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.

DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerOWGR
Points		Notes
13–16 Jan Gujarat Kensville Challenge India India Gaganjeet Bhullar (1) 12 New tournament
10–13 Mar Abierto Internacional Copa Antioquia Colombia Argentina Joaquín Estévez (1) 12 Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
31 Mar–3 Apr Barclays Kenya Open Kenya South Africa Michiel Bothma (1) 12
5–8 May Allianz Challenge de France France Germany Nicolas Meitinger (1) 12 New tournament
12–15 May Mugello Tuscany Open Italy France Anthony Snobeck (2) 12 New tournament
19–22 May Madeira Islands Open Portugal Northern Ireland Michael Hoey (4) 18 Dual ranking event with the European Tour
26–29 May Telenet Trophy Belgium Australia Andrew Tampion (2) 12
2–5 Jun Kärnten Golf Open Austria France Edouard Dubois (1) 12
9–12 Jun Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne France England Phillip Archer (2) 12
16–19 Jun Saint-Omer Open France Australia Matthew Zions (1) 18 Dual ranking event with the European Tour
23–26 Jun Scottish Hydro Challenge Scotland France Edouard Dubois (2) 12
30 Jun–3 Jul The Princess Sweden Portugal Ricardo Santos (1) 12
7–10 Jul Acaya Open Italy England Jamie Moul (1) 12 New tournament
14–17 Jul Credit Suisse Challenge Switzerland France Benjamin Hebert (1) 12
21–24 Jul English Challenge England France Benjamin Hebert (2) 12
11–14 Aug Norwegian Challenge Norway Italy Andrea Pavan (1) 12
17–20 Aug ECCO Tour Championship Denmark England Daniel Denison (1) 12 Tournament reduced to 54 holes due to weather
24–27 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland France Benjamin Hebert (3) 12 Limited field Pro-Am
8–11 Sep Kazakhstan Open Kazakhstan England Tommy Fleetwood (1) 12
15–18 Sep M2M Russian Challenge Cup Russia England Sam Little (3) 12
22–25 Sep Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse France England Sam Little (4) 12
29 Sep–2 Oct Fred Olsen Challenge de España Spain England Matthew Baldwin (1) 12
6–9 Oct Allianz Golf Open de Lyon France France Julien Quesne (2) 12
13–16 Oct Roma Golf Open Italy England Sam Little (5) 12
2–5 Nov Apulia San Domenico Grand Final Italy Italy Andrea Pavan (2) 16

Rankings

For full rankings, see 2011 Challenge Tour graduates.

Rank Player Country Prize money (€)
1 Tommy Fleetwood  England 148,913
2 Andrea Pavan  Italy 133,052
3 Sam Little  England 130,798
4 Ricardo Santos  Portugal 97,516
5 Benjamin Hebert  France 91,293

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.

External links

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