__NOTOC__ This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2019. The top 15 players on the Challenge Tour rankings in 2019 earned European Tour cards for 2020.
2019 Challenge Tour2020 European Tour2021 European TourPlayerPointsrankPointsStartsCutsmadeBestfinishPointsrankPointsStartsCutsmadeBestfinishPointsrankPoints Francesco Laporta 1 210,122 18 10 104 331 26 15 41 1,056 Calum Hill* 2 146,834 21 14 101 342 25 18 32 1,216 Richard Bland 3 142,402 21 16 76 465 23 17 11 1,913 Sebastian Heisele 4 130,405 16 9 110 320 15 4 188 127 Adrian Meronk* 5 128,732 22 12 84 432 22 15 39 1,069 Jack Senior† 6 124,347 23 16 88 407 28 18 81 609 Robin Roussel* 7 122,552 19 9 166 156 24 9 180 149 Antoine Rozner* 8 120,468 21 18 26 983 21 17 44 1,025 Matthew Jordan† 9 119,142 21 17 77 464 23 14 76 638 Ricardo Santos 10 107,524 19 8 210 72 26 10 161 205 Cormac Sharvin* 11 103,088 20 10 168 152 25 10 166 187 Oliver Farr 12 92,440 19 9 129 259 24 13 145 258 Darius van Driel* 13 91,862 19 10 157 175 22 15 97 505 Connor Syme 14 89,732 23 15 65 608 24 11 104 459 Sebastián García Rodríguez* 15 86,658 23 12 130 253 26 10 120 385 * European Tour rookie in 2020 † First-time member ineligible for Rookie of the Year award T = Tied The player retained full European Tour status for 2022 (finished inside the top 121 in 2021). The player retained category 16 European Tour status for 2022 (finished outside the top 121 in 2021).
Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the 2020 European Tour season, all of the graduates retained the same status in 2021 except Rozner, who was promoted to the winners category after his victory at the 2020 Golf in Dubai Championship.
In 2021, European Tour Qualifying School was cancelled for a second straight year, limiting the normal changes in European Tour membership between seasons. The 2019 Challenge Tour graduates that failed to finish in the top 121 of the Race to Dubai were placed in a category immediately below the 2021 Challenge Tour graduates for the 2022 European Tour season, approximately equal to the category usually given to qualifying school graduates.
Wins on the European Tour in 2020 and 2021 No.DatePlayerTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up15 Dec 2020 Antoine RoznerGolf in Dubai Championship−25 (63-69-67-64=263)2 strokes Francesco Laporta Mike Lorenzo-Vera Andy Sullivan Matt Wallace214 Mar 2021 Antoine Rozner (2)Commercial Bank Qatar Masters−8 (69-72-68-67=276)1 stroke Gaganjeet Bhullar Darren Fichardt Guido Migliozzi315 May 2021 Richard BlandBetfred British Masters−13 (68-69-72-66=275)Playoff Guido Migliozzi315 Aug 2021 Calum HillCazoo Classic−16 (68-67-70-67=272)1 stroke Alexander Lévy
Runner-up finishes on the European Tour in 2020 and 2021 No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score18 Dec 2019 Antoine RoznerAfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Rasmus Højgaard−19 (66-69-66-68=269)−19 (67-67-66-69=269)229 Nov 2020 Richard BlandAlfred Dunhill Championship Christiaan Bezuidenhout−14 (69-68-68-69=274)−10 (67-67-74-70=278)3 Adrian Meronk−10 (65-66-71-76=278)45 Dec 2020 Francesco LaportaGolf in Dubai Championship Antoine Rozner−25 (63-69-67-64=263)−23 (65-69-65-66=265)57 Jun 2021 Darius van DrielPorsche European Open Marcus Armitage−8 (72-71-65=208)−6 (71-69-70=210)65 Sep 2021 Adrian Meronk (2)DS Automobiles Italian Open Nicolai Højgaard−13 (66-69-65-71=271)−12 (70-69-67-66=272)714 Nov 2021 Francesco Laporta (2)Aviv Dubai Championship Joachim B. Hansen−23 (63-67-67-68=265)−22 (66-64-67-69=266)
See also 2019 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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