2016 Challenge Tour

Golf tour season August 2023 2016 Challenge Tour 2016 3 17 y – 2016 11 5 y 27 GER Bernd Ritthammer (3) Rankings ENG Jordan Smith 2015 2017 The 2016 Challenge Tour was the 28th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/2016/ 2016 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.OWGRpointsNotes 20 Mar Barclays Kenya Open Kenya 220,000 SWE Sebastian Söderberg (1) 12 23 Apr Red Sea Egyptian Challenge Egypt 180,000 ENG Jordan Smith (1) 12 New tournament 1 May Challenge de Madrid Spain 170,000 SCO Duncan Stewart (1) 12 8 May Turkish Airlines Challenge Turkey 175,000 FRA Clément Sordet (2) 12 15 May Montecchia Open Italy 250,000 ENG Gary King (1) 12 29 May D+D Real Czech Challenge Czech Republic 175,000 FRA Damien Perrier (1) 12 5 Jun Swiss Challenge Switzerland 170,000 DEU Alexander Knappe (1) 12 12 Jun KPMG Trophy Belgium 170,000 SWE Simon Forsström (1) 12 19 Jun Najeti Open France 200,000 PRT José-Filipe Lima (4) 12 26 Jun SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge Scotland 250,000 ENG James Heath (2) 12 3 Jul Made in Denmark Challenge Denmark 180,000 DEU Bernd Ritthammer (1) 12 10 Jul D+D Real Slovakia Challenge Slovakia 170,000 NOR Espen Kofstad (3) 12 17 Jul Fred Olsen Challenge de España Spain 170,000 FRA Adrien Saddier (1) 12 24 Jul Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge France 210,000 SWE Alexander Björk (1) 12 31 Jul Tayto Northern Ireland Open Northern Ireland 170,000 NZL Ryan Fox (2) 12 7 Aug Swedish Challenge Sweden 200,000 FRA Joël Stalter (1) 12 New to Challenge Tour 14 Aug Vierumäki Finnish Challenge Finland 180,000 ENG Sam Walker (4) 12 20 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland 250,000 ZAF Dylan Frittelli (2) 12 28 Aug Bridgestone Challenge England 180,000 BEL Thomas Detry (1) 12 4 Sep Cordon Golf Open France 200,000 ESP Álvaro Velasco (3) 12 11 Sep Volopa Irish Challenge Ireland 180,000 DEU Bernd Ritthammer (2) 12 2 Oct Kazakhstan Open Kazakhstan 450,000 ENG Sam Walker (5) 13 9 Oct Terre dei Consoli Open Italy 250,000 SWE Johan Edfors (4) 12 16 Oct Hainan Open China US$262,500 DEU Alexander Knappe (2) 13 New to Challenge Tour 23 Oct Foshan Open China US$500,000 ENG Marcus Armitage (1) 13 29 Oct Ras Al Khaimah Golf Challenge UAE US$350,000 ENG Jordan Smith (2) 13 New tournament 5 Nov NBO Golf Classic Grand Final Oman 400,000 DEU Bernd Ritthammer (3) 17 Flagship event Rankings full rankings 2016 Challenge Tour graduates The rankings were titled as the Road to Oman and were based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.2016 Road to Oman http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/roadtooman/rankings/index.html European Tour 29 August 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20170216022816/http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/roadtooman/rankings/index.html 16 February 2017https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/sport/14846104.derry-hill-player-jordan-smith-crowned-european-challenge-tours-2016-champion-after-topping-road-to-oman-standings/ Derry Hill player Jordan Smith crowned European Challenge Tour's 2016 champion after topping Road To Oman standings Gazette & Herald Chippenham, United Kingdom 5 November 2016 29 August 2023 The top 16 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2017 European Tour.https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/recap-the-final-day-of-the-2016-road-to-oman/ Recap: the final day of the 2016 Road to Oman European Tour 6 November 2016 29 August 2023 So, at the end of the most competitive Challenge Tour season in recent memory, the lucky 16 going to the European Tour next year were decided. Jordan Smith, Bernd Ritthammer, Alexander Knappe, Ryan Fox, Sam Walker, Matthieu Pavon, Alexander Bjӧrk, Dylan Frittelli, Romain Langasque, Duncan Stewart, Marcus Armitage, José-Filipe Lima, Damien Perrier, Pep Angles, Thomas Detry and Joël Stalter, we wish you good luck in your endeavours - do us proud. Rank Player Points1 ENG Jordan Smith 239,9852 GER Bernd Ritthammer 209,9533 GER Alexander Knappe 193,5004 NZL Ryan Fox 160,7685 ENG Sam Walker 158,370 Notes References External links http://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/ Category:Challenge Tour seasons Challenge Tour Challenge Tour