2020 Challenge Tour

The 2020 Challenge Tour is 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]

After beginning with three tournaments in South Africa co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour, the remainder of the season was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many tournaments being cancelled or postponed.

Tournament schedule

The 2020 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		Purse (€)Notes
2 FebLimpopo ChampionshipSouth Africa J. C. Ritchie (1)13$250,000Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
9 FebRAM Cape Town OpenSouth Africa Anton Karlsson (1)13$250,000Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
16 FebDimension Data Pro-AmSouth Africa Christiaan Bezuidenhout (n/a)13$340,000Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
10 MayPrague Golf ChallengeCzech RepublicCancelled[lower-alpha 1]–205,000
7 JunD+D Real Czech ChallengeCzech RepublicCancelled[lower-alpha 1]–205,000
TBC
14 Jun		Match Play 9SpainPostponed[lower-alpha 2]12200,000
TBC
5 Jul
17 May		Challenge de EspañaSpainPostponed[lower-alpha 2]12200,000
5 JulD+D Real Slovakia ChallengeSlovakiaCancelled[lower-alpha 1]–205,000
12 JulLe Vaudreuil Golf ChallengeFranceCancelled[lower-alpha 1]–210,000
12 Jul[lower-alpha 3]Austrian OpenAustria500,000Dual-ranking event with European Tour
18 Jul
19 Jul[lower-alpha 4]		Euram Bank OpenAustria500,000Dual-ranking event with European Tour
26 JulVierumäki Finnish ChallengeFinland12200,000
2 Aug
28 Jun[lower-alpha 5]		Italian ChallengeItaly12300,000
9 Aug
31 May[lower-alpha 5]		Swiss ChallengeSwitzerland12185,000
15 AugMade in Denmark ChallengeDenmark12200,000
22 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland12290,000
29 AugB-NL Challenge TrophyNetherlands12250,000
6 SepOpen de BretagneFranceCancelled[lower-alpha 1]–200,000
13 SepIrish ChallengeRepublic of Ireland12220,000
20 SepOpen de PortugalPortugal12200,000
27 SepHopps Open de ProvenceFrance12200,000
4 OctLalla Aïcha Challenge TourMorocco12200,000
11 Oct
21 Jun[lower-alpha 5]		Hauts de France – Pas de Calais Golf OpenFrance12190,000
18 OctHainan OpenChina$350,000Co-sanctioned with China Tour
25 OctFoshan OpenChina$500,000Co-sanctioned with China Tour
8 NovChallenge Tour Grand FinalSpain17440,000
  1. Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[5][4]
  2. Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]
  3. Added to Challenge Tour and European Tour schedules as both tours' planned season-resuming event on 15 June.[6]
  4. Revised end date and dual-ranking status announced on 15 June.[6]
  5. Provisionally rescheduled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  2. "Challenge Tour Schedule 2020". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. "Statement on the Challenge de España". PGA European Tour. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. "Update on Challenge Tour international schedule". PGA European Tour. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  5. Jackson, Keith (11 March 2020). "Coronavirus: Indian Open postponed, Czech Masters cancelled outright". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  6. "European Tour and Challenge Tour to resume in Austria". European Tour. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  7. "Statement on Challenge Tour international schedule". PGA European Tour. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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