Current season, competition or edition: 2025 Clutch Pro Tour | |
| Formerly | Mizuno Next Gen Series |
|---|---|
| Sport | Golf |
| Founded | 2019 |
| Founder | Tom Hayward |
| First season | 2020 |
| CEO | Tom Hayward |
| Countries | Based in England[a] |
| Most titles | Tournament wins: Giles Evans (6) |
| Related competitions | Tartan Pro Tour |
| Official website | https://www.clutchprotour.co.uk/ |
TheClutch Pro Tour is a series of developmentalgolf tournaments played predominantly in England. The tour is open to both male and female professionals.
The tour was created in 2019 by Tom Hayward, a former professional golfer, to give lower level professionals more playing opportunities as well as helping progress their careers. The inaugural season took place after theCOVID-19 pandemic lockdown in June 2020.[1]
In May 2022, the tour undertook a sponsorship agreement withMizuno Golf, being renamed as theMizuno Next Gen Series.[2][3]
In December 2022, it was announced that the Clutch Pro Tour and theTartan Pro Tour would become official feeder tours to theChallenge Tour in place of the now-defunctPGA EuroPro Tour. The Clutch Pro Tour would offer Challenge Tour status to the top two players on the Order of Merit.[4] In December 2023, it was confirmed that an additional player (three in total) from the Order of Merit would be awarded Challenge Tour status for the following season.[5] Each event is a 54-hole tournament with a 36-hole cut for the 50 plus ties. Beginning in 2025, the tour also has a season-ending no-cut championship and a qualifying tournament.
In April 2024, it was announced that the tour would be included into theOfficial World Golf Ranking with immediate affect, having undergone a 17-month application process.[6][7]
| Year | Winner | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Callan Barrow | 1,970 |
| 2023 | George Bloor | 4,129 |
| 2022 | Giles Evans | 4,098 |
| 2021 |  Daniel Gaunt | 3,063 |
| 2020 | Mitch Waite | 5,228 |
In October 2022, the tour announced a new second-tier to their ecosystem. The tier 2 was added to increase playing opportunities and prize money for players, with the top 15 on the Tier 2 Order of Merit earning status to play on the main Clutch Pro Tour for the following season.[8][9]
| Year | Winner | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  Jack Madden | 1,655 |
| 2023 | Conor White | 3,567 |