2013 Challenge Tour

2013 Challenge Tour season
Duration31 January 2013 (2013-01-31) – 3 November 2013 (2013-11-03)
Number of official events25
Most winsUnited States Brooks Koepka (3)
RankingsItaly Andrea Pavan
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The 2013 Challenge Tour was the 25th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(€)		WinnerOWGR
points		Other
tours		Notes
3 FebGujarat Kensville ChallengeIndia200,000India Shiv Kapur (1)12PGTI
17 FebBarclays Kenya OpenKenya195,000Spain Jordi García Pinto (1)12
28 AprChallenge de MadridSpain160,000France François Calmels (2)12New tournament
5 MayMontecchia Golf OpenItaly160,000United States Brooks Koepka (2)12
19 MayMadeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPIPortugal600,000United States Peter Uihlein (1)18EUR
26 MayTelenet TrophyBelgium160,000Australia Daniel Gaunt (2)12
2 JunFred Olsen Challenge de EspañaSpain160,000United States Brooks Koepka (3)12
9 JunD+D Real Czech Challenge OpenCzech Republic160,000France François Calmels (3)12
16 JunNajeti Hotels et Golfs OpenFrance500,000Republic of Ireland Simon Thornton (1)18EUR
23 JunScottish Hydro ChallengeScotland220,000United States Brooks Koepka (4)12
30 JunKärnten Golf OpenAustria160,000South Africa Dylan Frittelli (1)12
7 JulBad Griesbach Challenge TourGermany170,000Italy Andrea Pavan (3)12New tournament
14 JulSwiss ChallengeSwitzerland160,000France Victor Riu (1)12
21 JulMugello Tuscany OpenItaly160,000Italy Marco Crespi (2)12
28 JulLe Vaudreuil Golf ChallengeFrance180,000United States Brinson Paolini (1)12New tournament
4 AugFinnish ChallengeFinland170,000Wales Stuart Manley (1)12
11 AugNorwegian ChallengeNorway175,000Sweden Jens Fahrbring (1)12
25 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland230,000Sweden Jens Dantorp (1)12
1 SepNorthern Ireland Open ChallengeNorthern Ireland170,000Netherlands Daan Huizing (1)12New to Challenge Tour
8 SepOpen Blue Green Côtes d'Armor BretagneFrance180,000Italy Andrea Pavan (4)12
15 SepKharkov Superior CupUkraine200,000Netherlands Daan Huizing (2)12New tournament
22 SepKazakhstan OpenKazakhstan400,000Sweden Johan Carlsson (1)12
20 OctFoshan OpenChinaUS$350,000Spain Nacho Elvira (1)12New tournament
27 OctNational Bank of Oman Golf ClassicOmanUS$300,000Finland Roope Kakko (2)12New tournament
3 NovDubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand FinalUAEUS$330,000India Shiv Kapur (2)16Flagship event

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 2014 European Tour.

RankPlayerPrize money (€)
1Italy Andrea Pavan147,811
2Portugal José-Filipe Lima123,697
3United States Brooks Koepka119,423
4India Shiv Kapur118,323
5Sweden Johan Carlsson113,066

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. ↑ EUR − European Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.
  3. ↑ Koepka earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.

References

  1. ↑ "2013 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Davies, Owen (25 June 2013). "Koepka earns promotion from the Challenge Tour thanks to hat trick of wins". golfshake.com. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "2013 Rankings". European Tour. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Kapur wins Challenge Tour Grand Final as Pavan Tops the rankings". UAE Golf Online. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Cooper, Matt (3 November 2013). "A Grand Finale". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 September 2023. Challenge Tour Grand Final is not just about the winner: it's also about the other 14 men who leave the premises clutching (albeit metaphorically) European Tour cards and it is more or less guaranteed that one of them will earn it in gut-wrenching style.