2010 Challenge Tour

Golf tour season August 2023 2010 Challenge Tour 2010 2 18 y – 2010 10 30 y 25One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled. DEN Andreas Hartø (2)CHI Mark Tullo (2)ESP Álvaro Velasco (2)AUT Martin Wiegele (2)AUT Bernd Wiesberger (2) Rankings ESP Álvaro Velasco 2009 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.https://www.owgr.com/news/2010/august/week-34 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.https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/grand-final-becomes-flagship-event/ Grand Final becomes Flagship Event European Tour 29 July 2010 30 August 2023 Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/2010/ 2010 Tournament schedule European Tour 29 August 2023 DateTournamentHost countryPurse(€)Winnertotals 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.OWGRpointsOthertourstours CAN − Canadian Tour; DNK − Danish Golf Tour; EUR − European Tour; TLA − Tour de las Américas.Notes21 FebAbierto Internacional de Golf II Copa AntioquiaColombiaUS$220,000COL David Vanegas (1)12CAN, TLANew to Challenge Tour28 MarKenya OpenKenya190,000ENG Robert Dinwiddie (3)122 MayTurkish Airlines ChallengeTurkey175,000ENG Charlie Ford (1)12New tournament9 MayAllianz Open Côtes d'Armor BretagneFrance150,000ENG Sam Walker (2)1223 MayMugello Tuscany OpenItaly150,000NLD Floris de Vries (1)12New tournament30 MayTelenet TrophyBelgium150,000ENG Lee Slattery (2)126 JunKärnten Golf OpenAustria160,000AUT Martin Wiegele (2)1213 JunScottish Hydro ChallengeScotland200,000SCO George Murray (1)1220 JunRescheduled due to the eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/apr/19/volcanic-ash-cloud-sporting-events Volcanic ash cloud causes widespread disruption to sporting calendar The Guardian James Callow 19 April 2010 29 August 2023 The Moroccan Golf Classic has been postponed...25 AprMoroccan Golf ClassicMorocco150,000USA Chris Baker (1)1220 JunSaint-Omer OpenFrance600,000AUT Martin Wiegele (3)18EUR27 JunFred Olsen Challenge de EspañaSpain150,000ESP Álvaro Velasco (1)124 JulThe PrincessSweden150,000DEN Thorbjørn Olesen (1)1211 JulAllianz Golf Open de LyonFrance150,000AUT Bernd Wiesberger (1)1218 JulCredit Suisse ChallengeSwitzerland150,000ITA Alessandro Tadini (3)1225 JulEnglish ChallengeEngland150,000AUS Daniel Gaunt (1)12 1 Aug Green Challenge Finland – Cancelledhttp://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/season%3D2010/tournamentid%3D2010752/news/newsid%3D120647.html 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 – 14 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland215,000CHL Mark Tullo (1)1222 AugECCO Tour ChampionshipGermanyDKr 1,350,000DEN Andreas Hartø (a) (1)12DNK28 AugSWALEC Wales ChallengeWales150,000SWE Oscar Florén (1)125 SepAllianz EurOpen StrasbourgFrance150,000FRA Romain Wattel (a) (1)1212 SepKazakhstan OpenKazakhstan400,000ESP Álvaro Velasco (2)1219 SepM2M Russian Challenge CupRussia175,000ESP Carlos del Moral (2)12New tournament10 OctAllianz Golf Open du Grand ToulouseFrance150,000AUT Bernd Wiesberger (2)1216 OctRoma Golf OpenItaly150,000DEN Andreas Hartø (2)1223 OctEgyptian OpenEgypt250,000CHL Mark Tullo (2)14New to Challenge Tour30 OctApulia San Domenico Grand FinalItaly300,000ENG Matt Haines (1)16Flagship event Rankings full rankings 2010 Challenge Tour graduates The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.2010 Rankings http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/stats/index.html European Tour 29 August 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20101205052244/http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/stats/index.html 5 December 2010https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/haines-hits-the-high-notes-on-day-of-drama/ 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. The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2011 European Tour.https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/the-challenge-tour-class-of-2010/ The Challenge Tour class of 2010 European Tour 2 November 2010 29 August 2023https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/the-challenge-tour-class-of-2010-continued/ The Challenge Tour class of 2010 continued European Tour 3 November 2010 29 August 2023 Rank Player Prize money (€)1 ESP Álvaro Velasco 134,2972 ENG Matt Haines 107,1523 DEN Thorbjørn Olesen 104,7544 NED Floris de Vries 101,2885 AUT Bernd Wiesberger 99,989 Notes References External links http://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/ Category:Challenge Tour seasons Challenge Tour Challenge Tour