The 2007 Challenge Tour was the 19th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Changes for 2007 Five new tournaments were added to the schedule, including the Club Colombia Masters, the Dutch Futures, the Open AGF-Allianz Côtes d'Armor Bretagne, the Doc Salbe PGA European Challenge in Germany and the Toscana Open Italian Federation Cup.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(€)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes3 DecAbierto Visa de la RepúblicaArgentinaUS$200,000 Rafael Echenique (2)12ARG, TLA10 DecAbierto Mexicano CoronaMexicoUS$310,000 Fabrizio Zanotti (1)12TLA4 FebClub Colombia MastersColombiaUS$175,000 Edoardo Molinari (1)12TLANew tournament11 FebKai Fieberg Costa Rica OpenCosta RicaUS$175,000 Miguel Rodríguez (1)12TLA18 FebAbierto Telefónica de GuatemalaGuatemalaUS$150,000 Jamie Donaldson (3)12TLA11 MarTusker Kenya OpenKenya160,000 Edoardo Molinari (2)1222 AprTessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e BasilicataItaly130,000 Michael Hoey (2)126 MayMoroccan ClassicMorocco–Removed–13 MayA.G.F. Allianz Golf Open de ToulouseFrance130,000 Joost Luiten (1)12 20 MayTelenet TrophyBelgium130,000 Nicolas Vanhootegem (3)12 27 MayOpen Mahou de MadridSpain130,000 Ben Mason (1)123 JunOceânico Developments Pro-Am ChallengeEngland100,000 Ross McGowan (1)1210 JunVodafone ChallengeGermany130,000 Joost Luiten (2)1217 JunOpen de Saint-OmerFrance500,000 Carl Suneson (6)18EUR24 JunCredit Suisse ChallengeSwitzerland140,000 Peter Baker (1)121 JulEstoril Challenge de PortugalPortugal130,000 Ross McGowan (2)128 JulAGF-Allianz Open des Volcans – Challenge de FranceFrance130,000 Gareth Paddison (1)12 22 JulMAN NÖ OpenAustria130,000 Anders Schmidt Hansen (1)1229 JulFirstplus Wales ChallengeWales130,000 Colm Moriarty (1)125 AugChallenge of IrelandIreland150,000 Magnus A. Carlsson (1)12 12 AugScottish ChallengeScotland200,000 Robert Dinwiddie (1)1219 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland210,000 Robert Dinwiddie (2)1219 AugLexus OpenNorway130,000 Martin Wiegele (1)1226 AugPostbank ChallengeGermany140,000 Felipe Aguilar (1)12 2 SepECCO Tour ChampionshipDenmark130,000 Iain Pyman (6)12NGL9 SepTelia Challenge WaxholmSwedenSKr 1,175,000 Iain Pyman (7)1216 SepOKI Mahou Challenge de EspañaSpain130,000 Felipe Aguilar (2)1223 SepKazakhstan OpenKazakhstan330,000 Leif Westerberg (2)1230 SepDutch FuturesNetherlands140,000 Peter Whiteford (1)12New tournament7 OctOpen AGF-Allianz Côtes d'Armor BretagneFrance140,000 Peter Baker (2)12New to Challenge Tour14 OctDoc Salbe PGA European ChallengeGermany140,000 Peter Whiteford (2)12New tournament20 OctToscana Open Italian Federation CupItaly140,000 Mikael Lundberg (3)12New tournament27 OctApulia San Domenico Grand FinalItaly250,000 Mike Lorenzo-Vera (1)12Tour Championship
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 2008 European Tour.
Rank Player Prize money (€)1 Mike Lorenzo-Vera 128,9272 Ross McGowan 126,6453 Felipe Aguilar 120,4094 Jamie Donaldson 111,7485 Leif Westerberg 102,323
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