2011 Challenge Tour graduates
This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2011. The top 20 players on the Challenge Tour's money list in 2011 earned their European Tour card for 2012.
| 2011 Challenge Tour | 2012 European Tour | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Money list rank |
Earnings (€) | Starts | Cuts made |
Best finish |
Money list rank |
Earnings (€) | |
 Tommy Fleetwood* |
1 | 148,913 | 31 | 16 | T6 | 109 | 203,699 | |
 Andrea Pavan* |
2 | 133,052 | 28 | 8 | T14 | 158 | 93,884 | |
| Sam Little |
3 | 130,798 | 28 | 8 | T13 | 150 | 102,016 | |
 Ricardo Santos* |
4 | 97,516 | 28 | 11 | Win | 90 | 264,174 | |
 Benjamin Hebert |
5 | 91,293 | 28 | 8 | T6 | 176 | 67,314 | |
| Daniel Denison* |
6 | 86,898 | 26 | 7 | T22 | 187 | 55,547 | |
| Federico Colombo |
7 | 81,834 | 26 | 8 | T18 | 157 | 95,749 | |
| Jamie Moul* |
8 | 80,771 | 24 | 7 | T35 | 200 | 37,581 | |
 Jorge Campillo* |
9 | 80,041 | 26 | 11 | T2 | 81 | 319,348 | |
| Matthew Baldwin* |
10 | 76,972 | 26 | 16 | T5 | 72 | 372,786 | |
| Edouard Dubois* |
11 | 75,623 | 22 | 8 | T18 | 173 | 68,856 | |
 Simon Thornton |
12 | 74,712 | 18 | 8 | T11 | 161 | 88,599 | |
| Julien Quesne |
13 | 74,027 | 25 | 13 | Win | 63 | 420,722 | |
 Craig Lee |
14 | 73,792 | 23 | 12 | T7 | 115 | 193,334 | |
| Andrew Johnston* |
15 | 70,987 | 20 | 10 | T33 | 163 | 84,765 | |
| Sam Walker |
16 | 67,584 | 11 | 5 | T17 | 197 | 42,116 | |
| Charles-Édouard Russo* |
17 | 67,192 | 9 | 2 | T53 | 296 | 4,756 | |
 Pelle Edberg |
18 | 66,282 | 11 | 4 | T4 | 162 | 85,918 | |
| Chris Gane |
19 | 64,488 | 8 | 2 | T15 | 254 | 12,181 | |
| Alessandro Tadini |
20 | 62,630 | 8 | 4 | T22 | 225 | 21,044 | |
* European Tour rookie in 2012
T = Tied
Blue background indicates the player retained his European Tour card for 2013 and qualified for the Dubai World Championship (finished inside the top 60).
Green background indicates the player retained his European Tour card for 2013 (finished between 61-119).
Yellow background indicates the player did not retain his European Tour Tour card for 2013, but retained conditional status (finished between 119-155).
Red background indicates the player did not retain his European Tour card for 2013 (finished outside the top 155).
Hebert earned a direct promotion to the European Tour after his third win of 2011 in August; Little did the same in October.
Winners on the European Tour in 2012
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Mar | Julien Quesne |
Open de Andalucía Costa del Sol | –17 (68-72-67-64=271) | 2 strokes | Matteo Manassero |
| 2 | 13 May | Ricardo Santos |
Madeira Islands Open | –22 (68-67-68-63=266) | 4 strokes | Magnus A. Carlsson |
Runners-up on the European Tour in 2012
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Feb | Jorge Campillo |
Avantha Masters |  Jbe Kruger |
–14 (70-69-66-69=274) | –12 (72-71-66-67=276) |
