2021 Challenge Tour
Duration | 22 April 2021 (2021-04-22) – 7 November 2021 (2021-11-07) |
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Number of official events | 26[a] |
Most wins | ![]() |
Rankings | ![]() |
← 2020 2022 → |
The 2021 Challenge Tour was the 33rd season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Changes for 2021
Similarly to 2020, the season was due to begin in February with three tournaments in South Africa co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour, but in mid-January the South African swing was postponed to April/May because of COVID-19 pandemic concerns.[1] The official schedule announcement was made on 27 January 2021.[2] In April two back-to-back events in Sweden in May were added.[3]
In-season changes
In August, it was announced that the Hainan Open and the Foshan Open; both played in China, were cancelled.[4] Later in the month, replacement tournaments were confirmed in Spain, both hosted at Empordà Golf on the Costa Brava.[5]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2021 season.[6]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner[b] | OWGR points | Other tours[c] | Notes |
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25 Apr | Limpopo Championship | South Africa | R3,000,000 | ![]() | 13 | AFR | |
2 May | Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open | South Africa | R3,000,000 | ![]() | 13 | AFR | |
9 May | Dimension Data Pro-Am | South Africa | R6,000,000 | ![]() | 13 | AFR | Pro-Am |
16 May | Range Servant Challenge | Sweden | 200,000 | ![]() | 12 | New tournament | |
22 May | Dormy Open | Sweden | 200,000 | ![]() | 12 | New tournament | |
30 May | Irish Challenge | Ireland | 220,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
6 Jun | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | 200,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
13 Jun | Challenge de Cádiz | Spain | 200,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
18 Jun | Challenge de España | Spain | 200,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
27 Jun | Open de Bretagne | France | 200,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
4 Jul | Kaskáda Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 200,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
11 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | 210,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
18 Jul | Euram Bank Open | Austria | 190,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
25 Jul | Italian Challenge | Italy | 300,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
8 Aug | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Finland | 200,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
14 Aug | Made in Esbjerg Challenge | Denmark | 200,000 | ![]() | 9 | NGL | |
20 Aug | Sydbank Esbjerg Challenge | Denmark | 200,000 | ![]() | 9 | NGL | New tournament |
Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | – | Removed | – | |||
29 Aug | B-NL Challenge Trophy | Netherlands | 250,000 | ![]() | 12 | New tournament[d] | |
5 Sep | British Challenge | England | £180,000 | ![]() | 12 | New tournament | |
12 Sep | Big Green Egg German Challenge | Germany | 200,000 | ![]() | 12 | New tournament | |
19 Sep | Hopps Open de Provence | France | 200,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
26 Sep | Open de Portugal | Portugal | 200,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
3 Oct | Swiss Challenge | France | 200,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
Hainan Open | China | – | Cancelled[4] | – | CHN | ||
17 Oct | Empordà Challenge | Spain | 200,000 | ![]() | 13 | New tournament | |
Foshan Open | China | – | Cancelled[4] | – | CHN | ||
22 Oct | Challenge Costa Brava | Spain | 200,000 | ![]() | 13 | New tournament | |
7 Nov | Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final | Spain | 450,000 | ![]() | 17 | Flagship event |
Rankings
The rankings were titled as the Road to Mallorca and were based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[7][8] The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2022 European Tour (DP World Tour).[9][10]
Rank | Player | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 222,628 |
2 | ![]() | 188,291 |
3 | ![]() | 173,938 |
4 | ![]() | 163,773 |
5 | ![]() | 120,334 |
Notes
- ^ A further three tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled or otherwise removed from the schedule.
- ^ 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.
- ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; CHN − China Tour; NGL − Nordic Golf League.
- ^ Tournament's debut delayed from 2020.
References
- ^ "South African Swing postponed". European Tour. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Challenge Tour unveils 2021 International Schedule". European Tour. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Two Swedish events added to Road to Mallorca International Schedule". European Tour. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Challenge Tour statement on the Hainan Open and Foshan Open". European Tour. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Empordà Golf to host second Spanish Swing of 2021". European Tour. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "2021 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "2021 Road to Mallorca". European Tour. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Helligkilde enjoys double delight at Challenge Tour's season finale". Golf News. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Stafford, Ali (27 January 2021). "Extra European Tour cards on offer during 2021 Challenge Tour season". Sky Sports. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ Coley, Ben (24 November 2021). "Challenge Tour graduates player profiles as DP World Tour welcomes new members". Sporting Life. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
External links
- Official website