May | Clandon Regis | Surrey | 20,000 | Angus Flanagan (1)
|
| 6 Jun | Drayton Park | Oxfordshire | 20,000 | Thomas Spreadborough (1)
|
| 20 Jun | Lingfield Park | Surrey | 20,000 | Piers Berrington (1)
|
| 5 Jul | Leatherhead Club | Surrey | 20,000 | Piers Berrington (2)
|
| 11 Jul | Effingham | Surrey | 20,000 | Gary King (2)
|
| 24 Jul | Oxford | Oxfordshire | 20,000 | George Bloor (1)
|
| 7 Aug | Luton Hoo | Bedfordshire | 20,000 | Billy McKenzie (1)
|
| 21 Aug | Pyrford Lakes | Surrey | 20,000 | Jack Madden (2)
|
| 18 Sep | Studley Wood Tour Championship | Oxfordshire | 20,000 | Rhys Nevin (1)
|
Order of Merit
editThe 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 2025 Clutch Pro Tour.[11]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Madden |
1,655 |
| 2 | Reece Samson |
1,266 |
| 3 | Markus Braadlie |
1,131 |
| 4 | Piers Berrington |
959 |
| 5 | Thomas Spreadborough |
940 |
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.
- ^ 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.
References
edit- ^ Dempster, Martin (13 December 2023). "Paul Lawrie delighted to see Tartan Pro Tour offer two Challenge Tour cards in 2024". The Scotsman. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Clutch Pro Tour". Official World Golf Ranking. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ McNamara, Ronan (26 April 2024). "OWGR announces ranking points for 54-hole Clutch Pro Tour". Irish Golfer. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "2024 Tournament schedule". Clutch Pro Tour. Retrieved 14 January 2024 – via Golf Genius.
- ^ a b Clutch Pro Tour [@clutchprotour] (2 January 2024). "2 exceptional schedules for The Mizuno Next Gen Series 2024" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 January 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "2024 Order of Merit". Clutch Pro Tour. Retrieved 27 September 2024 – via Golf Genius.
- ^ Clutch Pro Tour [@clutchprotour] (29 September 2024). "Congratulations to the Top 3 in the 2024 Tier 1 OOM earning their Challenge Tour playing rights for the 2025 season". Retrieved 30 September 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "2024 Tier 2 Tournament schedule". Clutch Pro Tour. Retrieved 14 January 2024 – via Golf Genius.
- ^ "2024 Tier 2 Order of Merit". Clutch Pro Tour. Retrieved 20 September 2024 – via Golf Genius.
- ^ Madden, Jack [@jack.madden2] (19 September 2024). "Order of merit champion on the @clutchprotour". Retrieved 20 September 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ Clutch Pro Tour [@clutchprotour] (21 April 2024). "Check out our Tier 2 schedule..." Retrieved 29 October 2024 – via Instagram.