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.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(€)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes 2 Feb Limpopo Championship South Africa US$250,000 J. C. Ritchie (1) 13 AFR New to Challenge Tour 9 Feb RAM Cape Town Open South Africa US$250,000 Anton Karlsson (1) 13 AFR New to Challenge Tour 16 Feb Dimension Data Pro-Am South Africa US$340,000 Christiaan Bezuidenhout (n/a) 13 AFR New to Challenge TourPro-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 Marc Warren (3) 18 EUR 18 Jul Euram Bank Open Austria 500,000 Joël Stalter (2) 18 EUR 26 Jul Vierumäki Finnish Challenge Finland – Cancelled – 9 Aug31 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 Tyler Koivisto (1) 12 13 Sep Irish Challenge Republic of Ireland – Cancelled – 20 Sep Open de Portugal Portugal 500,000 Garrick Higgo (1) 18 EUR 27 Sep Hopps Open de Provence France – Cancelled – 4 Oct Lalla Aïcha Challenge Tour Morocco – Cancelled – 4 Oct28 Jun Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil Italy 300,000 Hurly Long (1) 12 11 Oct21 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 Nov17 May Andalucía Challenge de España Spain 200,000 Ondřej Lieser (1) 12 14 Nov Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz Spain 200,000 Pep Anglès (1) 12 New tournament 22 Nov8 Nov Challenge Tour Grand Final Spain 350,000 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 Points1 Ondřej Lieser 116,3452 Marcel Schneider 98,5003 Pep Anglès 92,6884 Richard Mansell 84,5345 Matt Ford 69,948
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