Clutch Pro Tour
| Current season, competition or edition: Current sports event 2025 Clutch Pro Tour | |
| Formerly | Mizuno Next Gen Series |
|---|---|
| Sport | Golf |
| Founded | 2019 |
| Founder | Tom Hayward |
| First season | 2020 |
| CEO | Tom Hayward |
| Countries | Based in England[a] |
| Most titles | Tournament wins: England Giles Evans (6) |
| Related competitions | Tartan Pro Tour |
| Official website | https://www.clutchprotour.co.uk/ |
The Clutch Pro Tour is a series of developmental golf tournaments played predominantly in England. The tour is open to both male and female professionals.
History
[edit | edit source]The tour was created in 2019 by Tom Hayward, a former professional golfer, to give lower level professionals more playing opportunities as well as helping progress their careers. The inaugural season took place after the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in June 2020.[1]
In May 2022, the tour undertook a sponsorship agreement with Mizuno Golf, being renamed as the Mizuno Next Gen Series.[2][3]
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.[4] In December 2023, it was confirmed that an additional player (three in total) from the Order of Merit would be awarded Challenge Tour status for the following season.[5] Each event is a 54-hole tournament with a 36-hole cut for the 50 plus ties. Beginning in 2025, the tour also has a season-ending no-cut championship and a qualifying tournament.
In addition to the top three non-exempt players graduating to the Challenge Tour, the top four players on the Order of Merit earn entry into the second stage of European Tour Qualifying School.
In April 2024, it was announced that the tour would be included into the Official World Golf Ranking with immediate affect, having undergone a 17-month application process.[6][7]
Order of Merit winners
[edit | edit source]| Year | Winner | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | England Callum Farr | 2,526 |
| 2024 | England Callan Barrow | 1,970 |
| 2023 | England George Bloor | 4,129 |
| 2022 | England Giles Evans | 4,098 |
| 2021 | Australia Daniel Gaunt | 3,063 |
| 2020 | England Mitch Waite | 5,228 |
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Tier 2
[edit | edit source]In October 2022, the tour announced a new second-tier to their ecosystem. The tier 2 was added to increase playing opportunities and prize money for players, with the top 15 on the Tier 2 Order of Merit earning status to play on the main Clutch Pro Tour for the following season.[8][9]
Tier 2 Order of Merit winners
[edit | edit source]| Year | Winner | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | England Habebul Islam | 1,313 |
| 2024 | Republic of Ireland Jack Madden | 1,655 |
| 2023 | England Conor White | 3,567 |
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Schedules have also included events in Morocco, Northern Ireland, Oman, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Wales.
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