2007 Challenge Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2007

| tour = Challenge Tour

| regular_season = {{Start date|2006|11|30|df=y}} – {{end date|2007|10|27|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 32{{efn|One further tournament was scheduled but was removed from the schedule.}}

| most_wins = {{flagicon|CHL}} Felipe Aguilar (2)
{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Baker (2)
{{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Dinwiddie (2)
{{flagicon|NED}} Joost Luiten (2)
{{flagicon|ENG}} Ross McGowan (2)
{{flagicon|ITA}} Edoardo Molinari (2)
{{flagicon|ENG}} Iain Pyman (2)
{{flagicon|SCO}} Peter Whiteford (2)

| honor1 = Rankings

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Mike Lorenzo-Vera

| honor2 =

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| honor3 =

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| honor4 =

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| prevseason = 2006

| nextseason = 2008

}}

The 2007 Challenge Tour was the 19th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Changes for 2007

Five new tournaments were added to the schedule, including the Club Colombia Masters,{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/challenge-tour-resumes-with-historic-visit-to-colombia/ |title=Challenge Tour Resumes With Historic Visit to Colombia |publisher=European Tour |date=19 March 2010 |access-date=30 August 2023}} the Dutch Futures, the Open AGF-Allianz Côtes d'Armor Bretagne, the Doc Salbe PGA European Challenge in Germany and the Toscana Open Italian Federation Cup.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/2007/ |title=2007 Tournament schedule |publisher=European Tour |access-date=30 August 2023}}

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!Date!!Tournament!!Host country!!Purse
(€)!!Winner{{efn|name=totals|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.}}!!OWGR
points!!Other
tours{{efn|name=tours|ARG − PGA of Argentina Tour; EUR − European Tour; NGL − Nordic Golf League; TLA − Tour de las Américas.}}!!Notes

3 Dec

|Abierto Visa de la República

|Argentina

|align=right|US$200,000

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Rafael Echenique (2)

|align=center|12

|ARG, TLA

10 Dec

|Abierto Mexicano Corona

|Mexico

|align=right|US$310,000

|{{flagicon|PRY}} Fabrizio Zanotti (1)

|align=center|12

|TLA

4 Feb

|Club Colombia Masters

|Colombia

|align=right|US$175,000

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Edoardo Molinari (1)

|align=center|12

|TLA

|New tournament

11 Feb

|Kai Fieberg Costa Rica Open

|Costa Rica

|align=right|US$175,000

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Miguel Rodríguez (1)

|align=center|12

|TLA

18 Feb

|Abierto Telefónica de Guatemala

|Guatemala

|align=right|US$150,000

|{{flagicon|WAL}} Jamie Donaldson (3)

|align=center|12

|TLA

11 Mar

|Tusker Kenya Open

|Kenya

|align=right|160,000

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Edoardo Molinari (2)

|align=center|12

22 Apr

|Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata

|Italy

|align=right|130,000

|{{flagicon|NIR}} Michael Hoey (2)

|align=center|12

~~6 May~~

|Moroccan Classic

|Morocco

|align=center|–

|Removed

|align=center|–

13 May

|A.G.F. Allianz Golf Open de Toulouse

|France

|align=right|130,000

|{{flagicon|NLD}} Joost Luiten (1)

|align=center|12

20 May

|Telenet Trophy

|Belgium

|align=right|130,000

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Nicolas Vanhootegem (3)

|align=center|12

27 May

|Open Mahou de Madrid

|Spain

|align=right|130,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Mason (1)

|align=center|12

3 Jun

|Oceânico Developments Pro-Am Challenge

|England

|align=right|100,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ross McGowan (1)

|align=center|12

10 Jun

|Vodafone Challenge

|Germany

|align=right|130,000

|{{flagicon|NED}} Joost Luiten (2)

|align=center|12

17 Jun

|Open de Saint-Omer

|France

|align=right|500,000

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Carl Suneson (6)

|align=center|18

|EUR

24 Jun

|Credit Suisse Challenge

|Switzerland

|align=right|140,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Baker (1)

|align=center|12

1 Jul

|Estoril Challenge de Portugal

|Portugal

|align=right|130,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ross McGowan (2)

