2024 Challenge Tour graduates
This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2024.[1]
Both Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen and John Parry earned immediate promotion to the European Tour during the 2024 season by winning three times on the Challenge Tour. Neergaard-Petersen finished 105th on the Race to Dubai, obtaining a higher exemption category for the 2025 European Tour season than he had from his Challenge Tour ranking; Robin Williams, who finished 14th in the Challenge Tour rankings, similarly obtained a higher exemption category through his European Tour performance as a non-member. Because of this, Neergaard-Petersen and Williams did not count against the 20 Challenge Tour graduates, and the players who finished 21st and 22nd in the rankings were given European Tour cards.[2]
Andreas Halvorsen, who finished 27th in points with a total of 645 despite playing in only 13 of the 29 events, was given a medical extension of six Challenge Tour starts in 2025 to earn 40 points and a promotion to the European Tour for the remainder of its 2025 season. He reached the goal in his third start, on 16 March 2025.[3]
| 2024 Challenge Tour | 2025 European Tour | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Points rank |
Points | Starts | Cuts made |
Best finish |
Money list rank |
Earnings (€) | ||
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Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen† | 1 | 1,826 | ||||||
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John Parry | 2 | 1,595 | ||||||
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Oliver Lindell* | 3 | 1,497 | ||||||
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Ángel Ayora* | 4 | 1,488 | ||||||
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Hamish Brown* | 5 | 1,477 | ||||||
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Conor Purcell* | 6 | 1,309 | ||||||
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Kristoffer Reitan | 7 | 1,095 | ||||||
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Joakim Lagergren | 8 | 1,055 | ||||||
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Jack Senior | 9 | 1,033 | ||||||
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Joel Moscatel* | 10 | 996 | ||||||
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Mikael Lindberg | 11 | 910 | ||||||
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Alexander Lévy | 12 | 902 | ||||||
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Benjamin Hébert | 13 | 888 | ||||||
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Robin Williams† | 14 | 885 | ||||||
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Deon Germishuys | 15 | 848 | ||||||
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Björn Åkesson | 16 | 820 | ||||||
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Martin Couvra* | 17 | 808 | ||||||
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Brandon Robinson-Thompson* | 18 | 807 | ||||||
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Tapio Pulkkanen | 19 | 732 | ||||||
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Pierre Pineau† | 20 | 716 | ||||||
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Nicolai von Dellingshausen | 21 | 689 | ||||||
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Lucas Bjerregaard | 22 | 685 | ||||||
*European Tour rookie in 2025
†First-time full member, but ineligible for Rookie of the Year award
Wins on the European Tour in 2025
[edit]| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 Dec 2024 | John Parry
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AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open | −14 (70-69-71-64=274) | 2 strokes | Christo Lamprecht Dylan Naidoo
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| 2 | 11 May 2025 | Martin Couvra
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Turkish Airlines Open | −17 (65-66-72-64=267) | 2 strokes | Jorge Campillo Li Haotong
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| 3 | 25 May | Kristoffer Reitan
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Soudal Open | −13 (71-66-72-62=271) | Playoff |  Ewen Ferguson Darius van Driel
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| 4 | 1 Jun | Nicolai von Dellingshausen
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Austrian Alpine Open | −19 (65-66-65-65=261) | 2 strokes | Kristoffer Reitan Marcel Schneider
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Runner-up finishes on the European Tour in 2025
[edit]| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Dec 2024 | John Parry
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Alfred Dunhill Championship | Shaun Norris
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−13 (67-70-71-67=275) | −12 (67-71-69-69=276) |
| 2 | 23 Feb 2025 | John Parry (2)
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Magical Kenya Open | Jacques Kruyswijk
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−18 (69-66-64-67=266) | −16 (63-65-72-68=268) |
| 3 | 27 Apr | Kristoffer Reitan
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Hainan Classic | Marco Penge
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−17 (68-71-65-67=271) | −14 (66-75-66-67=274) |
| 4 | 1 Jun | Kristoffer Reitan (2)
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Austrian Alpine Open | Nicolai von Dellingshausen
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−19 (65-66-65-65=261) | −17 (67-69-67-60=263) |
| 5 | 8 Jun | Joakim Lagergren
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KLM Open | Connor Syme
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−11 (65-72-66-70=273) | −9 (66-68-71-70=275) |
| 6 | 29 Jun | Martin Couvra
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Italian Open | Adrien Saddier
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−14 (69-64-67-66=266) | −12 (69-63-67-69=268) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Challenge Tour rankings". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final by numbers". PGA European Tour. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Halvorsen secures promotion to DP World Tour". PGA European Tour. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.