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2016 Challenge Tour
The 2016 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. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2016 season. Challenge Tour Rankings ''For full rankings, see 2016 Challenge Tour graduates.'' The rankings were titled as the Road to Oman and were based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top 15 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2017 European Tour. See also * 2016 European Tour Notes References External linksSchedule on the European Tour's official site {{Challenge Tour seasons [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernd Ritthammer
Bernd Ritthammer (born 18 April 1987) is a German professional golfer. Ritthammer turned professional in 2006 and played on the EPD Tour (now Pro Golf Tour) beginning in 2007. He won two EPD Tour events in 2009 and topped the Order of Merit, earning him his Challenge Tour card for 2010. He played on the Challenge Tour in 2010 and 2011 and earned his European Tour card for 2012 through qualifying school. In 2012, he played on both the European Tour and Challenge Tour, then dropped back to the Challenge Tour in 2013. He also picked up two more wins on the EPD Tour in 2013. He played on the Challenge Tour in 2014 and both Challenge and European Tours in 2015. In July 2016, he won his first Challenge Tour title at the Made in Denmark Challenge. Amateur wins *2002 German Under-16 Championship Professional wins (8) Challenge Tour wins (3) Pro Golf Tour wins (4) Toro Tour wins (1) Team appearances Amateur *European Boys' Team Championship (representing Germany): 2004 See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clément Sordet
Clément Sordet (born 22 October 1992) is a French professional golfer. Sordet played college golf at Texas Tech where he won six times. After graduating in 2015 and playing in the Palmer Cup, Sordet turned professional. He began playing on the Challenge Tour. In August 2015, he won his first tournament as a professional, at the Northern Ireland Open, playing on a national invitation. It was only his fourth event as a professional. Sordet finished 2015 by finishing joint runner-up in the Thailand Golf Championship. This was one of the Open Qualifying Series and gained him entry to the 2016 Open Championship. Sordet won his second professional tournament on the Challenge Tour in 2016 at the Turkish Airlines Challenge. Then in 2017, he won both the Viking Challenge and NBO Golf Classic Grand Final and finished second on the 2017 Challenge Tour Order of Merit, which earned him full-time status on the European Tour for 2018. Amateur wins *2011 The Carmel Cup, UTSA/Oak Hills Inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Made In Denmark Challenge
The Made in Denmark Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour. It was first played in May 2015 at the Royal Golf Club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It moved to Aalborg Golf Club in 2016, Royal Oak Golf Club in 2017, Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort in 2018 and Silkeborg Ry Golfklub in 2019. Max Orrin won the inaugural event at Royal Golf Club, Copenhagen, beating Andrew McArthur Andrew McArthur (born 8 May 1979) is a Scottish professional golfer. McArthur was born in Lanark. He turned professional in 2005 after a successful amateur career. He qualified for the second tier Challenge Tour by reaching the final stage of ... by a stroke. Winners Notes References External linksCoverage on the Challenge Tour's official site Challenge Tour events Golf tournaments in Denmark Sport in Copenhagen Recurring sporting events established in 2015 2015 establishments in Denmark {{golf-tournament-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Heath (golfer)
James Joseph Heath (born 17 March 1983) is an English professional golfer. Heath was born in London. He started playing golf with his father at the age of ten. Having played in the Faldo Junior Series, he went on to a successful amateur career, highlighted by winning the English Amateur and Lytham Trophy, where he broke the previous scoring record by 10 strokes, in 2004. He turned professional at the end of that year. Having played in three tournaments on the European tour as an amateur in 2004, Heath joined the second tier Challenge Tour in 2005, and was moderately successful in his first season, finishing 23rd on the end of season rankings. Having failed to come through qualifying school at the end of the year, he was again playing on the second tier in 2006. He enjoyed even more success, winning his first professional title at the ECCO Tour Championship in Denmark on his way to 14th in the Challenge Tour Rankings and graduation to the European Tour for 2007. Heath's rookie s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge
The Scottish Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and, as with on the main European Tour and the European Senior Tour, some of the events are played outside Europe. History The .... It was held annually from 2006 to 2018, and in 2022. Winners Notes References External linksOfficial coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site Former Challenge Tour events Golf tournaments in Scotland Sport in Highland (council area) Annual sporting events in the United Kingdom Recurring sporting events established in 2006 2006 establishments in Scotland {{UK-golf-tournament-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José-Filipe Lima
José-Filipe Lima (born Philippe Lima; November 26, 1981) is a Portuguese professional golfer. He won the 2004 Aa St Omer Open to gain a place on the European Tour. His best seasons were from 2005 to 2007 when he finished in the top-100 on the European Tour Order of Merit. Successful Challenge Tour seasons in 2009, 2013 and 2016 have promoted him back to the European Tour but, on each occasion he has failed to retain his place on the tour. He was runner-up in the 2007 BMW International Open. Early life Lima has Portuguese parents but was born in Versailles, France and grew up mainly in France. His father worked at Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche, which was the host course of the Trophée Lancôme until that tournament ceased in 2003, and was his son's first coach. Lima was the top ranked French amateur at the end of 2001 and turned professional the following year. His parents come from the Póvoa de Varzim parish of Aguçadoura. Up until the end of 2004 Lima represented France (as Philipp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Najeti Open
