The 2007 Challenge Tour was the 19th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
| Duration | 30 November 2006 – 27 October 2007 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 32[a] |
| Most wins |  Felipe Aguilar (2) Peter Baker (2) Robert Dinwiddie (2) Joost Luiten (2) Ross McGowan (2) Edoardo Molinari (2) Iain Pyman (2) Peter Whiteford (2) |
| Rankings |  Mike Lorenzo-Vera |
← 2006 2008 → | |
Changes for 2007 edit
Five new tournaments were added to the schedule, including the Club Colombia Masters,[1] the Dutch Futures, the Open AGF-Allianz Côtes d'Armor Bretagne, the Doc Salbe PGA European Challenge in Germany and the Toscana Open Italian Federation Cup.
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[2]
Rankings edit
For full rankings, see 2007 Challenge Tour graduates.
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[3][4] The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2008 European Tour.[5]
| Rank | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Lorenzo-Vera |
128,927 |
| 2 | Ross McGowan |
126,645 |
| 3 | Felipe Aguilar |
120,409 |
| 4 |  Jamie Donaldson |
111,748 |
| 5 |  Leif Westerberg |
102,323 |
Notes edit
- ^ A further one tournament was scheduled but was removed from the schedule.
- ^ 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.
- ^ ARG − PGA of Argentina Tour; EUR − European Tour; NGL − Nordic Golf League; TLA − Tour de las Américas.
References edit
- ^ "Challenge Tour Resumes With Historic Visit to Colombia". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "2007 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "2007 Rankings". European Tour. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Lorenzo-Vera crowned Challenge Tour King at Grand Final". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Challenge Tour set for a thrilling climax". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
...where the best 45 players of the season are preparing for one final push in their bids to win one of the 20 available places on The 2008 European Tour.