The Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final is the season-ending tour championship on the Challenge Tour. The field currently consists of the top 45 players on the Challenge Tour rankings vying for twenty European Tour cards. It has been played annually since 1995. Initially it was played in Portugal, but has since been held in Cuba, France, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Spain.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Port d'Alcúdia, Mallorca, Spain |
| Established | 1995 |
| Course(s) | Club de Golf Alcanada |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,174 yards (6,560 m) |
| Tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €500,000 |
| Month played | November |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 265 Espen Kofstad (2012) |
| To par | −21 Bernd Ritthammer (2016) |
| Current champion | |
 Marco Penge | |
| Location map | |
  Club de Golf Alcanada Location in Spain  Club de Golf Alcanada Location in the Balearic Islands  Club de Golf Alcanada Location in Mallorca | |
Since 2010, the Challenge Tour Grand Final has been designated by the Official World Golf Ranking as the Challenge Tour's flagship event. Initially awarding a minimum of 16 ranking points to the winner, compared to 12 for most events, this was increased to 17 points in 2014.[1]
Venues
edit| Venue | Location | First | Last | Times |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinta do Peru | Sesimbra, Portugal | 1995 | 1996 | 2 |
| Clube de Golf do Montado | Setúbal, Portugal | 1997 | 1997 | 1 |
| Belas Clube de Campo | Sintra, Portugal | 1998 | 1998 | 1 |
| Varadero Golf Club | Varadero, Cuba | 1999 | 2000 | 2 |
| Golf du Médoc | Bordeaux, France | 2001 | 2004 | 4 |
| San Domenico Golf | Apulia, Italy | 2005 | 2012 | 8 |
| Al Badia Golf Club | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 2013 | 2014 | 2 |
| Al Mouj Golf | Muscat, Oman | 2015 | 2017 | 3 |
| Al Hamra Golf Club | Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates | 2018 | 2018 | 1 |
| Club de Golf Alcanada | Port d'Alcúdia, Mallorca, Spain | 2019 | 2023 | 3 |
| T-Golf & Country Club | Calvià, Mallorca, Spain | 2020 | 2021 | 2 |
Winners
edit| Challenge Tour (Flagship event) | 2010–2021 | |
| Challenge Tour (Tour Championship) | 1995–2009, 2022– |
| # | Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final | |||||||
| 29th | 2023 | 278 | −10 | 6 strokes | Alcanada | ||
| 28th | 2022 | 279 | −9 | 1 stroke | Alcanada | ||
| 27th | 2021 | 276 | −8 | 1 stroke | T-Golf | ||
| Challenge Tour Grand Final | |||||||
| 26th | 2020 | 273 | −11 | 1 stroke | T-Golf | ||
| 25th | 2019 | 278 | −6 | 2 strokes | Alcanada | ||
| Ras Al Khaimah Challenge Tour Grand Final | |||||||
| 24th | 2018 | 271 | −17 | 1 stroke | Al Hamra | ||
| NBO Golf Classic Grand Final | |||||||
| 23rd | 2017 | 273 | −15 | 2 strokes | Al Mouj Golf | ||
| 22nd | 2016 | 267 | −21 | 1 stroke | Al Mouj Golf | ||
| 21st | 2015 | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Al Mouj Golf | ||
| Dubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand Final | |||||||
| 20th | 2014 | 276 | −12 | 5 strokes | Al Badia | ||
| 19th | 2013 | 272 | −16 | 4 strokes | Al Badia | ||
| Apulia San Domenico Grand Final | |||||||
| 18th | 2012 | 265 | −19 | 1 stroke | San Domenico Golf | ||
| 17th | 2011 | 267 | −17 | 1 stroke | San Domenico Golf | ||
| 16th | 2010 | 276 | −8 | 1 stroke | San Domenico Golf | ||
| 15th | 2009 | 279 | −5 | Playoff | San Domenico Golf | ||
| 14th | 2008 | 267 | −17 | 1 stroke | San Domenico Golf | ||
| 13th | 2007 | 269 | −15 | 1 stroke | San Domenico Golf | ||
| 12th | 2006 | 271 | −13 | 2 strokes | San Domenico Golf | ||
| 11th | 2005 | 273 | −15 | 1 stroke | San Domenico Golf | ||
| Bouygues Telecom Grand Final | |||||||
| 10th | 2004 | 271 | −13 | Playoff | Golf du Médoc | ||
| Challenge Tour Grand Final | |||||||
| 9th | 2003 | 273 | −11 | Playoff | Golf du Médoc | ||
| 8th | 2002 | 272 | −12 | 4 strokes | Golf du Médoc | ||
| 7th | 2001 | 266 | −18 | 5 strokes | Golf du Médoc | ||
| Cuba Challenge Tour Grand Final | |||||||
| 6th | 2000 | 270 | −18 | 5 strokes | Varadero | ||
| Cuba European Challenge Tour Grand Final | |||||||
| 5th | 1999 | 277 | −11 | 2 strokes | Varadero | ||
| AXA Grand Final | |||||||
| 4th | 1998 | 275 | −13 | Playoff | Belas Clube de Campo | ||
| Estoril Grand Final | |||||||
| 3rd | 1997 | 198[a] | −18 | 1 stroke | Clube de Golf do Montado | ||
| UAP Grand Final | |||||||
| 2nd | 1996 | 272 | −16 | 2 strokes | Quinta do Peru | ||
| 1st | 1995 | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Quinta do Peru | ||
Notes
edit- ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
References
edit- ^ "How the ranking evolved". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 18 November 2020.