2020 Challenge Tour
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The 2020 Challenge Tour was the 32nd season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
In-season changes
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.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2020 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb | Limpopo Championship | South Africa | US$250,000 | South Africa J. C. Ritchie (1) | 13 | AFR | New to Challenge Tour |
| 9 Feb | RAM Cape Town Open | South Africa | US$250,000 | Sweden Anton Karlsson (1) | 13 | AFR | New to Challenge Tour |
| 16 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | South Africa | US$340,000 | South Africa Christiaan Bezuidenhout (n/a) | 13 | AFR | New to Challenge Tour Pro-Am |
| 10 May | Prague Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | – | Cancelled | – | ||
| 7 Jun | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | – | Cancelled | – | ||
| 14 Jun | Andalucía Match Play 9 | Spain | – | Postponed | – | ||
| 5 Jul | D+D Real Slovakia Challenge | Slovakia | – | Cancelled | – | ||
| 12 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | – | Cancelled | – | ||
| 12 Jul | Austrian Open | Austria | 500,000 | Scotland Marc Warren (3) | 18 | EUR | |
| 18 Jul | Euram Bank Open | Austria | 500,000 | France Joël Stalter (2) | 18 | EUR | |
| 26 Jul | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Finland | – | Cancelled | – | ||
| 9 Aug 31 May | Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | – | Cancelled | – | ||
| 15 Aug | Made in Denmark Challenge | Denmark | – | Cancelled | – | ||
| 22 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | – | Cancelled | – | ||
| 29 Aug | B-NL Challenge Trophy | Netherlands | – | Cancelled | – | New tournament | |
| 6 Sep | Open de Bretagne | France | – | Cancelled | – | ||
| 6 Sep | Northern Ireland Open | Northern Ireland | 200,000 | United States Tyler Koivisto (1) | 12 | ||
| 13 Sep | Irish Challenge | Republic of Ireland | – | Cancelled | – | ||
| 20 Sep | Open de Portugal | Portugal | 500,000 | South Africa Garrick Higgo (1) | 18 | EUR | |
| 27 Sep | Hopps Open de Provence | France | – | Cancelled | – | ||
| 4 Oct | Lalla Aïcha Challenge Tour | Morocco | – | Cancelled | – | ||
| 4 Oct 28 Jun | Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil | Italy | 300,000 | Germany Hurly Long (1) | 12 | ||
| 11 Oct 21 Jun | Hauts de France – Pas de Calais Golf Open | France | – | Cancelled | – | ||
| 18 Oct | Hainan Open | China | – | Cancelled | – | CHN | |
| 25 Oct | Foshan Open | China | – | Cancelled | – | CHN | |
| 8 Nov 17 May | Andalucía Challenge de España | Spain | 200,000 | Czech Republic Ondřej Lieser (1) | 12 | ||
| 14 Nov | Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz | Spain | 200,000 | Spain Pep Anglès (1) | 12 | New tournament | |
| 22 Nov 8 Nov | Challenge Tour Grand Final | Spain | 350,000 | Czech Republic Ondřej Lieser (2) | 17 | Flagship event |
Rankings
The rankings were titled as the Road to Mallorca and were based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top five players on the rankings earned limited status to play on the 2021 European Tour.
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic Ondřej Lieser | 116,345 |
| 2 | Germany Marcel Schneider | 98,500 |
| 3 | Spain Pep Anglès | 92,688 |
| 4 | England Richard Mansell | 84,534 |
| 5 | England Matt Ford | 69,948 |