2001 Challenge Tour

The 2001 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was started as the Satellite Tour in 1986 and was renamed the Challenge Tour ready for the start of the 1990 season.[1]

The Challenge Tour Rankings was won by England's Mark Foster.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 2001 Challenge Tour schedule.[2]

DateTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
4 MarTusker Kenya OpenKenyaSouth Africa Ashley Roestoff (1)
11 MarStanbic Zambia OpenZambiaEngland Mark Foster (1)
1 AprSegura Viudas Challenge de EspañaSpainScotland Euan Little (1)
29 AprOpen Golf Montecchia - PGA TrivenetaItalyEngland Andrew Sherborne (1)
6 MayCredit Suisse Private Banking OpenSwitzerlandScotland Greig Hutcheon (2)
20 MayAustrian OpenAustriaEngland Chris Gane (1)
27 MayAa Open de Saint-OmerFranceFrance Sébastien Delagrange (1)
3 JunNCC OpenSwedenEngland Benn Barham (1)
10 JunNykredit Danish OpenDenmarkFrance Sébastien Delagrange (2)
17 JunGaleria Kaufhof Pokal ChallengeGermanyGermany Wolfgang Huget (1)
24 JunDEXIA-BIL Luxembourg OpenLuxembourgEngland Grant Hamerton (1)
1 JulOpen des VolcansFranceScotland Scott Drummond (1)
8 JulChallenge Total Fina ElfFranceEngland Kenneth Ferrie (2)
15 JulVolvo Finnish OpenFinlandSweden Peter Hedblom (4)
22 JulGünther Hamburg ClassicsGermanySweden Peter Hanson (1)
29 JulCharles Church European Challenge Tour ChampionshipEnglandEngland Mark Foster (2)
5 AugBMW Russian OpenRussiaWales Jamie Donaldson (1)
12 AugTalma Finnish ChallengeFinlandSweden Klas Eriksson (4)
19 AugNorth West of Ireland OpenIrelandGermany Tobias Dier (1)Dual-ranking event with European Tour
26 AugRolex TrophySwitzerlandEngland Stuart Little (2)
26 AugSkandia PGA OpenSwedenFrance Christophe Pottier (1)Alternate to the Rolex Trophy
2 SepFormby Hall ChallengeEnglandEngland Sam Little (1)
8 SepMuermans Real Estate ChallengeNetherlandsFrance Dominique Nouailhac (1)
16 SepTelia Grand PrixSwedenWales Jamie Donaldson (2)
30 SepPGA of Austria MastersAustriaEngland Iain Pyman (3)
6 OctSan Paolo Vita & Asset Management OpenItalyDenmark Mads Vibe-Hastrup (1)
14 OctHardelot Challenge de FranceFranceSweden Mårten Olander (1)
21 OctTerme Euganee International Open PadovaItalyEngland Chris Gane (2)
4 NovChallenge Tour Grand FinalFranceEngland Richard Bland (1)

Rankings

The top 15 on the Challenge Tour Rankings gained membership of the European Tour for the 2002 season.[1]

PositionPlayerCountryPrize money (€)
1Mark Foster England97,737
2Jamie Donaldson Wales92,740
3Philip Golding England79,731
4Andrew Marshall England75,841
5Gary Clark England72,950
6Sébastien Delagrange France71,237
7Klas Eriksson Sweden66,933
8Robert-Jan Derksen Netherlands61,595
9Chris Gane England60,778
10Richard Bland England60,693
11Mads Vibe-Hastrup Denmark60,677
12Peter Hanson Sweden60,432
13Grant Hamerton England59,581
14Stuart Little England58,650
15Mårten Olander Sweden58,306

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  2. ↑ "Tournament Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
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