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{{Short description|Golf tour season}}
The '''2012 Challenge Tour''' was a series of professional [[golf]] tournaments collectively known as the [[Challenge Tour]].
{{use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 2012
| tour = Challenge Tour
| regular_season = {{Start date|2012|1|26|df=y}} – {{end date|2012|10|27|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 26
| most_wins = {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kristoffer Broberg]] (4)
| honor1 = Rankings
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Espen Kofstad]]
| honor2 =
| honoree2 =
| honor3 =
| honoree3 =
| honor4 =
| honoree4 =
| prevseason = [[2011 Challenge Tour|2011]]
| nextseason = [[2013 Challenge Tour|2013]]
}}
The '''2012 Challenge Tour''' was the 24th season of the [[Challenge Tour]], the official development tour to the [[European Tour]].


==Schedule==
The Challenge Tour is Europe's official developmental [[professional golf tours|tour]] and is organised by the [[PGA European Tour]]. It was introduced in 1986 and was originally called the Satellite Tour, before being renamed with its present title in 1990.<ref name=history>{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html |title=Tour History |work=[[PGA European Tour]] |accessdate=2010-01-31}}</ref>
The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/2012/ |title=2012 Tournament schedule |publisher=European Tour |access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
==Tournament schedule==
The 2012 schedule is set out below.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/tournament/Season=2012/index_full.html |title=Challenge Tour Schedule 2012 |publisher=[[PGA European Tour]] |accessdate=30 January 2012}}</ref> The numbers in brackets after winners' names show the player's total number of wins on the Challenge Tour including that event. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour because success at this level soon leads to promotion to the European Tour.
!Date!!Tournament!!Host country!!Purse<br>([[Euro|€]])!!Winner{{efn|name=totals|The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Challenge Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the [[European Tour]].}}!![[Official World Golf Ranking|OWGR]]<br>points!!Other<br>tours{{efn|name=tours|DNK − [[Danish Golf Tour]]; EUR − [[European Tour]]; PGTI − [[Professional Golf Tour of India]].}}!!Notes

