The 2021 Challenge Tour was a series of professional

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tournaments collectively known as the

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. The Challenge Tour is Europe's official developmental

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and is organised by the

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. It was introduced in 1986 and was originally called the Satellite Tour, before being renamed with its present title in 1990. Similarly to 2020, the season was to begin in February with three tournaments in South Africa co-sanctioned with the

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, but in mid-January the South African swing was postponed to April–May over

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concerns. The official schedule announcement was made on 27 January 2021. In April two back-to-back events in Sweden in May were added. In August, it was announced that the Hainan Open and the Foshan Open; both played in China, were cancelled. Later in the month, replacement tournaments were confirmed in Spain, both hosted at Empordà Golf on the

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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2021 season.

Challenge Tour Rankings

''For full rankings, see 2021 Challenge Tour graduates.'' 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 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the

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Notes

References

External links

Schedule on the European Tour's official siteRankings on the European Tour's official site
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Sports events curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 in golf

Schedule

Challenge Tour Rankings

See also

Notes

References

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