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
16 Jan Gujarat Kensville Challenge India Maximilian Kieffer (1) 12
11 Mar Pacific Rubiales Colombia Classic Colombia Phillip Archer (3) 12
1 Apr Barclays Kenya Open Kenya Seve Benson (3) 12
13 May Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne France Eddie Pepperell (1) 12
13 May Madeira Islands Open - Portugal Portugal Ricardo Santos (2) 18 Dual-ranking event with the European Tour
27 May Telenet Trophy Belgium Marco Crespi (1) 12
3 Jun Fred Olsen Challenge de España Spain Eduardo de la Riva (1) 12
10 Jun Kärnten Golf Open Austria Gary Stal (1) 12
17 Jun Saint-Omer Open France Darren Fichardt (1) 18 Dual-ranking event with the European Tour
24 Jun Scottish Hydro Challenge Scotland Sam Walker (3) 12
30 Jun Challenge Provincia di Varese Italy Raymond Russell (1) 12 New tournament
15 Jul Credit Suisse Challenge Switzerland Gary Stal (2) 12
21 Jul Double Tree by Hilton Acaya Open Italy Espen Kofstad (1) 12
29 Jul English Challenge England Chris Paisley (1) 12
5 Aug Finnish Challenge Finland Kristoffer Broberg (1) 12
12 Aug Norwegian Challenge Norway Kristoffer Broberg (2) 12
18 Aug ECCO Tour Championship Denmark Alessandro Tadini (4) 12
25 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland Kristoffer Broberg (3) 12 Broberg earns promotion to European Tour
9 Sep M2M Russian Challenge Cup Russia Alexandre Kaleka (2) 12
16 Sep Kazakhstan Open Kazakhstan Scott Henry (1) 12
23 Sep Allianz Golf Open Toulouse Metropole France Julien Brun (a,1) 12
30 Sep Challenge de Catalunya Spain Brooks Koepka (1) 12
7 Oct Allianz Open de Lyon France Chris Doak (1) 12
4 Oct D+D Real Czech Challenge Open Czech Republic Andreas Hartø (3) 12
21 Oct Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Challenge Denmark Kristoffer Broberg (4) 12
27 Oct Apulia San Domenico Grand Final Italy Espen Kofstad (2) 16

Rankings

For full rankings, see 2012 Challenge Tour graduates.

RankPlayerCountryPrize money (€)
1Espen Kofstad Norway131,099
2Kristoffer Broberg Sweden126,508
3Andreas Hartø Denmark121,999
4JB Hansen Denmark120,085
5Gary Lockerbie England117,482

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.
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