{| class="wikitable"
!Dates!!Tournament!!Host country!!Winner!![[Official World Golf Ranking|OWGR]]</br>points!!Notes
|-
|-
|13&ndash;16 Jan
|29 Jan
|[[Gujarat Kensville Challenge]]
|[[Gujarat Kensville Challenge]]
|[[India]]
|India
|align=right|200,000
|{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Maximilian Kieffer]] (1)
|{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Maximilian Kieffer]] (1)
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|[[2012 Professional Golf Tour of India|PGTI]]
|
|
|-
|-
|8&ndash;11 Mar
|11 Mar
|[[Pacific Rubiales Colombia Classic]]
|[[Pacific Rubiales Colombia Classic]]
|[[Colombia]]
|Colombia
|align=right|190,000
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phillip Archer]] (3)
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phillip Archer]] (3)
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|
|New tournament
|-
|-
|29 Mar&ndash;1 Apr
|1 Apr
|[[Barclays Kenya Open]]
|[[Barclays Kenya Open]]
|[[Kenya]]
|Kenya
|align=right|195,000
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Seve Benson]] (3)
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Seve Benson]] (3)
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|
|
|-
|-
|10&ndash;13 May
|13 May
|[[Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne]]
|[[Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne]]
|[[France]]
|France
|align=right|160,000
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eddie Pepperell]] (1)
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eddie Pepperell]] (1)
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|
|
|-
|-
|10&ndash;13 May
|13 May
|[[Madeira Islands Open - Portugal]]
|[[Madeira Islands Open - Portugal]]
|[[Portugal]]
|Portugal
|align=right|675,000
|{{flagicon|PRT}} [[Ricardo Santos (golfer)|Ricardo Santos]] (2)
|{{flagicon|PRT}} [[Ricardo Santos (golfer)|Ricardo Santos]] (2)
|align=center|18
|align=center|18
|Dual ranking event with the [[European Tour]]
|[[2012 European Tour|EUR]]
|
|-
|-
|24&ndash;27 May
|27 May
|[[Telenet Trophy]]
|[[Telenet Trophy]]
|[[Belgium]]
|Belgium
|align=right|160,000
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marco Crespi]] (1)
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marco Crespi]] (1)
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|
|
|-
|-
|31 May&ndash;3 Jun
|3 Jun
|[[Fred Olsen Challenge de España]]
|[[Fred Olsen Challenge de España]]
|[[Spain]]
|Spain
|align=right|160,000
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Eduardo de la Riva]] (1)
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Eduardo de la Riva]] (1)
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|
|
|-
|-
|7&ndash;10 Jun
|10 Jun
|[[Kärnten Golf Open]]
|[[Kärnten Golf Open]]
|[[Austria]]
|Austria
|align=right|160,000
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Gary Stal]] (1)
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Gary Stal]] (1)
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|
|
|-
|-
|14&ndash;17 Jun
|17 Jun
|[[Saint-Omer Open]]
|[[Saint-Omer Open]]
|[[France]]
|France
|align=right|500,000
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Darren Fichardt]] (n/a)
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Darren Fichardt]] (1)
|align=center|18
|align=center|18
|Dual ranking event with the [[European Tour]]
|[[2012 European Tour|EUR]]
|
|-
|-
|21&ndash;24 Jun
|24 Jun
|[[Scottish Hydro Challenge]]
|[[Scottish Hydro Challenge]]
|[[Scotland]]
|Scotland
|align=right|220,000
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sam Walker (golfer)|Sam Walker]] (3)
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sam Walker (golfer)|Sam Walker]] (3)
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|
|
|-
|-
|27&ndash;30 Jun
|30 Jun
|[[Challenge Provincia di Varese]]
|[[Challenge Provincia di Varese]]
|[[Italy]]
|Italy
|align=right|165,000
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Raymond Russell]] (1)
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Raymond Russell (golfer)|Raymond Russell]] (1)
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|New tournament
|New tournament
|-
|-
|5&ndash;8 Jul
|15 Jul
|[[The Princess (golf)|The Princess]]
|[[Sweden]]
|colspan=3 align=center|Tournament cancelled
|-
|12&ndash;15 Jul
|[[Credit Suisse Challenge]]
|[[Credit Suisse Challenge]]
|[[Switzerland]]
|Switzerland
|align=right|160,000
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Gary Stal]] (2)
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Gary Stal]] (2)
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|
|
|-
|-
|19&ndash;22 Jul
|21 Jul
|[[Double Tree by Hilton Acaya Open]]
|[[Double Tree by Hilton Acaya Open]]
|[[Italy]]
|Italy
|align=right|160,000
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Espen Kofstad]] (1)
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Espen Kofstad]] (1)
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|
|
|-
|-
|26&ndash;29 Jul
|29 Jul
|[[English Challenge]]
|[[English Challenge]]
|[[England]]
|England
|align=right|160,000
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Paisley]] (1)
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Paisley]] (1)
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|
|
|-
|-
|2&ndash;5 Aug
|5 Aug
|[[Finnish Challenge]]
|[[Finnish Challenge]]
|[[Finland]]
|Finland
|align=right|170,000
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kristoffer Broberg]] (1)
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kristoffer Broberg]] (1)
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|
|
|-
|-
|9&ndash;12 Aug
|12 Aug
|[[Norwegian Challenge]]
|[[Norwegian Challenge]]
|[[Norway]]
|Norway
|align=right|175,000
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kristoffer Broberg]] (2)
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kristoffer Broberg]] (2)
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|
|
|-
|-
|15&ndash;18 Aug
|18 Aug
|[[ECCO Tour Championship]]
|[[ECCO Tour Championship]]
|[[Denmark]]
|Denmark
|align=right|DKr 1,200,000
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alessandro Tadini]] (4)
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alessandro Tadini]] (4)
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|[[2012 Danish Golf Tour|DNK]]
|
|
|-
|-
|22&ndash;25 Aug
|25 Aug
|[[Rolex Trophy]]
|[[Rolex Trophy]]
|[[Switzerland]]
|Switzerland
|align=right|190,000
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kristoffer Broberg]] (3)
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kristoffer Broberg]] (3){{efn|Broberg earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scottishgolfview.com/2012/08/broberg-creates-history-in-geneva.html |title=Broberg wins promotion to the European Tour |work=Scottish Golf View |first=Colin |last=Farquharson |date=25 August 2012 |access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref>}}
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|Limited field Pro-Am
|
|-
|-
|30 Aug&ndash;2 Sep
|9 Sep
|[[Challenge de France (golf)|Allianz Open de Strasbourg]]
|[[France]]
|colspan=3 align=center|Tournament cancelled
|-
|6&ndash;9 Sep
|[[M2M Russian Challenge Cup]]
|[[M2M Russian Challenge Cup]]
|[[Russia]]
|Russia
|align=right|200,000
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alexandre Kaleka]] (2)
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alexandre Kaleka]] (2)
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|
|
|-
|-
|13&ndash;16 Sep
|16 Sep
|[[Kazakhstan Open]]
|[[Kazakhstan Open]]
|[[Kazakhstan]]
|Kazakhstan
|align=right|400,000
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Scott Henry (golfer)|Scott Henry]] (1)
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Scott Henry (golfer)|Scott Henry]] (1)
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|
|
|-
|-
|20&ndash;23 Sep
|23 Sep
|[[Allianz Golf Open Toulouse Metropole]]
|[[Allianz Golf Open Toulouse Metropole]]
|[[France]]
|France
|align=right|160,000
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Julien Brun]] (amateur) (n/a)
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Julien Brun]] (a) (1)
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|
|
|-
|-
|27&nbsp;30 Sep
|30 Sep
|[[Challenge de Cataluna]]
|[[Challenge de Catalunya]]
|[[Spain]]
|Spain
|align=right|160,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brooks Koepka]] (1)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brooks Koepka]] (1)
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|
|New tournament
|-
|-
|4&ndash;7 Oct
|7 Oct
|[[Allianz Open de Lyon]]
|[[Allianz Open de Lyon]]
|[[France]]
|France
|align=right|160,000
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Chris Doak]] (1)
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Chris Doak]] (1)
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|
|
|-
|-
|11&ndash;14 Oct
|14 Oct
|[[D+D Real Czech Challenge Open]]
|[[D+D Real Czech Challenge Open]]
|[[Czech Republic]]
|Czech Republic
|align=right|160,000
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Andreas Hartø]] (3)
|{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Andreas Hartø]] (3)
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|
|New tournament
|-
|-
|18&ndash;21 Oct
|21 Oct
|[[Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Challenge]]
|[[Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Challenge]]
|[[Denmark]]
|Denmark
|align=right|140,000
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kristoffer Broberg]] (4)
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kristoffer Broberg]] (4)
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|
|New tournament
|-
|-style="background:#f2ecce;"
|24&ndash;27 Oct
|27 Oct
|[[Apulia San Domenico Grand Final]]
|[[Apulia San Domenico Grand Final]]
|[[Italy]]
|Italy
|align=right|330,000
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Espen Kofstad]] (2)
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Espen Kofstad]] (2)
|align=center|16
|align=center|16
|
|
|Flagship event
|}
|}


