2014 Challenge Tour

2014 Challenge Tour season

Duration	6 March 2014 (2014-03-06) – 8 November 2014 (2014-11-08)
Number of official events	27 [lower-alpha 1]
Most wins	Benjamin Hébert (3) Moritz Lampert (3)
Rankings	Andrew Johnston
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The 2014 Challenge Tour was the 26th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2014 season. ^[1]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (€)	Winner [lower-alpha 2]	OWGR points	Other tours [lower-alpha 3]	Notes
9 Mar	Barclays Kenya Open	Kenya	200,000	Jake Roos (1)	12
6 Apr	NH Collection Open	Spain	600,000	Marco Crespi (3)	18	EUR	New tournament
27 Apr	Challenge de Catalunya	Spain	160,000	Antonio Hortal (1)	12
11 May	Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI	Portugal	600,000	Daniel Brooks (1)	18	EUR
18 May	Turkish Airlines Challenge	Turkey	175,000	Oliver Farr (1)	12
25 May	Kärnten Golf Open	Austria	160,000	Moritz Lampert (1)	12
1 Jun	D+D Real Czech Challenge	Czech Republic	165,000	Thomas Linard (1)	12
8 Jun	Fred Olsen Challenge de España	Spain	160,000	Moritz Lampert (2)	12
15 Jun	Najeti Hotels et Golfs Open	France	500,000	Jordi García Pinto (2)	12
22 Jun	Belgian Challenge Open	Belgium	160,000	William Harrold (1)	12
29 Jun	Scottish Hydro Challenge	Scotland	250,000	Andrew Johnston (1)	12
6 Jul	Aegean Airlines Challenge Tour	Germany	170,000	Jake Roos (2)	12
13 Jul	D+D Real Slovakia Challenge	Slovakia	160,000	Andrew McArthur (2)	12		New tournament
20 Jul	Swiss Challenge	Switzerland	160,000	Pierre Relecom (1)	12
27 Jul	Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge	France	200,000	Andrew Johnston (2)	12
3 Aug	Azerbaijan Golf Challenge Open	Azerbaijan	300,000	Moritz Lampert (3) [lower-alpha 4]	12		New tournament
10 Aug	Norwegian Challenge	Norway	175,000	Benjamin Hébert (4)	12
17 Aug	Vacon Open	Finland	170,000	Mark Tullo (3)	12
23 Aug	Rolex Trophy	Switzerland	230,000	An Byeong-hun (1)	12
31 Aug	Northern Ireland Open Challenge	Northern Ireland	170,000	Joakim Lagergren (1)	12
7 Sep	Open Blue Green Côtes d'Armor Bretagne	France	200,000	Benjamin Hébert (5)	12
14 Sep	Kharkov Superior Cup	Ukraine	–	Cancelled [3]	–
21 Sep	Kazakhstan Open	Kazakhstan	450,000	Sam Hutsby (1)	13
5 Oct	EMC Golf Challenge Open	Italy	180,000	Ricardo Gouveia (1)	12
19 Oct	Shankai Classic	China	US$350,000	Johan Edfors (3)	12		New tournament
26 Oct	Foshan Open	China	US$350,000	Jason Palmer (1)	13
2 Nov	National Bank of Oman Golf Classic	Oman	US$330,000	Max Orrin (1)	13
8 Nov	Dubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand Final	UAE	US$350,000	Benjamin Hébert (6)	17		Flagship event

Rankings

For full rankings, see 2014 Challenge Tour graduates.

The rankings 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 2015 European Tour. ^[6]

Rank	Player	Prize money (€)
1	Andrew Johnston	190,856
2	Benjamin Hébert	178,266
3	An Byeong-hun	150,107
4	Moritz Lampert	137,194
5	Mark Tullo	129,968

Notes

1. One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
2. 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.
3. EUR − European Tour.
4. Lampert earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season. ^[2]

References

1. "2014 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
2. Keogh, Brian (3 August 2014). "Battlefield promotion for Lampert in Azerbaijan". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
3. "Challenge Tour event in Ukraine is cancelled". European Tour. 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
4. "2014 Rankings". European Tour. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
5. Clements, Derek (10 November 2014). "UK's Andrew Johnston wins the Challenge Tour 2014". golfshake.com. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
6. Challenge Tour [@Challenge_Tour] (8 November 2014). "OLE! OLE! OLE! OLE! Your @Challenge_Tour Rankings Top 15" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 August 2023– via Twitter.

External links

• Official website