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(€)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes21 FebAbierto Internacional de Golf II Copa AntioquiaColombiaUS$220,000 David Vanegas (1)12CAN, TLANew to Challenge Tour28 MarKenya OpenKenya190,000 Robert Dinwiddie (3)122 MayTurkish Airlines ChallengeTurkey175,000 Charlie Ford (1)12New tournament9 MayAllianz Open Côtes d'Armor BretagneFrance150,000 Sam Walker (2)1223 MayMugello Tuscany OpenItaly150,000 Floris de Vries (1)12New tournament30 MayTelenet TrophyBelgium150,000 Lee Slattery (2)126 JunKärnten Golf OpenAustria160,000 Martin Wiegele (2)1213 JunScottish Hydro ChallengeScotland200,000 George Murray (1)1220 Jun25 AprMoroccan Golf ClassicMorocco150,000 Chris Baker (1)1220 JunSaint-Omer OpenFrance600,000 Martin Wiegele (3)18EUR27 JunFred Olsen Challenge de EspañaSpain150,000 Álvaro Velasco (1)124 JulThe PrincessSweden150,000 Thorbjørn Olesen (1)1211 JulAllianz Golf Open de LyonFrance150,000 Bernd Wiesberger (1)1218 JulCredit Suisse ChallengeSwitzerland150,000 Alessandro Tadini (3)1225 JulEnglish ChallengeEngland150,000 Daniel Gaunt (1)12 1 Aug Green Challenge Finland – Cancelled – 14 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland215,000 Mark Tullo (1)1222 AugECCO Tour ChampionshipGermanyDKr 1,350,000 Andreas Hartø (a) (1)12DNK28 AugSWALEC Wales ChallengeWales150,000 Oscar Florén (1)125 SepAllianz EurOpen StrasbourgFrance150,000 Romain Wattel (a) (1)1212 SepKazakhstan OpenKazakhstan400,000 Álvaro Velasco (2)1219 SepM2M Russian Challenge CupRussia175,000 Carlos del Moral (2)12New tournament10 OctAllianz Golf Open du Grand ToulouseFrance150,000 Bernd Wiesberger (2)1216 OctRoma Golf OpenItaly150,000 Andreas Hartø (2)1223 OctEgyptian OpenEgypt250,000 Mark Tullo (2)14New to Challenge Tour30 OctApulia San Domenico Grand FinalItaly300,000 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.
Rank Player Prize money (€)1 Álvaro Velasco 134,2972 Matt Haines 107,1523 Thorbjørn Olesen 104,7544 Floris de Vries 101,2885 Bernd Wiesberger 99,989
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