Challenge Tour Grand Final

The Challenge Tour Grand Final is the season-ending tour championship on the Challenge Tour. The field currently consists of the top 45 players on the Challenge Tour rankings vying for fifteen European Tour cards. It has been played annually since 1995. Initially it was played in Portugal, but has since been held in Cuba, France, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Spain. The Challenge Tour Grand Final is the Challenge Tour's flagship event, giving a minimum of 17 Official World Golf Ranking points to the winner, compared to 12 for most events.

Challenge Tour Grand Final
Tournament information
LocationPort d'Alcúdia, Mallorca, Spain
Established1995
Course(s)Club de Golf Alcanada
Par71
Length7,108 yards (6,500 m)
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund€420,000
Month playedNovember
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Espen Kofstad (2012)
To par−21 Bernd Ritthammer (2016)
Current champion
Francesco Laporta

History

In 2007, Michael Lorenzo-Vera entered the tournament 7th on the Challenge Tour's money list. By winning the tournament, he moved all the way up to 1st place to be named the 2007 Challenge Tour's Order of Merit winner. In 2013 the prize fund was €330,000, with €52,800 going to the winner.

Oman Air became the presenting sponsor for the 2015 NBO Golf Classic Grand Final.[1][2]

Venues
Club de Golf Alcanada
Location in Spain
VenueLocationFirstLastTimes
Quinta do PeruSesimbra, Portugal199519962
Clube de Golf do MontadoSetúbal, Portugal199719971
Belas Clube de CampoSintra, Portugal199819981
Varadero Golf ClubVaradero, Cuba199920002
Golf du MédocBordeaux, France200120044
San Domenico GolfApulia, Italy200520128
Al Badia Golf ClubDubai, United Arab Emirates201320142
Al Mouj GolfMuscat, Oman201520173
Al Hamra Golf ClubRas Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates201820181
Club de Golf AlcanadaPort d'Alcúdia, Mallorca, Spain201920191

Winners
YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
Challenge Tour Grand Final
2019Francesco Laporta ItalyClub de Golf Alcanada278−62 strokes Sebastian Heisele
Robin Sciot-Siegrist
Ras Al Khaimah Challenge Tour Grand Final
2018Adrià Arnaus SpainAl Hamra Golf Club271−171 stroke Victor Perez
NBO Golf Classic Grand Final
2017Clément Sordet FranceAl Mouj Golf273−152 strokes Marcus Kinhult
2016Bernd Ritthammer GermanyAl Mouj Golf267−211 stroke Jens Dantorp
2015Ricardo Gouveia PortugalAl Mouj Golf275−131 stroke Joachim B. Hansen
Dubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand Final
2014Benjamin Hébert FranceAl Badia Golf Club276−125 strokes Jérôme Lando-Casanova
2013Shiv Kapur IndiaAl Badia Golf Club272−164 strokes José-Filipe Lima
Jamie McLeary
Apulia San Domenico Grand Final
2012Espen Kofstad NorwaySan Domenico Golf265−191 stroke Joachim B. Hansen
James Busby
2011Andrea Pavan ItalySan Domenico Golf267−171 stroke Tommy Fleetwood
2010Matt Haines EnglandSan Domenico Golf276−81 stroke Daniel Gaunt
2009Peter Whiteford ScotlandSan Domenico Golf279−5Playoff Andrew Tampion
2008Estanislao Goya ArgentinaSan Domenico Golf267−171 stroke Richard Bland
John E. Morgan
2007Michael Lorenzo-Vera FranceSan Domenico Golf269−151 stroke Jamie Donaldson
Joost Luiten
Stuart Manley
Eric Ramsay
2006James Hepworth EnglandSan Domenico Golf271−132 strokes Rafa Echenique
Alexander Norén
Mark Pilkington
2005Carl Suneson SpainSan Domenico Golf273−151 stroke Daniel Vancsik
Marc Warren
Bouygues Telecom Grand Final
2004David Drysdale ScotlandGolf du Médoc271−13Playoff Mattias Eliasson
Challenge Tour Grand Final
2003José Manuel Carriles SpainGolf du Médoc273−11Playoff Johan Edfors
2002Peter Lawrie IrelandGolf du Médoc272−124 strokes Julien Van Hauwe
2001Richard Bland EnglandGolf du Médoc266−185 strokes Philip Golding
2000Henrik Stenson SwedenVaradero GC270−185 strokes Mikael Lundberg
Andrew Raitt
Michele Reale
1999Stephen Scahill New ZealandVaradero GC277−112 strokes José Manuel Lara
Henrik Stenson
AXA Grand Final presented by Estoril
1998Jorge Berendt ArgentinaBelas Clube de Campo275−13Playoff Warren Bennett
Estoril Grand Final
1997Nicolas Joakimides FranceClube de Golf do Montado1981 stroke Mikael Lundberg
UAP Grand Final
1996Ian Garbutt EnglandQuinta do Peru2722 strokes Ben Tinning
Van Phillips
1995Francis Valera SpainQuinta do Peru2751 strokes Thierry Planchin

References
  1. "Oman Air become Presenting Sponsor for the NBO Golf Classic Grand Final". Zawya. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  2. "Oman Air presenting sponsor for NBO Golf Final". The MEA. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
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