2011 Challenge Tour

The 2011 Challenge Tour was the 23rd season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

2011 Challenge Tour season
Duration13 January 2011 (2011-01-13) – 5 November 2011 (2011-11-05)
Number of official events25
Most winsFrance Benjamin Hébert (3)
England Sam Little (3)
RankingsEngland Tommy Fleetwood
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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(€)		Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		Notes
16 Jan Gujarat Kensville Challenge India 200,000 India Gaganjeet Bhullar (n/a) 12 PGTI New tournament
13 Mar Abierto Internacional Copa Antioquia Colombia US$230,000 Argentina Joaquín Estévez (1) 12 TLA
3 Apr Barclays Kenya Open Kenya 195,000 South Africa Michiel Bothma (1) 12
8 May Allianz Challenge de France France 150,000 Germany Nicolas Meitinger (1) 12
15 May Mugello Tuscany Open Italy 150,000 France Anthony Snobeck (2) 12
22 May Madeira Islands Open Portugal 500,000 Northern Ireland Michael Hoey (4) 18 EUR
29 May Telenet Trophy Belgium 160,000 Australia Andrew Tampion (2) 12
5 Jun Kärnten Golf Open Austria 160,000 France Édouard Dubois (1) 12
12 Jun Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne France 150,000 England Phillip Archer (2) 12
19 Jun Saint-Omer Open France 500,000 Australia Matthew Zions (1) 18 EUR
26 Jun Scottish Hydro Challenge Scotland 220,000 France Édouard Dubois (2) 12
3 Jul The Princess Sweden 200,000 Portugal Ricardo Santos (1) 12
10 Jul Acaya Open Italy 160,000 England Jamie Moul (1) 12 New tournament
17 Jul Credit Suisse Challenge Switzerland 155,000 France Benjamin Hébert (1) 12
24 Jul English Challenge England 160,000 France Benjamin Hébert (2) 12
14 Aug Norwegian Challenge Norway 180,000 Italy Andrea Pavan (1) 12
20 Aug ECCO Tour Championship Denmark DKr 1,200,000 England Daniel Denison (1) 12 DNK
27 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland 190,000 France Benjamin Hébert (3)[lower-alpha 3] 12
11 Sep Kazakhstan Open Kazakhstan 400,000 England Tommy Fleetwood (1) 12
18 Sep M2M Russian Challenge Cup Russia 250,000 England Sam Little (3) 12
25 Sep Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse France 160,000 England Sam Little (4) 12
2 Oct Fred Olsen Challenge de España Spain 150,000 England Matthew Baldwin (1) 12
9 Oct Allianz Golf Open de Lyon France 150,000 France Julien Quesne (2) 12
16 Oct Roma Golf Open Italy 160,000 England Sam Little (5)[lower-alpha 4] 12
5 Nov Apulia San Domenico Grand Final Italy 330,000 Italy Andrea Pavan (2) 16 Flagship event

Rankings

For full rankings, see 2011 Challenge Tour graduates.

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[4][5] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2012 European Tour.[6]

RankPlayerPrize money (€)
1England Tommy Fleetwood148,913
2Italy Andrea Pavan133,052
3England Sam Little130,798
4Portugal Ricardo Santos97,516
5France Benjamin Hébert91,293

Notes
  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Challenge Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the European Tour.
  2. DNK − Danish Golf Tour; EUR − European Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India; TLA − Tour de las Américas.
  3. Hébert earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.[2]
  4. Little earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.[3]

References
  1. "2011 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. "Hebert wins Rolex Trophy, advances to Euro Tour". Fox News. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  3. "Little secures stunning hat-trick in Rome". European Tour. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2023. As a three time winner this season, Little has the option of joining the Challenge Tour's other triple champion of 2011, Benjamin Hebert, on The European Tour straight away but he will stay focused on the Challenge Tour until after the Grand Final, where he hopes to end the season as Number One.
  4. "2011 Rankings". European Tour. Archived from the original on 30 November 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  5. "Pavan wins Grand finale as Fleetwood tops Rankings". European Tour. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  6. Tindell, Dave; Rhodes, John; Cooper, Matt (14 November 2011). "Up to the challenge?". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 August 2023. The top 20 money earners on the Challenge Tour were handed their 2012 European Tour cards on Sunday following the conclusion of the Grand Final in Italy.
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