The 2023 Clutch Pro Tour, titled as the 2023 Mizuno Next Gen Series for sponsorships reasons, was the fourth season of the Clutch Pro Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
Challenge Tour feeder status In December 2022, it was announced that the Clutch Pro Tour and the Tartan Pro Tour would become official feeder tours to the Challenge Tour in place of the now-defunct PGA EuroPro Tour. The Clutch Pro Tour would offer Challenge Tour status to the top two players on the Order of Merit.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(£) Winner 4 May St Mellion Cornwall 60,000 Jake Burnage (1) 10 May Frilford Heath Red Oxfordshire 60,000 Will Enefer (2) 17 May The Players Club Bristol 60,000 Tom Shadbolt (1) 26 May Farnham Surrey 60,000 Nick Marsh (1) 1 Jun Galvin Green Championship Surrey 60,000 Brandon Robinson-Thompson (1) 8 Jun Motocaddy Masters Wiltshire 60,000 Tom Shadbolt (2) 16 Jun Northern Ireland Masters Northern Ireland 60,000 Sam Broadhurst (2) 22 Jun Northern Ireland Open Northern Ireland 100,000 Brandon Robinson-Thompson (2) 30 Jun Machynys Wales 60,000 Brandon Robinson-Thompson (3) 14 Jul Harleyford Buckinghamshire 60,000 Taylor Paul (1) 18 Jul Modest! Golf Championship Hampshire 60,000 Zach Murray (1) 27 Jul The Astbury Shropshire 60,000 Niall Powell (1) 11 Aug Slaley Hall Northumberland 100,000 Jack South (1) 25 Aug Frilford Heath Blue Oxfordshire 60,000 Hunter Howell (1) 30 Aug Golf at Goodwood West Sussex 60,000 Piers Berrington (1) 7 Sep Heythrop Park Masters Oxfordshire 60,000 Giles Evans (5) 26 Sep Stoneham Hampshire 60,000 Curtis Knipes (3) 12 Oct Tour Championship Norfolk 100,000 Ryan Evans (1)
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Clutch Pro Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(£)Winner 18 Oct Abu Dhabi Masters Pro-Am UAE 10,000 Luke Joy
Order of Merit The 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. The top two players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2024 Challenge Tour.
PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned1 George Bloor 4,129 Promoted to Challenge Tour2 Curtis Knipes 4,0313 Tom Shadbolt 3,642 Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)4 Thomas Thurloway 3,447 5 Brandon Robinson-Thompson 3,386 Finished in Top 70 of Challenge Tour Rankings6 Piers Berrington 3,375 7 Jake Burnage 3,273 8 Olly Huggins 3,191 9 Habebul Islam 2,926 10 Joe Brooks 2,863
Tier 2
The 2023 Clutch Pro Tour Tier 2 was the inaugural season of the Clutch Pro Tour Tier 2, the official development tour to the Clutch Pro Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(£) Winner 3 May Luton Hoo Bedfordshire 30,000 Ben Robinson (1) 12 May Royal Ascot Berkshire 30,000 Jack Malone (1) 17 May Heythrop Park Oxfordshire 30,000 Liam Robinson (1) 25 May Sonning Surrey 30,000 Luke Harries (1) 31 May South Staffs Staffordshire 30,000 Jack Slater (1) 8 Jun Drayton Park Oxfordshire 30,000 Luke Harries (2) 7 Jul Bowood Wiltshire 30,000 Rupert Kaminski (1) 11 Jul Millbrook Bedfordshire 30,000 Conor White (1) 18 Aug Mannings Heath West Sussex 30,000 Daniel Smith (1) 24 Aug Minchinhampton Gloucestershire 30,000 Joe Long (1) 15 Sep Redditch Worcestershire 30,000 James Bailey (1) 19 Sep Old Fold Manor Greater London 30,000 Gary King (1) 27 Sep Tour Championship Oxfordshire 30,000 Joseph Quinn (1)
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top 15 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2024 Clutch Pro Tour.
Position Player Points1 Conor White 3,5672 Luke Harries 3,4263 Gary King 3,2084 Reece Samson 2,7385 Sam Hessian 2,169
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