Duration | 1 February 2024 – 3 November 2024 |
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Number of official events | 29 |
Most wins | ![]() ![]() |
Rankings | ![]() |
← 2023 2025 → |
The 2024 Challenge Tour was the 36th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2024 season. [1] [2] [3]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner [a] | OWGR points | Other tours [b] | Notes |
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4 Feb | SDC Open | South Africa | US$350,000 | ![]() | 5.89 | AFR | |
11 Feb | Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open | South Africa | US$350,000 | ![]() | 6.40 | AFR | |
18 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | South Africa | R7,000,000 | ![]() | 7.35 | AFR | Pro-Am |
25 Feb | NMB Championship | South Africa | US$350,000 | ![]() | 5.49 | AFR | |
17 Mar | Delhi Challenge | India | US$300,000 | ![]() | 5.34 | PGTI | New tournament |
24 Mar | Kolkata Challenge | India | US$300,000 | ![]() | 5.66 | PGTI | New tournament |
21 Apr | Abu Dhabi Challenge | UAE | US$300,000 | ![]() | 6.81 | ||
28 Apr | UAE Challenge | UAE | US$300,000 | ![]() | 6.86 | ||
12 May | Challenge de España | Spain | 270,000 | ![]() | 6.30 | ||
26 May | Danish Golf Challenge | Denmark | 270,000 | ![]() | 6.19 | ||
9 Jun | Challenge de Cádiz | Spain | 270,000 | ![]() | 6.03 | ||
16 Jun | Kaskáda Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 270,000 | ![]() | 5.71 | ||
23 Jun | Blot Open de Bretagne | France | 270,000 | ![]() | 5.34 | ||
30 Jun | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | 270,000 | ![]() | 6.45 | ||
21 Jul | Euram Bank Open | Austria | 270,000 | ![]() | 5.63 | ||
28 Jul | Black Desert NI Open | Northern Ireland | £250,000 | ![]() | 6.86 | ||
4 Aug | Irish Challenge | Ireland | 270,000 | ![]() | 6.81 | ||
11 Aug | Farmfoods Scottish Challenge | Scotland | £250,000 | ![]() | 5.73 | ||
18 Aug | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Finland | 270,000 | ![]() | 5.21 | ||
25 Aug | Indoor Golf Group Challenge | Sweden | 270,000 | ![]() | 4.97 | ||
1 Sep | Rosa Challenge Tour | Poland | 270,000 | ![]() | 5.70 | New tournament | |
8 Sep | Big Green Egg German Challenge | Germany | 270,000 | ![]() | 4.87 | ||
15 Sep | Open de Portugal | Portugal | 270,000 | ![]() | 6.33 | ||
22 Sep | Italian Challenge Open | Italy | 350,000 | ![]() | 6.86 | ||
29 Sep | Swiss Challenge | France | 270,000 | ![]() | 4.05 | ||
5 Oct | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | 270,000 | ![]() | 3.90 | ||
13 Oct | Hainan Open | China | US$500,000 | ![]() | 5.40 | CHN | |
20 Oct | Hangzhou Open | China | US$500,000 | ![]() | 5.59 | CHN | New tournament |
3 Nov | Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final | Spain | 500,000 | ![]() | 5.33 | 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. [6] [7] The top 22 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2025 European Tour (DP World Tour). [e] [10]
Rank | Player | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 1,826 |
2 | ![]() | 1,595 |
3 | ![]() | 1,497 |
4 | ![]() | 1,488 |
5 | ![]() | 1,477 |
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