2013 Challenge Tour

Not to be confused with 2013 ATP Challenger Tour.

The 2013 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 2013 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
3 Feb Gujarat Kensville Challenge India India Shiv Kapur (1) 12
17 Feb Barclays Kenya Open Kenya Spain Jordi García Pinto (1) 12
28 Apr Challenge de Madrid Spain France François Calmels (2) 12 New tournament
5 May Montecchia Golf Open Italy United States Brooks Koepka (2) 12 New tournament
19 May Madeira Islands Open Portugal United States Peter Uihlein (1) 18 Dual ranking event with European Tour
26 May Telenet Trophy Belgium Australia Daniel Gaunt (2) 12
2 Jun Fred Olsen Challenge de España Spain United States Brooks Koepka (3) 12
9 Jun D+D Real Czech Challenge Open Czech Republic France François Calmels (3) 12
16 Jun Najeti Hotels et Golfs Open France Republic of Ireland Simon Thornton (1) 18 Dual ranking event with European Tour
23 Jun Scottish Hydro Challenge Scotland United States Brooks Koepka (4) 12 Third win of season
Direct promotion to European Tour
30 Jun Kärnten Golf Open Austria South Africa Dylan Frittelli (1) 12
7 Jul Bad Griesbach Challenge Tour Germany Italy Andrea Pavan (3) 12 New tournament
14 Jul Swiss Challenge Switzerland France Victor Riu (1) 12
21 Jul Mugello Tuscany Open Italy Italy Marco Crespi (2) 12
28 Jul Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge France United States Brinson Paolini (1) 12 New tournament
4 Aug Finnish Challenge Finland Wales Stuart Manley (1) 12
11 Aug Norwegian Challenge Norway Sweden Jens Fahrbring (1) 12
25 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland Sweden Jens Dantorp (1) 12
1 Sep Northern Ireland Open Challenge Northern Ireland Netherlands Daan Huizing (1) 12 New tournament
8 Sep Open Blue Green Côtes d'Armor Bretagne France Italy Andrea Pavan (4) 12
15 Sep Kharkov Superior Cup Ukraine Netherlands Daan Huizing (2) 12 New tournament
22 Sep Kazakhstan Open Kazakhstan Sweden Johan Carlsson (1) 12
20 Oct The Foshan Open China Spain Nacho Elvira (1) 12 New tournament
27 Oct National Bank of Oman Golf Classic Oman Finland Roope Kakko (2) 12 New tournament
3 Nov Dubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand Final United Arab Emirates India Shiv Kapur (2)16

Rankings

For full rankings, see 2013 Challenge Tour graduates.

Rank Player Country Prize money ()
1 Andrea Pavan  Italy 147,811
2 José-Filipe Lima  Portugal 123,697
3 Brooks Koepka  United States 119,423
4 Shiv Kapur  India 118,323
5 Johan Carlsson  Sweden 113,066

See also

References

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

External links

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