2015 Challenge Tour

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2015 Challenge Tour season
Duration9 April 2015 (2015-04-09) – 7 November 2015 (2015-11-07)
Number of official events24
Most wins Flag of Spain.svg Nacho Elvira (3)
Rankings Flag of Portugal (official).svg Ricardo Gouveia
2014
2016

The 2015 Challenge Tour was the 27th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2015 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
()
Winner [a] OWGR
points
Other
tours [b]
Notes
12 Apr Barclays Kenya Open Kenya200,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Haydn Porteous (1)12
25 Apr Challenge de Madrid Spain160,000 Flag of Spain.svg Nacho Elvira (2)12
10 May Turkish Airlines Challenge Turkey175,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhys Davies (3)12
17 May Made in Denmark Challenge Denmark170,000 Flag of England.svg Max Orrin (2)12New tournament
24 May Kärnten Golf Open Austria180,000 Flag of Spain.svg Nacho Elvira (3)12
31 May D+D Real Czech Challenge Czech Republic170,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Jens Fahrbring (2)12
7 Jun Swiss Challenge Switzerland170,000 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Im (1)12
14 Jun KPMG Trophy Belgium160,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie McLeary (2)12
21 Jun Najeti Open France200,000 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Gros (1)12
28 Jun SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge Scotland250,000 Flag of England.svg Jack Senior (1)12
5 Jul Aegean Airlines Challenge Tour Germany170,000 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Ricardo Gouveia (2)12
12 Jul D+D Real Slovakia Challenge Slovakia165,000 Flag of Spain.svg Borja Virto (1)12
19 Jul Fred Olsen Challenge de España Spain160,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhys Davies (4)12
26 Jul Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge France200,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan Fox (1)12
2 Aug [c]
22 Mar
Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI Portugal600,000 Flag of Finland.svg Roope Kakko (3)18 EUR
9 Aug Northern Ireland Open Northern Ireland170,000 Flag of France.svg Clément Sordet (1)12
16 Aug Gant Open Finland170,000 Flag of Germany.svg Dominic Foos (1)12
22 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland230,000 Flag of Spain.svg Nacho Elvira (4) [d] 12
6 Sep Cordon Golf Open France200,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Arnold (1)12
13 Sep Kazakhstan Open Kazakhstan450,000 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Gros (2)13
4 Oct EMC Challenge Open Italy180,000 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Delpodio (1)12
11 Oct Volopa Irish Challenge Ireland180,000 Flag of England.svg Tom Murray (1)12New tournament
25 Oct Foshan Open ChinaUS$500,000 Flag of Spain.svg Borja Virto (2)13
7 Nov NBO Golf Classic Grand Final Oman375,000 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Ricardo Gouveia (3)17Flagship event

Rankings

The rankings were titled as the Road to Oman and 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 2016 European Tour. [6]

RankPlayerPrize money ()
1 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Ricardo Gouveia 251,592
2 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Gros 178,645
3 Flag of Spain.svg Borja Virto 150,466
4 Flag of Spain.svg Nacho Elvira 114,878
5 Flag of Denmark.svg Joachim B. Hansen 113,135

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. EUR − European Tour.
  3. Rescheduled due to persistent bad weather. [2]
  4. Elvira earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season. [3]

References

  1. "2015 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. "Madeira Islands Open re-scheduled for July". National Club Golfer. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  3. "Elvira reaches European Tour with third win". European Tour. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  4. "2015 Road to Oman". European Tour. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  5. "Record-breaker Ricardo seals dramatic double in Oman". The Portugal News. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  6. "Class of 2015 - what happened next". European Tour. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2023.