2011 Challenge Tour

The 2011 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 2011 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.

DateTournamentHost countryWinnerOWGR
Points		Notes
16 Jan Gujarat Kensville Challenge India Gaganjeet Bhullar (1) 12 New tournament
13 Mar Abierto Internacional Copa Antioquia Colombia Joaquín Estévez (1) 12 Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
3 Apr Barclays Kenya Open Kenya Michiel Bothma (1) 12
8 May Allianz Challenge de France France Nicolas Meitinger (1) 12 New tournament
15 May Mugello Tuscany Open Italy Anthony Snobeck (2) 12 New tournament
22 May Madeira Islands Open Portugal Michael Hoey (4) 18 Dual-ranking event with the European Tour
29 May Telenet Trophy Belgium Andrew Tampion (2) 12
5 Jun Kärnten Golf Open Austria Edouard Dubois (1) 12
12 Jun Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne France Phillip Archer (2) 12
19 Jun Saint-Omer Open France Matthew Zions (1) 18 Dual-ranking event with the European Tour
26 Jun Scottish Hydro Challenge Scotland Édouard Dubois (2) 12
3 Jul The Princess Sweden Ricardo Santos (1) 12
10 Jul Acaya Open Italy Jamie Moul (1) 12 New tournament
17 Jul Credit Suisse Challenge Switzerland Benjamin Hébert (1) 12
24 Jul English Challenge England Benjamin Hébert (2) 12
14 Aug Norwegian Challenge Norway Andrea Pavan (1) 12
20 Aug ECCO Tour Championship Denmark Daniel Denison (1) 12 Tournament reduced to 54 holes due to weather
27 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland Benjamin Hébert (3) 12 Hébert earns promotion to European Tour
11 Sep Kazakhstan Open Kazakhstan Tommy Fleetwood (1) 12
18 Sep M2M Russian Challenge Cup Russia Sam Little (3) 12
25 Sep Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse France Sam Little (4) 12
2 Oct Fred Olsen Challenge de España Spain Matthew Baldwin (1) 12
9 Oct Allianz Golf Open de Lyon France Julien Quesne (2) 12
16 Oct Roma Golf Open Italy Sam Little (5) 12 Little earns promotion to European Tour
5 Nov Apulia San Domenico Grand Final Italy Andrea Pavan (2) 16

Rankings

For full rankings, see 2011 Challenge Tour graduates.

RankPlayerCountryPrize money (€)
1Tommy Fleetwood England148,913
2Andrea Pavan Italy133,052
3Sam Little England130,798
4Ricardo Santos Portugal97,516
5Benjamin Hébert France91,293

See also

References
  1. "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  2. "Challenge Tour Schedule 2011". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
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