2017 Challenge Tour
Appearance
Duration | 23 March 2017 | – 4 November 2017
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Number of official events | 27 |
Most wins | 3:![]() |
Challenge Tour Rankings | ![]() |
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The 2017 Challenge Tour is 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]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.[2]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 Mar | Barclays Kenya Open | Kenya | 220,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
23 Apr | Turkish Airlines Challenge | Turkey | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
14 May | Open de Portugal | Portugal | 500,000 | ![]() |
18 | EUR | |
21 May | Andalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9 | Spain | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | New tournament | |
28 May | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | 180,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
4 Jun | Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | 170,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
11 Jun | KPMG Trophy | Belgium | 170,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
18 Jun | Hauts de France Golf Open | France | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
25 Jun | Made in Denmark Challenge | Denmark | 180,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
2 Jul | SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge | Scotland | 250,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
9 Jul | Prague Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 180,000 | ![]() |
12 | New tournament | |
16 Jul | Italian Challenge Open | Italy | 300,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
23 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | 210,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
30 Jul | Swedish Challenge | Sweden | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
6 Aug | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Finland | 180,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
13 Aug | Galgorm Resort & Spa Northern Ireland Open | Northern Ireland | 185,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
20 Aug | Viking Challenge | Norway | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
26 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 250,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
3 Sep | Cordon Golf Open | France | 210,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
10 Sep | Bridgestone Challenge | England | 180,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
17 Sep | Irish Challenge | Ireland | 180,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
24 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | 450,000 | ![]() |
13 | ||
1 Oct | Challenge de España | Spain | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
15 Oct | Hainan Open | China | US$350,000 | ![]() |
13 | CHN | |
22 Oct | Foshan Open | China | US$500,000 | ![]() |
13 | CHN | |
28 Oct | Ras Al Khaimah Golf Challenge | UAE | US$350,000 | ![]() |
13 | ||
4 Nov | NBO Golf Classic Grand Final | Oman | 420,000 | ![]() |
17 | Flagship event |
Challenge Tour Rankings
For full rankings, see 2017 Challenge Tour graduates.
The rankings were titled as the Road to Oman and were based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top 15 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2018 European Tour.
Rank | Player | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
210,799 |
2 | ![]() |
181,312 |
3 | ![]() |
160,876 |
4 | ![]() |
139,435 |
5 | ![]() |
139,419 |
See also
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.
- ^ CHN − China Tour; EUR − European Tour.
- ^ Rai earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.
References
- ^ "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "Challenge Tour Schedule 2017". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 10 October 2017.