Europeantour.com profiles the first 16 players who graduated onto The 2010 European Tour through Qualifying School, starting with winner of Final Stage, Simon Khan..
Name: Simon Khan
Nationality: English
Age: 37
Interests: Arsenal FC, cricket, tennis
Highlight of the year: Won European Tour Qualifying School – Final Stage with a 20 under par total
Name: Sam Hutsby
Nationality: English
Age: 21
Interests: Football, fishing, snooker
Highlight of the year: Finished runner-up at Qualifying School – Final Stage at PGA Catalunya Resort. Was also the joint leading points scorer for Great Britain and Ireland in the Walker Cup
Name: Stephen Gallacher
Nationality: Scottish
Age: 35
Interests: Football, fishing, cycling, snooker
Highlight of the year: Came third at Qualifying School – Final Stage at PGA Catalunya Resort
Name: Alejandro Cañizares
Nationality: Spanish
Age: 26
Interests: Music, sports, beach
Highlight of the year: Finished ninth at the JBWere Masters in Australia in November
Name: Marco Ruiz
Nationality: Paraguayan
Age: 35
Interests: Cars
Highlight of the year: Secured his playing rights for 2010 with a fine performance at Qualifying School – Final Stage
Name: Fredrik Ohlsson
Nationality: Swedish
Age: 30
Interests: Floorball
Highlight of the year: Came sixth at Qualifying School – Final Stage after a superb 66 in the final round
Name: Clodomiro Carranza
Nationality: Argentine
Age: 27
Interests: Music, football
Highlight of the year: Shot a stunning 65 in the first round of Qualifying School – Final Stage, eventually taking the tenth card
Name: Mark Haastrup
Nationality: Danish
Age: 25
Interests: Sports
Highlight of the year: Secured his playing privileges for The European Tour for the first time by successfully negotiating Qualifying School – Final Stage
Name: Eirik Tage Johansen
Nationality: Norwegian
Age: 27
Interests: Kayaking, cycling, fishing
Highlight of the year: Finished tied seventh at Qualifying School – Final Stage after a fine 67 in the final round
Name: Steven O’Hara
Nationality: Scottish
Age: 29
Interests: Sports, cars, music
Highlight of the year: Finished tied sixth at the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles
Name: Benjamin Herbert
Nationality: French
Age: 22
Interests: Music, surfing, sports, movies
Highlight of the year: Earned his maiden European Tour card by finishing 11th at Qualifying School – Final Stage
Name: Fredrik Andersson Hed
Nationality: Swedish
Age: 37
Interests: Sports, stock markets
Highlight of the year: Finished fourth at the ECCO Tour Championship on the Challenge Tour Schedule
Name: Phillip Archer
Nationality: English
Age: 37
Interests: Football, Manchester United, snooker
Highlight of the year: Came joint 13th at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship to earn € 23,091
Name: Jamie Elson
Nationality: English
Age: 28
Interests: Sports, films, music
Highlight of the year: Regained his European Tour card with a consistent performance at Qualifying School – Final Stage
Name: Carl Suneson
Nationality: spanish
Age: 42
Interests: Tennis, swimming
Highlight of the year: Finished sixth at the Challenge Tour’s Tusker Kenya Open, one of three top ten finishes in 2009
Name: George Coetzee
Nationality: South African
Age: 23
Interests: All sports
Highlight of the year: Won his first European Tour card by finishing 16th at Qualifying School – Final Stage
