Golf tour season
The 2001 Challenge Tour was the 13th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.[1]
| Date |
Tournament |
Host country |
Purse
(€) |
Winner[a] |
OWGR
points |
Other
tours[b] |
Notes
|
| 4 Mar |
Tusker Kenya Open |
Kenya |
£75,000 |
 Ashley Roestoff (1) |
6 |
|
|
| 11 Mar |
Stanbic Zambia Open |
Zambia |
£50,000 |
 Mark Foster (1) |
6 |
AFR |
New to Challenge Tour
|
| 1 Apr |
Segura Viudas Challenge de España |
Spain |
90,000 |
 Euan Little (1) |
6 |
|
|
| 29 Apr |
Open Golf Montecchia - PGA Triveneta |
Italy |
115,000 |
Andrew Sherborne (1) |
6 |
|
New tournament
|
| 6 May |
Credit Suisse Private Banking Open |
Switzerland |
105,000 |
Greig Hutcheon (2) |
6 |
|
|
| 20 May |
Austrian Open |
Austria |
90,000 |
Chris Gane (1) |
6 |
|
|
| 27 May |
Aa St Omer Open |
France |
150,000 |
 Sébastien Delagrange (1) |
6 |
|
|
| 3 Jun |
NCC Open |
Sweden |
SKr 840,000 |
Benn Barham (1) |
6 |
|
|
| 10 Jun |
Nykredit Danish Open |
Denmark |
110,000 |
Sébastien Delagrange (2) |
6 |
|
|
| 17 Jun |
Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge |
Germany |
85,000 |
 Wolfgang Huget (1) |
6 |
|
New tournament
|
| 24 Jun |
DEXIA-BIL Luxembourg Open |
Luxembourg |
90,000 |
Grant Hamerton (1) |
6 |
|
|
| 1 Jul |
Open des Volcans |
France |
90,000 |
Scott Drummond (1) |
6 |
|
|
| 8 Jul |
Challenge Total Fina Elf |
France |
120,000 |
Kenneth Ferrie (2) |
6 |
|
New tournament
|
| 15 Jul |
Volvo Finnish Open |
Finland |
80,000 |
 Peter Hedblom (4) |
6 |
|
|
| 22 Jul |
Günther Hamburg Classic |
Germany |
280,000 |
Peter Hanson (1) |
6 |
|
|
| 29 Jul |
Charles Church European Challenge Tour Championship |
England |
£130,000 |
Mark Foster (2) |
6 |
|
|
| 5 Aug |
BMW Russian Open |
Russia |
£100,000 |
 Jamie Donaldson (1) |
6 |
|
|
| 12 Aug |
Talma Finnish Challenge |
Finland |
150,000 |
Klas Eriksson (4) |
6 |
|
New tournament
|
| 19 Aug |
North West of Ireland Open |
Ireland |
350,000 |
Tobias Dier (1) |
16 |
EUR |
|
| 26 Aug |
Rolex Trophy |
Switzerland |
CHF 150,000 |
Stuart Little (2) |
6 |
|
|
| 26 Aug |
Skandia PGA Open |
Sweden |
SKr 800,000 |
Christophe Pottier (1) |
6 |
|
|
| 2 Sep |
Formby Hall Challenge |
England |
£50,000 |
Sam Little (1) |
6 |
|
|
| 8 Sep |
Muermans Real Estate Challenge |
Netherlands |
120,000 |
Dominique Nouailhac (1) |
6 |
|
|
| 16 Sep |
Telia Grand Prix |
Sweden |
SKr 1,100,000 |
Jamie Donaldson (2) |
6 |
|
|
| 30 Sep |
PGA of Austria Masters |
Austria |
135,000 |
Iain Pyman (3) |
6 |
|
New tournament
|
| 6 Oct |
San Paolo Vita & Asset Management Open |
Italy |
125,000 |
 Mads Vibe-Hastrup (1) |
6 |
|
|
| 14 Oct |
Hardelot Challenge de France |
France |
120,000 |
Mårten Olander (1) |
6 |
|
|
| 21 Oct |
Terme Euganee International Open Padova |
Italy |
115,000 |
Chris Gane (2) |
6 |
|
New tournament
|
| 4 Nov |
Challenge Tour Grand Final |
France |
200,000 |
Richard Bland (1) |
6 |
|
Tour Championship
|
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2][3] The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2002 European Tour.[4]
- ^ 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.
- ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; EUR − European Tour.
Sébastien Delagrange (2)
Jamie Donaldson (2)
Chris Gane (2)