==Rankings==
==Rankings==
''For full rankings, see [[2012 Challenge Tour graduates]].''
{{for|full rankings|2012 Challenge Tour graduates}}

The [[Challenge Tour#Rankings winners|rankings]] were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in [[Euro]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=2012 Rankings |url=http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/stats/index.html |publisher=European Tour |access-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120132948/http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/stats/index.html |archive-date=20 November 2012}}</ref><ref name=kofstad>{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/kofstad-sweeps-the-board-at-grand-final/ |title=Kofstad sweeps the board at Grand Final |publisher=European Tour |date=27 October 2012 |access-date=29 August 2023 |quote=It was an emotional day in the south of Italy, where the players who finished in the top 21 of the Rankings were celebrating their promotion to The European Tour, and others were left to rue what might have been.}}</ref> The top 21 players on the rankings earned status to play on the [[2013 European Tour]].{{efn|[[Magnus A. Carlsson]] (6th) was already exempt via the [[2012 Race to Dubai]];<ref>{{cite news |title=The final 2012 Race to Dubai Ranking |url=https://issuu.com/sportingpublications/docs/worldwide-golf-december-2012/16 |access-date=10 February 2021 |work=Worldwide Golf |issue=142 |publisher=Worldwide Sporting Publications |date=December 2012 |page=14 |via=Issuu}}</ref> status was extended to the player ranked 21st ([[Daniel Brooks (golfer)|Daniel Brooks]]).}}<ref name=kofstad/>


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Rank !! Player !! Country !! Prize money ([[Euro|€]])
!Rank !! Player !! Prize money ([[Euro|€]])
|-
|-
|align=center|1 || [[Espen Kofstad]] ||{{NOR}} || align=center|131,099
|align=center|1 || {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Espen Kofstad]] || align=center|131,099
|-
|-
|align=center|2 || [[Kristoffer Broberg]] ||{{SWE}} || align=center|126,508
|align=center|2 || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kristoffer Broberg]] || align=center|126,508
|-
|-
|align=center|3 || [[Andreas Hartø]] ||{{DNK}} || align=center|121,999
|align=center|3 || {{flagicon|DNK}} [[Andreas Hartø]] || align=center|121,999
|-
|-
|align=center|4 || [[Joachim B Hansen]] ||{{DNK}} || align=center|120,085
|align=center|4 || {{flagicon|DNK}} [[Joachim B. Hansen]] || align=center|120,085
|-
|-
|align=center|5 || [[Gary Lockerbie]] ||{{ENG}} || align=center|117,482
|align=center|5 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Lockerbie]] || align=center|117,482
|}
|}


==See also==
==Notes==
{{notelist}}
*[[2012 European Tour]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/tournament/Season=2012/index_full.html Schedule on the European Tour's official site]
*{{official site|http://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/}}
*[http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/stats/index.html Rankings on the European Tour's official site]


