The 2014 Challenge Tour was the 26th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

2014 Challenge Tour season
Duration6 March 2014 (2014-03-06) – 8 November 2014 (2014-11-08)
Number of official events27[a]
Most winsFrance Benjamin Hébert (3)
Germany Moritz Lampert (3)
RankingsEngland Andrew Johnston
2013
2015

Schedule edit

The following table lists official events during the 2014 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
()
Winner[b] OWGR
points
Other
tours[c]
Notes
9 Mar Barclays Kenya Open Kenya 200,000   Jake Roos (1) 12
6 Apr NH Collection Open Spain 600,000   Marco Crespi (3) 18 EUR New tournament
27 Apr Challenge de Catalunya Spain 160,000   Antonio Hortal (1) 12
11 May Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI Portugal 600,000   Daniel Brooks (1) 18 EUR
18 May Turkish Airlines Challenge Turkey 175,000   Oliver Farr (1) 12
25 May Kärnten Golf Open Austria 160,000   Moritz Lampert (1) 12
1 Jun D+D Real Czech Challenge Czech Republic 165,000   Thomas Linard (1) 12
8 Jun Fred Olsen Challenge de España Spain 160,000   Moritz Lampert (2) 12
15 Jun Najeti Hotels et Golfs Open France 500,000   Jordi García Pinto (2) 12
22 Jun Belgian Challenge Open Belgium 160,000   William Harrold (1) 12
29 Jun Scottish Hydro Challenge Scotland 250,000   Andrew Johnston (1) 12
6 Jul Aegean Airlines Challenge Tour Germany 170,000   Jake Roos (2) 12
13 Jul D+D Real Slovakia Challenge Slovakia 160,000   Andrew McArthur (2) 12 New tournament
20 Jul Swiss Challenge Switzerland 160,000   Pierre Relecom (1) 12
27 Jul Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge France 200,000   Andrew Johnston (2) 12
3 Aug Azerbaijan Golf Challenge Open Azerbaijan 300,000   Moritz Lampert (3)[d] 12 New tournament
10 Aug Norwegian Challenge Norway 175,000   Benjamin Hébert (4) 12
17 Aug Vacon Open Finland 170,000   Mark Tullo (3) 12
23 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland 230,000   An Byeong-hun (1) 12
31 Aug Northern Ireland Open Challenge Northern Ireland 170,000   Joakim Lagergren (1) 12
7 Sep Open Blue Green Côtes d'Armor Bretagne France 200,000   Benjamin Hébert (5) 12
14 Sep Kharkov Superior Cup Ukraine Cancelled[3]
21 Sep Kazakhstan Open Kazakhstan 450,000   Sam Hutsby (1) 13
5 Oct EMC Golf Challenge Open Italy 180,000   Ricardo Gouveia (1) 12
19 Oct Shankai Classic China US$350,000   Johan Edfors (3) 12 New tournament
26 Oct Foshan Open China US$350,000   Jason Palmer (1) 13
2 Nov National Bank of Oman Golf Classic Oman US$330,000   Max Orrin (1) 13
8 Nov Dubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand Final UAE US$350,000   Benjamin Hébert (6) 17 Flagship event

Rankings edit

For full rankings, see 2014 Challenge Tour graduates.

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[4][5] The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2015 European Tour.[6]

Rank Player Prize money ()
1   Andrew Johnston 190,856
2   Benjamin Hébert 178,266
3   An Byeong-hun 150,107
4   Moritz Lampert 137,194
5   Mark Tullo 129,968

Notes edit

  1. ^ A further one tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ EUR − European Tour.
  4. ^ Lampert earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "2014 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. ^ Keogh, Brian (3 August 2014). "Battlefield promotion for Lampert in Azerbaijan". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Challenge Tour event in Ukraine is cancelled". European Tour. 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  4. ^ "2014 Rankings". European Tour. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  5. ^ Clements, Derek (10 November 2014). "UK's Andrew Johnston wins the Challenge Tour 2014". golfshake.com. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  6. ^ Challenge Tour [@Challenge_Tour] (8 November 2014). "OLE! OLE! OLE! OLE! Your @Challenge_Tour Rankings Top 15" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 August 2023 – via Twitter.

External links edit