2010 Challenge Tour
The 2010 Challenge Tour was the 22nd season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour. The tour started as the Satellite Tour with its first Order of Merit rankings in 1989 and was officially renamed as the Challenge Tour at the start of the 1990 season.[1]
| Duration | 18 February 2010 – 30 October 2010 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 25[lower-alpha 1] |
| Most wins | 2: Andreas Hartø Mark Tullo Álvaro Velasco Martin Wiegele Bernd Wiesberger |
| Challenge Tour Rankings | Álvaro Velasco |
← 2009 2011 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.[2][3][4]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner[lower-alpha 2] | OWGR points | Other tours[lower-alpha 3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb | Abierto Internacional de Golf II Copa Antioquia | Colombia | US$220,000 |  David Vanegas (1) |
12 | CAN, TLA | New to Challenge Tour |
| 28 Mar | Kenya Open | Kenya | 190,000 |  Robert Dinwiddie (3) |
12 | ||
| 2 May | Turkish Airlines Challenge | Turkey | 175,000 | Charlie Ford (1) |
12 | New tournament | |
| 9 May | Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | France | 150,000 | Sam Walker (2) |
12 | ||
| 23 May | Mugello Tuscany Open | Italy | 150,000 |  Floris de Vries (1) |
12 | New tournament | |
| 30 May | Telenet Trophy | Belgium | 150,000 | Lee Slattery (2) |
12 | ||
| 6 Jun | Kärnten Golf Open | Austria | 160,000 | Martin Wiegele (2) |
12 | ||
| 13 Jun | Scottish Hydro Challenge | Scotland | 200,000 |  George Murray (1) |
12 | ||
| 20 Jun |
Moroccan Golf Classic | Morocco | 150,000 |  Chris Baker (1) |
12 | ||
| 20 Jun | Saint-Omer Open | France | 600,000 | Martin Wiegele (3) |
18 | EUR | |
| 27 Jun | Fred Olsen Challenge de España | Spain | 150,000 | Álvaro Velasco (1) |
12 | ||
| 4 Jul | The Princess | Sweden | 150,000 | Thorbjørn Olesen (1) |
12 | ||
| 11 Jul | Allianz Golf Open de Lyon | France | 150,000 | Bernd Wiesberger (1) |
12 | ||
| 18 Jul | Credit Suisse Challenge | Switzerland | 150,000 |  Alessandro Tadini (3) |
12 | ||
| 25 Jul | English Challenge | England | 150,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Daniel Gaunt (1) |
12 | ||
| Green Challenge | Finland | – | Cancelled | – | |||
| 14 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 215,000 | Mark Tullo (1) |
12 | ||
| 22 Aug | ECCO Tour Championship | Germany | DKr 1,350,000 | Andreas Hartø (a) (1) |
12 | DNK | |
| 28 Aug | SWALEC Wales Challenge | Wales | 150,000 |  Oscar Florén (1) |
12 | ||
| 5 Sep | Allianz EurOpen Strasbourg | France | 150,000 |  Romain Wattel (a) (1) |
12 | ||
| 12 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | 400,000 | Álvaro Velasco (2) |
12 | ||
| 19 Sep | M2M Russian Challenge Cup | Russia | 175,000 | Carlos del Moral (2) |
12 | New tournament | |
| 10 Oct | Allianz Golf Open du Grand Toulouse | France | 150,000 | Bernd Wiesberger (2) |
12 | ||
| 16 Oct | Roma Golf Open | Italy | 150,000 | Andreas Hartø (2) |
12 | ||
| 23 Oct | Egyptian Open | Egypt | 250,000 | Mark Tullo (2) |
14 | New to Challenge Tour | |
| 30 Oct | Apulia San Domenico Grand Final | Italy | 300,000 | Matt Haines (1) |
16 | Flagship event |
Challenge Tour Rankings
For full rankings, see 2010 Challenge Tour graduates.
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2011 European Tour.
| Rank | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Álvaro Velasco | 134,297 |
| 2 | Matt Haines | 107,152 |
| 3 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 104,754 |
| 4 | Floris de Vries | 101,288 |
| 5 | Bernd Wiesberger | 99,989 |
See also
Notes
- A further one tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
- 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.
- CAN − Canadian Tour; DNK − Danish Golf Tour; EUR − European Tour; TLA − Tour de las Américas.
References
- "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- "Challenge Tour Schedule 2010". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- "Green Challenge removed from Challenge Tour schedule". PGA European Tour. 23 April 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- Callow, James (19 April 2010). "Volcanic ash cloud causes widespread disruption to sporting calendar". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
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