2014 Challenge Tour
The 2014 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 2014 schedule is set out below. The Kharkov Superior Cup, scheduled for 11–14 September, was cancelled. 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.Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
9 Mar | Barclays Kenya Open | Kenya | Jake Roos | 12 | |
6 Apr | NH Collection Open | Spain | Marco Crespi | 18 | New tournament Dual-ranking event with European Tour |
27 Apr | Challenge de Catalunya | Spain | Antonio Hortal | 12 | |
11 May | Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI | Portugal | Daniel Brooks | 18 | Dual-ranking event with European Tour Shortened to 36 holes |
18 May | Turkish Airlines Challenge | Turkey | Oliver Farr | 12 | |
25 May | Kärnten Golf Open | Austria | Moritz Lampert | 12 | |
1 Jun | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | Thomas Linard | 12 | |
8 Jun | Fred Olsen Challenge de España | Spain | Moritz Lampert | 12 | |
15 Jun | Najeti Hotels et Golfs Open | France | Jordi García Pinto | 12 | |
22 Jun | Belgian Challenge Open | Belgium | William Harrold | 12 | New tournament |
29 Jun | Scottish Hydro Challenge | Scotland | Andrew Johnston | 12 | |
6 Jul | Aegean Airlines Challenge Tour | Germany | Jake Roos | 12 | |
13 Jul | D+D Real Slovakia Challenge | Slovakia | Andrew McArthur | 12 | New tournament |
20 Jul | Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | Pierre Relecom | 12 | |
27 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | Andrew Johnston | 12 | |
3 Aug | Azerbaijan Golf Challenge Open | Azerbaijan | Moritz Lampert | 12 | New tournament Lampert earns promotion to European Tour |
10 Aug | Norwegian Challenge | Norway | Benjamin Hébert | 12 | |
17 Aug | Vacon Open | Finland | Mark Tullo | 12 | |
23 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | An Byeong-hun | 12 | |
31 Aug | Northern Ireland Open Challenge | Northern Ireland | Joakim Lagergren | 12 | |
7 Sep | Open Blue Green Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | France | Benjamin Hébert | 12 | |
21 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | Sam Hutsby | 13 | |
5 Oct | EMC Golf Challenge Open | Italy | Ricardo Gouveia | 12 | |
19 Oct | Shankai Classic | China | Johan Edfors | 12 | New tournament |
26 Oct | The Foshan Open | China | Jason Palmer | 13 | |
2 Nov | National Bank of Oman Golf Classic | Oman | Max Orrin | 13 | |
8 Nov | Dubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand Final | United Arab Emirates | Benjamin Hébert | 17 |
Rankings
For full rankings, see 2014 Challenge Tour graduates.Rank | Player | Country | Prize money |
1 | Andrew Johnston | 190,856 | |
2 | Benjamin Hébert | 178,266 | |
3 | An Byeong-hun | 150,107 | |
4 | Moritz Lampert | 137,194 | |
5 | Mark Tullo | 129,968 |