The 2012 Challenge Tour was the 24th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(€)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes29 JanGujarat Kensville ChallengeIndia200,000 Maximilian Kieffer (1)12PGTI11 MarPacific Rubiales Colombia ClassicColombia190,000 Phillip Archer (3)12New tournament1 AprBarclays Kenya OpenKenya195,000 Seve Benson (3) 1213 MayAllianz Open Côtes d'Armor BretagneFrance160,000 Eddie Pepperell (1)1213 MayMadeira Islands Open - PortugalPortugal675,000 Ricardo Santos (2)18EUR27 MayTelenet TrophyBelgium160,000 Marco Crespi (1)123 JunFred Olsen Challenge de EspañaSpain160,000 Eduardo de la Riva (1) 1210 JunKärnten Golf OpenAustria160,000 Gary Stal (1)1217 JunSaint-Omer OpenFrance500,000 Darren Fichardt (1)18EUR24 JunScottish Hydro ChallengeScotland220,000 Sam Walker (3)1230 JunChallenge Provincia di VareseItaly165,000 Raymond Russell (1)12New tournament15 JulCredit Suisse ChallengeSwitzerland160,000 Gary Stal (2)1221 JulDouble Tree by Hilton Acaya OpenItaly160,000 Espen Kofstad (1)1229 JulEnglish ChallengeEngland160,000 Chris Paisley (1)125 AugFinnish ChallengeFinland170,000 Kristoffer Broberg (1) 1212 AugNorwegian ChallengeNorway175,000 Kristoffer Broberg (2)1218 AugECCO Tour ChampionshipDenmarkDKr 1,200,000 Alessandro Tadini (4)12DNK25 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland190,000 Kristoffer Broberg (3)129 SepM2M Russian Challenge CupRussia200,000 Alexandre Kaleka (2)1216 SepKazakhstan OpenKazakhstan400,000 Scott Henry (1)1223 SepAllianz Golf Open Toulouse MetropoleFrance160,000 Julien Brun (a) (1)1230 SepChallenge de CatalunyaSpain160,000 Brooks Koepka (1) 12New tournament7 OctAllianz Open de LyonFrance160,000 Chris Doak (1)1214 OctD+D Real Czech Challenge OpenCzech Republic160,000 Andreas Hartø (3) 12New tournament21 OctCrowne Plaza Copenhagen ChallengeDenmark140,000 Kristoffer Broberg (4) 12New tournament27 OctApulia San Domenico Grand FinalItaly330,000 Espen Kofstad (2) 16Flagship event
Rankings
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top 21 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2013 European Tour.
Rank Player Prize money (€)1 Espen Kofstad 131,0992 Kristoffer Broberg 126,5083 Andreas Hartø 121,9994 Joachim B. Hansen 120,0855 Gary Lockerbie 117,482
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