The 2010 Challenge Tour was the 22nd season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Changes for 2010

In August, the Official World Golf Ranking announced that the Apulia San Domenico Grand Final would gain "flagship event" status, meaning that the minimum points awarded would increase to 16 from 12.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.

DateTournamentHost countryPurse ()WinnerOWGR pointsOther toursNotes
21 FebAbierto Internacional de Golf II Copa AntioquiaColombiaUS$220,000Colombia David Vanegas (1)12CAN, TLANew to Challenge Tour
28 MarKenya OpenKenya190,000England Robert Dinwiddie (3)12
2 MayTurkish Airlines ChallengeTurkey175,000England Charlie Ford (1)12New tournament
9 MayAllianz Open Côtes d'Armor BretagneFrance150,000England Sam Walker (2)12
23 MayMugello Tuscany OpenItaly150,000Netherlands Floris de Vries (1)12New tournament
30 MayTelenet TrophyBelgium150,000England Lee Slattery (2)12
6 JunKärnten Golf OpenAustria160,000Austria Martin Wiegele (2)12
13 JunScottish Hydro ChallengeScotland200,000Scotland George Murray (1)12
20 Jun 25 AprMoroccan Golf ClassicMorocco150,000United States Chris Baker (1)12
20 JunSaint-Omer OpenFrance600,000Austria Martin Wiegele (3)18EUR
27 JunFred Olsen Challenge de EspañaSpain150,000Spain Álvaro Velasco (1)12
4 JulThe PrincessSweden150,000Denmark Thorbjørn Olesen (1)12
11 JulAllianz Golf Open de LyonFrance150,000Austria Bernd Wiesberger (1)12
18 JulCredit Suisse ChallengeSwitzerland150,000Italy Alessandro Tadini (3)12
25 JulEnglish ChallengeEngland150,000Australia Daniel Gaunt (1)12
1 AugGreen ChallengeFinlandCancelled
14 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland215,000Chile Mark Tullo (1)12
22 AugECCO Tour ChampionshipGermanyDKr 1,350,000Denmark Andreas Hartø (a) (1)12DNK
28 AugSWALEC Wales ChallengeWales150,000Sweden Oscar Florén (1)12
5 SepAllianz EurOpen StrasbourgFrance150,000France Romain Wattel (a) (1)12
12 SepKazakhstan OpenKazakhstan400,000Spain Álvaro Velasco (2)12
19 SepM2M Russian Challenge CupRussia175,000Spain Carlos del Moral (2)12New tournament
10 OctAllianz Golf Open du Grand ToulouseFrance150,000Austria Bernd Wiesberger (2)12
16 OctRoma Golf OpenItaly150,000Denmark Andreas Hartø (2)12
23 OctEgyptian OpenEgypt250,000Chile Mark Tullo (2)14New to Challenge Tour
30 OctApulia San Domenico Grand FinalItaly300,000England Matt Haines (1)16Flagship event

Rankings

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2011 European Tour.

RankPlayerPrize money ()
1Spain Álvaro Velasco134,297
2England Matt Haines107,152
3Denmark Thorbjørn Olesen104,754
4Netherlands Floris de Vries101,288
5Austria Bernd Wiesberger99,989

Notes

External links