The 2007 Challenge Tour was the 19th season of 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
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, the official development tour to 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 fi ...
. The tour started as the Satellite Tour with its first Order of Merit rankings in 1989 and was officially renamed as the Challenge Tour at the start of the 1990 season.
The Challenge Tour Rankings were won by France's
Mike Lorenzo-Vera
Michaël Lorenzo-Vera (born 28 January 1985) is a French professional golfer.
Career
Lorenzo-Vera was born in Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques in South-West France.
After turning professional in 2005, Lorenzo-Vera played on the Alps Tour, one of ...
.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.
Challenge Tour Rankings
''For full rankings, see
2007 Challenge Tour graduates.''
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in
Euro
The euro ( symbol: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 out of the member states of the European Union (EU). This group of states is known as the eurozone or, officially, the euro area, and includes about 340 million citizens . ...
s. The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the
2008 European Tour
The 2008 European Tour was the 37th golf season since the European Tour officially began in 1972.
The season began in November 2007 and consisted of 50 official money events, a drop of two from the previous year. This included seven major cham ...
.
See also
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2007 European Tour
The 2007 European Tour was the 36th golf season since the European Tour officially began in 1972.
The season began with six tournaments in late 2006 and consisted of record 52 official money events, surpassing the 2005 and 2006 seasons. This i ...
Notes
References
External links
Official homepage of the Challenge Tour
{{Challenge Tour seasons
Challenge Tour seasons
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
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