2016 Challenge Tour

The 2016 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 2016 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
20 MarBarclays Kenya OpenKenya Sebastian Söderberg (1)12
23 AprRed Sea Egyptian ChallengeEgypt Jordan Smith (1)12New tournament
1 MayChallenge de MadridSpain Duncan Stewart (1)12
8 MayTurkish Airlines ChallengeTurkey Clément Sordet (2)12
15 MayMontecchia OpenItaly Gary King (1)12
29 MayD+D Real Czech ChallengeCzech Republic Damien Perrier (1)12
5 JunSwiss ChallengeSwitzerland Alexander Knappe (1)12
12 JunKPMG TrophyBelgium Simon Forsström (1)12
19 JunNajeti OpenFrance José-Filipe Lima (4)12
26 JunSSE Scottish Hydro ChallengeScotland James Heath (2)12
3 JulMade in Denmark ChallengeDenmark Bernd Ritthammer (1)12
10 JulD+D Real Slovakia ChallengeSlovakia Espen Kofstad (3)12
17 JulFred Olsen Challenge de EspañaSpain Adrien Saddier (1)12
24 JulLe Vaudreuil Golf ChallengeFrance Alexander Björk (1)12
31 JulTayto Northern Ireland OpenNorthern Ireland Ryan Fox (2)12
7 AugSwedish ChallengeSweden Joël Stalter (1)12New tournament
14 AugVierumäki Finnish ChallengeFinland Sam Walker (4)12
20 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland Dylan Frittelli (2)12
28 AugBridgestone ChallengeEngland Thomas Detry (1)12Last played in 2012
4 SepCordon Golf OpenFrance Álvaro Velasco (3)12
11 SepVolopa Irish ChallengeIreland Bernd Ritthammer (2)12
2 OctKazakhstan OpenKazakhstan Sam Walker (5)13
9 OctTerre dei Consoli OpenItaly Johan Edfors (4)12
16 OctHainan OpenChina Alexander Knappe (2)13New tournament; reduced to 36 holes
23 OctFoshan OpenChina Marcus Armitage (1)13
29 OctRas Al Khaimah Golf ChallengeUnited Arab Emirates Jordan Smith (2)13New tournament
5 NovNBO Golf Classic Grand FinalOman Bernd Ritthammer (3)17

Rankings

For full rankings, see 2016 Challenge Tour graduates.

RankPlayerCountryPoints
1Jordan Smith England209,985
2Bernd Ritthammer Germany189,953
3Alexander Knappe Germany183,500
4Ryan Fox New Zealand160,768
5Sam Walker England158,370

See also

References
  1. "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  2. "Challenge Tour Schedule 2016". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
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