2012 Challenge Tour


The 2012 Challenge Tour was a series of professional golf tournaments collectively known as the Challenge Tour.
The Challenge Tour is Europe's official developmental tour and is organised by the PGA European Tour. It was introduced in 1986 and was originally called the Satellite Tour, before being renamed with its present title in 1990.

Tournament schedule

The 2012 schedule is set out below. The numbers in brackets after winners' names show the player's total number of wins on the Challenge Tour including that event. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour because success at this level soon leads to promotion to the European Tour.
DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerOWGR
points		Notes
16 JanGujarat Kensville ChallengeIndia Maximilian Kieffer 12
11 MarPacific Rubiales Colombia ClassicColombia Phillip Archer 12
1 AprBarclays Kenya OpenKenya Seve Benson 12
13 MayAllianz Open Côtes d'Armor BretagneFrance Eddie Pepperell 12
13 MayMadeira Islands Open - PortugalPortugal Ricardo Santos 18Dual-ranking event with the European Tour
27 MayTelenet TrophyBelgium Marco Crespi 12
3 JunFred Olsen Challenge de EspañaSpain Eduardo de la Riva 12
10 JunKärnten Golf OpenAustria Gary Stal 12
17 JunSaint-Omer OpenFrance Darren Fichardt 18Dual-ranking event with the European Tour
24 JunScottish Hydro ChallengeScotland Sam Walker 12
30 JunChallenge Provincia di VareseItaly Raymond Russell 12New tournament
15 JulCredit Suisse ChallengeSwitzerland Gary Stal 12
21 JulDouble Tree by Hilton Acaya OpenItaly Espen Kofstad 12
29 JulEnglish ChallengeEngland Chris Paisley 12
5 AugFinnish ChallengeFinland Kristoffer Broberg 12
12 AugNorwegian ChallengeNorway Kristoffer Broberg 12
18 AugECCO Tour ChampionshipDenmark Alessandro Tadini 12
25 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland Kristoffer Broberg 12Broberg earns promotion to European Tour
9 SepM2M Russian Challenge CupRussia Alexandre Kaleka 12
16 SepKazakhstan OpenKazakhstan Scott Henry 12
23 SepAllianz Golf Open Toulouse MetropoleFrance Julien Brun 12
30 SepChallenge de CatalunyaSpain Brooks Koepka 12
7 OctAllianz Open de LyonFrance Chris Doak 12
4 OctD+D Real Czech Challenge OpenCzech Republic Andreas Hartø 12
21 OctCrowne Plaza Copenhagen ChallengeDenmark Kristoffer Broberg 12
27 OctApulia San Domenico Grand FinalItaly Espen Kofstad 16

Rankings

For full rankings, see 2012 Challenge Tour graduates.
RankPlayerCountryPrize money
1Espen Kofstad131,099
2Kristoffer Broberg126,508
3Andreas Hartø121,999
4JB Hansen120,085
5Gary Lockerbie117,482