The 2023 Tartan Pro Tour, titled as the 2023 Farmfoods Tartan Pro Tour for sponsorships reasons, was the fourth season of the Tartan Pro Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

2023 Tartan Pro Tour season
Duration1 May 2023 (2023-05-01) – 27 September 2023 (2023-09-27)
Number of official events13
Most winsEngland Rhys Thompson (4)
Order of MeritEngland Rhys Thompson
2022
2024

Challenge Tour feeder status

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In December 2022, it was announced that the Tartan Pro Tour and the Clutch Pro Tour would become official feeder tours to the Challenge Tour in place of the now-defunct PGA EuroPro Tour. The Tartan Pro Tour would offer Challenge Tour status to the leading player on the Order of Merit.[1][2]

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[3]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(£)
Winner[a]
3 May Barassie Links Classic South Ayrshire 25,000   Craig Lee (1)
12 May Montrose Links Masters Angus 25,000   Euan McIntosh (1)
24 May Fairmont St Andrews Fife 25,000   Rory Franssen (1)
31 May Portlethen Classic Aberdeenshire 25,000   Kieran Cantley (3)
16 Jun Pollok Open Glasgow 25,000   Sam Locke (4)
21 Jun Dundonald Links Classic East Lothian 25,000   Rhys Thompson (3)
14 Jul Downfield Masters Dundee 25,000   Rhys Thompson (4)
19 Jul Cardrona Classic Peeblesshire 25,000   Rhys Thompson (5)
23 Aug Leven Links Classic Fife 25,000   Graeme Robertson (1)
29 Aug Blairgowrie Perthshire Masters Perthshire 25,000   Gregor Graham (a) (1)
8 Sep Ladybank Masters Fife 25,000   Calum Fyfe (1)
20 Sep St Andrews Classic Fife 25,000   John Henry (2)
27 Sep Gleneagles Masters Perthshire 25,000   Rhys Thompson (6)

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[4][5] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2024 Challenge Tour.[5][6]

Position Player Prize money (£) Status earned
1   Rhys Thompson 21,958 Promoted to Challenge Tour
2   Kieran Cantley 16,445
3   John Henry 15,137
4   Sam Locke 12,640
5   Greg Dalziel 10,125
6   Rory Franssen 9,642
7   Daniel Kay 9,094
8   Jack McDonald 9,002
9   Graeme Robertson 8,659
10   Adam Chapman 8,438

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Tartan Pro Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Tartan Pro Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "Farmfoods Tartan Pro Tour to become Official Feeder Tour to the Challenge Tour". European Tour. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. ^ Hall, Jamie (20 December 2022). "Tartan Pro Tour reveals Challenge Tour partnership". Bunkered. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Tournament schedule". Tartan Pro Tour. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Order of Merit". Tartan Pro Tour. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Up to the challenge – Rhys Thompson wins Tartan Pro Tour Order of Merit". Northern Golfer. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023. The win, and £4,320 winner's cheque, secured Rhys' position at the top of the order of merit by more than £5,500 – and with it the single Challenge Tour card which was up for grabs on the Tartan Pro Tour this year.
  6. ^ "Three players graduate from Clutch Pro Tour and Tartan Pro Tour". European Tour. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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