2018 European Tour Qualifying School graduates

The 2018 European Tour Qualifying School graduates were determined following the conclusion of the 2018 European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage which was played 10–15 November at Lumine Golf Club in Tarragona, Spain. It was the 43rd edition of the European Tour Qualifying School. The top 25 and ties (27 in total) earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour, with the remaining players who finished outside the top 25 and ties, but having made the 72-hole cut, earning status to play on the 2019 Challenge Tour.

Alejandro Cañizares won the event, scoring a six-round total of 404 (24 under par), beating Zander Lombard on countback; Cañizares shot 64 in the final round, compared to Lombard's 68.

Graduates who went on to win on the European Tour in 2019 included Kurt Kitayama who won twice, with wins at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open (December 2018) and the Oman Open. Guido Migliozzi also won twice in 2019, with wins at the Magical Kenya Open and the Belgian Knockout.

Results The top 25 players (including ties) earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour. They were as follows:

PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Alejandro Cañizares 65-71-64-74-66-64=404 −242 Zander Lombard 64-68-70-70-64-68=404T3 Jeff Winther 65-70-68-70-64-68=405 −23 Kurt Kitayama 70-65-70-65-66-69=4055 Romain Langasque 70-65-70-65-66-70=406 −22T6 Niklas Lemke 68-64-71-69-70-65=407 −21 Bernd Ritthammer 65-70-69-69-65-69=407 Clément Sordet 70-66-63-68-71-69=407T9 Iván Cantero 65-68-70-68-70-67=408 −20 Anton Karlsson 67-64-71-67-68-71=408T11 Masahiro Kawamura 67-68-70-69-67-68=409 −19 Scott Gregory 69-71-62-72-66-69=409T13 Louis de Jager 71-66-71-67-70-65=410 −18 Per Längfors 70-72-67-69-65-67=410 Guido Migliozzi 70-65-72-66-68-69=410 Nick Cullen 70-64-71-67-69-69=410 Deyen Lawson 65-70-71-71-63-70=410 Daniel Gavins 62-69-66-69-63-71=41019 Marc Warren 68-67-73-69-66-68=411 −17T20 Filippo Bergamaschi 67-69-69-68-73-66=412 −16 Kristian Krogh Johannessen 69-67-70-69-70-67=412 Hugo León 71-67-67-70-66-71=412 Gavin Moynihan 68-66-71-70-66-71=412 Max Schmitt 62-71-70-68-70-71=412 David Borda 65-62-72-70-72-71=412 Kristoffer Reitan 63-70-71-67-69-72=412 Ben Evans 68-67-71-68-65-73=412

The following players made the 72 hole cut, however finished outside the top 25 and ties, therefore earning status to play on the 2019 Challenge Tour.

Martin Simonsen (T28) Joe Dean (T28) Duncan Stewart (T28) Cormac Sharvin (T28) Josh Geary (T28) José-Filipe Lima (T28) Henric Sturehed (T28) Berry Henson (T28) Christian Bräunig (T28) Raphaël De Sousa (T37) Ugo Coussaud (T37) Anton Wejshag (T37) Matthieu Fenasse (T37) Alexander Knappe (T37) Sébastien Gros (T37) David Boote (T37) Chris Hanson (T37) Clément Berardo (T45) Paul Peterson (T45) Marcel Schneider (T45) Kim Min-kyu (T45) Marcel Siem (T45) Anders Hansen (T45) Pep Anglès (T51) Philipp Mejow (T51) Eirik Tage Johansen (T51) Grégory Havret (T51) Oscar Lengdén (T55) Bryce Easton (T55) Connor Syme (T57) Laurie Canter (T57) Antoine Rozner (T57) Grégory Bourdy (T57) Scott Fernández (T57) David Cooke (T57) Craig Ross (T63) Christian Gløët (T63) Daan Huizing (T63) Nick McCarthy (T63) Simon Forsström (T67) Ryan Evans (T67) Jonathan Thomson (T67) Nicolai Tinning (T67) Paul Maddy (71) Aaron Cockerill (72) Robin Dawson (T73) Eduardo de la Riva (T73) Emilio Cuartero (T73) Jamie Abbott (T73) Hugues Joannes (77)

