2012 Challenge Tour Explained
The 2012 Challenge Tour was the 24th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse
(€) | Winner | OWGR
points | Other
tours | Notes |
|---|
| 29 Jan | Gujarat Kensville Challenge | India | 200,000 |  Maximilian Kieffer (1) | 12 | PGTI | |
| 11 Mar | Pacific Rubiales Colombia Classic | Colombia | 190,000 | Phillip Archer (3) | 12 | | New tournament |
| 1 Apr | Barclays Kenya Open | Kenya | 195,000 | Seve Benson (3) | 12 | | |
| 13 May | Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | France | 160,000 | Eddie Pepperell (1) | 12 | | |
| 13 May | Madeira Islands Open - Portugal | Portugal | 675,000 |  Ricardo Santos (2) | 18 | EUR | |
| 27 May | Telenet Trophy | Belgium | 160,000 |  Marco Crespi (1) | 12 | | |
| 3 Jun | Fred Olsen Challenge de España | Spain | 160,000 |  Eduardo de la Riva (1) | 12 | | |
| 10 Jun | Kärnten Golf Open | Austria | 160,000 |  Gary Stal (1) | 12 | | |
| 17 Jun | Saint-Omer Open | France | 500,000 |  Darren Fichardt (1) | 18 | EUR | |
| 24 Jun | Scottish Hydro Challenge | Scotland | 220,000 | Sam Walker (3) | 12 | | |
| 30 Jun | Challenge Provincia di Varese | Italy | 165,000 | Raymond Russell (1) | 12 | | New tournament |
| 15 Jul | Credit Suisse Challenge | Switzerland | 160,000 | Gary Stal (2) | 12 | | |
| 21 Jul | Double Tree by Hilton Acaya Open | Italy | 160,000 |  Espen Kofstad (1) | 12 | | |
| 29 Jul | English Challenge | England | 160,000 | Chris Paisley (1) | 12 | | |
| 5 Aug | Finnish Challenge | Finland | 170,000 |  Kristoffer Broberg (1) | 12 | | |
| 12 Aug | Norwegian Challenge | Norway | 175,000 | Kristoffer Broberg (2) | 12 | | |
| 18 Aug | ECCO Tour Championship | Denmark | DKr 1,200,000 | Alessandro Tadini (4) | 12 | DNK | |
| 25 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 190,000 | Kristoffer Broberg (3) | 12 | | |
| 9 Sep | M2M Russian Challenge Cup | Russia | 200,000 | Alexandre Kaleka (2) | 12 | | |
| 16 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | 400,000 | Scott Henry (1) | 12 | | |
| 23 Sep | Allianz Golf Open Toulouse Metropole | France | 160,000 | Julien Brun (a) (1) | 12 | | |
| 30 Sep | Challenge de Catalunya | Spain | 160,000 |  Brooks Koepka (1) | 12 | | New tournament |
| 7 Oct | Allianz Open de Lyon | France | 160,000 | Chris Doak (1) | 12 | | |
| 14 Oct | D+D Real Czech Challenge Open | Czech Republic | 160,000 |  Andreas Hartø (3) | 12 | | New tournament |
| 21 Oct | Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Challenge | Denmark | 140,000 | Kristoffer Broberg (4) | 12 | | New tournament |
| 27 Oct | Apulia San Domenico Grand Final | Italy | 330,000 | Espen Kofstad (2) | 16 | | Flagship event | |
Rankings
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2] [3] The top 21 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2013 European Tour.[3]
| Rank | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|
| 1 | | 131,099 |
| 2 | | 126,508 |
| 3 | | 121,999 |
| 4 | | 120,085 |
| 5 | | 117,482 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: 2012 Tournament schedule . European Tour . 29 August 2023.
- Web site: 2012 Rankings . European Tour . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121120132948/http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/stats/index.html . 20 November 2012.
- Web site: Kofstad sweeps the board at Grand Final . European Tour . 27 October 2012 . 29 August 2023 . It was an emotional day in the south of Italy, where the players who finished in the top 21 of the Rankings were celebrating their promotion to The European Tour, and others were left to rue what might have been..
