| Duration | 6 March 2014 (2014-03-06) – 8 November 2014 (2014-11-08) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 27 |
| Most wins |  Benjamin Hébert (3) Moritz Lampert (3) |
| Rankings |  Andrew Johnston |
| ← 2013 2015 → | |
The 2014 Challenge Tour was the 26th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2014 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Other tours |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar | Barclays Kenya Open | Kenya | 200,000 |  Jake Roos (1) |
12 | ||
| 6 Apr | NH Collection Open | Spain | 600,000 |  Marco Crespi (3) |
18 | EUR | New tournament |
| 27 Apr | Challenge de Catalunya | Spain | 160,000 |  Antonio Hortal (1) |
12 | ||
| 11 May | Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI | Portugal | 600,000 | Daniel Brooks (1) |
18 | EUR | |
| 18 May | Turkish Airlines Challenge | Turkey | 175,000 |  Oliver Farr (1) |
12 | ||
| 25 May | Kärnten Golf Open | Austria | 160,000 | Moritz Lampert (1) |
12 | ||
| 1 Jun | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | 165,000 | Thomas Linard (1) |
12 | ||
| 8 Jun | Fred Olsen Challenge de España | Spain | 160,000 | Moritz Lampert (2) |
12 | ||
| 15 Jun | Najeti Hotels et Golfs Open | France | 500,000 | Jordi García Pinto (2) |
12 | ||
| 22 Jun | Belgian Challenge Open | Belgium | 160,000 | William Harrold (1) |
12 | ||
| 29 Jun | Scottish Hydro Challenge | Scotland | 250,000 | Andrew Johnston (1) |
12 | ||
| 6 Jul | Aegean Airlines Challenge Tour | Germany | 170,000 | Jake Roos (2) |
12 | ||
| 13 Jul | D+D Real Slovakia Challenge | Slovakia | 160,000 |  Andrew McArthur (2) |
12 | New tournament | |
| 20 Jul | Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | 160,000 |  Pierre Relecom (1) |
12 | ||
| 27 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | 200,000 | Andrew Johnston (2) |
12 | ||
| 3 Aug | Azerbaijan Golf Challenge Open | Azerbaijan | 300,000 | Moritz Lampert (3) |
12 | New tournament | |
| 10 Aug | Norwegian Challenge | Norway | 175,000 | Benjamin Hébert (4) |
12 | ||
| 17 Aug | Vacon Open | Finland | 170,000 |  Mark Tullo (3) |
12 | ||
| 23 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 230,000 |  An Byeong-hun (1) |
12 | ||
| 31 Aug | Northern Ireland Open Challenge | Northern Ireland | 170,000 |  Joakim Lagergren (1) |
12 | ||
| 7 Sep | Open Blue Green Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | France | 200,000 | Benjamin Hébert (5) |
12 | ||
| Kharkov Superior Cup | Ukraine | – | Cancelled | – | |||
| 21 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | 450,000 | Sam Hutsby (1) |
13 | ||
| 5 Oct | EMC Golf Challenge Open | Italy | 180,000 |  Ricardo Gouveia (1) |
12 | ||
| 19 Oct | Shankai Classic | China | US$350,000 | Johan Edfors (3) |
12 | New tournament | |
| 26 Oct | Foshan Open | China | US$350,000 | Jason Palmer (1) |
13 | ||
| 2 Nov | National Bank of Oman Golf Classic | Oman | US$330,000 | Max Orrin (1) |
13 | ||
| 8 Nov | Dubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand Final | UAE | US$350,000 | Benjamin Hébert (6) |
17 | Flagship event |
Rankings
For full rankings, see 2014 Challenge Tour graduates.The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2015 European Tour.
| Rank | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Johnston |
190,856 |
| 2 | Benjamin Hébert |
178,266 |
| 3 | An Byeong-hun |
150,107 |
| 4 | Moritz Lampert |
137,194 |
| 5 | Mark Tullo |
129,968 |
Notes
- One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
- 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.
- EUR − European Tour.
- Lampert earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.
References
- "2014 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- Keogh, Brian (3 August 2014). "Battlefield promotion for Lampert in Azerbaijan". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- "Challenge Tour event in Ukraine is cancelled". European Tour. 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- "2014 Rankings". European Tour. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- Clements, Derek (10 November 2014). "UK's Andrew Johnston wins the Challenge Tour 2014". golfshake.com. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- Challenge Tour (8 November 2014). "OLE! OLE! OLE! OLE! Your @Challenge_Tour Rankings Top 15" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 August 2023 – via Twitter.
External links
| Challenge Tour seasons | |
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