2014 Challenge Tour

The 2014 Challenge Tour was the 26th 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]

Not to be confused with 2014 ATP Challenger Tour.
2014 Challenge Tour season
Duration6 March 2014 (2014-03-06) – 8 November 2014 (2014-11-08)
Number of official events27[lower-alpha 1]
Most wins3:
France Benjamin Hébert
Germany Moritz Lampert
Challenge Tour RankingsEngland Andrew Johnston
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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2014 season.[2][3]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(€)		Winner[lower-alpha 2]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 3]		Notes
9 MarBarclays Kenya OpenKenya200,000South Africa Jake Roos (1)12
6 AprNH Collection OpenSpain600,000Italy Marco Crespi (3)18EURNew tournament
27 AprChallenge de CatalunyaSpain160,000Spain Antonio Hortal (1)12
11 MayMadeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPIPortugal600,000England Daniel Brooks (1)18EUR
18 MayTurkish Airlines ChallengeTurkey175,000Wales Oliver Farr (1)12
25 MayKärnten Golf OpenAustria160,000Germany Moritz Lampert (1)12
1 JunD+D Real Czech ChallengeCzech Republic165,000France Thomas Linard (1)12
8 JunFred Olsen Challenge de EspañaSpain160,000Germany Moritz Lampert (2)12
15 JunNajeti Hotels et Golfs OpenFrance500,000Spain Jordi García Pinto (2)12
22 JunBelgian Challenge OpenBelgium160,000England William Harrold (1)12
29 JunScottish Hydro ChallengeScotland250,000England Andrew Johnston (1)12
6 JulAegean Airlines Challenge TourGermany170,000South Africa Jake Roos (2)12
13 JulD+D Real Slovakia ChallengeSlovakia160,000Scotland Andrew McArthur (2)12New tournament
20 JulSwiss ChallengeSwitzerland160,000Belgium Pierre Relecom (1)12
27 JulLe Vaudreuil Golf ChallengeFrance200,000England Andrew Johnston (2)12
3 AugAzerbaijan Golf Challenge OpenAzerbaijan300,000Germany Moritz Lampert (3)[lower-alpha 4]12New tournament
10 AugNorwegian ChallengeNorway175,000France Benjamin Hébert (4)12
17 AugVacon OpenFinland170,000Chile Mark Tullo (3)12
23 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland230,000South Korea An Byeong-hun (1)12
31 AugNorthern Ireland Open ChallengeNorthern Ireland170,000Sweden Joakim Lagergren (1)12
7 SepOpen Blue Green Côtes d'Armor BretagneFrance200,000France Benjamin Hébert (5)12
14 SepKharkov Superior CupUkraine–Cancelled–
21 SepKazakhstan OpenKazakhstan450,000England Sam Hutsby (1)13
5 OctEMC Golf Challenge OpenItaly180,000Portugal Ricardo Gouveia (1)12
19 OctShankai ClassicChinaUS$350,000Sweden Johan Edfors (3)12New tournament
26 OctFoshan OpenChinaUS$350,000England Jason Palmer (1)13
2 NovNational Bank of Oman Golf ClassicOmanUS$330,000England Max Orrin (1)13
8 NovDubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand FinalUAEUS$350,000France Benjamin Hébert (6)17Flagship event

Challenge Tour Rankings

For full rankings, see 2014 Challenge Tour graduates.

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top 15 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2015 European Tour.

RankPlayerPrize money (€)
1England Andrew Johnston190,856
2France Benjamin Hébert178,266
3South Korea An Byeong-hun150,107
4Germany Moritz Lampert137,194
5Chile Mark Tullo129,968

See also

Notes
  1. A further one tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
  2. 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.
  3. EUR − European Tour.
  4. Lampert earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.

References
  1. "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  2. "Challenge Tour Schedule 2014". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  3. "Challenge Tour event in Ukraine is cancelled". PGA European Tour. 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
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