The European Tour Qualifying School is an annual golf

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 tournament which enables professional golfer

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s to gain a place on the European Tour and its official development tour, the Challenge Tour

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The European Tour Qualifying School

Qualifying school

In professional golf the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S. based PGA and LPGA Tours and the European Tour. A fixed number of players in the event win membership of the tour for the following season, otherwise known as a...

 is held in three stages, with the final stage being played over six rounds at PGA Golf Catalunya in Spain. The top 30 players win their card on the European Tour, and those finishing outside the top 30 gain a place on the Challenge Tour, with those making the cut being ranked in a higher exemption category.

Winners

Year	Venue	Winner	Country	Score
2010 2010 European Tour Qualifying School graduates This is a list of the 34 players who earned their 2011 European Tour card through Q School in 2010.*Players in yellow are 2011 European Tour rookies.-Runners-up on the European Tour in 2011:-References:**...	PGA Golf Catalunya	Simon Wakefield Simon Wakefield Simon Wakefield is an English professional golfer.Wakefield was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire and is the nephew of former England cricketer Bob Taylor...		407
2009 2009 European Tour Qualifying School Graduates This is a list of the 31 players who earned their 2010 European Tour card through Q School in 2009.*Players in yellow were 2010 European Tour rookies.-2010 Results:T = Tied...	PGA Golf Catalunya	Simon Khan Simon Khan Simon Khan is an English professional golfer.Khan turned professional in 1991, but spent many years struggling to establish his tournament career. His first full season on the European Tour was 2002 and his first European Tour win came at the 2004 Celtic Manor Wales Open...		408
2008 2008 European Tour Qualifying School Graduates This is a list of the 32 players who earned their 2009 European Tour card through Q School in 2008.*Players in yellow were 2009 European Tour rookies.-2009 Results:T = Tied...	PGA Golf Catalunya	Oskar Henningsson Oskar Henningsson Oskar Karl Henningsson is a Swedish professional golfer.Henningsson was born in Eksjö and later moved to Gränna. He turned professional in 2004....		409
2007 2007 European Tour Qualifying School graduates This is a list of the 32 players who earned their 2009 European Tour card through Q School in 2008.*Players in yellow were 2008 European Tour rookies.-2008 Results:T = Tied...	San Roque Club	Martin Wiegele Martin Wiegele Martin Wiegele is a Austrian professional golfer.Wiegele was born in Graz. He turned professional in 2003 when he joined the second tier Challenge Tour. He enjoyed some success during his first season finishing fourth on the end of season rankings to graduate to the top level European Tour for 2004...		421
2006	San Roque Club	Carlos Rodiles Carlos Rodiles Carlos Jose Rodiles is a Spanish professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.-College career:He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, United States, where he played for coach Buddy Alexander's Florida Gators men's golf team in National Collegiate Athletics...		417
		Alexandre Rocha Alexandre Rocha Alexandre Nardy Rocha is a Brazilian professional golfer.Rocha was born in São Paulo. He had a successful collegiate career in the United States, where he attended Mississippi State University, before turning professional in 2000. He won tournaments in South America and Canada before qualifying...
2005	San Roque Club	Tom Whitehouse Tom Whitehouse Tom Whitehouse is an English professional golfer.Whitehouse was born in Birmingham and turned professional in 2002. He worked his way through the ranks, winning twice on the third tier PGA EuroPro Tour in 2003 as he led the Order of Merit to earn a place on the Challenge Tour for 2004...		419
2004	San Roque Club	Peter Gustafsson Peter Gustafsson Peter Gustafsson is a Swedish professional golfer.Gustafsson was born in Orust, Sweden. He turned professional in 1999....		423
2003	Emporda Golf Club Golf Platja de Pals	Richard McEvoy Richard McEvoy Richard McEvoy is an English professional golfer.McEvoy was born in Shoeburyness, Essex. His amateur wins included the 2001 Lytham Trophy, and the 2001 Irish Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship...		400
2002	Emporda Golf Club Golf Platja de Pals	Per Nyman Per Nyman Per Nyman is a Swedish professional golfer.Nyman was born in Kristianstad and attended Fresno State University in California, United States, where he twice won the GCAA All-America Scholar Award. He turned professional after graduating in 1992. He played on the European Tour and its official...		400
2001	San Roque Club Club de Golf Sotogrande	Johan Sköld		415
2000	San Roque Club Club de Golf Sotogrande	Desvonde Botes Desvonde Botes Desvonde Pierre Botes is a South African professional golfer.Botes was born in Pretoria. After winning the South African Amateur Championship in 1991 at the age of 16 years and 5 months, 20 days younger than the record set by Ernie Els, Botes turned professional at the start of 1992...		417
1999	San Roque Club Club de Golf Sotogrande	Alastair Forsyth Alastair Forsyth -Amateur career:Forsyth was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He was a member of a winning Great Britain & Ireland Jacques Léglise Trophy team in 1994 and he won the 1996 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship.-Professional career:Forsyth turned professional in 1998...		423
1998	San Roque Club Club de Golf Sotogrande	Ross Drummond Ross Drummond Ross Drummond is a Scottish professional golfer from Paisley whose most successful year on the PGA European Tour was chronicled by The Guardian's golf correspondent, Lawrence Donegan, in the book Four Iron in the Soul...		425
