Duration | 9 February 2022 | – 6 November 2022
---|---|
Number of official events | 28 [a] |
Most wins |
Nathan Kimsey (2) Alexander Knappe (2) J. C. Ritchie (2) |
Rankings | Nathan Kimsey |
←
2021
2023 → |
The 2022 Challenge Tour was the 34th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2022 season. [1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ( €) |
Winner [b] |
OWGR points |
Other tours [c] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | South Africa | R6,000,000 | Alexander Knappe (3) | 13 | AFR | Pro-Am |
20 Feb | Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open | South Africa | US$250,000 | J. C. Ritchie (3) | 13 | AFR | |
27 Feb | Jonsson Workwear Open | South Africa | US$250,000 | J. C. Ritchie (4) | 13 | AFR | New tournament |
6 Mar | Mangaung Open | South Africa | US$250,000 | Oliver Hundebøll (1) | 13 | AFR | New tournament |
27 Mar | SDC Open | South Africa | US$250,000 | Clément Sordet (5) | 13 | AFR | New tournament |
3 Apr | Limpopo Championship | South Africa | US$250,000 | Mateusz Gradecki (1) | 13 | AFR | |
Mount Kilamanjaro Klassic | Tanzania | – | Removed [2] | – | AFR | New tournament | |
22 May | Challenge de España | Spain | 250,000 | Jens Dantorp (3) | 12 | ||
29 May | Farmfoods Scottish Challenge | Scotland | £230,000 | Javier Sainz (1) | 12 | ||
5 Jun | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | 260,000 | Nicolai Kristensen (1) | 12 | ||
12 Jun | Empordà Challenge | Spain | 250,000 | Liam Johnston (3) | 12 | ||
19 Jun | Kaskáda Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 260,000 | Martin Simonsen (1) | 12 | ||
26 Jun | Blot Open de Bretagne | France | 250,000 | Alfie Plant (2) | 12 | ||
3 Jul | Italian Challenge Open | Italy | 350,000 | Kristian Krogh Johannessen (1) | 12 | ||
10 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | 260,000 | Nathan Kimsey (1) | 12 | ||
17 Jul | Euram Bank Open | Austria | 250,000 | Marc Hammer (1) | 12 | ||
24 Jul | Big Green Egg German Challenge | Germany | 250,000 | Alejandro del Rey (1) | 12 | ||
31 Jul | Irish Challenge | Ireland | 250,000 | Todd Clements (1) | 12 | ||
7 Aug | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Finland | 250,000 | Velten Meyer (1) | 12 | ||
14 Aug | Frederikshavn Challenge | Denmark | 250,000 | Freddy Schott (1) | 3.83 | ||
21 Aug | Dormy Open | Sweden | 250,000 | Emilio Cuartero (2) | 5.47 | ||
28 Aug | Indoor Golf Group Challenge | Sweden | 250,000 | Mikael Lindberg (1) | 5.28 | New tournament | |
4 Sep | B-NL Challenge Trophy | Belgium | 250,000 | Alexander Knappe (4) | 4.98 | ||
18 Sep | Open de Portugal | Portugal | 250,000 | Pierre Pineau (1) | 5.57 | ||
25 Sep | Swiss Challenge | France | 250,000 | Daniel Hillier (2) | 5.14 | ||
2 Oct | Hopps Open de Provence | France | 250,000 | Joel Sjöholm (2) | 5.18 | ||
9 Oct | British Challenge | England | £230,000 | Euan Walker (1) | 5.05 | ||
16 Oct | English Trophy | England | £230,000 | Jeremy Freiburghaus (1) | 5.10 | New tournament | |
Foshan Open | China | – | Cancelled [3] | – | CHN | ||
6 Nov | Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final | Spain | 500,000 | Nathan Kimsey (2) | 3.36 | Tour Championship |
For full rankings, see 2022 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. [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 | Nathan Kimsey | 208,918 |
2 | Jeremy Freiburghaus | 160,025 |
3 | Alexander Knappe | 146,052 |
4 | J. C. Ritchie | 141,286 |
5 | Mikael Lindberg | 139,848 |
