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Clutch Pro Tour  - Northern Ireland Masters 14-16th June 2023

New ‘ni swing’ series of tournaments confirmed for june 2023, 10-day festival of tournament golf in northern ireland.

An exciting festival of tournament golf has been confirmed for June when the brand-new NI Swing will see three professional events take place at key venues across Northern Ireland over a 10-day period.

The new initiative is part of the Mizuno Next Generation Series and will carry a total prize fund of £165,000 across three high profile events where men and women professionals will compete, while amateurs will also get the chance to tee it up in dedicated pro-ams.

Action will get underway with the £60,000 NI Masters at Clandeboye Golf Club from June 14-16 in a 54-hole stroke play event, preceded by a Pro-Am on June 13. Golf enthusiasts will remember when former DP World Tour winner Simon Thornton blazed a trail by shooting 60 on his way to winning the 2021 NI Masters event at Clandeboye, while England’s Sam Broadhurst won at the North Down venue in 2022.

From there, the action moves to Cairndhu Golf Club for the NI Open Pro-am on Sunday, June 18 where amateurs and professionals get the chance to team up in what promises to be a fun day out on one of the most spectacular headland locations in Northern Ireland. DP World Tour player John Murphy won the NI Open at Cairndhu in 2021.

Attention will then turn to the renowned tournament venue of Galgorm for the £100,000 NI Open presented by Modest! Golf Management from June 20-22 in another 54-hole stroke play event. This will be the 13th staging of the NI Open, a truly homegrown event that started out at Galgorm in 2010. Since then, high profile winners have included New Zealand’s Ryan Fox (2016), a Rolex Series winner and recently crowned 2022 Player of the Year on the DP World Tour after picking up the Seve Ballesteros Award

Local favourite Dermot McElroy is the defending champion after his dominant win in 2022.

The Mizuno Next Generation Series, presented by the Clutch Pro Tour is the Official Feeder Tour to the European Challenge Tour and DP World Tour with a guaranteed prize fund of £1.8million across the 2023 season.

“We are extremely pleased to have been able to secure this status for the tour and to strengthen our partnership with the Challenge Tour and DP World Tour,” said Clutch Pro Tour co-founder Tom Hayward.

In a revolutionary two-tiered structure for development golf, the Mizuno Next Generation Series will consist of 36 multi-day tournaments across the UK. Tier one encompasses 18 events with 15 standard £60,000 prize funds alongside three premier £100,00 events, one of which will be the NI Open. There will be 18 Tier Two events, each with a prize fund of £30,000.

The NI Swing is a standout element of the 2023 Mizuno Next Generation Series schedule and following its conclusion, the two leading male players and top female player from the NI Swing Order of Merit will secure their places and return to Galgorm for the $3 million ISPS HANDA World Invitational (August 17-20), tri-sanctioned by the DP World Tour, LPGA Tour and LET.

In addition, following the conclusion of the NI Swing, 30 playing invitations for the remainder of the 2023 European Challenge Tour season will be awarded to the leading four players on the Mizuno Next Generation Series order of merit. The number one ranked player will receive nine Challenge Tour starts with those in second, third and fourth place receiving seven starts each.

At the conclusion of the 2023 season, the leading two players on the Mizuno Next Generation Series Order of Merit will earn full Challenge Tour cards for 2024.  

The NI Swing is more than a celebration of golf; it is a key economic driver for Northern Ireland. The 10-day period will generate over 2,000 bed nights across Northern Ireland. Highlights from the NI Swing will also be broadcast on Sky Sports in households in the UK and Ireland and across Europe as destination Northern Ireland reaches millions of viewers both at home and abroad.

John McGrillen, Chief Executive of Tourism NI, said: “This revamped format for the NI Swing, is an exciting opportunity to showcase a variation of our world class golfing product as well as supporting the development of young golfers, many of whom hail from Northern Ireland.

