2020 Challenge Tour


The 2020 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.
After beginning with three tournaments in South Africa co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour, the remainder of the season was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many tournaments being cancelled or postponed.

Tournament schedule

The 2020 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
Purse Notes
2 FebLimpopo ChampionshipSouth Africa J. C. Ritchie 13$250,000Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
9 FebRAM Cape Town OpenSouth Africa Anton Karlsson 13$250,000Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
16 FebDimension Data Pro-AmSouth Africa Christiaan Bezuidenhout 13$340,000Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
10 MayPrague Golf ChallengeCzech RepublicCancelled205,000
7 JunD+D Real Czech ChallengeCzech RepublicCancelled205,000
TBC
14 Jun
Match Play 9SpainPostponed12200,000
TBC
5 Jul
17 May
Challenge de EspañaSpainPostponed12200,000
5 JulD+D Real Slovakia ChallengeSlovakiaCancelled205,000
12 JulLe Vaudreuil Golf ChallengeFranceCancelled210,000
12 JulAustrian OpenAustria Marc Warren 18500,000Dual-ranking event with European Tour
18 Jul
19 Jul
Euram Bank OpenAustria Joël Stalter 18500,000Dual-ranking event with European Tour
26 JulVierumäki Finnish ChallengeFinlandCancelled200,000
2 Aug
28 Jun
Italian ChallengeItaly12300,000
9 Aug
31 May
Swiss ChallengeSwitzerlandCancelled185,000
15 AugMade in Denmark ChallengeDenmarkCancelled200,000
22 AugRolex TrophySwitzerlandCancelled290,000
29 AugB-NL Challenge TrophyNetherlandsCancelled250,000
6 SepOpen de BretagneFranceCancelled200,000
6 SepNorthern Ireland OpenNorthern Ireland12200,000Addition to the schedule
13 SepIrish ChallengeRepublic of Ireland12220,000
20 SepOpen de PortugalPortugal200,000Dual-ranking event with European Tour
27 SepHopps Open de ProvenceFrance12200,000
4 OctLalla Aïcha Challenge TourMorocco12200,000
11 Oct
21 Jun
Hauts de France – Pas de Calais Golf OpenFrance12190,000
18 OctHainan OpenChina$350,000Co-sanctioned with China Tour
25 OctFoshan OpenChinaCancelled$500,000Co-sanctioned with China Tour
8 NovChallenge Tour Grand FinalSpain17440,000