2015 Challenge Tour
| Duration | 9 April 2015 – 7 November 2015 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 24 |
| Most wins | 3: Nacho Elvira |
| Challenge Tour Rankings |  Ricardo Gouveia |
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The 2015 Challenge Tour was a series of professional golf tournaments collectively known as the Challenge Tour.
The Challenge Tour is Europe's official developmental 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.[1]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr | Barclays Kenya Open | Kenya | 200,000 |  Haydn Porteous (1) |
12 | ||
| 25 Apr | Challenge de Madrid | Spain | 160,000 | Nacho Elvira (2) |
12 | ||
| 10 May | Turkish Airlines Challenge | Turkey | 175,000 |  Rhys Davies (3) |
12 | ||
| 17 May | Made in Denmark Challenge | Denmark | 170,000 |  Max Orrin (2) |
12 | New tournament | |
| 24 May | Kärnten Golf Open | Austria | 180,000 | Nacho Elvira (3) |
12 | ||
| 31 May | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | 170,000 |  Jens Fahrbring (2) |
12 | ||
| 7 Jun | Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | 170,000 |  Daniel Im (1) |
12 | ||
| 14 Jun | KPMG Trophy | Belgium | 160,000 |  Jamie McLeary (2) |
12 | ||
| 21 Jun | Najeti Open | France | 200,000 |  Sébastien Gros (1) |
12 | ||
| 28 Jun | SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge | Scotland | 250,000 | Jack Senior (1) |
12 | ||
| 5 Jul | Aegean Airlines Challenge Tour | Germany | 170,000 | Ricardo Gouveia (2) |
12 | ||
| 12 Jul | D+D Real Slovakia Challenge | Slovakia | 165,000 | Borja Virto (1) |
12 | ||
| 19 Jul | Fred Olsen Challenge de España | Spain | 160,000 | Rhys Davies (4) |
12 | ||
| 26 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | 200,000 |  Ryan Fox (1) |
12 | ||
| 2 Aug[c] |
Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI | Portugal | 600,000 |  Roope Kakko (3) |
18 | EUR | |
| 9 Aug | Northern Ireland Open | Northern Ireland | 170,000 | Clément Sordet (1) |
12 | ||
| 16 Aug | Gant Open | Finland | 170,000 |  Dominic Foos (1) |
12 | ||
| 22 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 230,000 | Nacho Elvira (4)[d] |
12 | ||
| 6 Sep | Cordon Golf Open | France | 200,000 |  Scott Arnold (1) |
12 | ||
| 13 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | 450,000 | Sébastien Gros (2) |
13 | ||
| 4 Oct | EMC Challenge Open | Italy | 180,000 |  Matteo Delpodio (1) |
12 | ||
| 11 Oct | Volopa Irish Challenge | Ireland | 180,000 | Tom Murray (1) |
12 | New tournament | |
| 25 Oct | Foshan Open | China | US$500,000 | Borja Virto (2) |
13 | ||
| 7 Nov | NBO Golf Classic Grand Final | Oman | 375,000 | Ricardo Gouveia (3) |
17 | Flagship event |
Challenge Tour Rankings
For full rankings, see 2015 Challenge Tour graduates.
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top 15 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2016 European Tour.
| Rank | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricardo Gouveia |
251,592 |
| 2 | Sébastien Gros |
178,645 |
| 3 | Borja Virto |
150,466 |
| 4 | Nacho Elvira |
114,878 |
| 5 |  Joachim B. Hansen |
113,135 |
See also
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ EUR − European Tour.
- ^ Rescheduled due to persistent bad weather.
- ^ Elvira earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.
References
- ^ "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "Challenge Tour Schedule 2015". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 21 January 2015.