Challenge Tour Grand Final
Golf tournament
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Club de Golf Alcanada
Location in Spain
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Club de Golf Alcanada
Location in the Balearic Islands
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Club de Golf Alcanada
Location in Mallorca
Show map of MajorcaThe Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final is the season-ending tour championship on the Challenge Tour. The field currently consists of the top 45 players on the Challenge Tour rankings vying for twenty European Tour cards. It has been played annually since 1995. Initially it was played in Portugal, but has since been held in Cuba, France, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Spain.
Since 2010, the Challenge Tour Grand Final has been designated by the Official World Golf Ranking as the Challenge Tour's flagship event. Initially awarding a minimum of 16 ranking points to the winner, compared to 12 for most events, this was increased to 17 points in 2014.[1]
Venues
Venue | Location | First | Last | Times |
---|---|---|---|---|
Quinta do Peru | Sesimbra, Portugal | 1995 | 1996 | 2 |
Clube de Golf do Montado | Setúbal, Portugal | 1997 | 1997 | 1 |
Belas Clube de Campo | Sintra, Portugal | 1998 | 1998 | 1 |
Varadero Golf Club | Varadero, Cuba | 1999 | 2000 | 2 |
Golf du Médoc | Bordeaux, France | 2001 | 2004 | 4 |
San Domenico Golf | Apulia, Italy | 2005 | 2012 | 8 |
Al Badia Golf Club | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 2013 | 2014 | 2 |
Al Mouj Golf | Muscat, Oman | 2015 | 2017 | 3 |
Al Hamra Golf Club | Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates | 2018 | 2018 | 1 |
Club de Golf Alcanada | Port d'Alcúdia, Mallorca, Spain | 2019 | 2023 | 3 |
T-Golf & Country Club | Calvià, Mallorca, Spain | 2020 | 2021 | 2 |
Winners
Challenge Tour (Flagship event) | 2010–2021 | |
Challenge Tour (Tour Championship) | 1995–2009, 2022– |
# | Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Venue |
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Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final | |||||||
29th | 2023 | ![]() | 278 | −10 | 6 strokes | ![]() | Alcanada |
28th | 2022 | ![]() | 279 | −9 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() | Alcanada |
27th | 2021 | ![]() | 276 | −8 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | T-Golf |
Challenge Tour Grand Final | |||||||
26th | 2020 | ![]() | 273 | −11 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() ![]() | T-Golf |
25th | 2019 | ![]() | 278 | −6 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() | Alcanada |
Ras Al Khaimah Challenge Tour Grand Final | |||||||
24th | 2018 | ![]() | 271 | −17 | 1 stroke | ![]() | Al Hamra |
NBO Golf Classic Grand Final | |||||||
23rd | 2017 | ![]() | 273 | −15 | 2 strokes | ![]() | Al Mouj Golf |
22nd | 2016 | ![]() | 267 | −21 | 1 stroke | ![]() | Al Mouj Golf |
21st | 2015 | ![]() | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | ![]() | Al Mouj Golf |
Dubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand Final | |||||||
20th | 2014 | ![]() | 276 | −12 | 5 strokes | ![]() | Al Badia |
19th | 2013 | ![]() | 272 | −16 | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() | Al Badia |
Apulia San Domenico Grand Final | |||||||
18th | 2012 | ![]() | 265 | −19 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() | San Domenico Golf |
17th | 2011 | ![]() | 267 | −17 | 1 stroke | ![]() | San Domenico Golf |
16th | 2010 | ![]() | 276 | −8 | 1 stroke | ![]() | San Domenico Golf |
15th | 2009 | ![]() | 279 | −5 | Playoff | ![]() | San Domenico Golf |
14th | 2008 | ![]() | 267 | −17 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() | San Domenico Golf |
13th | 2007 | ![]() | 269 | −15 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | San Domenico Golf |
12th | 2006 | ![]() | 271 | −13 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() | San Domenico Golf |
11th | 2005 | ![]() | 273 | −15 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() | San Domenico Golf |
Bouygues Telecom Grand Final | |||||||
10th | 2004 | ![]() | 271 | −13 | Playoff | ![]() | Golf du Médoc |
Challenge Tour Grand Final | |||||||
9th | 2003 | ![]() | 273 | −11 | Playoff | ![]() | Golf du Médoc |
8th | 2002 | ![]() | 272 | −12 | 4 strokes | ![]() | Golf du Médoc |
7th | 2001 | ![]() | 266 | −18 | 5 strokes | ![]() | Golf du Médoc |
Cuba Challenge Tour Grand Final | |||||||
6th | 2000 | ![]() | 270 | −18 | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Varadero |
Cuba European Challenge Tour Grand Final | |||||||
5th | 1999 | ![]() | 277 | −11 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() | Varadero |
AXA Grand Final | |||||||
4th | 1998 | ![]() | 275 | −13 | Playoff | ![]() | Belas Clube de Campo |
Estoril Grand Final | |||||||
3rd | 1997 | ![]() | 198[a] | −18 | 1 stroke | ![]() | Clube de Golf do Montado |
UAP Grand Final | |||||||
2nd | 1996 | ![]() | 272 | −16 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() | Quinta do Peru |
1st | 1995 | ![]() | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | ![]() | Quinta do Peru |
Notes
- ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
References
- ^ "How the ranking evolved". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
External links
- Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site
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