2012 Challenge Tour

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
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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.

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(€)		WinnerOWGR
points		Other
tours		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) 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

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

RankPlayerPrize money (€)
1Norway Espen Kofstad131,099
2Sweden Kristoffer Broberg126,508
3Denmark Andreas Hartø121,999
4Denmark Joachim B. Hansen120,085
5England Gary Lockerbie117,482

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. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Magnus A. Carlsson (6th) was already exempt via the 2012 Race to Dubai; status was extended to the player ranked 21st (Daniel Brooks).

References

  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. 1 2 "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.