The 2020 Challenge Tour is a series of professional
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tournaments collectively known as 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 Challenge Tour is Europe's official developmental
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and is organised by the
PGA 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 ...
. 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
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, the remainder of the season was severely impacted by the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, with many tournaments being cancelled or postponed.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2020 season.
Challenge Tour Rankings
The rankings were titled as the Road to Mallorca and were based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top five players on the tour earned limited status to play on the
2021 European Tour
The 2021 European Tour was the 50th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972 and the 13th and final edition of the Race to Dubai.
The Race to Dubai was won by Collin Morikawa, becoming the first American player ...
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See also
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2020 European Tour
The 2020 European Tour was the 49th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972 and the 12th edition of the Race to Dubai.
The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on the season, with many tournaments being resche ...
Notes
References
External links
Schedule on the European Tour's official siteRankings on the European Tour's official site
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2020
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