2021 Challenge Tour

The 2021 Challenge Tour is 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.[1]

Tournament schedule

The 2021 schedule is set out below.[2] Just like in 2020, the season was to begin in February with three tournaments in South Africa co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour, but in mid-January the South African swing was postponed to April–May over COVID-19 pandemic concerns.[3] The official schedule announcement was made on 27 January 2021.[4]

DatesTournamentHost countryWinner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points		Purse (€)Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		Notes
25 AprLimpopo ChampionshipSouth AfricaZAR 3,000,000AFR
2 MayCape Town OpenSouth AfricaZAR 3,000,000AFR
9 MayDimension Data Pro-AmSouth AfricaZAR 6,000,000AFR
16 MayTBCCzech Republic
23 MayTBCSpain200,000
30 MayIrish ChallengeIreland220,000
6 JunTBCCzech Republic
13 JunTBCSpain200,000
20 JunHauts de France - Pas de Calais Golf OpenFrance190,000
27 JunOpen de BretagneFrance200,000
4 JulTBCCzech Republic
11 JulLe Vaudreuil Golf ChallengeFrance210,000
8 AugEuram Bank OpenAustria190,000
25 AugItalian ChallengeItaly300,000
8 AugVierumäki Finnish ChallengeFinland200,000
14 AugMade in Esbjerg ChallengeDenmark200,000
21 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland290,000
29 AugB-NL Challenge TrophyNetherlands
5 SepTBCUnited Kingdom£180,000
12 SepTBCGermany200,000
26 SepOpen de PortugalPortugal200,000
3 OctSwiss ChallengeFrance
17 OctHainan OpenChinaUS$350,000CHN
24 OctFoshan OpenChinaUS$500,000CHN
7 NovChallenge Tour Grand FinalSpain420,000Flagship event
  1. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the 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.
  2. Several tournaments are hosted under co-sanctioning agreements with other tours: AFR – Sunshine Tour; EUR – European Tour (dual-ranking)

Rankings

The top 20 players in the season standings will receive full playing privileges on the 2022 European Tour, an increase of five from the last full Challenge Tour season in 2019.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  2. "Challenge Tour Schedule 2021". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. "South African Swing postponed". European Tour. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  4. "Challenge Tour unveils 2021 International Schedule". PGA European Tour. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. "Extra European Tour cards on offer during 2021 Challenge Tour season". Sky Sports. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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