2020 Challenge Tour
The 2020 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.
After beginning with three tournaments in South Africa co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour, the remainder of the season was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many tournaments being cancelled or postponed.
Tournament schedule
The 2020 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.Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | OWGR points | Purse | Notes |
2 Feb | Limpopo Championship | South Africa | J. C. Ritchie | 13 | $250,000 | Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour |
9 Feb | RAM Cape Town Open | South Africa | Anton Karlsson | 13 | $250,000 | Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour |
16 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | South Africa | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | 13 | $340,000 | Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour |
Prague Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | Cancelled | – | 205,000 | ||
D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | Cancelled | – | 205,000 | ||
TBC | Match Play 9 | Spain | Postponed | 12 | 200,000 | |
TBC | Challenge de España | Spain | Postponed | 12 | 200,000 | |
D+D Real Slovakia Challenge | Slovakia | Cancelled | – | 205,000 | ||
Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | Cancelled | – | 210,000 | ||
12 Jul | Austrian Open | Austria | Marc Warren | 18 | 500,000 | Dual-ranking event with European Tour |
18 Jul | Euram Bank Open | Austria | Joël Stalter | 18 | 500,000 | Dual-ranking event with European Tour |
Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Finland | Cancelled | – | 200,000 | ||
2 Aug | Italian Challenge | Italy | 12 | 300,000 | ||
Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | Cancelled | – | 185,000 | ||
Made in Denmark Challenge | Denmark | Cancelled | – | 200,000 | ||
Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | Cancelled | – | 290,000 | ||
B-NL Challenge Trophy | Netherlands | Cancelled | – | 250,000 | ||
Open de Bretagne | France | Cancelled | – | 200,000 | ||
6 Sep | Northern Ireland Open | Northern Ireland | 12 | 200,000 | Addition to the schedule | |
13 Sep | Irish Challenge | Republic of Ireland | 12 | 220,000 | ||
20 Sep | Open de Portugal | Portugal | 200,000 | Dual-ranking event with European Tour | ||
27 Sep | Hopps Open de Provence | France | 12 | 200,000 | ||
4 Oct | Lalla Aïcha Challenge Tour | Morocco | 12 | 200,000 | ||
11 Oct | Hauts de France – Pas de Calais Golf Open | France | 12 | 190,000 | ||
18 Oct | Hainan Open | China | $350,000 | Co-sanctioned with China Tour | ||
Foshan Open | China | Cancelled | – | $500,000 | Co-sanctioned with China Tour | |
8 Nov | Challenge Tour Grand Final | Spain | 17 | 440,000 |