Duration | 9 February 2022 | – 6 November 2022
---|---|
Number of official events | 28 [a] |
Most wins |
Nathan Kimsey (2) Alexander Knappe (2) J. C. Ritchie (2) |
Rankings | Nathan Kimsey |
←
2021
2023 → |
The 2022 Challenge Tour was the 34th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2022 season. [1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ( €) |
Winner [b] |
OWGR points |
Other tours [c] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | South Africa | R6,000,000 | Alexander Knappe (3) | 13 | AFR | Pro-Am |
20 Feb | Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open | South Africa | US$250,000 | J. C. Ritchie (3) | 13 | AFR | |
27 Feb | Jonsson Workwear Open | South Africa | US$250,000 | J. C. Ritchie (4) | 13 | AFR | New tournament |
6 Mar | Mangaung Open | South Africa | US$250,000 | Oliver Hundebøll (1) | 13 | AFR | New tournament |
27 Mar | SDC Open | South Africa | US$250,000 | Clément Sordet (5) | 13 | AFR | New tournament |
3 Apr | Limpopo Championship | South Africa | US$250,000 | Mateusz Gradecki (1) | 13 | AFR | |
Mount Kilamanjaro Klassic | Tanzania | – | Removed [2] | – | AFR | New tournament | |
22 May | Challenge de España | Spain | 250,000 | Jens Dantorp (3) | 12 | ||
29 May | Farmfoods Scottish Challenge | Scotland | £230,000 | Javier Sainz (1) | 12 | ||
5 Jun | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | 260,000 | Nicolai Kristensen (1) | 12 | ||
12 Jun | Empordà Challenge | Spain | 250,000 | Liam Johnston (3) | 12 | ||
19 Jun | Kaskáda Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 260,000 | Martin Simonsen (1) | 12 | ||
26 Jun | Blot Open de Bretagne | France | 250,000 | Alfie Plant (2) | 12 | ||
3 Jul | Italian Challenge Open | Italy | 350,000 | Kristian Krogh Johannessen (1) | 12 | ||
10 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | 260,000 | Nathan Kimsey (1) | 12 | ||
17 Jul | Euram Bank Open | Austria | 250,000 | Marc Hammer (1) | 12 | ||
24 Jul | Big Green Egg German Challenge | Germany | 250,000 | Alejandro del Rey (1) | 12 | ||
31 Jul | Irish Challenge | Ireland | 250,000 | Todd Clements (1) | 12 | ||
7 Aug | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Finland | 250,000 | Velten Meyer (1) | 12 | ||
14 Aug | Frederikshavn Challenge | Denmark | 250,000 | Freddy Schott (1) | 3.83 | ||
21 Aug | Dormy Open | Sweden | 250,000 | Emilio Cuartero (2) | 5.47 | ||
28 Aug | Indoor Golf Group Challenge | Sweden | 250,000 | Mikael Lindberg (1) | 5.28 | New tournament | |
4 Sep | B-NL Challenge Trophy | Belgium | 250,000 | Alexander Knappe (4) | 4.98 | ||
18 Sep | Open de Portugal | Portugal | 250,000 | Pierre Pineau (1) | 5.57 | ||
25 Sep | Swiss Challenge | France | 250,000 | Daniel Hillier (2) | 5.14 | ||
2 Oct | Hopps Open de Provence | France | 250,000 | Joel Sjöholm (2) | 5.18 | ||
9 Oct | British Challenge | England | £230,000 | Euan Walker (1) | 5.05 | ||
16 Oct | English Trophy | England | £230,000 | Jeremy Freiburghaus (1) | 5.10 | New tournament | |
Foshan Open | China | – | Cancelled [3] | – | CHN | ||
6 Nov | Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final | Spain | 500,000 | Nathan Kimsey (2) | 3.36 | Tour Championship |
For full rankings, see 2022 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. [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 | Nathan Kimsey | 208,918 |
2 | Jeremy Freiburghaus | 160,025 |
3 | Alexander Knappe | 146,052 |
4 | J. C. Ritchie | 141,286 |
5 | Mikael Lindberg | 139,848 |