2015 Challenge Tour
The 2015 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 2015 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 |
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12 Apr | Barclays Kenya Open | Kenya | Haydn Porteous (1) | 12 | |
25 Apr | Challenge de Madrid | Spain | Nacho Elvira (2) | 12 | |
10 May | Turkish Airlines Challenge | Turkey | Rhys Davies (3) | 12 | |
17 May | Made in Denmark Challenge | Denmark | Max Orrin (2) | 12 | New tournament |
24 May | Kärnten Golf Open | Austria | Nacho Elvira (3) | 12 | |
31 May | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | Jens Fahrbring (2) | 12 | |
7 Jun | Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | Daniel Im (1) | 12 | |
14 Jun | KPMG Trophy | Belgium | Jamie McLeary (2) | 12 | |
21 Jun | Najeti Open | France | Sébastien Gros (1) | 12 | |
28 Jun | SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge | Scotland | Jack Senior (1) | 12 | |
5 Jul | Aegean Airlines Challenge Tour | Germany | Ricardo Gouveia (2) | 12 | |
12 Jul | D+D Real Slovakia Challenge | Slovakia | Borja Virto (1) | 12 | |
19 Jul | Fred Olsen Challenge de España | Spain | Rhys Davies (4) | 12 | |
26 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | Ryan Fox (1) | 12 | |
2 Aug | Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI | Portugal | Roope Kakko (3) | 18 | Dual-ranking event with European Tour Rescheduled from 22 March due to weather |
9 Aug | Northern Ireland Open | Northern Ireland | Clément Sordet (1) | 12 | |
16 Aug | Gant Open | Finland | Dominic Foos (1) | 12 | |
22 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | Nacho Elvira (4) | 12 | Elvira earns promotion to European Tour |
6 Sep | Cordon Golf Open | France | Scott Arnold (1) | 12 | |
13 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | Sébastien Gros (2) | 13 | |
4 Oct | EMC Challenge Open | Italy | Matteo Delpodio (1) | 12 | |
11 Oct | Volopa Irish Challenge | Ireland | Tom Murray (1) | 12 | New tournament |
25 Oct | Foshan Open | China | Borja Virto (2) | 13 | |
7 Nov | NBO Golf Classic Grand Final | Oman | Ricardo Gouveia (3) | 17 | Flagship event |
Rankings[]
For full rankings, see 2015 Challenge Tour graduates.
Rank | Player | Country | Prize money (€) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ricardo Gouveia | Portugal | 251,592 |
2 | Sébastien Gros | France | 178,645 |
3 | Borja Virto | Spain | 150,466 |
4 | Nacho Elvira | Spain | 114,878 |
5 | Joachim B. Hansen | Denmark | 113,135 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "Challenge Tour Schedule 2015". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
External links[]
Categories:
- Challenge Tour seasons
- 2015 in golf