“Golf tourism is a hugely lucrative sector for Northern Ireland. Annually more than 120,000 overseas visitors play golf here. Hosting renowned homegrown events remains an important and growing element in NI’s tourism offering and continues to offer wider tourism benefits in terms of showcasing our products and encouraging

non-golf related activities alongside golf.  The NI Swing will offer positive media attention for Northern Ireland and the exposure will demonstrate that our golfing product and wider destination truly is world class.”  

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Liam Grehan finished as the leading Irishman at the Northern Ireland Masters at Clandeboye on the Clutch Pro Tour.

The K Club man recovered from an opening round of 74 with rounds of 69 and 70 to share 18th on level-par a distant twelve shots adrift of winner Sam Broadhurst.

Broadhurst blitzed the field with a superb round of 64 to win by four strokes on twelve-under-par.

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Clutch Pro Tour to become Official Feeder Tour to the Challenge Tour

The Mizuno Next Gen Series, presented by Clutch Pro Tour is today excited to announce a new elevated status, becoming an Official Feeder Tour to The European Challenge Tour.

This exciting announcement will grant an exemption onto The Challenge Tour for the leading

TWO players on the Mizuno Next Gen Series 2023 (Tier 1 OOM), further boosting the industry

leading incentives on offer on the tour.

The Mizuno Next Gen Series recently unveiled a revolutionary two tiered structure for

development golf in 2023, consisting of 36 multi day tournaments across the UK. The new two

tiered structure is set to deliver unparalleled incentives to its members, providing the following

opportunity for developing talent:

• 2 x Full Challenge Tour cards

• 50+ Invites onto The Challenge Tour

• £1.8 million guaranteed season purse

• Multiple DP World Tour & LET Invites

“We are extremely pleased to have been able to secure this status for the tour and to strengthen

our partnership with The Challenge & DP World Tour”, stated Clutch Pro Tour Co-Founder, Tom

Hayward. “Since our formation in 2019 our mission has been to set a new standard and to

redistribute value to our aspiring membership. This is another step in the right direction and a

positive reflection upon the investment and commitment that we have demonstrated in the

“As we look ahead to the 2023 campaign I am proud of the platform that we have presented to

the market and believe it offers unrivalled value to players trying to take that next step. None of

this would have been possible without the incredible team of people working at Clutch Pro Tour

who demonstrate a faultless approach on a daily basis, and equally as important are our amazing

sponsors and partners that have helped bring our vision to life.”

Category and ranking detail on The Mizuno Next Gen Series 2023

The Challenge Tour cards that are available to the leading two players from the 2023 Mizuno Next

Gen Series will be in the same 2024 Category as the leading 5 players from the three recognised

Satellite Tours with the leading Mizuno Next Gen player ranked alongside the leading player from

the three Satellite Tours at the top of this Category. The second leading player will be ranked

alongside the second leading player from the three Satellite Tours also. Should either of the top

two players from The Mizuno Next Gen series become exempt in a higher Category, for example

through a performance in the 2023 Qualifying School, the next leading player(s) from the Clutch

Pro Tour will become exempt.

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• August 1, 2023

The Clutch Tour , a third-tier golf tour recognized by the European Tour, was founded in 2020 by former professional golfer Tom Hayward, who wanted to create a more accessible and inclusive tour for players of all backgrounds and abilities. It was launched in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted the schedules and incomes of many golfers, especially those at the lower levels of the sport. The Tour aimed to provide a safe and competitive environment for players to showcase their skills and earn a living from the game they love.

The Tour consists of four tiers: the Clutch Pro Tour, the Clutch Amateur Tour, the Clutch Junior Tour, and the Clutch Super Series. Each tier has its own schedule, prize money, and ranking system, but they all share the same vision of providing equal opportunities and exposure for male and female golfers.

The Clutch Pro Tour started with a few events in March 2020, before expanding to a full season of 15 events from June to October 2020. It attracted some notable players, such as Andy Sullivan, who won the Stoneham event in July 2020 with a record-breaking score of 27-under-par. The inaugural Order of Merit was won by Mitch Waite, who is currently playing on the European Challenge Tour.