1997	San Roque Club Guadalmina	Chris van der Velde		280
1996	San Roque Club Club de Golf Sotogrande	Niclas Fasth Niclas Fasth Niclas Fasth is a Swedish professional golfer.Fasth was born in Gothenburg. He turned professional in 1993 and won three events on the second tier European Challenge Tour that year. Since 1994 he has been a member of the European Tour for every season except for 1999. He qualified for the U.S...		428
1995	San Roque Club Guadalmina	Steve Webster Steve Webster Steve Webster is an English professional golfer.Webster was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He finished tied for 24th place in the 1995 Open Championship at St Andrews, winning the silver medal as low amateur ahead of Tiger Woods. He turned professional later that year.Webster won the 1995...		422
1994	Golf Massane	David Carter David Carter (golfer) David Malcolm Carter is an English golfer.Carter was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and represented his country of birth at junior level. He later moved to England and turned professional in 1989. After several visits to qualifying school he had his rookie season on the European Tour in 1995...		273
1993	La Grande Motte Golf Massane	Brian Nelson		424
1992	La Grande Motte Golf Massane	Retief Goosen Retief Goosen Retief Goosen is a South African professional golfer who has been in the top ten in the Official World Golf Rankings for over 250 weeks between 2001 and 2007. His main achievements have been two U.S...	South Africa	427
1991	La Grande Motte Golf Massane	Andrew Hare		429
1990	La Grande Motte Golf Massane	Daniel Silva Daniel Silva (golfer) Daniel Silva is a Portuguese professional golfer.Silva was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He turned professional in 1988 and spent the next decade attempting to hold down a place on the European Tour. He was a regular visitor to qualifying school, where he came out with the number one card in...		424
1989	La Manga	Heinz Peter Thül		411
1988	La Manga	Jesper Parnevik Jesper Parnevik Jesper Bo Parnevik is a Swedish professional golfer. He spent 38 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings in 2000 and 2001.-Early years:...		416
1987	La Manga	Mike Smith		410
1986	La Manga	Wayne Smith		415
1985	La Manga	José María Olazábal José María Olazábal José María Olazábal Manterola is a Spanish professional golfer who has enjoyed success on both the European Tour and the PGA Tour, and has won two major championships.-Career outline:...		414
1984	La Manga	Robert Wrenn Robert Wrenn (golfer) Robert Brenaman Wrenn, Jr. is an American sportscaster and golf course design consultant; he is a former professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Wrenn was born in Richmond, Virginia...		412
1983	La Manga	David Ray		281
		Andrew Oldcorn Andrew Oldcorn Andrew Oldcorn is a British professional golfer.Oldcorn was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England. He was raised in Edinburgh, and represents Scotland. He won the English Amateur in 1982 and turned professional after playing for Great Britain & Ireland in the 1983 Walker Cup.Oldcorn won the European...		283
		Frédéric Regard		283
1982	La Manga	José Rivero José Rivero José Rivero is a Spanish golfer. He started his golf career as a caddie and turned professional in 1973. He was a full member of the European Tour from 1983 to 2001 and he won four European Tour events...		283
		Greg Turner Greg Turner Greg Turner is a New Zealand professional golfer.Turner was born in Dunedin. He attended Oklahoma University in the United States but has spent most of his career on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the European Tour. He won four tournaments on the European Tour and achieved a career best ranking...		285
1981	Dom Pedro	Gordon Brand, Jnr Gordon Brand, Jnr Gordon Brand, Jnr is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.Brand was born in Kirkcaldy. He turned professional in 1981 and quickly achieved success. He won that year's European Tour Qualifying School, and went on to win two European Tour events in his rookie season...		288
	Quinta do Lago Quinta Do Lago Quinta do Lago is a golf resort and residential estate located to the west of Faro Airport in the Algarve region of Portugal.-Scorecard:-Scorecard:-External links:* – official site** –where to stay...	Robin Mann		294
1980	Dom Pedro	Paul Carrigill		295
	Quinta do Lago Quinta Do Lago Quinta do Lago is a golf resort and residential estate located to the west of Faro Airport in the Algarve region of Portugal.-Scorecard:-Scorecard:-External links:* – official site** –where to stay...	Manuel Montes		293
1979	Dom Pedro	Charles Cox		296
	Quinta do Lago Quinta Do Lago Quinta do Lago is a golf resort and residential estate located to the west of Faro Airport in the Algarve region of Portugal.-Scorecard:-Scorecard:-External links:* – official site** –where to stay...	Ken Williams		303
1978	Foxhills & Downshire	Stephen Evans		293
		Glenn Ralph Glenn Ralph Glenn Ralph is an English professional golfer.Ralph was born in Haslemere, Surrey. He turned professional in 1973, and played on the European Tour for many years. His best season came in 1987 when he finished in 51st place on the Order of Merit.Since turning 50, Ralph has competed on the European...
1977	Foxhills	Sandy Lyle Sandy Lyle Alexander Walter Barr "Sandy" Lyle, MBE is a Scottish professional golfer. Lyle has won two major championships during his career. Along with Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam, he became one of Britain's top golfers during the 1980s...		295
1976	Foxhills & Walton Heath Walton Heath Golf Club Walton Heath Golf Club is a golf club located just outside Walton-on-the-Hill in Surrey, England, that was founded in 1903.The club comprises two 18-hole golf courses, both of which are well known for having heather covering many of the areas of rough. The Old Course was the first to open in 1904,...	David A Russell		295

External links

• Coverage on the European Tour's official site