2017 Challenge Tour


The 2017 Challenge Tour is 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 2017 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.
DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerOWGR
points		Notes
26 MarBarclays Kenya OpenKenya Aaron Rai 12
23 AprTurkish Airlines ChallengeTurkey Ryan Evans 12
14 MayOpen de PortugalPortugal Matt Wallace 18Dual-ranking event with European Tour
21 MayAndalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9Spain Aaron Rai 12New tournament
28 MayD+D Real Czech ChallengeCzech Republic Julian Suri 12
4 JunSwiss ChallengeSwitzerland Joel Girrbach 12
11 JunKPMG TrophyBelgium Martin Wiegele 12
18 JunHauts de France Golf OpenFrance Julien Guerrier 12
25 JunMade in Denmark ChallengeDenmark Oscar Stark 12
2 JulSSE Scottish Hydro ChallengeScotland Richard McEvoy 12
9 JulPrague Golf ChallengeCzech Republic Garrick Porteous 12New tournament
16 JulItalian Challenge OpenItaly Joel Sjöholm 12
23 JulLe Vaudreuil Golf ChallengeFrance Aaron Rai 12Rai earns promotion to European Tour
30 JulSwedish ChallengeSweden Estanislao Goya 12
6 AugVierumäki Finnish ChallengeFinland Paul Howard 12
13 AugGalgorm Resort & Spa Northern Ireland OpenNorthern Ireland Robin Sciot-Siegrist 12
20 AugViking ChallengeNorway Clément Sordet 12
26 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland Pedro Oriol 12
3 SepCordon Golf OpenFrance Birgir Hafþórsson 12Reduced to 54 holes
10 SepBridgestone ChallengeEngland Oscar Lengdén 12
17 SepIrish ChallengeIreland Julien Guerrier 12
24 SepKazakhstan OpenKazakhstan Tapio Pulkkanen 13
1 OctChallenge de EspañaSpain Victor Perez 12
15 OctHainan OpenChina Erik van Rooyen 13Co-sanctioned with China Tour
22 OctFoshan OpenChina Oliver Farr 13Co-sanctioned with China Tour
28 OctRas Al Khaimah Golf ChallengeUnited Arab Emirates Jens Dantorp 13
4 NovNBO Golf Classic Grand FinalOman Clément Sordet 17

Rankings

For full rankings, see 2017 Challenge Tour graduates.
RankPlayerCountryPoints
1Tapio Pulkkanen210,799
2Clément Sordet181,312
3Erik van Rooyen160,876
4Aaron Rai139,435
5Marcus Kinhult139,419