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European Tour Qualifying School

Golf tournament in Spain

Summary

Golf tournament in Spain

Field	Value
name	European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage
image_size	200
location	Tarragona, Spain
establishment	1976
course	Infinitum Golf
(Lakes & Hills Courses)
par	71 (L)
72 (H)
yardage	7001 yd
6956 yd
tour	European Tour
(unofficial event)
format	Stroke play
purse
month_played	November
aggregate	391 Zander Lombard (2025)
to-par	−37 as above
current_champion	ZAF Zander Lombard
map	Spain#Catalonia
map_label	Infinitum Golf
map_caption	Location in Spain##Location in Catalonia
map_relief	yes
map_size	200
coordinates

(Lakes & Hills Courses) 72 (H) 6956 yd (unofficial event) | to-par = −37 as above The European Tour Qualifying School is an annual golf tournament which enables professional golfers to gain a place on the European Tour and its official development tour, the Challenge Tour.

The European Tour Qualifying School is held in three stages, with the final stage being played over six rounds at Infinitum Golf (formerly the Lumine Golf Club) in Spain. After four rounds, the field is reduced from 156 to 70 plus ties. From 2024, the top 20 (previously top 25) players including ties win their card on the European Tour. The remaining players who make the 72-hole cut are fully exempt on the Challenge Tour.

