2012 Challenge Tour
The 2012 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 2012 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.
| Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13–16 Jan | Gujarat Kensville Challenge | India |  Maximilian Kieffer (1) |
12 | |
| 8–11 Mar | Pacific Rubiales Colombia Classic | Colombia |  Phillip Archer (3) |
12 | |
| 29 Mar–1 Apr | Barclays Kenya Open | Kenya | Seve Benson (3) |
12 | |
| 10–13 May | Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | France | Eddie Pepperell (1) |
12 | |
| 10–13 May | Madeira Islands Open - Portugal | Portugal |  Ricardo Santos (2) |
18 | Dual ranking event with the European Tour |
| 24–27 May | Telenet Trophy | Belgium |  Marco Crespi (1) |
12 | |
| 31 May–3 Jun | Fred Olsen Challenge de España | Spain |  Eduardo de la Riva (1) |
12 | |
| 7–10 Jun | Kärnten Golf Open | Austria |  Gary Stal (1) |
12 | |
| 14–17 Jun | Saint-Omer Open | France |  Darren Fichardt (n/a) |
18 | Dual ranking event with the European Tour |
| 21–24 Jun | Scottish Hydro Challenge | Scotland | Sam Walker (3) |
12 | |
| 27–30 Jun | Challenge Provincia di Varese | Italy |  Raymond Russell (1) |
12 | New tournament |
| 5–8 Jul | The Princess | Sweden | Tournament cancelled | ||
| 12–15 Jul | Credit Suisse Challenge | Switzerland | Gary Stal (2) |
12 | |
| 19–22 Jul | Double Tree by Hilton Acaya Open | Italy |  Espen Kofstad (1) |
12 | |
| 26–29 Jul | English Challenge | England | Chris Paisley (1) |
12 | |
| 2–5 Aug | Finnish Challenge | Finland |  Kristoffer Broberg (1) |
12 | |
| 9–12 Aug | Norwegian Challenge | Norway | Kristoffer Broberg (2) |
12 | |
| 15–18 Aug | ECCO Tour Championship | Denmark | Alessandro Tadini (4) |
12 | |
| 22–25 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | Kristoffer Broberg (3) |
12 | Limited field Pro-Am |
| 30 Aug–2 Sep | Allianz Open de Strasbourg | France | Tournament cancelled | ||
| 6–9 Sep | M2M Russian Challenge Cup | Russia | Alexandre Kaleka (2) |
12 | |
| 13–16 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | Scott Henry (1) |
12 | |
| 20–23 Sep | Allianz Golf Open Toulouse Metropole | France | Julien Brun (amateur) (n/a) |
12 | |
| 27 30 Sep | Challenge de Cataluna | Spain |  Brooks Koepka (1) |
12 | |
| 4–7 Oct | Allianz Open de Lyon | France | Chris Doak (1) |
12 | |
| 11–14 Oct | D+D Real Czech Challenge Open | Czech Republic |  Andreas Hartø (3) |
12 | |
| 18–21 Oct | Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Challenge | Denmark | Kristoffer Broberg (4) |
12 | |
| 24–27 Oct | Apulia San Domenico Grand Final | Italy | Espen Kofstad (2) |
16 | |
Rankings
For full rankings, see 2012 Challenge Tour graduates.
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Espen Kofstad | Norway | 131,099 |
| 2 | Kristoffer Broberg | Sweden | 126,508 |
| 3 | Andreas Hartø | Denmark | 121,999 |
| 4 | JB Hansen | Denmark | 120,085 |
| 5 | Gary Lockerbie | England | 117,482 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ↑ "Challenge Tour Schedule 2012". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
External links
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