Challenge de France (golf)

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. The 2011 edition was won by Germany's Nicolas Meitinger, securing his first Challenge Tour victory.

Allianz Challenge de France

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

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

External links

• Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site