2016 Challenge Tour

The 2016 Challenge Tour was the 28th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

2016 Challenge Tour season
Duration17 March 2016 (2016-03-17) – 5 November 2016 (2016-11-05)
Number of official events27
Most winsGermany Bernd Ritthammer (3)
RankingsEngland Jordan Smith
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2017 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(€)		Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points		Notes
20 MarBarclays Kenya OpenKenya220,000Sweden Sebastian Söderberg (1)12
23 AprRed Sea Egyptian ChallengeEgypt180,000England Jordan Smith (1)12New tournament
1 MayChallenge de MadridSpain170,000Scotland Duncan Stewart (1)12
8 MayTurkish Airlines ChallengeTurkey175,000France Clément Sordet (2)12
15 MayMontecchia OpenItaly250,000England Gary King (1)12
29 MayD+D Real Czech ChallengeCzech Republic175,000France Damien Perrier (1)12
5 JunSwiss ChallengeSwitzerland170,000Germany Alexander Knappe (1)12
12 JunKPMG TrophyBelgium170,000Sweden Simon Forsström (1)12
19 JunNajeti OpenFrance200,000Portugal José-Filipe Lima (4)12
26 JunSSE Scottish Hydro ChallengeScotland250,000England James Heath (2)12
3 JulMade in Denmark ChallengeDenmark180,000Germany Bernd Ritthammer (1)12
10 JulD+D Real Slovakia ChallengeSlovakia170,000Norway Espen Kofstad (3)12
17 JulFred Olsen Challenge de EspañaSpain170,000France Adrien Saddier (1)12
24 JulLe Vaudreuil Golf ChallengeFrance210,000Sweden Alexander Björk (1)12
31 JulTayto Northern Ireland OpenNorthern Ireland170,000New Zealand Ryan Fox (2)12
7 AugSwedish ChallengeSweden200,000France Joël Stalter (1)12New to Challenge Tour
14 AugVierumäki Finnish ChallengeFinland180,000England Sam Walker (4)12
20 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland250,000South Africa Dylan Frittelli (2)12
28 AugBridgestone ChallengeEngland180,000Belgium Thomas Detry (1)12
4 SepCordon Golf OpenFrance200,000Spain Álvaro Velasco (3)12
11 SepVolopa Irish ChallengeIreland180,000Germany Bernd Ritthammer (2)12
2 OctKazakhstan OpenKazakhstan450,000England Sam Walker (5)13
9 OctTerre dei Consoli OpenItaly250,000Sweden Johan Edfors (4)12
16 OctHainan OpenChinaUS$262,500Germany Alexander Knappe (2)13New to Challenge Tour
23 OctFoshan OpenChinaUS$500,000England Marcus Armitage (1)13
29 OctRas Al Khaimah Golf ChallengeUAEUS$350,000England Jordan Smith (2)13New tournament
5 NovNBO Golf Classic Grand FinalOman400,000Germany Bernd Ritthammer (3)17Flagship event

Rankings

For full rankings, see 2016 Challenge Tour graduates.

The rankings were titled as the Road to Oman and were based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3] The top 16 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2017 European Tour.[4]

RankPlayerPoints
1England Jordan Smith209,985
2Germany Bernd Ritthammer189,953
3Germany Alexander Knappe183,500
4New Zealand Ryan Fox160,768
5England Sam Walker158,370

Notes
  1. 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.

References
  1. "2016 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. "2016 Road to Oman". European Tour. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  3. "Derry Hill player Jordan Smith crowned European Challenge Tour's 2016 champion after topping Road To Oman standings". Gazette & Herald. Chippenham, United Kingdom. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  4. "Recap: the final day of the 2016 Road to Oman". European Tour. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2023. So, at the end of the most competitive Challenge Tour season in recent memory, the lucky 16 going to the European Tour next year were decided. Jordan Smith, Bernd Ritthammer, Alexander Knappe, Ryan Fox, Sam Walker, Matthieu Pavon, Alexander Bjӧrk, Dylan Frittelli, Romain Langasque, Duncan Stewart, Marcus Armitage, José-Filipe Lima, Damien Perrier, Pep Angles, Thomas Detry and Joël Stalter, we wish you good luck in your endeavours - do us proud.
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