| Year: | 2001 |
| Tour: | Challenge Tour |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 29 |
| Most Wins: |  Sébastien Delagrange (2)Jamie Donaldson (2) Chris Gane (2) Mark Foster (2) |
| Honor1: | Rankings |
| Honoree1: | Mark Foster |
| Prevseason: | 2000 |
| Nextseason: | 2002 |
The 2001 Challenge Tour was the 13th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar | Kenya | £75,000 |  Ashley Roestoff (1) | 6 | ||||
| 11 Mar | Zambia | £50,000 | Mark Foster (1) | 6 | New to Challenge Tour | |||
| 1 Apr | Spain | 90,000 | Euan Little (1) | 6 | ||||
| 29 Apr | Italy | 115,000 | Andrew Sherborne (1) | 6 | New tournament | |||
| 6 May | Switzerland | 105,000 | Greig Hutcheon (2) | 6 | ||||
| 20 May | Austria | 90,000 | Chris Gane (1) | 6 | ||||
| 27 May | France | 150,000 | Sébastien Delagrange (1) | 6 | ||||
| 3 Jun | Sweden | SKr 840,000 | Benn Barham (1) | 6 | ||||
| 10 Jun | Denmark | 110,000 | Sébastien Delagrange (2) | 6 | ||||
| 17 Jun | Germany | 85,000 |  Wolfgang Huget (1) | 6 | New tournament | |||
| 24 Jun | Luxembourg | 90,000 | Grant Hamerton (1) | 6 | ||||
| 1 Jul | France | 90,000 | Scott Drummond (1) | 6 | ||||
| 8 Jul | France | 120,000 | Kenneth Ferrie (2) | 6 | New tournament | |||
| 15 Jul | Finland | 80,000 |  Peter Hedblom (4) | 6 | ||||
| 22 Jul | Germany | 280,000 | Peter Hanson (1) | 6 | ||||
| 29 Jul | England | £130,000 | Mark Foster (2) | 6 | ||||
| 5 Aug | Russia | £100,000 | Jamie Donaldson (1) | 6 | ||||
| 12 Aug | Finland | 150,000 | Klas Eriksson (4) | 6 | New tournament | |||
| 19 Aug | Ireland | 350,000 | Tobias Dier (1) | 16 | ||||
| 26 Aug | Switzerland | CHF 150,000 | Stuart Little (2) | 6 | ||||
| 26 Aug | Sweden | SKr 800,000 | Christophe Pottier (1) | 6 | ||||
| 2 Sep | England | £50,000 | Sam Little (1) | 6 | ||||
| 8 Sep | Netherlands | 120,000 | Dominique Nouailhac (1) | 6 | ||||
| 16 Sep | Sweden | SKr 1,100,000 | Jamie Donaldson (2) | 6 | ||||
| 30 Sep | Austria | 135,000 | Iain Pyman (3) | 6 | New tournament | |||
| 6 Oct | Italy | 125,000 |  Mads Vibe-Hastrup (1) | 6 | ||||
| 14 Oct | France | 120,000 | Mårten Olander (1) | 6 | ||||
| 21 Oct | Italy | 115,000 | Chris Gane (2) | 6 | New tournament | |||
| 4 Nov | France | 200,000 | Richard Bland (1) | 6 | Tour Championship |
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2] [3] The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2002 European Tour.[4]
| Rank | Player | Prize money (€) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97,737 | ||
| 2 | 92,740 | ||
| 3 | 79,731 | ||
| 4 | 75,841 | ||
| 5 | 72,950 |