The Challenge Tour is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and, as with the main European Tour and the European Senior Tour, some of the events are played outside Europe.
The Saint-Omer Open is an annual men's professional golf tournament played at Saint-Omer Golf Club in Saint-Omer, France. The tournament was founded in 1997 and was part of the MasterCard Tour a year later, before taking its place on the Challenge Tour for the 2000 season.
The Alps Tour is a developmental professional golf tour for men which is sanctioned by the national golf associations of France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Morocco. Established in 2001, it is a third level tour, the highest level of men's golf in Europe being the European Tour, and the second level being the Challenge Tour. Other third level tours in Europe include the United Kingdom-based PGA EuroPro Tour, the Germany-based Pro Golf Tour, and the Nordic League in the Nordic countries. Beginning in July 2015, the four third-level tours will carry Official World Golf Ranking points.
The Pro Golf Tour, formerly the EPD Tour, is a developmental professional golf tour based in Germany. It is a third-level tour, the highest level of men's golf in Europe being the European Tour, and the second level being the Challenge Tour. The other third-level tours in Europe are the United Kingdom-based PGA EuroPro Tour, the Alps Tour, which is sanctioned by the national golf unions of several countries, including France and Italy, and the Nordic Golf League in the Nordic countries. Beginning in July 2015, the four third-level tours carry Official World Golf Ranking points.
Tende is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
The Open di Puglia e Basilicata is an annual professional golf tournament held in Riva dei Tessali, near Castellaneta, Italy.
The Allianz Golf Open Toulouse Metropole was an annual golf tournament held near Toulouse, France. It was founded in 2000 and became part of the Alps Tour schedule the following year. From 2003 to 2012, it was an event on the Challenge Tour.
Michaël Lorenzo-Vera is a French professional golfer.
Julien Quesne is a French professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
The Allianz EurOpen Strasbourg-Golf de la Wantzenau was a golf tournament held in Alsace, France. It was played in 2009 and 2010 and formed part of the French domestic Allianz Golf Tour.
The Neuchâtel Open was a professional golf tournament that was played annually between 1982 and 2007 at Neuchâtel Golf Club in Saint-Blaise, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. It was a 54-hole stroke play tournament.
Victor Riu is a French professional golfer.
Julien Brun is a French professional golfer. He has won three times on the Challenge Tour, firstly in 2012 as an amateur, before winning again at the Open de Bretagne and the Empordà Challenge in 2021.
Sébastien Gros is a French professional golfer.
Damien Perrier is a French professional golfer.
Matthieu Pavon is a French professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
Victor Perez is a French professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2019 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, as well as the 2023 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
Steven Brown is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2019 Portugal Masters.
The 2012 Alps Tour was the 12th season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
The 2005 Alps Tour was the fifth season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
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