| Duration | 2 February 2023 – 5 November 2023 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 30 |
| Most wins |  Ricardo Gouveia (2) Matteo Manassero (2) Marco Penge (2) Max Rottluff (2) |
| Rankings | Marco Penge |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 Challenge Tour was the 35th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2023 season. [1] [2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner [lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Other tours [lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb | Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open | South Africa | US$350,000 |  Benjamin Follett-Smith (1) | 5.67 | AFR | |
| 12 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | South Africa | R7,000,000 |  Oliver Bekker (1) | 6.05 | AFR | Pro-Am |
| 19 Feb | SDC Open | South Africa | US$350,000 | J. J. Senekal (1) | 5.21 | AFR | |
| 26 Feb | Nelson Mandela Bay Championship | South Africa | US$350,000 | Dylan Mostert (1) | 5.25 | AFR | New tournament |
| 26 Mar | Duncan Taylor Black Bull Challenge | India | US$300,000 |  Om Prakash Chouhan (1) | 4.51 | PGTI | New tournament |
| 31 Mar | The Challenge | India | US$300,000 |  Ugo Coussaud (1) | 4.65 | PGTI | New tournament |
| 30 Apr | Abu Dhabi Challenge | UAE | US$300,000 | Ricardo Gouveia (6) | 6.21 | New tournament | |
| 7 May | UAE Challenge | UAE | US$300,000 | Max Rottluff (1) | 5.85 | New tournament | |
| 21 May | B-NL Challenge Trophy | Netherlands | 250,000 |  Jesper Svensson (1) | 5.41 | ||
| 28 May | Copenhagen Challenge | Denmark | 250,000 | Matteo Manassero (1) | 5.48 | ||
| 4 Jun | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | 265,000 | Andrea Pavan (5) | 4.67 | ||
| 11 Jun | Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz | Spain | 250,000 | Sam Hutsby (2) | 5.32 | ||
| 18 Jun | Kaskáda Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 265,000 | Lorenzo Scalise (1) | 4.48 | ||
| 25 Jun | Blot Open de Bretagne | France | 270,000 |  Stuart Manley (4) | 4.44 | ||
| 2 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | 260,000 | Darren Fichardt (2) | 5.51 | ||
| 9 Jul | Italian Challenge Open | Italy | 350,000 | Matteo Manassero (2) | 5.71 | ||
| 16 Jul | Euram Bank Open | Austria | 250,000 | Casey Jarvis (1) | 4.20 | ||
| 23 Jul | Big Green Egg German Challenge | Germany | 250,000 | Francesco Laporta (3) | 5.09 | ||
| 30 Jul | Irish Challenge | Ireland | 250,000 | Brandon Robinson-Thompson (1) | 5.78 | ||
| 6 Aug | British Challenge | England | £230,000 | Alex Fitzpatrick (1) | 6.14 | ||
| 13 Aug | Farmfoods Scottish Challenge | Scotland | £230,000 | Sam Bairstow (1) | 5.82 | ||
| 20 Aug | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Finland | 250,000 |  Lauri Ruuska (1) | 3.43 | ||
| 27 Aug | Dormy Open | Sweden | 250,000 | Jacques Kruyswijk (1) | 5.71 | ||
| 3 Sep | Indoor Golf Group Challenge | Sweden | 250,000 | Max Rottluff (2) | 5.93 | ||
| 10 Sep | Challenge de España | Spain | 250,000 | Martin Couvra (a) (1) | 6.00 | ||
| 17 Sep | Open de Portugal | Portugal | 250,000 | Marco Penge (1) | 6.43 | ||
| 24 Sep | Swiss Challenge | France | 250,000 | Adam Blommé (1) | 5.78 | ||
| 8 Oct | Hopps Open de Provence | France | 260,000 |  Lucas Vacarisas (1) | 5.10 | ||
| 16 Oct | Hainan Open | China | US$500,000 | Ricardo Gouveia (7) | 4.27 | CHN | |
| 5 Nov | Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final | Spain | 500,000 | Marco Penge (2) | 3.51 | Tour Championship |
The rankings were titled as the Road to Mallorca and were based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [3] [4] The top 21 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2024 European Tour (DP World Tour). [5]
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Penge | 1,285 |
| 2 | Casey Jarvis | 1,278 |
| 3 | Manuel Elvira | 1,262 |
| 4 | Ugo Coussaud | 1,240 |
| 5 | Jesper Svensson | 1,221 |
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