The Saint-Omer Open is an annual men's professional golf tournament played at Saint-Omer Golf Club in Saint-Omer, France. The tournament was founded in 1997 and was part of the MasterCard Tour a year later, before taking its place on the Challenge Tour for the 2000 season. In 2003 it also became an official money event on the European Tour The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fift ..., but since it was played during the same week as the U.S. Open, one of golf's four major championships, the Tour's leading players were not available to play and as such, it had the smallest purse available on the European Tour. It was removed from the European Tour schedule in 2014 but remained on the Challenge Tour. Winners Notes References External links *Coverage on the Challenge To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Forsström
Karl Simon Forsström (born 1 April 1989) is a Swedish professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour, where he has won once. Amateur career Forsström played for AIK Golf Club. He started competing on the Swedish Teen Tour in 2004 and was runner-up at the 2008 Alex Norén Junior Open. In 2009, he won the Viksjö Junior Open and the Skandia Tour Riks #4 - Stockholm. Professional career 2009–2015: Early years and Nordic Golf League success Forsström turned professional in 2009. He entered the European Tour Qualifying School every year between 2008 and 2016, but spent his formative years on the satellite Nordic Golf League. He won once and finished runner-up three times in the 2015 Nordic Golf League. His fifth-place finish on the Order of Merit earned him a Challenge Tour card for 2016. 2016–2022: Challenge Tour In 2016, Forsström made an eagle on the penultimate hole to card a 7-under-par 64 on the final day of the KPMG Trophy, to secure a maiden victory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KPMG Trophy
The KPMG Trophy is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in Belgium. It was first played in May 2006 as the Telenet Trophy at Limburg G&CC in Houthalen-Helchteren Houthalen-Helchteren (; li, Hôtele-Helichtre) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. Houthalen-Helchteren consists of Houthalen-centrum, Houthalen-Oost, Helchteren, Sonnis, Laak, Meulenberg and Lillo. On 1 January 2020 Hout ..., and has rotated through several other venues throughout its history. Winners References External linksCoverage on the Challenge Tour's official site Former Challenge Tour events Golf tournaments in Belgium Recurring sporting events established in 2006 Sport in Antwerp Province Aartselaar {{golf-tournament-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Knappe
Alexander Knappe (born 1 March 1989) is a German professional golfer. Knappe was born in Brilon, Germany. He played one year of college golf at Texas Christian University. Knappe turned professional in 2011 and has played on the Pro Golf Tour, Challenge Tour and Sunshine Tour. He has won three times on the Pro Golf Tour and four times on the Challenge Tour. Amateur wins *2010 German Amateur Match Play Championship Professional wins (7) Sunshine Tour wins (1) 1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour Challenge Tour wins (4) ''*Note: The 2016 Hainan Open was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.'' 1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour Pro Golf Tour wins (3) ''*Note: The 2014 Adamstal Open was shortened to 18 holes due to weather.'' Team appearances *European Boys' Team Championship (representing Germany): 2006, 2007 *Eisenhower Trophy (representing Germany): 2008 *European Amateur Team Championship (representing Germany): 2008, 2009, 2010 See also * 2016 Challenge Tour graduate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Challenge
The Swiss Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, held in Switzerland, except in 2021, when it was held in France. History It was first played as the Credit Suisse Private Banking Open in 2000 and 2001 at the Golf Club Patriziale Ascona in Ascona. It replaced the Interlaken Open which ended after financial issues. During the course of the 2002 edition, the heavy rain led to the overflow of the Lake Maggiore and to the cancellation of the event. Following a four-year hiatus, the tournament returned in 2006 and was held at the Wylihof Golf Club in Luterbach through 2009. Since 2010 the event has been played at Golf Sempachersee in Hildisrieden. In 2021, the event was uniquely held in France. It was played at Golf Saint Apollinaire in Folgensbourg, close to the Swiss border. In round 2 of the 2021 event, Alejandro del Rey Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander (Czech, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damien Perrier
Damien Perrier (born 6 July 1989) is a French professional golfer. Perrier turned professional in late 2007. He played on mini-tours, including the Alps Tour and the EPD Tour, winning once on each tour. He has also played on the Challenge Tour, with varying status, since 2010. He earned a 2016 Challenge Tour card by finishing third on the 2015 Alps Tour Order of Merit. Perrier won his first Challenge Tour event in May 2016 at the D+D Real Czech Challenge. Amateur wins ''this list is incomplete'' *2007 British Boys Amateur Professional wins (4) Challenge Tour wins (1) Alps Tour wins (1) EPD Tour wins (1) French Tour wins (1) Team appearances Amateur *European Boys' Team Championship (representing France): 2007 See also *2016 Challenge Tour graduates References External links * * * French male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Rennes 1989 births Living people 21st-century French people {{France-golf-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |