Challenge de France (golf)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Paris, France |
| Established | 1998 |
| Course(s) | Golf Disneyland |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,597 yards (6,032 metres) |
| Tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €150,000 |
| Month played | September |
| Final year | 2011 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 268 Mårten Olander (2001) |
| To par |
−16 Warren Bennett (1998) −16 Mårten Olander (2001) |
| Final champion | |
 Nicolas Meitinger | |
The Challenge de France was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in France. It was held for the first time in May 1998 at Golf de Sablé-Solesmes in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, before moving to October for the following three seasons, during which it was played on a succession of French courses. The tournament was discontinued after 2001, although the name was used on some occasions for the AGF-Allianz Open des Volcans. In 2011, the tournament was revived as the Allianz Challenge de France, and was held at the Golf Disneyland course in Paris, which had also been the venue in 1999, and hosted the Tournoi Perrier de Paris in 1993.[1] The 2011 edition was won by Germany's Nicolas Meitinger, securing his first Challenge Tour victory.[2]
Winners
| Year | Venue | Winner | Country | Score | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allianz Challenge de France | |||||
| 2011 | Golf Disneyland | Nicolas Meitinger | Germany | 271 | Maximilian Kieffer |
| 2002–2010 | No tournament | ||||
| Hardelot Challenge de France | |||||
| 2001 | Hardelot GC | Mårten Olander |  Sweden | 268 |  Scott Drummond |
| Le Touquet Challenge de France | |||||
| 2000 | Golf du Touquet | Fredrik Andersson Hed | Sweden | 277 |  Carlos Rodiles |
| Challenge de France Bayer | |||||
| 1999 | Golf Disneyland | Iain Pyman |  England | 275 |  Gustavo Rojas |
| Challenge de France | |||||
| 1998 | Sablé-Solesmes | Warren Bennett | England | 272 | Scott Watson |