The 2017 Challenge Tour was the 29th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(€)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes 26 Mar Barclays Kenya Open Kenya 220,000 Aaron Rai (1) 12 23 Apr Turkish Airlines Challenge Turkey 200,000 Ryan Evans (1) 12 14 May Open de Portugal Portugal 500,000 Matt Wallace (1) 18 EUR 21 May Andalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9 Spain 200,000 Aaron Rai (2) 12 New tournament 28 May D+D Real Czech Challenge Czech Republic 180,000 Julian Suri (1) 12 4 Jun Swiss Challenge Switzerland 170,000 Joel Girrbach (1) 12 11 Jun KPMG Trophy Belgium 170,000 Martin Wiegele (4) 12 18 Jun Hauts de France Golf Open France 200,000 Julien Guerrier (1) 12 25 Jun Made in Denmark Challenge Denmark 180,000 Oscar Stark (1) 12 2 Jul SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge Scotland 250,000 Richard McEvoy (2) 12 9 Jul Prague Golf Challenge Czech Republic 180,000 Garrick Porteous (1) 12 New tournament 16 Jul Italian Challenge Open Italy 300,000 Joel Sjöholm (1) 12 23 Jul Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge France 210,000 Aaron Rai (3) 12 30 Jul Swedish Challenge Sweden 200,000 Estanislao Goya (3) 12 6 Aug Vierumäki Finnish Challenge Finland 180,000 Paul Howard (1) 12 13 Aug Galgorm Resort & Spa Northern Ireland Open Northern Ireland 185,000 Robin Sciot-Siegrist (1) 12 20 Aug Viking Challenge Norway 200,000 Clément Sordet (3) 12 26 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland 250,000 Pedro Oriol (1) 12 3 Sep Cordon Golf Open France 210,000 Birgir Hafþórsson (1) 12 10 Sep Bridgestone Challenge England 180,000 Oscar Lengdén (1) 12 17 Sep Irish Challenge Ireland 180,000 Julien Guerrier (2) 12 24 Sep Kazakhstan Open Kazakhstan 450,000 Tapio Pulkkanen (1) 13 1 Oct Challenge de España Spain 200,000 Victor Perez (1) 12 15 Oct Hainan Open China US$350,000 Erik van Rooyen (1) 13 CHN 22 Oct Foshan Open China US$500,000 Oliver Farr (2) 13 CHN 28 Oct Ras Al Khaimah Golf Challenge UAE US$350,000 Jens Dantorp (2) 13 4 Nov NBO Golf Classic Grand Final Oman 420,000 Clément Sordet (4) 17 Flagship event
Rankings
The rankings were titled as the Road to Oman and were based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2018 European Tour.
Rank Player Points1 Tapio Pulkkanen 210,7992 Clément Sordet 181,3123 Erik van Rooyen 160,8764 Aaron Rai 139,4355 Marcus Kinhult 139,419
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