__NOTOC__ This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2012. The top 21 players on the Challenge Tour's money list in 2012 earned their European Tour card for 2013.
2012 Challenge Tour2013 European TourPlayerMoney listrankEarnings (€)StartsCutsmadeBestfinishMoney listrankEarnings (€) Espen Kofstad* 1 131,099 30 12 135 155,440 Kristoffer Broberg* 2 126,508 27 9 103 258,105 Andreas Hartø 3 121,999 30 15 119 199,447 Joachim B. Hansen* 4 120,085 28 11 79 375,037 Gary Lockerbie 5 117,482 27 9 141 131,615 Magnus A. Carlsson 6 110,487 26 15 106 251,434 Simon Wakefield 7 108,593 30 16 134 155,490 Alessandro Tadini 8 101,428 27 14 148 113,905 Alexandre Kaleka 9 95,944 29 12 116 209,866 Chris Doak 10 92,730 27 16 101 261,507 Scott Henry* 11 90,688 31 14 120 197,601 Chris Paisley* 12 74,485 31 14 122 194,369 Eddie Pepperell* 13 72,378 25 16 76 389,766 Maximilian Kieffer* 14 70,243 29 17 73 416,910 Justin Walters* 15 69,913 31 16 64 512,158 James Busby* 16 67,350 9 0 0 Gary Stal* 17 66,580 11 6 36,836 Mark Tullo 18 66,436 25 14 114 216,165 Morten Ørum Madsen* 19 65,338 23 15 81 357,417 Seve Benson 20 65,149 22 15 97 297,959 Daniel Brooks* 21 64,776 15 4 216 23,550 * European Tour rookie in 2013 T = Tied The player retained his European Tour card for 2014 (finished inside the top 110). The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2014, but retained conditional status (finished between 111 and 145). The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2014 (finished outside the top 145).
Broberg earned a direct promotion to the European Tour after his third win of 2012 in August. Because Carlsson had also finished 93rd in the Race to Dubai, the graduating places were extended by one. The players ranked 17th through 21st were placed below the Qualifying School graduates on the exemption list, and thus could improve their status by competing in Qualifying School. Morten Ørum Madsen improved his status in this way. Hartø, Wakefield, Stal, and Brooks regained their cards for 2014 through Q School.
Runners-up on the European Tour in 2013 No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score116 Dec 2012 Kristoffer BrobergAlfred Dunhill Championship Charl Schwartzel−24 (67-64-64-69=264)−12 (70-69-67-70=276)221 Apr Maximilian Kiefferlost in three-man playoffOpen de España Raphaël Jacquelin−5 (75-68-69-71=283)−5 (73-66-73-71=283)3–419 May Morten Ørum MadsenMadeira Islands Open Peter Uihlein−15 (72-64-69-68=273)−13 (72-69-67-67=275) Mark Tullo−13 (67-69-68-71=275)528 Jul Alexandre KalekaM2M Russian Open Michael Hoey−16 (70-67-65-70=272)−12 (70-67-71-68=276)613 Oct Justin WaltersPortugal Masters David Lynn−18 (65-65-73-63=266)−17 (69-63-69-66=267)
See also 2012 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
External links Final ranking for 2012