2016 Challenge Tour

The 2016 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]

Tournament schedule

The 2016 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
20 Mar Barclays Kenya Open Kenya Sweden Sebastian Söderberg (1) 12
23 Apr Red Sea Egyptian Challenge Egypt England Jordan Smith (1) 12 New tournament
1 May Challenge de Madrid Spain Scotland Duncan Stewart (1) 12
8 May Turkish Airlines Challenge Turkey 12
15 May Montecchia Open Italy
29 May D+D Real Czech Challenge Czech Republic
5 Jun Swiss Challenge Switzerland
12 Jun KPMG Trophy Belgium
19 Jun Najeti Open France
26 Jun SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge Scotland
3 Jul Made in Denmark Challenge Denmark
10 Jul D+D Real Slovakia Challenge Slovakia
17 Jul Fred Olsen Challenge de España Spain
24 Jul Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge France
31 Jul Northern Ireland Open Northern Ireland
7 Aug Swedish Challenge Sweden New tournament
14 Aug Vierumäki Finnish Challenge Finland
20 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland
28 Aug Bridgestone Challenge England Last played in 2012
4 Sep Cordon Golf Open France
11 Sep Volopa Irish Challenge Ireland
18 Sep Kärnten Golf Open Austria
25 Sep TBA
2 Oct Kazakhstan Open Kazakhstan
9 Oct TBA Italy
16 Oct Hainan Open China New tournament
23 Oct The Foshan Open China
29 Oct Ras Al Khaimah Golf Challenge United Arab Emirates New tournament
5 Nov NBO Golf Classic Grand Final Oman

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Challenge Tour Schedule 2016". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

External links

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