| Duration | 30 January 2020 – 22 November 2020 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 11 [lower-alpha 1] |
| Most wins |  Ondřej Lieser (2) |
| Rankings | Ondřej Lieser |
← 2019 2021 → | |
The 2020 Challenge Tour was the 32nd season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
After beginning with three tournaments in South Africa co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour, the remainder of the season was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many tournaments being cancelled or postponed.
The following table lists official events during the 2020 season. [1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner [lower-alpha 2] | OWGR points | Other tours [lower-alpha 3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb | Limpopo Championship | South Africa | US$250,000 |  J. C. Ritchie (1) | 13 | AFR | New to Challenge Tour |
| 9 Feb | RAM Cape Town Open | South Africa | US$250,000 |  Anton Karlsson (1) | 13 | AFR | New to Challenge Tour |
| 16 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | South Africa | US$340,000 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout (n/a) | 13 | AFR | New to Challenge Tour Pro-Am |
| Prague Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | – | Cancelled [2] | – | |||
| D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | – | Cancelled [2] | – | |||
| Match Play 9 | Spain | – | Postponed [3] | – | |||
| D+D Real Slovakia Challenge | Slovakia | – | Cancelled [2] | – | |||
| Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | – | Cancelled [3] | – | |||
| 12 Jul [lower-alpha 4] | Austrian Open | Austria | 500,000 |  Marc Warren (3) | 18 | EUR | |
| 18 Jul [lower-alpha 4] | Euram Bank Open | Austria | 500,000 |  Joël Stalter (2) | 18 | EUR | |
| Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Finland | – | Cancelled [6] | – | |||
| Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | – | Cancelled [7] | – | |||
| Made in Denmark Challenge | Denmark | – | Cancelled [8] | – | |||
| Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | – | Cancelled [9] | – | |||
| B-NL Challenge Trophy | Netherlands | – | Cancelled [8] | – | New tournament | ||
| Open de Bretagne | France | – | Cancelled [3] | – | |||
| 6 Sep [lower-alpha 4] | Northern Ireland Open | Northern Ireland | 200,000 |  Tyler Koivisto (1) | 12 | ||
| Irish Challenge | Republic of Ireland | – | Cancelled [10] | – | |||
| 20 Sep | Open de Portugal | Portugal | 500,000 | Garrick Higgo (1) | 18 | EUR | |
| Hopps Open de Provence | France | – | Cancelled [11] | – | |||
| Lalla Aïcha Challenge Tour | Morocco | – | Cancelled [lower-alpha 5] | – | |||
| 4 Oct [lower-alpha 6] | Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil | Italy | 300,000 |  Hurly Long (1) | 12 | ||
| Hauts de France – Pas de Calais Golf Open | France | – | Cancelled [lower-alpha 5] | – | |||
| Hainan Open | China | – | Cancelled [lower-alpha 5] | – | CHN | ||
| Foshan Open | China | – | Cancelled [8] | – | CHN | ||
| 8 Nov [lower-alpha 6] | Andalucía Challenge de España | Spain | 200,000 | Ondřej Lieser (1) | 12 | ||
| 14 Nov | Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz | Spain | 200,000 |  Pep Anglès (1) | 12 | New tournament | |
| 22 Nov [lower-alpha 6] | Challenge Tour Grand Final | Spain | 350,000 | Ondřej Lieser (2) | 17 | Flagship event |
The rankings were titled as the Road to Mallorca and were based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [13] [14] The top five players on the rankings earned limited status to play on the 2021 European Tour. [14]
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ondřej Lieser | 116,345 |
| 2 | Marcel Schneider | 98,500 |
| 3 | Pep Anglès | 92,688 |
| 4 |  Richard Mansell | 84,534 |
| 5 | Matt Ford | 69,948 |
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