Challenge Tour schedule announced
Linna Golf Club in Finland is one of six new venues on this season’s European Challenge Tour which was announced today.
Linna Golf Club in Finland is one of six new venues on this season’s European Challenge Tour which was announced today.
TheTour schedule will include a minimum of 24 events in 18 different countries.
The Darren Clarke-designed Champions Club course at Moyvalley Hotel and Golf Resort in County Kildare will host the Challenge of Ireland on June 11-14, while Macdonald Spey Valley Golf Club in Aiemore is the new venue for the Scottish Challenge from July 30-August 2.
Biggest purse will be the 430,000 Euros Kazakhstan Open on September 17-20 and the Tour will retain its presence in South America with the Club Colombia Masters on March 19-22.
European Challenge Tour Schedule:
March 5-8: Spanish Challenge, venue to be confirmed
March 19-22: Club Colombia Masters, Country Club, Bogota
April 16-19: Tusker Kenya Open, Muthaiga, Nairobi
April 30 – May 03: Banque Populaire Moroccan Classic, El Jadida
May 14-17: Allianz Open Cotes d’Armor Bretagne, Blue Green de Pleneuf Van Andre, France
May 21-24: Piemonte Open, La Mandria, Turin, Italy
May 28-31: Telenet Trophy, Royal Waterloo, Brussels, Belgium
June 11-14: Challenge of Ireland, Moyvalley, Co Kildare, Ireland
June 18-21: St Omer Open, Aa St Omer, Lumbres, France
June 25-28: Swedish Challenge, Bastad
July 2-5: Credit Suisse Challenge, Wylihof, Luterback, Switzerland
July 9-12: Allianz EurOpen de Lyon, Gouverneur, Monthieux, France
July 23-26 Swalec Wales Challenge, Vale Hotel, Cardiff
July 30- August 02: Scottish Challenge, Macdonald Spey Valley, Aviemore
August 6-9: SK Challenge, Linna, Vanajanlinna, Finland
August 13-16: Trophee de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland
August 27-30: Wroclaw Challenge, Toya, Wroclaw, Poland
September 10-13: Dutch Futures, Houtrak, Halfweg, Netherland
September 17-20: Kazakhstan Open, Nurtau, Almaty
September 24-27: Qingdao Open, Qingdao Huashan, China
October 1-4: Ecco Tour Championship, Holsterbo, Denmark
October 8-11: Allianz Open, Grand Toulouse, Seilh, France
October 22-25: Italian Federation Cup, Le Querce, Rome
October 28-31 Apulia San Domenico Grand Final, San Domenico, Puglia, Italy
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