2022 Challenge Tour Explained

Year:2022
Tour:Challenge Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:28
Most Wins: Nathan Kimsey (2)
Alexander Knappe (2)
J. C. Ritchie (2)
Honor1:Rankings
Honoree1: Nathan Kimsey
Prevseason:2021
Nextseason:2023

The 2022 Challenge Tour was the 34th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
()
WinnerOWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
South Africa R6,000,000 Alexander Knappe (3) 13 Pro-Am
South Africa US$250,000 J. C. Ritchie (3) 13
South Africa US$250,000 J. C. Ritchie (4) 13 New tournament
South Africa US$250,000 Oliver Hundebøll (1) 13 New tournament
South Africa US$250,000 Clément Sordet (5) 13 New tournament
South Africa US$250,000 Mateusz Gradecki (1) 13
Tanzania Removed[2] New tournament
Spain 250,000 Jens Dantorp (3) 12
Scotland £230,000 Javier Sainz (1) 12
Czech Republic 260,000 Nicolai Kristensen (1) 12
Spain 250,000 Liam Johnston (3) 12
Czech Republic 260,000 Martin Simonsen (1) 12
France 250,000 Alfie Plant (2) 12
Italy 350,000 Kristian Krogh Johannessen (1) 12
France 260,000 Nathan Kimsey (1) 12
Austria 250,000 Marc Hammer (1) 12
Germany 250,000 Alejandro del Rey (1) 12
Ireland 250,000 Todd Clements (1) 12
Finland 250,000 Velten Meyer (1) 12
Denmark 250,000 Freddy Schott (1) 3.83
Sweden 250,000 Emilio Cuartero (2) 5.47
Sweden 250,000 Mikael Lindberg (1) 5.28 New tournament
Belgium 250,000 Alexander Knappe (4) 4.98
Portugal 250,000 Pierre Pineau (1) 5.57
France 250,000 Daniel Hillier (2) 5.14
France 250,000 Joel Sjöholm (2) 5.18
England £230,000 Euan Walker (1) 5.05
England £230,000 Jeremy Freiburghaus (1) 5.10 New tournament
China Cancelled[3]
Spain 500,000 Nathan Kimsey (2) 3.36 Tour Championship

Rankings

The rankings were titled as the Road to Mallorca and were based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[4] [5] The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2023 European Tour (DP World Tour).[6]

Rank Player Points
1 208,918
2 160,025
3 146,052
4 141,286
5 139,848

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 Tournament schedule . European Tour . 20 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Challenge Tour statement on the Mount Kilimanjaro Klassic . European Tour . 1 April 2022 . 29 August 2023.
  3. Web site: European Challenge Tour statement on China events . European Tour . 4 July 2022 . 29 August 2023.
  4. Web site: 2022 Road to Mallorca . European Tour . 6 November 2022.
  5. News: Nathan Kimsey pulls off Challenge Tour clean sweep on dramatic day in Mallorca . The Scotsman . Martin . Dempster . 6 November 2022 . 29 August 2023.
  6. Web site: See which players have earned their 2023 DP World Tour cards . Worldwide Golf . 6 November 2022 . 29 August 2023.