2016 Challenge Tour
The 2016 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 2016 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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20 Mar | Barclays Kenya Open | Kenya | ![]() | 12 | |
23 Apr | Red Sea Egyptian Challenge | Egypt | ![]() | 12 | New tournament |
1 May | Challenge de Madrid | Spain | ![]() | 12 | |
8 May | Turkish Airlines Challenge | Turkey | ![]() | 12 | |
15 May | Montecchia Open | Italy | ![]() | 12 | |
29 May | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | ![]() | 12 | |
5 Jun | Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | ![]() | 12 | |
12 Jun | KPMG Trophy | Belgium | ![]() | 12 | |
19 Jun | Najeti Open | France | ![]() | 12 | |
26 Jun | SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge | Scotland | ![]() | 12 | |
3 Jul | Made in Denmark Challenge | Denmark | ![]() | 12 | |
10 Jul | D+D Real Slovakia Challenge | Slovakia | ![]() | 12 | |
17 Jul | Fred Olsen Challenge de España | Spain | ![]() | 12 | |
24 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | ![]() | 12 | |
31 Jul | Tayto Northern Ireland Open | Northern Ireland | ![]() | 12 | |
7 Aug | Swedish Challenge | Sweden | ![]() | 12 | New tournament |
14 Aug | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Finland | ![]() | 12 | |
20 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | ![]() | 12 | |
28 Aug | Bridgestone Challenge | England | ![]() | 12 | Last played in 2012 |
4 Sep | Cordon Golf Open | France | ![]() | 12 | |
11 Sep | Volopa Irish Challenge | Ireland | ![]() | 12 | |
2 Oct | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | ![]() | 13 | |
9 Oct | Terre dei Consoli Open | Italy | ![]() | 12 | |
16 Oct | Hainan Open | China | ![]() | 13 | New tournament; reduced to 36 holes |
23 Oct | Foshan Open | China | ![]() | 13 | |
29 Oct | Ras Al Khaimah Golf Challenge | United Arab Emirates | ![]() | 13 | New tournament |
5 Nov | NBO Golf Classic Grand Final | Oman | ![]() | 17 |
Rankings
For full rankings, see 2016 Challenge Tour graduates.
Rank | Player | Country | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jordan Smith | ![]() | 209,985 |
2 | Bernd Ritthammer | ![]() | 189,953 |
3 | Alexander Knappe | ![]() | 183,500 |
4 | Ryan Fox | ![]() | 160,768 |
5 | Sam Walker | ![]() | 158,370 |
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See also
References
- "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- "Challenge Tour Schedule 2016". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
External links
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