Challenge Tour Grand Final
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The Challenge Tour Grand Final is the season ending tour championship on the Challenge Tour. It has been played annually since 1995 at various courses. Usually it takes place in Southern Europe, but in 1999 and 2000 it was played in Cuba. The tournament has had several sponsored names. The field currently consists of the top 45 players on the Challenge Tour rankings. In 2007 the prize fund was €250,000 with €42,800 going to the winner. 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.
[edit] Tournament hosts
- 2005-2007 San Domenico Golf Club in Puglia, Italy.
- 2001-2004 Golf du Médoc in Bordeaux, France.
- 1999-2000 Varadero Golf Club in Cuba.
- 1998 Clube de Golf de Belas in Portugal.
- 1997 Clube de Golf do Montado in Portugal.
- 1995-1996 Quinta do Peru in Lisbon, Portugal.
[edit] Winners
Apulia San Domenico Grand Final
- 2007
Michael Lorenzo-Vera - 2006
James Hepworth - 2005
Carl Suneson
Bouygues Telecom Grand Final
- 2004
David Drysdale
Challenge Tour Grand Final
- 2003 José Manuel Carriles
- 2002
Peter Lawrie - 2001 Richard Bland
- 2000
Henrik Stenson - 1999
Stephen Scahill
AXA Grand Final presented by Estoril
- 1998
Jorge Berendt
Estoril Grand Final
- 1997 Nicolas Joakimides
UAP Grand Final
- 1996 Ian Garbutt
- 1995 Francis Valera
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