2001 Challenge Tour

Golf tour season August 2023 2001 Challenge Tour 2001 3 1 y – 2001 11 4 y 29 FRA Sébastien Delagrange (2)WAL Jamie Donaldson (2)ENG Chris Gane (2)ENG Mark Foster (2) Rankings ENG Mark Foster 2000 2002 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.https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/2001/ 2001 Tournament schedule European Tour 30 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 AFR − Sunshine Tour; EUR − European Tour.Notes 4 Mar Tusker Kenya Open Kenya £75,000 ZAF Ashley Roestoff (1) 6 11 Mar Stanbic Zambia Open Zambia £50,000 ENG Mark Foster (1) 6 AFR New to Challenge Tour 1 Apr Segura Viudas Challenge de España Spain 90,000 SCO Euan Little (1) 6 29 Apr Open Golf Montecchia - PGA Triveneta Italy 115,000 ENG Andrew Sherborne (1) 6 New tournament 6 May Credit Suisse Private Banking Open Switzerland 105,000 SCO Greig Hutcheon (2) 6 20 May Austrian Open Austria 90,000 ENG Chris Gane (1) 6 27 May Aa St Omer Open France 150,000 FRA Sébastien Delagrange (1) 6 3 Jun NCC Open Sweden SKr 840,000 ENG Benn Barham (1) 6 10 Jun Nykredit Danish Open Denmark 110,000 FRA Sébastien Delagrange (2) 6 17 Jun Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge Germany 85,000 DEU Wolfgang Huget (1) 6 New tournament 24 Jun DEXIA-BIL Luxembourg Open Luxembourg 90,000 ENG Grant Hamerton (1) 6 1 Jul Open des Volcans France 90,000 SCO Scott Drummond (1) 6 8 Jul Challenge Total Fina Elf France 120,000 ENG Kenneth Ferrie (2) 6 New tournament 15 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland 80,000 SWE Peter Hedblom (4) 6 22 Jul Günther Hamburg Classic Germany 280,000 SWE Peter Hanson (1) 6 29 Jul Charles Church European Challenge Tour Championship England £130,000 ENG Mark Foster (2) 6 5 Aug BMW Russian Open Russia £100,000 WAL Jamie Donaldson (1) 6 12 Aug Talma Finnish Challenge Finland 150,000 SWE Klas Eriksson (4) 6 New tournament 19 Aug North West of Ireland Open Ireland 350,000 DEU Tobias Dier (1) 16 EUR 26 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland CHF 150,000 ENG Stuart Little (2) 6 26 Aug Skandia PGA Open Sweden SKr 800,000 FRA Christophe Pottier (1) 6 2 Sep Formby Hall Challenge England £50,000 ENG Sam Little (1) 6 8 Sep Muermans Real Estate Challenge Netherlands 120,000 FRA Dominique Nouailhac (1) 6 16 Sep Telia Grand Prix Sweden SKr 1,100,000 WAL Jamie Donaldson (2) 6 30 Sep PGA of Austria Masters Austria 135,000 ENG Iain Pyman (3) 6 New tournament 6 Oct San Paolo Vita & Asset Management Open Italy 125,000 DNK Mads Vibe-Hastrup (1) 6 14 Oct Hardelot Challenge de France France 120,000 SWE Mårten Olander (1) 6 21 Oct Terme Euganee International Open Padova Italy 115,000 ENG Chris Gane (2) 6 New tournament 4 Nov Challenge Tour Grand Final France 200,000 ENG Richard Bland (1) 6 Tour Championship Rankings full rankings 2001 Challenge Tour graduates The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.http://www.europeantour.com/stats/OrderOfMerit.sps?iTourID=3 2001 Rankings European Tour 30 August 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20011204205143/http://www.europeantour.com/stats/OrderOfMerit.sps?iTourID=3 4 December 2001https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/brilliant-bland-shoots-63-to-win-grand-final/ Brilliant Bland shoots 63 to win Grand Final European Tour 19 March 2010 30 August 2023 The race for the No.1 spot on the rankings was won by Mark Foster. The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2002 European Tour.https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/challenge-tour-season-reaches-climax-in-france/ Challenge Tour Season Reaches Climax in France European Tour 19 March 2010 30 August 2023 ...and the battle to secure the 15 cards for The European Tour next season. Rank Player Prize money (€)1 ENG Mark Foster 97,7372 WAL Jamie Donaldson 92,7403 ENG Philip Golding 79,7314 ENG Andrew Marshall 75,8415 ENG Gary Clark 72,950 Notes References External links http://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/ Category:Challenge Tour seasons Challenge Tour Challenge Tour