2001 Challenge Tour

2001 Challenge Tour season
Duration1 March 2001 (2001-03-01) – 4 November 2001 (2001-11-04)
Number of official events29
Most winsFrance Sébastien Delagrange (2)
Wales Jamie Donaldson (2)
England Chris Gane (2)
England Mark Foster (2)
RankingsEngland Mark Foster
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The 2001 Challenge Tour was the 13th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(€)		WinnerOWGR
points		Other
tours		Notes
4 MarTusker Kenya OpenKenya£75,000South Africa Ashley Roestoff (1)6
11 MarStanbic Zambia OpenZambia£50,000England Mark Foster (1)6AFRNew to Challenge Tour
1 AprSegura Viudas Challenge de EspañaSpain90,000Scotland Euan Little (1)6
29 AprOpen Golf Montecchia - PGA TrivenetaItaly115,000England Andrew Sherborne (1)6New tournament
6 MayCredit Suisse Private Banking OpenSwitzerland105,000Scotland Greig Hutcheon (2)6
20 MayAustrian OpenAustria90,000England Chris Gane (1)6
27 MayAa St Omer OpenFrance150,000France Sébastien Delagrange (1)6
3 JunNCC OpenSwedenSKr 840,000England Benn Barham (1)6
10 JunNykredit Danish OpenDenmark110,000France Sébastien Delagrange (2)6
17 JunGaleria Kaufhof Pokal ChallengeGermany85,000Germany Wolfgang Huget (1)6New tournament
24 JunDEXIA-BIL Luxembourg OpenLuxembourg90,000England Grant Hamerton (1)6
1 JulOpen des VolcansFrance90,000Scotland Scott Drummond (1)6
8 JulChallenge Total Fina ElfFrance120,000England Kenneth Ferrie (2)6New tournament
15 JulVolvo Finnish OpenFinland80,000Sweden Peter Hedblom (4)6
22 JulGünther Hamburg ClassicGermany280,000Sweden Peter Hanson (1)6
29 JulCharles Church European Challenge Tour ChampionshipEngland£130,000England Mark Foster (2)6
5 AugBMW Russian OpenRussia£100,000Wales Jamie Donaldson (1)6
12 AugTalma Finnish ChallengeFinland150,000Sweden Klas Eriksson (4)6New tournament
19 AugNorth West of Ireland OpenIreland350,000Germany Tobias Dier (1)16EUR
26 AugRolex TrophySwitzerlandCHF 150,000England Stuart Little (2)6
26 AugSkandia PGA OpenSwedenSKr 800,000France Christophe Pottier (1)6
2 SepFormby Hall ChallengeEngland£50,000England Sam Little (1)6
8 SepMuermans Real Estate ChallengeNetherlands120,000France Dominique Nouailhac (1)6
16 SepTelia Grand PrixSwedenSKr 1,100,000Wales Jamie Donaldson (2)6
30 SepPGA of Austria MastersAustria135,000England Iain Pyman (3)6New tournament
6 OctSan Paolo Vita & Asset Management OpenItaly125,000Denmark Mads Vibe-Hastrup (1)6
14 OctHardelot Challenge de FranceFrance120,000Sweden Mårten Olander (1)6
21 OctTerme Euganee International Open PadovaItaly115,000England Chris Gane (2)6New tournament
4 NovChallenge Tour Grand FinalFrance200,000England Richard Bland (1)6Tour Championship

Rankings

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2002 European Tour.

RankPlayerPrize money (€)
1England Mark Foster97,737
2Wales Jamie Donaldson92,740
3England Philip Golding79,731
4England Andrew Marshall75,841
5England Gary Clark72,950

Notes

  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. ↑ AFR − Sunshine Tour; EUR − European Tour.

References

  1. ↑ "2001 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "2001 Rankings". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 December 2001. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Brilliant Bland shoots 63 to win Grand Final". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2023. The race for the No.1 spot on the rankings was won by Mark Foster.
  4. ↑ "Challenge Tour Season Reaches Climax in France". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2023. ...and the battle to secure the 15 cards for The European Tour next season.