The Challenge de France was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in France. It was held for the first time in May 1998 at Golf de Sablé-Solesmes in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, before moving to October for the following three seasons, during which it was played on a succession of French courses. The tournament was discontinued after 2001, although the name was used on some occasions for the AGF-Allianz Open des Volcans. In 2011, the tournament was revived as the Allianz Challenge de France, and was held at the Golf Disneyland course in Paris, which had also been the venue in 1999, and hosted the Tournoi Perrier de Paris in 1993.[1] The 2011 edition was won by Germany's Nicolas Meitinger, securing his first Challenge Tour victory.[2]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Paris, France |
| Established | 1998 |
| Course(s) | Golf Disneyland |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,956 yards (6,361 m) |
| Tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €150,000 |
| Month played | May |
| Final year | 2011 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 268 Mårten Olander (2001) |
| To par | −16 Warren Bennett (1998) −16 Mårten Olander (2001) |
| Final champion | |
 Nicolas Meitinger | |
| Location map | |
  Golf Disneyland Location in France  Golf Disneyland Location in Île-de-France | |
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allianz Challenge de France | ||||||
| 2011 | Nicolas Meitinger |
269 | −15 | Playoff | Maximilian Kieffer |
Golf Disneyland |
| 2002–2010: No tournament | ||||||
| Hardelot Challenge de France | ||||||
| 2001 |  Mårten Olander |
268 | −16 | 1 stroke |  Scott Drummond |
Hardelot |
| Le Touquet Challenge de France | ||||||
| 2000 | Fredrik Andersson |
277 | −11 | Playoff |  Carlos Rodiles |
Golf du Touquet |
| Challenge de France Bayer | ||||||
| 1999 |  Iain Pyman |
275 | −13 | Playoff |  Gustavo Rojas |
Golf Disneyland |
| Challenge de France | ||||||
| 1998 | Warren Bennett |
272 | −16 | Playoff | Scott Watson |
Sablé-Solesmes |
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