Golf Tours History And Previous Winners

Challenge Tour

A Brief History Of Challenge Tour

The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour. World ranking points are awarded for high finishes in Challenge Tour events.

The tour was introduced in 1986 and was initially called the Satellite Tour. The Order of Merit was introduced in 1989

Previous Winners Of Challenge Tour

Year
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990

Leading player
Michael Lorenzo-Vera
Mark Pilkington
Marc Warren
Lee Slattery
Johan Edfors
Lee S James
Mark Foster
Henrik Stenson
Carl Suneson
Warren Bennett
Michele Reale
Ian Garbutt
Thomas Björn
Raymond Burns
Klas Eriksson
Paul Affleck
David R Jones
Giuseppe Cali

Country
France
Wales
Scotland
England
Sweden
England
England
Sweden
Sweden
England
Italy
England
Denmark
N Ireland
Sweden
Wales
England
Italy

Earnings
€
€119,152
€103,577
€95,980
€94,509
€121,531
€97,737
€108,711
€69,642
£81,053
£51,679
£37,661
£46,471
£43,584
£48,366
£39,769
£35,533
£28,383