2015 Challenge Tour

The 2015 Challenge Tour was a series of professional golf tournaments collectively known as the Challenge Tour.

The Challenge Tour is Europe's official developmental tour and is organised by the PGA European Tour. It was introduced in 1986 and was originally called the Satellite Tour, before being renamed with its present title in 1990.[1]

Tournament schedule

The 2015 schedule is set out below.[2] The numbers in brackets after winners' names show the player's total number of wins on the Challenge Tour including that event. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour because success at this level soon leads to promotion to the European Tour.

DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerOWGR
points
Notes
12 AprBarclays Kenya OpenKenyaSouth Africa Haydn Porteous (1)12
25 AprChallenge de MadridSpainSpain Nacho Elvira (2)12
10 MayTurkish Airlines ChallengeTurkeyWales Rhys Davies (3)12
17 MayMade in Denmark ChallengeDenmarkEngland Max Orrin (2)12New tournament
24 MayKärnten Golf OpenAustriaSpain Nacho Elvira (3)12
31 MayD+D Real Czech ChallengeCzech RepublicSweden Jens Fahrbring (2)12
7 JunSwiss ChallengeSwitzerlandUnited States Daniel Im (1)12
14 JunKPMG TrophyBelgiumScotland Jamie McLeary (2)12
21 JunNajeti OpenFranceFrance Sébastien Gros (1)12
28 JunSSE Scottish Hydro ChallengeScotlandEngland Jack Senior (1)12
5 JulAegean Airlines Challenge TourGermanyPortugal Ricardo Gouveia (2)12
12 JulD+D Real Slovakia ChallengeSlovakiaSpain Borja Virto (1)12
19 JulFred Olsen Challenge de EspañaSpainWales Rhys Davies (4)12
26 JulLe Vaudreuil Golf ChallengeFranceNew Zealand Ryan Fox (1)12
2 AugMadeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPIPortugalFinland Roope Kakko (3)18Dual-ranking event with European Tour
Rescheduled from 22 March due to weather
9 AugNorthern Ireland OpenNorthern IrelandFrance Clément Sordet (1)12
16 AugGant OpenFinlandGermany Dominic Foos (1)12
22 AugRolex TrophySwitzerlandSpain Nacho Elvira (4)12Elvira earns promotion to European Tour
6 SepCordon Golf OpenFranceAustralia Scott Arnold (1)12
13 SepKazakhstan OpenKazakhstanFrance Sébastien Gros (2)13
4 OctEMC Challenge OpenItalyItaly Matteo Delpodio (1)12
11 OctVolopa Irish ChallengeIrelandEngland Tom Murray (1)12New tournament
25 OctThe Foshan OpenChinaSpain Borja Virto (2)13
7 NovNBO Golf Classic Grand FinalOmanPortugal Ricardo Gouveia (3)17

Rankings

For full rankings, see 2015 Challenge Tour graduates.

RankPlayerCountryPrize money ()
1Ricardo Gouveia Portugal251,592
2Sébastien Gros France178,645
3Borja Virto Spain150,466
4Nacho Elvira Spain114,878
5Joachim B. Hansen Denmark113,135

See also

References

  1. "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  2. "Challenge Tour Schedule 2015". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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