2015 Challenge Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | 9 April 2015 (2015-04-09) – 7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) |
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Number of official events | 24 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Rankings | ![]() |
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The 2015 Challenge Tour was the 27th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner[a] | OWGR points | Other tours[b] | Notes |
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12 Apr | Barclays Kenya Open | Kenya | 200,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
25 Apr | Challenge de Madrid | Spain | 160,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
10 May | Turkish Airlines Challenge | Turkey | 175,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
17 May | Made in Denmark Challenge | Denmark | 170,000 | ![]() | 12 | New tournament | |
24 May | Kärnten Golf Open | Austria | 180,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
31 May | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | 170,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
7 Jun | Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | 170,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
14 Jun | KPMG Trophy | Belgium | 160,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
21 Jun | Najeti Open | France | 200,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
28 Jun | SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge | Scotland | 250,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
5 Jul | Aegean Airlines Challenge Tour | Germany | 170,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
12 Jul | D+D Real Slovakia Challenge | Slovakia | 165,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
19 Jul | Fred Olsen Challenge de España | Spain | 160,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
26 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | 200,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
2 Aug[c] | Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI | Portugal | 600,000 | ![]() | 18 | EUR | |
9 Aug | Northern Ireland Open | Northern Ireland | 170,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
16 Aug | Gant Open | Finland | 170,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
22 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 230,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
6 Sep | Cordon Golf Open | France | 200,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
13 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | 450,000 | ![]() | 13 | ||
4 Oct | EMC Challenge Open | Italy | 180,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
11 Oct | Volopa Irish Challenge | Ireland | 180,000 | ![]() | 12 | New tournament | |
25 Oct | Foshan Open | China | US$500,000 | ![]() | 13 | ||
7 Nov | NBO Golf Classic Grand Final | Oman | 375,000 | ![]() | 17 | Flagship event |
Rankings
The rankings were titled as the Road to Oman and were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[4][5] The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2016 European Tour.[6]
Rank | Player | Prize money (€) |
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1 | ![]() | 251,592 |
2 | ![]() | 178,645 |
3 | ![]() | 150,466 |
4 | ![]() | 114,878 |
5 | ![]() | 113,135 |
Notes
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Challenge Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the European Tour.
- ^ EUR − European Tour.
- ^ Rescheduled due to persistent bad weather.[2]
- ^ Elvira earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.[3]
References
- ^ "2015 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Madeira Islands Open re-scheduled for July". National Club Golfer. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Elvira reaches European Tour with third win". European Tour. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "2015 Road to Oman". European Tour. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Record-breaker Ricardo seals dramatic double in Oman". The Portugal News. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Class of 2015 - what happened next". European Tour. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
External links
- Official website