2010 Challenge Tour Explained

Year:2010
Tour:Challenge Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:25
Most Wins: Andreas Hartø (2)
Mark Tullo (2)
Álvaro Velasco (2)
Martin Wiegele (2)
Bernd Wiesberger (2)
Honor1:Rankings
Honoree1: Álvaro Velasco
Prevseason:2009
Nextseason:2011

The 2010 Challenge Tour was the 22nd season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Changes for 2010

In August, the Official World Golf Ranking announced that the Apulia San Domenico Grand Final would gain "flagship event" status, meaning that the minimum points awarded would increase to 16 from 12.[1] [2]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.[3]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
()
WinnerOWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
21 FebAbierto Internacional de Golf II Copa AntioquiaColombiaUS$220,000 David Vanegas (1)12CAN, TLANew to Challenge Tour
28 MarKenya OpenKenya190,000 Robert Dinwiddie (3)12
2 MayTurkish Airlines ChallengeTurkey175,000 Charlie Ford (1)12New tournament
9 MayAllianz Open Côtes d'Armor BretagneFrance150,000 Sam Walker (2)12
23 MayMugello Tuscany OpenItaly150,000 Floris de Vries (1)12New tournament
30 MayTelenet TrophyBelgium150,000 Lee Slattery (2)12
6 JunKärnten Golf OpenAustria160,000 Martin Wiegele (2)12
13 JunScottish Hydro ChallengeScotland200,000 George Murray (1)12
20 Jun
25 Apr
Moroccan Golf ClassicMorocco150,000 Chris Baker (1)12
20 JunSaint-Omer OpenFrance600,000 Martin Wiegele (3)18EUR
27 JunFred Olsen Challenge de EspañaSpain150,000 Álvaro Velasco (1)12
4 JulThe PrincessSweden150,000 Thorbjørn Olesen (1)12
11 JulAllianz Golf Open de LyonFrance150,000 Bernd Wiesberger (1)12
18 JulCredit Suisse ChallengeSwitzerland150,000 Alessandro Tadini (3)12
25 JulEnglish ChallengeEngland150,000 Daniel Gaunt (1)12
1 Aug Finland Cancelled[4]
14 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland215,000 Mark Tullo (1)12
22 AugECCO Tour ChampionshipGermanyDKr 1,350,000 Andreas Hartø (a) (1)12DNK
28 AugSWALEC Wales ChallengeWales150,000 Oscar Florén (1)12
5 SepAllianz EurOpen StrasbourgFrance150,000 Romain Wattel (a) (1)12
12 SepKazakhstan OpenKazakhstan400,000 Álvaro Velasco (2)12
19 SepM2M Russian Challenge CupRussia175,000 Carlos del Moral (2)12New tournament
10 OctAllianz Golf Open du Grand ToulouseFrance150,000 Bernd Wiesberger (2)12
16 OctRoma Golf OpenItaly150,000 Andreas Hartø (2)12
23 OctEgyptian OpenEgypt250,000 Mark Tullo (2)14New to Challenge Tour
30 OctApulia San Domenico Grand FinalItaly300,000 Matt Haines (1)16Flagship event

Rankings

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[5] [6] The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2011 European Tour.[7] [8]

Rank Player Prize money ()
1 134,297
2 107,152
3 104,754
4 101,288
5 99,989

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official World Golf Ranking board announces new directives . Official World Golf Ranking . 23 August 2010 . 19 July 2023 . The Board also agreed that the European Challenge Tour, in keeping with the other Tours, should have a Flagship event and approved a proposal that the 2010 Apulia San Domenico Grand Final should receive Flagship status with 16 ranking points to the winner..
  2. Web site: Grand Final becomes Flagship Event . European Tour . 29 July 2010 . 30 August 2023.
  3. Web site: 2010 Tournament schedule . European Tour . 29 August 2023.
  4. Web site: Green Challenge removed from Challenge Tour schedule . European Tour . 23 April 2010 . 24 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120929080732/http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/season=2010/tournamentid=2010752/news/newsid=120647.html . 29 September 2012.
  5. Web site: 2010 Rankings . European Tour . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101205052244/http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/stats/index.html . 5 December 2010.
  6. Web site: Haines hits the high notes on day of drama . European Tour . 30 October 2010 . 29 August 2023 . Velasco has also targeted a maiden European Tour victory after topping the Rankings with earnings of €134,296..
  7. Web site: The Challenge Tour class of 2010 . European Tour . 2 November 2010 . 29 August 2023.
  8. Web site: The Challenge Tour class of 2010 continued . European Tour . 3 November 2010 . 29 August 2023.