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Golf tour season
The 2012 Challenge Tour was the 24th season of the Challenge Tour , the official development tour to the European Tour .
Schedule
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
Maximilian Kieffer (1)
12
PGTI
11 Mar
Pacific Rubiales Colombia Classic
Colombia
190,000
Phillip Archer (3)
12
New tournament
1 Apr
Barclays Kenya Open
Kenya
195,000
Seve Benson (3)
12
13 May
Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne
France
160,000
Eddie Pepperell (1)
12
13 May
Madeira Islands Open - Portugal
Portugal
675,000
Ricardo Santos (2)
18
EUR
27 May
Telenet Trophy
Belgium
160,000
Marco Crespi (1)
12
3 Jun
Fred Olsen Challenge de España
Spain
160,000
Eduardo de la Riva (1)
12
10 Jun
Kärnten Golf Open
Austria
160,000
Gary Stal (1)
12
17 Jun
Saint-Omer Open
France
500,000
Darren Fichardt (1)
18
EUR
24 Jun
Scottish Hydro Challenge
Scotland
220,000
Sam Walker (3)
12
30 Jun
Challenge Provincia di Varese
Italy
165,000
Raymond Russell (1)
12
New tournament
15 Jul
Credit Suisse Challenge
Switzerland
160,000
Gary Stal (2)
12
21 Jul
Double Tree by Hilton Acaya Open
Italy
160,000
Espen Kofstad (1)
12
29 Jul
English Challenge
England
160,000
Chris Paisley (1)
12
5 Aug
Finnish Challenge
Finland
170,000
Kristoffer Broberg (1)
12
12 Aug
Norwegian Challenge
Norway
175,000
Kristoffer Broberg (2)
12
18 Aug
ECCO Tour Championship
Denmark
DKr 1,200,000
Alessandro Tadini (4)
12
DNK
25 Aug
Rolex Trophy
Switzerland
190,000
Kristoffer Broberg (3)[ c]
12
9 Sep
M2M Russian Challenge Cup
Russia
200,000
Alexandre Kaleka (2)
12
16 Sep
Kazakhstan Open
Kazakhstan
400,000
Scott Henry (1)
12
23 Sep
Allianz Golf Open Toulouse Metropole
France
160,000
Julien Brun (a) (1)
12
30 Sep
Challenge de Catalunya
Spain
160,000
Brooks Koepka (1)
12
New tournament
7 Oct
Allianz Open de Lyon
France
160,000
Chris Doak (1)
12
14 Oct
D+D Real Czech Challenge Open
Czech Republic
160,000
Andreas Hartø (3)
12
New tournament
21 Oct
Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Challenge
Denmark
140,000
Kristoffer Broberg (4)
12
New tournament
27 Oct
Apulia San Domenico Grand Final
Italy
330,000
Espen Kofstad (2)
16
Flagship event
Rankings
For full rankings, see 2012 Challenge Tour graduates .
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros .[ 2] The top 21 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2013 European Tour .
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 .
^ DNK − Danish Golf Tour ; EUR − European Tour ; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India .
^ Broberg earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.
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