2014 Challenge Tour

Not to be confused with 2014 ATP Challenger Tour.

The 2014 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 2014 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
9 Mar Barclays Kenya Open Kenya South Africa Jake Roos (1) 12
6 Apr NH Collection Open Spain Italy Marco Crespi (3) 18 New tournament
Dual ranking event with European Tour
27 Apr Challenge de Catalunya Spain Spain Antonio Hortal (1) 12
11 May Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI Portugal England Daniel Brooks (1) 18 Dual ranking event with European Tour
Shortened to 36 holes
18 May Turkish Airlines Challenge Turkey Wales Oliver Farr (1) 12
25 May Kärnten Golf Open Austria Germany Moritz Lampert (1) 12
1 Jun D+D Real Czech Challenge Czech Republic France Thomas Linard (1) 12
8 Jun Fred Olsen Challenge de España Spain Germany Moritz Lampert (2) 12
15 Jun Najeti Hotels et Golfs Open France Spain Jordi García Pinto (2) 12
22 Jun Belgian Challenge Open Belgium England William Harrold (1) 12 New tournament
29 Jun Scottish Hydro Challenge Scotland England Andrew Johnston (1) 12
6 Jul Aegean Airlines Challenge Tour Germany South Africa Jake Roos (2) 12
13 Jul D+D Real Slovakia Challenge Slovakia Scotland Andrew McArthur (2) 12 New tournament
20 Jul Swiss Challenge Switzerland Belgium Pierre Relecom (1) 12
27 Jul Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge France England Andrew Johnston (2) 12
3 Aug Azerbaijan Golf Challenge Open Azerbaijan Germany Moritz Lampert (3)12 New tournament
Lampert earns promotion to European Tour
10 Aug Norwegian Challenge Norway France Benjamin Hebert (4) 12
17 Aug Vacon Open Finland Chile Mark Tullo (3) 12
23 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland South Korea An Byeong-hun (1) 12
31 Aug Northern Ireland Open Challenge Northern Ireland Sweden Joakim Lagergren (1) 12
7 Sep Open Blue Green Côtes d'Armor Bretagne France France Benjamin Hebert (5) 12
14 Sep Kharkov Superior Cup Ukraine Tournament cancelled[3]
21 Sep Kazakhstan Open Kazakhstan England Sam Hutsby (1) 13
5 Oct EMC Golf Challenge Open Italy Portugal Ricardo Gouveia (1) 12
19 Oct Shankai Classic China Sweden Johan Edfors (3) 12 New tournament
26 Oct The Foshan Open China England Jason Palmer (1) 13
2 Nov National Bank of Oman Golf Classic Oman England Max Orrin (1) 13
8 Nov Dubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand Final United Arab Emirates France Benjamin Hebert (6) 17

Rankings

For full rankings, see 2014 Challenge Tour graduates.

Rank Player Country Prize money (€)
1 Andrew Johnston  England 190,856
2 Benjamin Hebert  France 178,266
3 An Byeong-hun  South Korea 150,107
4 Moritz Lampert  Germany 137,194
5 Mark Tullo  Chile 129,968

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Challenge Tour Schedule 2014". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Challenge Tour event in Ukraine is cancelled". PGA European Tour. 28 July 2014.

External links

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