The 2021 Challenge Tour was the 33rd season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Changes for 2021 Similarly to 2020, the season was due to begin in February with three tournaments in South Africa co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour, but in mid-January the South African swing was postponed to April/May because of COVID-19 pandemic concerns. The official schedule announcement was made on 27 January 2021. As well as the schedule release, it also confirmed that additional European Tour cards would be offered for the following season; being increased from 15 to 20. In April two back-to-back events in Sweden in May were added.
In-season changes In August, it was announced that the Hainan Open and the Foshan Open; both played in China, were cancelled. Later in the month, replacement tournaments were confirmed in Spain, both hosted at Empordà Golf on the Costa Brava.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2021 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(€)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes Limpopo Championship South Africa R3,000,000 Brandon Stone (1) 13 AFR Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open South Africa R3,000,000 J. C. Ritchie (2) 13 AFR Dimension Data Pro-Am South Africa R6,000,000 Wilco Nienaber (1) 13 AFR Pro-Am Range Servant Challenge Sweden 200,000 Craig Howie (1) 12 New tournament Dormy Open Sweden 200,000 Félix Mory (1) 12 New tournament Irish Challenge Ireland 220,000 Daan Huizing (3) 12 D+D Real Czech Challenge Czech Republic 200,000 Santiago Tarrío (1) 12 Challenge de Cádiz Spain 200,000 Kristof Ulenaers (1) 12 Challenge de España Spain 200,000 Santiago Tarrío (2) 12 Open de Bretagne France 200,000 Julien Brun (2) 12 Kaskáda Golf Challenge Czech Republic 200,000 Marcel Schneider (2) 12 Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge France 210,000 Marcel Siem (1) 12 Euram Bank Open Austria 190,000 Stuart Manley (3) 12 Italian Challenge Italy 300,000 Ricardo Gouveia (4) 12 Vierumäki Finnish Challenge Finland 200,000 Marcus Helligkilde (1) 12 Made in Esbjerg Challenge Denmark 200,000 Ricardo Gouveia (5) 9 NGL Sydbank Esbjerg Challenge Denmark 200,000 Espen Kofstad (4) 9 NGL New tournament Rolex Trophy Switzerland – Removed – B-NL Challenge Trophy Netherlands 250,000 Alfredo García-Heredia (1) 12 New tournament British Challenge England £180,000 Hugo León (1) 12 New tournament Big Green Egg German Challenge Germany 200,000 Ángel Hidalgo (1) 12 New tournament Hopps Open de Provence France 200,000 Alfie Plant (1) 12 Open de Portugal Portugal 200,000 Marcel Schneider (3) 12 Swiss Challenge France 200,000 Marcus Helligkilde (2) 12 Hainan Open China – Cancelled – CHN Empordà Challenge Spain 200,000 Julien Brun (3) 13 New tournament Challenge Costa Brava Spain 200,000 Daniel Hillier (1) 13 New tournament Foshan Open China – Cancelled – CHN Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final Spain 450,000 Marcus Helligkilde (3) 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 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2022 European Tour (DP World Tour).
Rank Player Points1 Marcus Helligkilde 222,6282 Ricardo Gouveia 188,2913 Santiago Tarrío 173,9384 Julien Brun 163,7735 Frédéric Lacroix 120,334
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