Duration | 18 February 2010 | – 30 October 2010
---|---|
Number of official events | 25 [a] |
Most wins |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rankings |
![]() |
←
2009
2011 → |
The 2010 Challenge Tour was the 22nd season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
In August, the Official World Golf Ranking announced that the Apulia San Domenico Grand Final would gain "flagship event" status, meaning that the minimum points awarded would increase to 16 from 12. [1] [2]
The following table lists official events during the 2010 season. [3]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ( €) |
Winner [b] |
OWGR points |
Other tours [c] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 Feb | Abierto Internacional de Golf II Copa Antioquia | Colombia | US$220,000 |
![]() |
12 | CAN, TLA | New to Challenge Tour |
28 Mar | Kenya Open | Kenya | 190,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
2 May | Turkish Airlines Challenge | Turkey | 175,000 |
![]() |
12 | New tournament | |
9 May | Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | France | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
23 May | Mugello Tuscany Open | Italy | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | New tournament | |
30 May | Telenet Trophy | Belgium | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
6 Jun | Kärnten Golf Open | Austria | 160,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
13 Jun | Scottish Hydro Challenge | Scotland | 200,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
20 Jun
[d] |
Moroccan Golf Classic | Morocco | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
20 Jun | Saint-Omer Open | France | 600,000 |
![]() |
18 | EUR | |
27 Jun | Fred Olsen Challenge de España | Spain | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
4 Jul | The Princess | Sweden | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
11 Jul | Allianz Golf Open de Lyon | France | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
18 Jul | Credit Suisse Challenge | Switzerland | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
25 Jul | English Challenge | England | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
Green Challenge | Finland | – | Cancelled [5] | – | |||
14 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 215,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
22 Aug | ECCO Tour Championship | Germany | DKr 1,350,000 |
![]() |
12 | DNK | |
28 Aug | SWALEC Wales Challenge | Wales | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
5 Sep | Allianz EurOpen Strasbourg | France | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
12 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | 400,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
19 Sep | M2M Russian Challenge Cup | Russia | 175,000 |
![]() |
12 | New tournament | |
10 Oct | Allianz Golf Open du Grand Toulouse | France | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
16 Oct | Roma Golf Open | Italy | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
23 Oct | Egyptian Open | Egypt | 250,000 |
![]() |
14 | New to Challenge Tour | |
30 Oct | Apulia San Domenico Grand Final | Italy | 300,000 |
![]() |
16 | Flagship event |
For full rankings, see 2010 Challenge Tour graduates.
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. [6] [7] The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2011 European Tour. [8] [9]
Rank | Player | Prize money ( €) |
---|---|---|
1 |
![]() |
134,297 |
2 |
![]() |
107,152 |
3 |
![]() |
104,754 |
4 |
![]() |
101,288 |
5 |
![]() |
99,989 |
The Board also agreed that the European Challenge Tour, in keeping with the other Tours, should have a Flagship event and approved a proposal that the 2010 Apulia San Domenico Grand Final should receive Flagship status with 16 ranking points to the winner.
The Moroccan Golf Classic has been postponed...
Velasco has also targeted a maiden European Tour victory after topping the Rankings with earnings of €134,296.
Duration | 18 February 2010 | – 30 October 2010
---|---|
Number of official events | 25 [a] |
Most wins |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rankings |
![]() |
←
2009
2011 → |
The 2010 Challenge Tour was the 22nd season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
In August, the Official World Golf Ranking announced that the Apulia San Domenico Grand Final would gain "flagship event" status, meaning that the minimum points awarded would increase to 16 from 12. [1] [2]
The following table lists official events during the 2010 season. [3]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ( €) |
Winner [b] |
OWGR points |
Other tours [c] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 Feb | Abierto Internacional de Golf II Copa Antioquia | Colombia | US$220,000 |
![]() |
12 | CAN, TLA | New to Challenge Tour |
28 Mar | Kenya Open | Kenya | 190,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
2 May | Turkish Airlines Challenge | Turkey | 175,000 |
![]() |
12 | New tournament | |
9 May | Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | France | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
23 May | Mugello Tuscany Open | Italy | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | New tournament | |
30 May | Telenet Trophy | Belgium | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
6 Jun | Kärnten Golf Open | Austria | 160,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
13 Jun | Scottish Hydro Challenge | Scotland | 200,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
20 Jun
[d] |
Moroccan Golf Classic | Morocco | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
20 Jun | Saint-Omer Open | France | 600,000 |
![]() |
18 | EUR | |
27 Jun | Fred Olsen Challenge de España | Spain | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
4 Jul | The Princess | Sweden | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
11 Jul | Allianz Golf Open de Lyon | France | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
18 Jul | Credit Suisse Challenge | Switzerland | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
25 Jul | English Challenge | England | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
Green Challenge | Finland | – | Cancelled [5] | – | |||
14 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 215,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
22 Aug | ECCO Tour Championship | Germany | DKr 1,350,000 |
![]() |
12 | DNK | |
28 Aug | SWALEC Wales Challenge | Wales | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
5 Sep | Allianz EurOpen Strasbourg | France | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
12 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | 400,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
19 Sep | M2M Russian Challenge Cup | Russia | 175,000 |
![]() |
12 | New tournament | |
10 Oct | Allianz Golf Open du Grand Toulouse | France | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
16 Oct | Roma Golf Open | Italy | 150,000 |
![]() |
12 | ||
23 Oct | Egyptian Open | Egypt | 250,000 |
![]() |
14 | New to Challenge Tour | |
30 Oct | Apulia San Domenico Grand Final | Italy | 300,000 |
![]() |
16 | Flagship event |
For full rankings, see 2010 Challenge Tour graduates.
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. [6] [7] The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2011 European Tour. [8] [9]
Rank | Player | Prize money ( €) |
---|---|---|
1 |
![]() |
134,297 |
2 |
![]() |
107,152 |
3 |
![]() |
104,754 |
4 |
![]() |
101,288 |
5 |
![]() |
99,989 |
The Board also agreed that the European Challenge Tour, in keeping with the other Tours, should have a Flagship event and approved a proposal that the 2010 Apulia San Domenico Grand Final should receive Flagship status with 16 ranking points to the winner.
The Moroccan Golf Classic has been postponed...
Velasco has also targeted a maiden European Tour victory after topping the Rankings with earnings of €134,296.