2015 Challenge Tour
The 2015 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.
Tournament schedule
The 2015 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 | Notes |
12 Apr | Barclays Kenya Open | Kenya | ![]() | 12 | |
25 Apr | Challenge de Madrid | Spain | ![]() | 12 | |
10 May | Turkish Airlines Challenge | Turkey | ![]() | 12 | |
17 May | Made in Denmark Challenge | Denmark | ![]() | 12 | New tournament |
24 May | Kärnten Golf Open | Austria | ![]() | 12 | |
31 May | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | ![]() | 12 | |
7 Jun | Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | ![]() | 12 | |
14 Jun | KPMG Trophy | Belgium | ![]() | 12 | |
21 Jun | Najeti Open | France | ![]() | 12 | |
28 Jun | SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge | Scotland | ![]() | 12 | |
5 Jul | Aegean Airlines Challenge Tour | Germany | ![]() | 12 | |
12 Jul | D+D Real Slovakia Challenge | Slovakia | ![]() | 12 | |
19 Jul | Fred Olsen Challenge de España | Spain | ![]() | 12 | |
26 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | ![]() | 12 | |
2 Aug | Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI | Portugal | ![]() | 18 | Dual-ranking event with European Tour Rescheduled from 22 March due to weather |
9 Aug | Northern Ireland Open | Northern Ireland | ![]() | 12 | |
16 Aug | Gant Open | Finland | ![]() | 12 | |
22 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | ![]() | 12 | Elvira earns promotion to European Tour |
6 Sep | Cordon Golf Open | France | ![]() | 12 | |
13 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | ![]() | 13 | |
4 Oct | EMC Challenge Open | Italy | ![]() | 12 | |
11 Oct | Volopa Irish Challenge | Ireland | ![]() | 12 | New tournament |
25 Oct | The Foshan Open | China | ![]() | 13 | |
7 Nov | NBO Golf Classic Grand Final | Oman | ![]() | 17 |
Rankings
For full rankings, see 2015 Challenge Tour graduates.Rank | Player | Country | Prize money |
1 | Ricardo Gouveia | 251,592 | |
2 | Sébastien Gros | 178,645 | |
3 | Borja Virto | 150,466 | |
4 | Nacho Elvira | 114,878 | |
5 | Joachim B. Hansen | 113,135 |