2007 Challenge Tour Explained
The 2007 Challenge Tour was the 19th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Changes for 2007
Five new tournaments were added to the schedule, including the Club Colombia Masters,[1] the Dutch Futures, the Open AGF-Allianz Côtes d'Armor Bretagne, the Doc Salbe PGA European Challenge in Germany and the Toscana Open Italian Federation Cup.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse
(€) | Winner | OWGR
points | Other
tours | Notes |
|---|
| 3 Dec | Abierto Visa de la República | Argentina | US$200,000 |  Rafael Echenique (2) | 12 | ARG, TLA | |
| 10 Dec | Abierto Mexicano Corona | Mexico | US$310,000 |  Fabrizio Zanotti (1) | 12 | TLA | |
| 4 Feb | Club Colombia Masters | Colombia | US$175,000 |  Edoardo Molinari (1) | 12 | TLA | New tournament |
| 11 Feb | Kai Fieberg Costa Rica Open | Costa Rica | US$175,000 | Miguel Rodríguez (1) | 12 | TLA | |
| 18 Feb | Abierto Telefónica de Guatemala | Guatemala | US$150,000 | Jamie Donaldson (3) | 12 | TLA | |
| 11 Mar | Tusker Kenya Open | Kenya | 160,000 | Edoardo Molinari (2) | 12 | | |
| 22 Apr | Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata | Italy | 130,000 | Michael Hoey (2) | 12 | | |
6 May | Moroccan Classic | Morocco | – | Removed | – | | |
| 13 May | A.G.F. Allianz Golf Open de Toulouse | France | 130,000 |  Joost Luiten (1) | 12 | | |
| 20 May | Telenet Trophy | Belgium | 130,000 |  Nicolas Vanhootegem (3) | 12 | | |
| 27 May | Open Mahou de Madrid | Spain | 130,000 | Ben Mason (1) | 12 | | |
| 3 Jun | Oceânico Developments Pro-Am Challenge | England | 100,000 | Ross McGowan (1) | 12 | | |
| 10 Jun | Vodafone Challenge | Germany | 130,000 | Joost Luiten (2) | 12 | | |
| 17 Jun | Open de Saint-Omer | France | 500,000 |  Carl Suneson (6) | 18 | EUR | |
| 24 Jun | Credit Suisse Challenge | Switzerland | 140,000 | Peter Baker (1) | 12 | | |
| 1 Jul | Estoril Challenge de Portugal | Portugal | 130,000 | Ross McGowan (2) | 12 | | |
| 8 Jul | AGF-Allianz Open des Volcans – Challenge de France | France | 130,000 |  Gareth Paddison (1) | 12 | | |
| 22 Jul | MAN NÖ Open | Austria | 130,000 |  Anders Schmidt Hansen (1) | 12 | | |
| 29 Jul | Firstplus Wales Challenge | Wales | 130,000 |  Colm Moriarty (1) | 12 | | |
| 5 Aug | Challenge of Ireland | Ireland | 150,000 |  Magnus A. Carlsson (1) | 12 | | |
| 12 Aug | Scottish Challenge | Scotland | 200,000 | Robert Dinwiddie (1) | 12 | | |
| 19 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 210,000 | Robert Dinwiddie (2) | 12 | | |
| 19 Aug | Lexus Open | Norway | 130,000 |  Martin Wiegele (1) | 12 | | |
| 26 Aug | Postbank Challenge | Germany | 140,000 | Felipe Aguilar (1) | 12 | | |
| 2 Sep | ECCO Tour Championship | Denmark | 130,000 | Iain Pyman (6) | 12 | NGL | |
| 9 Sep | Telia Challenge Waxholm | Sweden | SKr 1,175,000 | Iain Pyman (7) | 12 | | |
| 16 Sep | OKI Mahou Challenge de España | Spain | 130,000 |  Felipe Aguilar (2) | 12 | | |
| 23 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | 330,000 | Leif Westerberg (2) | 12 | | |
| 30 Sep | Dutch Futures | Netherlands | 140,000 | Peter Whiteford (1) | 12 | | New tournament |
| 7 Oct | Open AGF-Allianz Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | France | 140,000 | Peter Baker (2) | 12 | | New to Challenge Tour |
| 14 Oct | Doc Salbe PGA European Challenge | Germany | 140,000 | Peter Whiteford (2) | 12 | | New tournament |
| 20 Oct | Toscana Open Italian Federation Cup | Italy | 140,000 | Mikael Lundberg (3) | 12 | | New tournament |
| 27 Oct | Apulia San Domenico Grand Final | Italy | 250,000 |  Mike Lorenzo-Vera (1) | 12 | | Tour Championship | |
Rankings
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[3] [4] The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2008 European Tour.[5]
| Rank | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|
| 1 | | 128,927 |
| 2 | | 126,645 |
| 3 | | 120,409 |
| 4 | | 111,748 |
| 5 | | 102,323 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Challenge Tour Resumes With Historic Visit to Colombia . European Tour . 19 March 2010 . 30 August 2023.
- Web site: 2007 Tournament schedule . European Tour . 30 August 2023.
- Web site: 2007 Rankings . European Tour . 30 August 2023.
- Web site: Lorenzo-Vera crowned Challenge Tour King at Grand Final . European Tour . 19 March 2010 . 30 August 2023.
- Web site: Challenge Tour set for a thrilling climax . European Tour . 19 March 2010 . 30 August 2023 . ...where the best 45 players of the season are preparing for one final push in their bids to win one of the 20 available places on The 2008 European Tour..