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue(s)	Ref.
2025	ZAF Zander Lombard	391	−37	13 strokes	CAN Aaron Cockerill
AUS Connor McKinney
IND Shubhankar Sharma	Infinitum Golf
2024	ITA Edoardo Molinari	399	−29	1 stroke	SWE Niklas Lemke	Infinitum Golf
2023	GER Freddy Schott	401	−27	2 strokes	ITA Filippo Celli	Infinitum Golf
2022	SWE Simon Forsström	399	−29	2 strokes	FRA David Ravetto	Infinitum Golf	url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/qschool/news/articles/detail/forsstrom-tops-leading-28-at-dp-world-tour-qualifying-school/	title=Forsström tops leading 28 at DP World Tour Qualifying School	publisher=European Tour	date=16 November 2022	access-date=14 November 2024}}
2020–21: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019	DEN Benjamin Poke	403	−25	6 strokes	FRA Grégory Havret	Lumine GC
2018	ESP Alejandro Cañizares	404	−24	Countback	ZAF Zander Lombard	Lumine GC
2017	ENG Sam Horsfield	401	−27	7 strokes	ENG Charlie Ford
DEN Anders Hansen
ZAF Jacques Kruyswijk
ITA Andrea Pavan
SWE Pontus Widegren
DEN Jeff Winther	Lumine GC
2016	ENG Nathan Kimsey	415	−13	1 stroke	ARG Ricardo González
SCO Scott Henry
ITA Edoardo Molinari	PGA Golf Catalunya
2015	ZAF Ulrich van den Berg	410	−18	Countback	USA Daniel Im
ESP Adrián Otaegui	PGA Golf Catalunya
2014	FIN Mikko Korhonen	408	−20	2 strokes	ARG Ricardo González	PGA Golf Catalunya
2013	ESP Carlos del Moral	402	−26	5 strokes	PAR Fabrizio Zanotti	PGA Golf Catalunya
2012	ENG John Parry	409	−19	4 strokes	SWE Mikael Lundberg	PGA Golf Catalunya
2011	ENG David Dixon	407	−21	1 stroke	ENG Sam Hutsby	PGA Golf Catalunya
2010	ENG Simon Wakefield	407	−21	2 strokes	ESP Carlos del Moral	PGA Golf Catalunya
2009	ENG Simon Khan	408	−20	1 stroke	ENG Sam Hutsby	PGA Golf Catalunya
2008	SWE Oskar Henningsson	409	−19	4 strokes	ESP Carlos del Moral
AUS Wade Ormsby	PGA Golf Catalunya
2007	AUT Martin Wiegele	421	−11	2 strokes	ESP Pedro Linhart
ENG Lee Slattery	San Roque Club
2006	ESP Carlos Rodiles	417	−15	Countback	BRA Alexandre Rocha	San Roque Club
2005	ENG Tom Whitehouse	419	−13	2 strokes	ENG Robert Rock	San Roque Club
2004	SWE Peter Gustafsson	423	−9	3 strokes	ENG Simon Wakefield	San Roque Club
2003	ENG Richard McEvoy	400	−28	3 strokes	AUS Wade Ormsby	Empordà Golf
Golf Platja de Pals
2002	SWE Per Nyman	400	−28	1 stroke	ENG Phillip Archer	Empordà Golf
Golf Platja de Pals
2001	SWE Johan Sköld	415	−17	2 strokes	FRA Christophe Pottier	San Roque Club
Club de Golf Sotogrande
2000	ZAF Desvonde Botes	417	−15	4 strokes	SCO Graham Rankin	San Roque Club
Club de Golf Sotogrande
1999	SCO Alastair Forsyth	423	−9	2 strokes	SWE Niclas Fasth	San Roque Club
Club de Golf Sotogrande
1998	SCO Ross Drummond	425	−7	Countback	SWE Henrik Nyström	San Roque Club
Club de Golf Sotogrande
1997	NED Chris van der Velde	280	−8	Countback	NED Robert-Jan Derksen
ENG Philip Golding
SWE Fredrik Henge	San Roque Club
Guadalmina
1996	SWE Niclas Fasth	428	−4	1 stroke	ENG Brian Davis	San Roque Club
Club de Golf Sotogrande
1995	ENG Steve Webster	422	−8	1 stroke	ZAF Hendrik Buhrmann	San Roque Club
Guadalmina
1994	ENG David Carter	273	−15	5 strokes	FRA Christian Cévaër	La Grande Motte
Golf Massane
1993	USA Brian Nelson	424	−8	2 strokes	ENG Ross McFarlane
ENG Scott Watson	La Grande Motte
Golf Massane
1992	ZAF Retief Goosen	427	−5	1 stroke	DEN Ole Eskildsen	La Grande Motte
Golf Massane
1991	ENG Andrew Hare	429	−3	2 strokes	ARG José Cóceres
ENG Gary Evans
IRL Paul McGinley	La Grande Motte
Golf Massane
1990	POR Daniel Silva	424	−8	6 strokes	ESP Juan Anglada
WAL Phillip Price	La Grande Motte
Golf Massane
1989	FRG Heinz-Peter Thül	411	−19	3 strokes	ENG David Ray	La Manga Club
1988	SWE Jesper Parnevik	416	−14	4 strokes	WAL Paul Mayo
SWE Ulf Nilsson
FIJ Vijay Singh	La Manga Club
1987	USA Mike Smith	410	−20	3 strokes	USA John DeForest	La Manga Club
1986	AUS Wayne Smith	415	−15	1 stroke	ZAF Justin Hobday
DEN Steen Tinning	La Manga Club
1985	ESP José María Olazábal	414	−16	2 strokes	NZL Greg Turner	La Manga Club
1984	USA Robert Wrenn	412	−18	1 stroke	USA Jeff Sluman	La Manga Club
1983	ENG David Ray	281	−5	2 strokes	USA Mike Wolseley	La Manga Club
1982	ESP José Rivero	283	−3	7 strokes	ENG Robert Lee
ENG Malcolm MacKenzie	La Manga Club
1981	SCO Gordon Brand Jnr	288	E	3 strokes	ENG Roger Chapman	Dom Pedro
ENG Robin Mann	294	+6	1 stroke	ENG Philip Morley	Quinta do Lago
1980	ENG Paul Carrigill	295	+7	3 strokes	ENG John Hoskisson	Dom Pedro
ESP Manuel Montes	293	+5	9 strokes	ENG Keith Ashdown
ENG Malcolm MacKenzie
ENG Bob Wynn	Quinta do Lago
1979	ENG Charles Cox	296	+8	2 strokes	ENG Andrew Murray	Dom Pedro
ENG Keith Williams	303	+15	3 strokes	IRL Joe Purcell
ENG Mark Thomas	Quinta do Lago
1978	ENG Stephen Evans	293	+2	Countback	ENG Glenn Ralph	Foxhills
Downshire
1977	SCO Sandy Lyle	295	+3	2 strokes	ENG Malcolm Henberry	Foxhills
1976	ENG David A. Russell	295	+5	3 strokes	ENG Philip Loxley	Foxhills
Walton Heath

Notes

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