2011 Challenge Tour

2011 Challenge Tour season

Duration	13 January 2011 (2011-01-13) – 5 November 2011 (2011-11-05)
Number of official events	25
Most wins	Benjamin Hébert (3) Sam Little (3)
Rankings	Tommy Fleetwood
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The 2011 Challenge Tour was the 23rd season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2011 season. ^[1]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (€)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	OWGR points	Other tours [lower-alpha 2]	Notes
16 Jan	Gujarat Kensville Challenge	India	200,000	Gaganjeet Bhullar (n/a)	12	PGTI	New tournament
13 Mar	Abierto Internacional Copa Antioquia	Colombia	US$230,000	Joaquín Estévez (1)	12	TLA
3 Apr	Barclays Kenya Open	Kenya	195,000	Michiel Bothma (1)	12
8 May	Allianz Challenge de France	France	150,000	Nicolas Meitinger (1)	12
15 May	Mugello Tuscany Open	Italy	150,000	Anthony Snobeck (2)	12
22 May	Madeira Islands Open	Portugal	500,000	Michael Hoey (4)	18	EUR
29 May	Telenet Trophy	Belgium	160,000	Andrew Tampion (2)	12
5 Jun	Kärnten Golf Open	Austria	160,000	Édouard Dubois (1)	12
12 Jun	Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne	France	150,000	Phillip Archer (2)	12
19 Jun	Saint-Omer Open	France	500,000	Matthew Zions (1)	18	EUR
26 Jun	Scottish Hydro Challenge	Scotland	220,000	Édouard Dubois (2)	12
3 Jul	The Princess	Sweden	200,000	Ricardo Santos (1)	12
10 Jul	Acaya Open	Italy	160,000	Jamie Moul (1)	12		New tournament
17 Jul	Credit Suisse Challenge	Switzerland	155,000	Benjamin Hébert (1)	12
24 Jul	English Challenge	England	160,000	Benjamin Hébert (2)	12
14 Aug	Norwegian Challenge	Norway	180,000	Andrea Pavan (1)	12
20 Aug	ECCO Tour Championship	Denmark	DKr 1,200,000	Daniel Denison (1)	12	DNK
27 Aug	Rolex Trophy	Switzerland	190,000	Benjamin Hébert (3) [lower-alpha 3]	12
11 Sep	Kazakhstan Open	Kazakhstan	400,000	Tommy Fleetwood (1)	12
18 Sep	M2M Russian Challenge Cup	Russia	250,000	Sam Little (3)	12
25 Sep	Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse	France	160,000	Sam Little (4)	12
2 Oct	Fred Olsen Challenge de España	Spain	150,000	Matthew Baldwin (1)	12
9 Oct	Allianz Golf Open de Lyon	France	150,000	Julien Quesne (2)	12
16 Oct	Roma Golf Open	Italy	160,000	Sam Little (5) [lower-alpha 4]	12
5 Nov	Apulia San Domenico Grand Final	Italy	330,000	Andrea Pavan (2)	16		Flagship event

Rankings

For full rankings, see 2011 Challenge Tour graduates.

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. ^{[4] [5]} The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2012 European Tour. ^[6]

Rank	Player	Prize money (€)
1	Tommy Fleetwood	148,913
2	Andrea Pavan	133,052
3	Sam Little	130,798
4	Ricardo Santos	97,516
5	Benjamin Hébert	91,293

Notes

1. 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.
2. DNK − Danish Golf Tour; EUR − European Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India; TLA − Tour de las Américas.
3. Hébert earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season. ^[2]
4. Little earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season. ^[3]

References

1. "2011 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
2. "Hebert wins Rolex Trophy, advances to Euro Tour". Fox News. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
3. "Little secures stunning hat-trick in Rome". European Tour. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2023. As a three time winner this season, Little has the option of joining the Challenge Tour's other triple champion of 2011, Benjamin Hebert, on The European Tour straight away but he will stay focused on the Challenge Tour until after the Grand Final, where he hopes to end the season as Number One.
4. "2011 Rankings". European Tour. Archived from the original on 30 November 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
5. "Pavan wins Grand finale as Fleetwood tops Rankings". European Tour. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
6. Tindell, Dave; Rhodes, John; Cooper, Matt (14 November 2011). "Up to the challenge?". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 August 2023. The top 20 money earners on the Challenge Tour were handed their 2012 European Tour cards on Sunday following the conclusion of the Grand Final in Italy.

External links

• Official website