The 2021 season saw the Tour grow in size and stature, with 22 official events and increased prize money. The tour also partnered with several sponsors, such as Mojo Masters, Bluespace Media, and Simplicity Digital. The season featured some impressive performances, such as Harley Smith’s win at the Prince’s Classic as an amateur, Curtis Knipes’ two victories at The Belfry and Remedy Oak, and Henry Sheridan-Mills’ double triumph at the Bluespace Media South of England Open and Kedleston Park Classic. The 2021 Order of Merit was won by Australian, Daniel Gaunt.

The 2022 season , titled as the Mizuno Next Gen Series for sponsorship reasons, was the third season of the Clutch Pro Tour and consisted of 25 events, including six majors, with a total prize fund of £700,000. The tour also offered 44 Challenge Tour, 5 DP World Tour and 1 LET invite for the top performers. Highlights included OJ Farrell, who won two events and finished second in the Order of Merit and George Bloor , who won the Mizuno Open, one of the majors, and also qualified for the Challenge Tour. The Order of Merit ultimately being won by Giles Evans with two wins and nine top-10 finishes.

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, as well as invitations to selected events for other high-ranked players.

The 2023 season saw another huge increase in prize money, with 15 Tier 1 events offering a guaranteed purse of £60,000 and another 3 events with a £100,000 purse. The total Tour purse for Tiers 1 & 2 was increased to an impressive £1.8 million. On top of that, the Tour will be providing over 40 invites onto the Challenge Tour and DP World Tour, helping to continue its core mission of developing up and coming talent. As of the end of July 2023, there have been 12 completed Tier 1 events, with Brandon Robinson Thompson leading the order of merit following three wins and six top-10s in the 9 tournaments played. Following his latest win at the end of June, Brandon followed this up by qualifying for the 151st British Open, where he made the cut, eventually finishing 59th. With 5 more events remaining in the season before the Tour Championship at Royal Norwich, it promises to be another exciting season on the Tour.

The Clutch Pro Tour is a remarkable success story that showcases the resilience and talent of professional golfers in the UK. It has provided a platform for players to showcase their skills, earn a living, and progress their careers during challenging times. More importantly, it has also attracted attention from fans, media, sponsors, and other tours, who have recognized the quality and potential of the tour and its players. The Clutch Pro Tour is not only a feeder tour to the Challenge Tour and the DP World Tour hierarchy; it is also a tour that stands on its own merits and delivers exciting golf entertainment.

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CLUTCH PRO TOUR

The Governing Board of the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) today announces the inclusion of the Clutch Pro Tour into the OWGR System.

The Clutch Pro Tour provides access to its official tournaments, conducted over 54 holes with a 36-hole cut, via its 2024 qualifying series held in the UAE and, for its 2025 season, an annual open qualifying school. It also provides local and regional players opportunities, culminating with a no-cut, season-ending Championship. As such, the Clutch Pro Tour is in keeping with long-standing OWGR Eligibility and Format Criteria.

The Clutch Pro Tour has played a pivotal role in the United Kingdom – particularly since the closure of the EuroPro Tour. Its organization has provided the continuation of playing opportunities and pathways for players to progress to the European Challenge Tour and the DP World Tour.

“This is a significant milestone for golf, and OWGR is deeply encouraged by the achievement and the continued efforts in developing the sport of golf in the United Kingdom. We look forward to watching the progress of the Clutch Pro Tour as it continues to play a key role in the development of players from the region,” said Chairman Peter Dawson.

After a 17-month-long application process, in which the Tour worked continuously toward the standards required to become an OWGR Eligible Golf Tour, the Clutch Pro Tour will become an OWGR Eligible Golf Tour from Week 17, week ending 28th April 2024, and its official Tier 1 tournaments, in accordance with OWGR Regulations, will be eligible for inclusion in the Ranking.