Duration | 22 April 2021 | – 7 November 2021
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Number of official events | 26 [a] |
Most wins |
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Rankings |
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←
2020
2022 → |
The 2021 Challenge Tour was the 33rd season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Similarly to 2020, the season was due to begin in February with three tournaments in South Africa co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour, but in mid-January the South African swing was postponed to April/May because of COVID-19 pandemic concerns. [1] The official schedule announcement was made on 27 January 2021. [2] In April two back-to-back events in Sweden in May were added. [3]
In August, it was announced that the Hainan Open and the Foshan Open; both played in China, were cancelled. [4] Later in the month, replacement tournaments were confirmed in Spain, both hosted at Empordà Golf on the Costa Brava. [5]
The following table lists official events during the 2021 season. [6]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ( €) |
Winner [b] |
OWGR points |
Other tours [c] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 Apr | Limpopo Championship | South Africa | R3,000,000 |
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13 | AFR | |
2 May | Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open | South Africa | R3,000,000 |
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13 | AFR | |
9 May | Dimension Data Pro-Am | South Africa | R6,000,000 |
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13 | AFR | Pro-Am |
16 May | Range Servant Challenge | Sweden | 200,000 |
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12 | New tournament | |
22 May | Dormy Open | Sweden | 200,000 |
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12 | New tournament | |
30 May | Irish Challenge | Ireland | 220,000 |
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12 | ||
6 Jun | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | 200,000 |
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12 | ||
13 Jun | Challenge de Cádiz | Spain | 200,000 |
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12 | ||
18 Jun | Challenge de España | Spain | 200,000 |
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12 | ||
27 Jun | Open de Bretagne | France | 200,000 |
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12 | ||
4 Jul | Kaskáda Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 200,000 |
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12 | ||
11 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | 210,000 |
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12 | ||
18 Jul | Euram Bank Open | Austria | 190,000 |
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12 | ||
25 Jul | Italian Challenge | Italy | 300,000 |
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12 | ||
8 Aug | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Finland | 200,000 |
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12 | ||
14 Aug | Made in Esbjerg Challenge | Denmark | 200,000 |
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9 | NGL | |
20 Aug | Sydbank Esbjerg Challenge | Denmark | 200,000 |
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9 | NGL | New tournament |
Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | – | Removed | – | |||
29 Aug | B-NL Challenge Trophy | Netherlands | 250,000 |
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12 | New tournament [d] | |
5 Sep | British Challenge | England | £180,000 |
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12 | New tournament | |
12 Sep | Big Green Egg German Challenge | Germany | 200,000 |
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12 | New tournament | |
19 Sep | Hopps Open de Provence | France | 200,000 |
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12 | ||
26 Sep | Open de Portugal | Portugal | 200,000 |
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12 | ||
3 Oct | Swiss Challenge | France | 200,000 |
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12 | ||
Hainan Open | China | – | Cancelled | – | CHN | ||
17 Oct | Empordà Challenge | Spain | 200,000 |
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13 | New tournament | |
Foshan Open | China | – | Cancelled | – | CHN | ||
22 Oct | Challenge Costa Brava | Spain | 200,000 |
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13 | New tournament | |
7 Nov | Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final | Spain | 450,000 |
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17 | Flagship event |
For full rankings, see 2021 Challenge Tour graduates.
The rankings were titled as the Road to Mallorca and were based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [7] [8] The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2022 European Tour (DP World Tour). [9] [10]
Rank | Player | Points |
---|---|---|
1 |
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222,628 |
2 |
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188,291 |
3 |
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173,938 |
4 |
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163,773 |
5 |
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120,334 |
Duration | 22 April 2021 | – 7 November 2021
---|---|
Number of official events | 26 [a] |
Most wins |
![]() |
Rankings |
![]() |
←
2020
2022 → |
The 2021 Challenge Tour was the 33rd season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Similarly to 2020, the season was due to begin in February with three tournaments in South Africa co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour, but in mid-January the South African swing was postponed to April/May because of COVID-19 pandemic concerns. [1] The official schedule announcement was made on 27 January 2021. [2] In April two back-to-back events in Sweden in May were added. [3]
In August, it was announced that the Hainan Open and the Foshan Open; both played in China, were cancelled. [4] Later in the month, replacement tournaments were confirmed in Spain, both hosted at Empordà Golf on the Costa Brava. [5]
The following table lists official events during the 2021 season. [6]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ( €) |
Winner [b] |
OWGR points |
Other tours [c] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 Apr | Limpopo Championship | South Africa | R3,000,000 |
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13 | AFR | |
2 May | Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open | South Africa | R3,000,000 |
![]() |
13 | AFR | |
9 May | Dimension Data Pro-Am | South Africa | R6,000,000 |
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13 | AFR | Pro-Am |
16 May | Range Servant Challenge | Sweden | 200,000 |
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12 | New tournament | |
22 May | Dormy Open | Sweden | 200,000 |
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12 | New tournament | |
30 May | Irish Challenge | Ireland | 220,000 |
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12 | ||
6 Jun | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | 200,000 |
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12 | ||
13 Jun | Challenge de Cádiz | Spain | 200,000 |
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12 | ||
18 Jun | Challenge de España | Spain | 200,000 |
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12 | ||
27 Jun | Open de Bretagne | France | 200,000 |
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12 | ||
4 Jul | Kaskáda Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 200,000 |
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12 | ||
11 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | 210,000 |
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12 | ||
18 Jul | Euram Bank Open | Austria | 190,000 |
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12 | ||
25 Jul | Italian Challenge | Italy | 300,000 |
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12 | ||
8 Aug | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Finland | 200,000 |
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12 | ||
14 Aug | Made in Esbjerg Challenge | Denmark | 200,000 |
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9 | NGL | |
20 Aug | Sydbank Esbjerg Challenge | Denmark | 200,000 |
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9 | NGL | New tournament |
Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | – | Removed | – | |||
29 Aug | B-NL Challenge Trophy | Netherlands | 250,000 |
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12 | New tournament [d] | |
5 Sep | British Challenge | England | £180,000 |
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12 | New tournament | |
12 Sep | Big Green Egg German Challenge | Germany | 200,000 |
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12 | New tournament | |
19 Sep | Hopps Open de Provence | France | 200,000 |
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12 | ||
26 Sep | Open de Portugal | Portugal | 200,000 |
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12 | ||
3 Oct | Swiss Challenge | France | 200,000 |
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12 | ||
Hainan Open | China | – | Cancelled | – | CHN | ||
17 Oct | Empordà Challenge | Spain | 200,000 |
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13 | New tournament | |
Foshan Open | China | – | Cancelled | – | CHN | ||
22 Oct | Challenge Costa Brava | Spain | 200,000 |
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13 | New tournament | |
7 Nov | Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final | Spain | 450,000 |
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17 | Flagship event |
For full rankings, see 2021 Challenge Tour graduates.
The rankings were titled as the Road to Mallorca and were based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [7] [8] The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2022 European Tour (DP World Tour). [9] [10]
Rank | Player | Points |
---|---|---|
1 |
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222,628 |
2 |
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188,291 |
3 |
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173,938 |
4 |
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163,773 |
5 |
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120,334 |