Graduates PlacePlayerCareer startsCutsmadeBestfinish 1 Alejandro Cañizares 294 194 2 Zander Lombard 68 26 T3 Jeff Winther 67 32 T3 Kurt Kitayama 1 1 5 Romain Langasque 40 18 T6 Niklas Lemke 27 8 T6 Bernd Ritthammer 80 26 T6 Clément Sordet 36 15 T9 Iván Cantero 2 0 CUT T9 Anton Karlsson 16 5 T11 Masahiro Kawamura 30 17 T11 Scott Gregory 7 1 T13 Louis de Jager 49 23 T13 Per Längfors 1 0 CUT T13 Guido Migliozzi 6 1 T13 Nick Cullen 39 25 T13 Deyen Lawson 9 5 T13 Daniel Gavins 18 4 19 Marc Warren 368 205 T20 Filippo Bergamaschi 13 2 T20 Kristian Krogh Johannessen 5 4 T20 Hugo León 5 2 T20 Gavin Moynihan 20 5 T20 Max Schmitt 3 1 T20 David Borda 0 0 n/a T20 Kristoffer Reitan 2 0 CUT T20 Ben Evans 100 44

2019 European Tour Results PlayerStartsCutsmadeBestfinishrankPrize money (€) Alejandro Cañizares 21 11 138 212,846 Zander Lombard 28 16 59 642,971 Jeff Winther 21 16 91 368,837 Kurt Kitayama 31 23 14 1,732,419 Romain Langasque 28 20 24 1,301,118 Niklas Lemke 25 13 118 299,187 Bernd Ritthammer 26 11 126 259,946 Clément Sordet 22 12 119 256,906 Iván Cantero 21 5 234 30,102 Anton Karlsson 23 12 136 191,959 Masahiro Kawamura 27 18 56 626,889 Scott Gregory 18 1 269 17,800 Louis de Jager 26 11 123 255,670 Per Längfors 22 5 187 74,143 Guido Migliozzi 28 17 40 845,370 Nick Cullen 20 8 191 70,635 Deyen Lawson 24 9 186 74,103 Daniel Gavins 23 9 178 91,221 Marc Warren 21 7 215 45,232 Filippo Bergamaschi 22 6 209 61,132 Kristian Krogh Johannessen 19 6 214 46,816 Hugo León 22 14 116 270,012 Gavin Moynihan 23 10 144 177,085 Max Schmitt 24 11 129 250,791 David Borda 20 3 230 32,400 Kristoffer Reitan 25 10 141 181,207 Ben Evans 25 12 142 179,007 T = Tied Player retained his European Tour card for 2020 (finished inside the top 115) Player did not retain his European Tour card for 2020, but retained conditional status (finished between 116 and 155, inclusive) Player did not retain his European Tour card for 2020 (finished outside the top 155)

2019 European Tour winners No.DatePlayerTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up12 Dec 2018 Kurt KitayamaAfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open−20 (65-65-70-68=268)2 strokes S. Chikkarangappa Matthieu Pavon23 Mar Kurt Kitayama (2)Oman Open−7 (66-74-71-70=281)1 stroke Jorge Campillo Maximilian Kieffer Clément Sordet Fabrizio Zanotti317 Mar Guido MigliozziMagical Kenya Open−16 (67-68-64-69=268)1 stroke Adri Arnaus Louis de Jager Justin Harding42 Jun Guido Migliozzi (2)Belgian Knockout−34 strokes Darius van Driel

2019 European Tour runner-up finishes No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score19 Dec 2018 Romain LangasqueSouth African Open Louis Oosthuizen−18 (62-70-67-67=266)−12 (69-68-69-66=272)23 Mar Clément SordetOman Open Kurt Kitayama−7 (66-74-71-70=281)−6 (71-71-70-70=282)310 Mar Anton KarlssonCommercial Bank Qatar Masters Justin Harding−13 (68-68-73-66=275)−11 (72-66-70-69=277)417 Mar Louis de JagerMagical Kenya Open Guido Migliozzi−16 (67-68-64-69=268)−15 (64-66-70-69=269)531 Mar Masahiro KawamuraHero Indian Open Stephen Gallacher−9 (67-74-67-71=279)−8 (69-70-68-73=280)68 Sep Bernd RitthammerPorsche European Open Paul Casey−14 (66-73-69-66=274)−13 (71-66-70-68=275)711 Nov Kurt KitayamaTurkish Airlines Open Tyrrell Hatton−20 (68-68-65-67=268)−20 (69-68-67-64=268)

See also 2018 Challenge Tour graduates

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References

External links Coverage on the European Tour's official site