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.

DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerOWGR
points		Notes
13–16 Jan Gujarat Kensville Challenge India Germany Maximilian Kieffer (1) 12
8–11 Mar Pacific Rubiales Colombia Classic Colombia England Phillip Archer (3) 12
29 Mar–1 Apr Barclays Kenya Open Kenya England Seve Benson (3) 12
10–13 May Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne France England Eddie Pepperell (1) 12
10–13 May Madeira Islands Open - Portugal Portugal Portugal Ricardo Santos (2) 18 Dual ranking event with the European Tour
24–27 May Telenet Trophy Belgium Italy Marco Crespi (1) 12
31 May–3 Jun Fred Olsen Challenge de España Spain Spain Eduardo de la Riva (1) 12
7–10 Jun Kärnten Golf Open Austria France Gary Stal (1) 12
14–17 Jun Saint-Omer Open France South Africa Darren Fichardt (n/a) 18 Dual ranking event with the European Tour
21–24 Jun Scottish Hydro Challenge Scotland England Sam Walker (3) 12
27–30 Jun Challenge Provincia di Varese Italy Scotland Raymond Russell (1) 12 New tournament
5–8 Jul The Princess Sweden Tournament cancelled
12–15 Jul Credit Suisse Challenge Switzerland France Gary Stal (2) 12
19–22 Jul Double Tree by Hilton Acaya Open Italy Norway Espen Kofstad (1) 12
26–29 Jul English Challenge England England Chris Paisley (1) 12
2–5 Aug Finnish Challenge Finland Sweden Kristoffer Broberg (1) 12
9–12 Aug Norwegian Challenge Norway Sweden Kristoffer Broberg (2) 12
15–18 Aug ECCO Tour Championship Denmark Italy Alessandro Tadini (4) 12
22–25 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland Sweden 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 France Alexandre Kaleka (2) 12
13–16 Sep Kazakhstan Open Kazakhstan Scotland Scott Henry (1) 12
20–23 Sep Allianz Golf Open Toulouse Metropole France France Julien Brun (amateur) (n/a) 12
27 30 Sep Challenge de Cataluna Spain United States Brooks Koepka (1) 12
4–7 Oct Allianz Open de Lyon France Scotland Chris Doak (1) 12
11–14 Oct D+D Real Czech Challenge Open Czech Republic Denmark Andreas Hartø (3) 12
18–21 Oct Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Challenge Denmark Sweden Kristoffer Broberg (4) 12
24–27 Oct Apulia San Domenico Grand Final Italy Norway 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

  1. ↑ "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Challenge Tour Schedule 2012". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 30 January 2012.

External links

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