Challenge Tour Grand Final
The Challenge Tour Grand Final is the season-ending tour championship on the Challenge Tour. The field currently consists of the top 45 players on the Challenge Tour rankings vying for fifteen European Tour cards. It has been played annually since 1995. Initially it was played in Portugal, but has since been held in Cuba, France, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Spain. The Challenge Tour Grand Final is the Challenge Tour's flagship event, giving a minimum of 17 Official World Golf Ranking points to the winner, compared to 12 for most events.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Port d'Alcúdia, Mallorca, Spain |
| Established | 1995 |
| Course(s) | Club de Golf Alcanada |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,108 yards (6,500 m) |
| Tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €420,000 |
| Month played | November |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 265 Espen Kofstad (2012) |
| To par | −21 Bernd Ritthammer (2016) |
| Current champion | |
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History
In 2007, Michael Lorenzo-Vera entered the tournament 7th on the Challenge Tour's money list. By winning the tournament, he moved all the way up to 1st place to be named the 2007 Challenge Tour's Order of Merit winner. In 2013 the prize fund was €330,000, with €52,800 going to the winner.
Oman Air became the presenting sponsor for the 2015 NBO Golf Classic Grand Final.[1][2]
Venues
Club de Golf Alcanada
Location in Spain
| Venue | Location | First | Last | Times |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinta do Peru | Sesimbra, Portugal | 1995 | 1996 | 2 |
| Clube de Golf do Montado | Setúbal, Portugal | 1997 | 1997 | 1 |
| Belas Clube de Campo | Sintra, Portugal | 1998 | 1998 | 1 |
| Varadero Golf Club | Varadero, Cuba | 1999 | 2000 | 2 |
| Golf du Médoc | Bordeaux, France | 2001 | 2004 | 4 |
| San Domenico Golf | Apulia, Italy | 2005 | 2012 | 8 |
| Al Badia Golf Club | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 2013 | 2014 | 2 |
| Al Mouj Golf | Muscat, Oman | 2015 | 2017 | 3 |
| Al Hamra Golf Club | Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates | 2018 | 2018 | 1 |
| Club de Golf Alcanada | Port d'Alcúdia, Mallorca, Spain | 2019 | 2019 | 1 |
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenge Tour Grand Final | |||||||
| 2019 | Francesco Laporta | | Club de Golf Alcanada | 278 | −6 | 2 strokes |   |
| Ras Al Khaimah Challenge Tour Grand Final | |||||||
| 2018 | Adrià Arnaus |  | Al Hamra Golf Club | 271 | −17 | 1 stroke | |
| NBO Golf Classic Grand Final | |||||||
| 2017 | Clément Sordet | | Al Mouj Golf | 273 | −15 | 2 strokes |  |
| 2016 | Bernd Ritthammer | | Al Mouj Golf | 267 | −21 | 1 stroke | |
| 2015 | Ricardo Gouveia |  | Al Mouj Golf | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke |  |
| Dubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand Final | |||||||
| 2014 | Benjamin Hébert | | Al Badia Golf Club | 276 | −12 | 5 strokes | |
| 2013 | Shiv Kapur |  | Al Badia Golf Club | 272 | −16 | 4 strokes |  |
| Apulia San Domenico Grand Final | |||||||
| 2012 | Espen Kofstad |  | San Domenico Golf | 265 | −19 | 1 stroke |  |
| 2011 | Andrea Pavan | | San Domenico Golf | 267 | −17 | 1 stroke | |
| 2010 | Matt Haines | | San Domenico Golf | 276 | −8 | 1 stroke | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| 2009 | Peter Whiteford | | San Domenico Golf | 279 | −5 | Playoff | |
| 2008 | Estanislao Goya |  | San Domenico Golf | 267 | −17 | 1 stroke | |
| 2007 | Michael Lorenzo-Vera | | San Domenico Golf | 269 | −15 | 1 stroke | .svg.png){kind=small}  |
| 2006 | James Hepworth | | San Domenico Golf | 271 | −13 | 2 strokes | |
| 2005 | Carl Suneson | | San Domenico Golf | 273 | −15 | 1 stroke | |
| Bouygues Telecom Grand Final | |||||||
| 2004 | David Drysdale | | Golf du Médoc | 271 | −13 | Playoff | |
| Challenge Tour Grand Final | |||||||
| 2003 | José Manuel Carriles | | Golf du Médoc | 273 | −11 | Playoff | |
| 2002 | Peter Lawrie |  | Golf du Médoc | 272 | −12 | 4 strokes | |
| 2001 | Richard Bland | | Golf du Médoc | 266 | −18 | 5 strokes | |
| 2000 | Henrik Stenson | | Varadero GC | 270 | −18 | 5 strokes | |
| 1999 | Stephen Scahill |  | Varadero GC | 277 | −11 | 2 strokes | |
| AXA Grand Final presented by Estoril | |||||||
| 1998 | Jorge Berendt | | Belas Clube de Campo | 275 | −13 | Playoff | |
| Estoril Grand Final | |||||||
| 1997 | Nicolas Joakimides | | Clube de Golf do Montado | 198 | 1 stroke | | |
| UAP Grand Final | |||||||
| 1996 | Ian Garbutt | | Quinta do Peru | 272 | 2 strokes | | |
| 1995 | Francis Valera | | Quinta do Peru | 275 | 1 strokes | | |
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References
- "Oman Air become Presenting Sponsor for the NBO Golf Classic Grand Final". Zawya. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- "Oman Air presenting sponsor for NBO Golf Final". The MEA. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
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