2011 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
This is a list of the 37 players who earned their 2012 European Tour card through Q School in 2011.
| # | Player | European Tour starts | Cuts made | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  David Dixon | 208 | 87 | 1 European Tour win |
| 2 | Sam Hutsby | 43 | 25 | |
| 3 | Andy Sullivan | 4 | 1 | |
| 4 | Richard Bland | 266 | 126 | 1 Challenge Tour win |
| T5 |  Steven O'Hara | 223 | 109 | |
| T5 |  Jordi García del Moral | 17 | 6 | |
| 7 |  Knut Børsheim | 0 | 0 | |
| T8 | Gary Orr | 452 | 316 | 2 European Tour wins |
| T8 |  Emiliano Grillo | 0 | 0 | |
| T10 |  Guillaume Cambis | 0 | 0 | |
| T10 |  Branden Grace | 48 | 23 | 1 Sunshine Tour win |
| T12 |  Joakim Lagergren | 6 | 2 | |
| T12 |  Thomas Nørret | 41 | 21 | 1 Challenge Tour win |
| T14 | Matthew Nixon | 24 | 6 | |
| T14 |  Bernd Ritthammer | 3 | 2 | |
| T16 | Warren Abery | 57 | 26 | 7 Sunshine Tour wins |
| T16 | Lloyd Kennedy | 5 | 1 | |
| T16 | Darren Fichardt | 200 | 109 | 2 European Tour wins; 12 Sunshine Tour wins |
| T16 | Adrien Bernadet | 6 | 2 | |
| T20 | Agustin Domingo | 5 | 2 | |
| T20 | Mikael Lundberg | 217 | 101 | 2 European Tour wins |
| T20 | Julien Guerrier | 47 | 17 | Won the 2006 Amateur Championship |
| 23 | Adrian Otaegui | 3 | 0 | |
| T24 |  Scott Pinckney | 3 | 1 | |
| T24 | Alex Haindl | 24 | 10 | |
| T24 |  Wil Besseling | 32 | 13 | 1 Challenge Tour win |
| T24 | Matthew Southgate | 4 | 2 | |
| T24 | Peter Gustafsson | 118 | 57 | 1 Tour de las Américas win |
| T24 | Reinier Saxton | 11 | 1 | Won the 2008 Amateur Championship |
| T30 | Taco Remkes | 34 | 8 | 3 Challenge Tour wins |
| T30 |  HP Bacher | 2 | 1 | |
| T30 | Jamie Elson | 89 | 43 | 1 Challenge Tour win |
| T30 | Tjaart van der Walt | 38 | 26 | |
| T30 | Tim Sluiter | 25 | 12 | |
| T30 | Andrew Marshall | 211 | 110 | |
| T30 | Maarten Lafeber | 363 | 215 | 1 European Tour win |
| T30 | Victor Riu | 11 | 2 |
- Players in yellow were 2012 European Tour rookies.
2012 Results
| Player | Starts | Cuts made | Best finish | Money list rank | Earnings (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Dixon | 16 | 5 | T9 | 194 | 45,274 |
| Sam Hutsby | 18 | 5 | T27 | 206 | 30,910 |
| Andy Sullivan | 21 | 9 | T14 | 145 | 120,476 |
| Richard Bland | 21 | 13 | T8 | 119 | 184,018 |
| Steven O'Hara | 19 | 8 | T18 | 185 | 57,184 |
| Jordi García del Moral | 12 | 6 | T33 | 219 | 24,397 |
| Knut Børsheim | 20 | 8 | T11 | 167 | 82,078 |
| Gary Orr | 16 | 9 | T11 | 159 | 93,350 |
| Emiliano Grillo | 20 | 13 | T5 | 94 | 255,138 |
| Guillaume Cambis | 7 | 1 | T70 | 340 | 780 |
| Branden Grace | 26 | 22 | Win (four times) | 6 | 2,502,501 |
| Joakim Lagergren | 17 | 8 | T4 | 140 | 126,956 |
| Thomas Nørret | 19 | 8 | T12 | 172 | 69,378 |
| Matthew Nixon | 13 | 5 | T23 | 191 | 48,253 |
| Bernd Ritthammer | 12 | 0 | CUT | n/a | 0 |
| Warren Abery | 12 | 3 | T24 | 220 | 22,621 |
| Lloyd Kennedy | 13 | 4 | T31 | 227 | 20,467 |
| Darren Fichardt | 22 | 12 | Win | 84 | 295,708 |
| Adrien Bernadet | 10 | 2 | T13 | 240 | 16,525 |
| Agustin Domingo | 10 | 3 | T41 | 257 | 11,280 |
| Mikael Lundberg | 20 | 9 | T4 | 128 | 167,245 |
| Julien Guerrier | 14 | 6 | T11 | 195 | 45,165 |
| Adrian Otaegui | 11 | 1 | T40 | 251 | 12,400 |
| Scott Pinckney | 10 | 4 | T19 | 203 | 34,320 |
| Alex Haindl | 16 | 7 | T16 | 171 | 71,002 |
| Wil Besseling | 11 | 6 | T4 | 198 | 40,075 |
| Matthew Southgate | 10 | 3 | T40 | 239 | 16,618 |
| Peter Gustafsson | 11 | 2 | T33 | 262 | 9,500 |
| Reinier Saxton | 14 | 5 | T17 (twice) | 184 | 59,404 |
| Taco Remkes | 10 | 4 | T18 | 215 | 25,769 |
| HP Bacher | 8 | 2 | T11 | 238 | 16,930 |
| Jamie Elson | 17 | 8 | 2 | 124 | 176,186 |
| Tjaart van der Walt | 20 | 10 | 2 | 120 | 183,325 |
| Tim Sluiter | 14 | 7 | T11 | 168 | 78,701 |
| Andrew Marshall | 18 | 12 | T12 | 132 | 146,459 |
| Maarten Lafeber | 19 | 13 | T3 | 114 | 198,142 |
| Victor Riu | 10 | 4 | T22 | 210 | 28,548 |
T = Tied
The player retained his European Tour card for 2013 and qualified for the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai (finished inside the top 60).
The player retained his European Tour card for 2013 (finished between 61–110).
The player did not retain his European Tour Tour card for 2013, but retained conditional status (finished between 111–155).
The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2013 (finished outside the top 155).
Winners on the European Tour in 2012
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Jan | Branden Grace |
Joburg Open | –17 (67-66-65-72=270) | 1 stroke | Jamie Elson |
| 2 | 22 Jan | Branden Grace |
Volvo Golf Champions | –12 (68-66-75-71=280) | Playoff | Ernie Els, Retief Goosen |
| 3 | 22 Apr | Branden Grace |
Volvo China Open | –21 (67-67-64-69=277) | 3 strokes | .svg.png){kind=small} Nicolas Colsaerts |
| 4 | 17 Jun | Darren Fichardt |
Aa St Omer Open | –5 (68-69-69-73=279) | 3 strokes | Gary Lockerbie |
| 5 | 7 Oct | Branden Grace |
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | –22 (60-67-69-70=266) | 2 strokes | Thorbjørn Olesen |
Runners-up on the European Tour in 2012
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Jan | Tjaart van der Walt |
Africa Open | Louis Oosthuizen |
–27 (69-62-67-67=265) | –25 (69-64-65-69=267) |
| 2 | 15 Jan | Jamie Elson |
Joburg Open | Branden Grace |
–17 (67-66-65-72=270) | –16 (63-75-70-63=271) |