Duration | 23 March 2017 | – 4 November 2017
---|---|
Number of official events | 27 |
Most wins | Aaron Rai (3) |
Rankings | Tapio Pulkkanen |
←
2016
2018 → |
The 2017 Challenge Tour was the 29th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2017 season. [1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ( €) |
Winner [a] |
OWGR points |
Other tours [b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 Mar | Barclays Kenya Open | Kenya | 220,000 | Aaron Rai (1) | 12 | ||
23 Apr | Turkish Airlines Challenge | Turkey | 200,000 | Ryan Evans (1) | 12 | ||
14 May | Open de Portugal | Portugal | 500,000 | Matt Wallace (1) | 18 | EUR | |
21 May | Andalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9 | Spain | 200,000 | Aaron Rai (2) | 12 | New tournament | |
28 May | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | 180,000 | Julian Suri (1) | 12 | ||
4 Jun | Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | 170,000 | Joel Girrbach (1) | 12 | ||
11 Jun | KPMG Trophy | Belgium | 170,000 | Martin Wiegele (4) | 12 | ||
18 Jun | Hauts de France Golf Open | France | 200,000 | Julien Guerrier (1) | 12 | ||
25 Jun | Made in Denmark Challenge | Denmark | 180,000 | Oscar Stark (1) | 12 | ||
2 Jul | SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge | Scotland | 250,000 | Richard McEvoy (2) | 12 | ||
9 Jul | Prague Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 180,000 | Garrick Porteous (1) | 12 | New tournament | |
16 Jul | Italian Challenge Open | Italy | 300,000 | Joel Sjöholm (1) | 12 | ||
23 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | 210,000 | Aaron Rai (3) [c] | 12 | ||
30 Jul | Swedish Challenge | Sweden | 200,000 | Estanislao Goya (3) | 12 | ||
6 Aug | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Finland | 180,000 | Paul Howard (1) | 12 | ||
13 Aug | Galgorm Resort & Spa Northern Ireland Open | Northern Ireland | 185,000 | Robin Sciot-Siegrist (1) | 12 | ||
20 Aug | Viking Challenge | Norway | 200,000 | Clément Sordet (3) | 12 | ||
26 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 250,000 | Pedro Oriol (1) | 12 | ||
3 Sep | Cordon Golf Open | France | 210,000 | Birgir Hafþórsson (1) | 12 | ||
10 Sep | Bridgestone Challenge | England | 180,000 | Oscar Lengdén (1) | 12 | ||
17 Sep | Irish Challenge | Ireland | 180,000 | Julien Guerrier (2) | 12 | ||
24 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | 450,000 | Tapio Pulkkanen (1) | 13 | ||
1 Oct | Challenge de España | Spain | 200,000 | Victor Perez (1) | 12 | ||
15 Oct | Hainan Open | China | US$350,000 | Erik van Rooyen (1) | 13 | CHN | |
22 Oct | Foshan Open | China | US$500,000 | Oliver Farr (2) | 13 | CHN | |
28 Oct | Ras Al Khaimah Golf Challenge | UAE | US$350,000 | Jens Dantorp (2) | 13 | ||
4 Nov | NBO Golf Classic Grand Final | Oman | 420,000 | Clément Sordet (4) | 17 | Flagship event |
For full rankings, see 2017 Challenge Tour graduates.
The rankings were titled as the Road to Oman and were based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [3] [4] The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2018 European Tour. [5]
Rank | Player | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Tapio Pulkkanen | 210,799 |
2 | Clément Sordet | 181,312 |
3 | Erik van Rooyen | 160,876 |
4 | Aaron Rai | 139,435 |
5 | Marcus Kinhult | 139,419 |
Duration | 23 March 2017 | – 4 November 2017
---|---|
Number of official events | 27 |
Most wins | Aaron Rai (3) |
Rankings | Tapio Pulkkanen |
←
2016
2018 → |
The 2017 Challenge Tour was the 29th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2017 season. [1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ( €) |
Winner [a] |
OWGR points |
Other tours [b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 Mar | Barclays Kenya Open | Kenya | 220,000 | Aaron Rai (1) | 12 | ||
23 Apr | Turkish Airlines Challenge | Turkey | 200,000 | Ryan Evans (1) | 12 | ||
14 May | Open de Portugal | Portugal | 500,000 | Matt Wallace (1) | 18 | EUR | |
21 May | Andalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9 | Spain | 200,000 | Aaron Rai (2) | 12 | New tournament | |
28 May | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | 180,000 | Julian Suri (1) | 12 | ||
4 Jun | Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | 170,000 | Joel Girrbach (1) | 12 | ||
11 Jun | KPMG Trophy | Belgium | 170,000 | Martin Wiegele (4) | 12 | ||
18 Jun | Hauts de France Golf Open | France | 200,000 | Julien Guerrier (1) | 12 | ||
25 Jun | Made in Denmark Challenge | Denmark | 180,000 | Oscar Stark (1) | 12 | ||
2 Jul | SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge | Scotland | 250,000 | Richard McEvoy (2) | 12 | ||
9 Jul | Prague Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 180,000 | Garrick Porteous (1) | 12 | New tournament | |
16 Jul | Italian Challenge Open | Italy | 300,000 | Joel Sjöholm (1) | 12 | ||
23 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | 210,000 | Aaron Rai (3) [c] | 12 | ||
30 Jul | Swedish Challenge | Sweden | 200,000 | Estanislao Goya (3) | 12 | ||
6 Aug | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Finland | 180,000 | Paul Howard (1) | 12 | ||
13 Aug | Galgorm Resort & Spa Northern Ireland Open | Northern Ireland | 185,000 | Robin Sciot-Siegrist (1) | 12 | ||
20 Aug | Viking Challenge | Norway | 200,000 | Clément Sordet (3) | 12 | ||
26 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 250,000 | Pedro Oriol (1) | 12 | ||
3 Sep | Cordon Golf Open | France | 210,000 | Birgir Hafþórsson (1) | 12 | ||
10 Sep | Bridgestone Challenge | England | 180,000 | Oscar Lengdén (1) | 12 | ||
17 Sep | Irish Challenge | Ireland | 180,000 | Julien Guerrier (2) | 12 | ||
24 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | 450,000 | Tapio Pulkkanen (1) | 13 | ||
1 Oct | Challenge de España | Spain | 200,000 | Victor Perez (1) | 12 | ||
15 Oct | Hainan Open | China | US$350,000 | Erik van Rooyen (1) | 13 | CHN | |
22 Oct | Foshan Open | China | US$500,000 | Oliver Farr (2) | 13 | CHN | |
28 Oct | Ras Al Khaimah Golf Challenge | UAE | US$350,000 | Jens Dantorp (2) | 13 | ||
4 Nov | NBO Golf Classic Grand Final | Oman | 420,000 | Clément Sordet (4) | 17 | Flagship event |
For full rankings, see 2017 Challenge Tour graduates.
The rankings were titled as the Road to Oman and were based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [3] [4] The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2018 European Tour. [5]
Rank | Player | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Tapio Pulkkanen | 210,799 |
2 | Clément Sordet | 181,312 |
3 | Erik van Rooyen | 160,876 |
4 | Aaron Rai | 139,435 |
5 | Marcus Kinhult | 139,419 |