|align=center|12

8 Jul

|AGF-Allianz Open des Volcans – Challenge de France

|France

|align=right|130,000

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Gareth Paddison (1)

|align=center|12

22 Jul

|MAN NÖ Open

|Austria

|align=right|130,000

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Anders Schmidt Hansen (1)

|align=center|12

29 Jul

|Firstplus Wales Challenge

|Wales

|align=right|130,000

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Colm Moriarty (1)

|align=center|12

5 Aug

|Challenge of Ireland

|Ireland

|align=right|150,000

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Magnus A. Carlsson (1)

|align=center|12

12 Aug

|Scottish Challenge

|Scotland

|align=right|200,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Dinwiddie (1)

|align=center|12

19 Aug

|Rolex Trophy

|Switzerland

|align=right|210,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Dinwiddie (2)

|align=center|12

19 Aug

|Lexus Open

|Norway

|align=right|130,000

|{{flagicon|AUT}} Martin Wiegele (1)

|align=center|12

26 Aug

|Postbank Challenge

|Germany

|align=right|140,000

|{{flagicon|CHI}} Felipe Aguilar (1)

|align=center|12

2 Sep

|ECCO Tour Championship

|Denmark

|align=right|130,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Iain Pyman (6)

|align=center|12

|NGL

9 Sep

|Telia Challenge Waxholm

|Sweden

|align=right|SKr 1,175,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Iain Pyman (7)

|align=center|12

16 Sep

|OKI Mahou Challenge de España

|Spain

|align=right|130,000

|{{flagicon|CHL}} Felipe Aguilar (2)

|align=center|12

23 Sep

|Kazakhstan Open

|Kazakhstan

|align=right|330,000

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Leif Westerberg (2)

|align=center|12

30 Sep

|Dutch Futures

|Netherlands

|align=right|140,000

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Peter Whiteford (1)

|align=center|12

|New tournament

7 Oct

|Open AGF-Allianz Côtes d'Armor Bretagne

|France

|align=right|140,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Baker (2)

|align=center|12

|New to Challenge Tour

14 Oct

|Doc Salbe PGA European Challenge

|Germany

|align=right|140,000

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Peter Whiteford (2)

|align=center|12

|New tournament

20 Oct

|Toscana Open Italian Federation Cup

|Italy

|align=right|140,000

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Mikael Lundberg (3)

|align=center|12

|New tournament

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|27 Oct

|Apulia San Domenico Grand Final

|Italy

|align=right|250,000

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Mike Lorenzo-Vera (1)

|align=center|12

|Tour Championship

Rankings

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/rankings/overview/rankings/#season:2007; |title=2007 Rankings |publisher=European Tour |access-date=18 December 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/lorenzo-vera-crowned-challenge-tour-king-at-grand-final/ |title=Lorenzo-Vera crowned Challenge Tour King at Grand Final |publisher=European Tour |date=19 March 2010 |access-date=30 August 2023}} The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2008 European Tour.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/challenge-tour-set-for-a-thrilling-climax/ |title=Challenge Tour set for a thrilling climax |publisher=European Tour |date=19 March 2010 |access-date=30 August 2023 |quote=...where the best 45 players of the season are preparing for one final push in their bids to win one of the 20 available places on The 2008 European Tour.}}

class="wikitable" !Rank !! Player !! Prize money (€)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Mike Lorenzo-Vera	align=center\|128,927
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Ross McGowan	align=center\|126,645
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|CHI}} Felipe Aguilar	align=center\|120,409
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|WAL}} Jamie Donaldson	align=center\|111,748
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Leif Westerberg	align=center\|102,323

Notes

References

External links

{{official site|http://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/}}

Category:Challenge Tour seasons

Challenge Tour

class="wikitable" !Rank !! Player !! Prize money (€)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Mike Lorenzo-Vera	align=center\|128,927
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Ross McGowan	align=center\|126,645
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|CHI}} Felipe Aguilar	align=center\|120,409
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|WAL}} Jamie Donaldson	align=center\|111,748
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Leif Westerberg	align=center\|102,323