{{Challenge Tour seasons}}
{{Challenge Tour seasons}}


[[Category:Challenge Tour]]
[[Category:Challenge Tour seasons]]
[[Category:2012 in golf|Challenge Tour]]
[[Category:2012 in golf|Challenge Tour]]
[[Category:2012 in European sport|Challenge Tour]]

Latest revision as of 09:27, 6 November 2024

2012 Challenge Tour season
Duration26 January 2012 (2012-01-26) – 27 October 2012 (2012-10-27)
Number of official events26
Most winsSweden Kristoffer Broberg (4)
RankingsNorway Espen Kofstad
← 2011
2013 →

The 2012 Challenge Tour was the 24th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[b]		 Notes
29 Jan Gujarat Kensville Challenge India 200,000 Germany Maximilian Kieffer (1) 12 PGTI
11 Mar Pacific Rubiales Colombia Classic Colombia 190,000 England Phillip Archer (3) 12 New tournament
1 Apr Barclays Kenya Open Kenya 195,000 England Seve Benson (3) 12
13 May Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne France 160,000 England Eddie Pepperell (1) 12
13 May Madeira Islands Open - Portugal Portugal 675,000 Portugal Ricardo Santos (2) 18 EUR
27 May Telenet Trophy Belgium 160,000 Italy Marco Crespi (1) 12
3 Jun Fred Olsen Challenge de España Spain 160,000 Spain Eduardo de la Riva (1) 12
10 Jun Kärnten Golf Open Austria 160,000 France Gary Stal (1) 12
17 Jun Saint-Omer Open France 500,000 South Africa Darren Fichardt (1) 18 EUR
24 Jun Scottish Hydro Challenge Scotland 220,000 England Sam Walker (3) 12
30 Jun Challenge Provincia di Varese Italy 165,000 Scotland Raymond Russell (1) 12 New tournament
15 Jul Credit Suisse Challenge Switzerland 160,000 France Gary Stal (2) 12
21 Jul Double Tree by Hilton Acaya Open Italy 160,000 Norway Espen Kofstad (1) 12
29 Jul English Challenge England 160,000 England Chris Paisley (1) 12
5 Aug Finnish Challenge Finland 170,000 Sweden Kristoffer Broberg (1) 12
12 Aug Norwegian Challenge Norway 175,000 Sweden Kristoffer Broberg (2) 12
18 Aug ECCO Tour Championship Denmark DKr 1,200,000 Italy Alessandro Tadini (4) 12 DNK
25 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland 190,000 Sweden Kristoffer Broberg (3)[c] 12
9 Sep M2M Russian Challenge Cup Russia 200,000 France Alexandre Kaleka (2) 12
16 Sep Kazakhstan Open Kazakhstan 400,000 Scotland Scott Henry (1) 12
23 Sep Allianz Golf Open Toulouse Metropole France 160,000 France Julien Brun (a) (1) 12
30 Sep Challenge de Catalunya Spain 160,000 United States Brooks Koepka (1) 12 New tournament
7 Oct Allianz Open de Lyon France 160,000 Scotland Chris Doak (1) 12
14 Oct D+D Real Czech Challenge Open Czech Republic 160,000 Denmark Andreas Hartø (3) 12 New tournament
21 Oct Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Challenge Denmark 140,000 Sweden Kristoffer Broberg (4) 12 New tournament
27 Oct Apulia San Domenico Grand Final Italy 330,000 Norway Espen Kofstad (2) 16 Flagship event

Rankings

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For full rankings, see 2012 Challenge Tour graduates.

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[3][4] The top 21 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2013 European Tour.[d][4]

Rank Player Prize money (€)
1 Norway Espen Kofstad 131,099
2 Sweden Kristoffer Broberg 126,508
3 Denmark Andreas Hartø 121,999
4 Denmark Joachim B. Hansen 120,085
5 England Gary Lockerbie 117,482

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Challenge Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the European Tour.
  2. ^ DNK − Danish Golf Tour; EUR − European Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.
  3. ^ Broberg earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.[2]
  4. ^ Magnus A. Carlsson (6th) was already exempt via the 2012 Race to Dubai;[5] status was extended to the player ranked 21st (Daniel Brooks).

References

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  1. ^ "2012 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. ^ Farquharson, Colin (25 August 2012). "Broberg wins promotion to the European Tour". Scottish Golf View. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  3. ^ "2012 Rankings". European Tour. Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Kofstad sweeps the board at Grand Final". European Tour. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2023. It was an emotional day in the south of Italy, where the players who finished in the top 21 of the Rankings were celebrating their promotion to The European Tour, and others were left to rue what might have been.
  5. ^ "The final 2012 Race to Dubai Ranking". Worldwide Golf. No. 142. Worldwide Sporting Publications. December 2012. p. 14. Retrieved 10 February 2021 – via Issuu.
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