2010 Challenge Tour
{{Short description|Golf tour season}}
{{use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 2010
| tour = Challenge Tour
| regular_season = {{Start date|2010|2|18|df=y}} – {{end date|2010|10|30|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 25{{efn|One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.}}
| most_wins = {{flagicon|DEN}} Andreas Hartø (2)
{{flagicon|CHI}} Mark Tullo (2)
{{flagicon|ESP}} Álvaro Velasco (2)
{{flagicon|AUT}} Martin Wiegele (2)
{{flagicon|AUT}} Bernd Wiesberger (2)
| honor1 = Rankings
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Álvaro Velasco
| honor2 =
| honoree2 =
| honor3 =
| honoree3 =
| honor4 =
| honoree4 =
| prevseason = 2009
| nextseason = 2011
}}
The 2010 Challenge Tour was the 22nd season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Changes for 2010
In August, the Official World Golf Ranking announced that the Apulia San Domenico Grand Final would gain "flagship event" status, meaning that the minimum points awarded would increase to 16 from 12.{{cite web |url=https://www.owgr.com/news/2010/august/week-34 |title=Official World Golf Ranking board announces new directives |publisher=Official World Golf Ranking |date=23 August 2010 |access-date=19 July 2023 |quote=The Board also agreed that the European Challenge Tour, in keeping with the other Tours, should have a Flagship event and approved a proposal that the 2010 Apulia San Domenico Grand Final should receive Flagship status with 16 ranking points to the winner.}}{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/grand-final-becomes-flagship-event/ |title=Grand Final becomes Flagship Event |publisher=European Tour |date=29 July 2010 |access-date=30 August 2023}}
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/2010/ |title=2010 Tournament schedule |publisher=European Tour |access-date=29 August 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Date!!Tournament!!Host country!!Purse | |||||||
| 21 Feb
|Abierto Internacional de Golf II Copa Antioquia |Colombia |align=right|US$220,000 |{{flagicon|COL}} David Vanegas (1) |align=center|12 |New to Challenge Tour | |||||||
| 28 Mar
|Kenya |align=right|190,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Dinwiddie (3) |align=center|12 | | | |||||||
| 2 May
|Turkey |align=right|175,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Charlie Ford (1) |align=center|12 | |New tournament | |||||||
| 9 May
|Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne |France |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Walker (2) |align=center|12 | | | |||||||
| 23 May
|Italy |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|NLD}} Floris de Vries (1) |align=center|12 | |New tournament | |||||||
| 30 May
|Belgium |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Slattery (2) |align=center|12 | | | |||||||
| 6 Jun
|Austria |align=right|160,000 |{{flagicon|AUT}} Martin Wiegele (2) |align=center|12 | | | |||||||
| 13 Jun
|Scotland |align=right|200,000 |{{flagicon|SCO}} George Murray (1) |align=center|12 | | | |||||||
| 20 Jun{{efn|Rescheduled due to the eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/apr/19/volcanic-ash-cloud-sporting-events |title=Volcanic ash cloud causes widespread disruption to sporting calendar |newspaper=The Guardian |first=James |last=Callow |date=19 April 2010 |access-date=29 August 2023 |quote=The Moroccan Golf Classic has been postponed...}}}} |Morocco |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|USA}} Chris Baker (1) |align=center|12 | | | |||||||
| 20 Jun
|France |align=right|600,000 |{{flagicon|AUT}} Martin Wiegele (3) |align=center|18 |EUR | | |||||||
| 27 Jun
|Fred Olsen Challenge de España |Spain |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|ESP}} Álvaro Velasco (1) |align=center|12 | | | |||||||
| 4 Jul
|Sweden |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|DEN}} Thorbjørn Olesen (1) |align=center|12 | | | |||||||
| 11 Jul
|France |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|AUT}} Bernd Wiesberger (1) |align=center|12 | | | |||||||
| 18 Jul
|Switzerland |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Tadini (3) |align=center|12 | | | |||||||
| 25 Jul
|England |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Daniel Gaunt (1) |align=center|12 | | | |||||||
| Green Challenge | Finland | align=center|– | Cancelled{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/season%3D2010/tournamentid%3D2010752/news/newsid%3D120647.html |title=Green Challenge removed from Challenge Tour schedule |publisher=European Tour |date=23 April 2010 |access-date=24 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929080732/http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/season=2010/tournamentid=2010752/news/newsid=120647.html |archive-date=29 September 2012}} | align=center|– | |||
| 14 Aug
|Switzerland |align=right|215,000 |{{flagicon|CHL}} Mark Tullo (1) |align=center|12 | | | |||||||
| 22 Aug
|Germany |align=right|DKr 1,350,000 |{{flagicon|DEN}} Andreas Hartø (a) (1) |align=center|12 |DNK | | |||||||
| 28 Aug
|Wales |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Oscar Florén (1) |align=center|12 | | | |||||||
| 5 Sep
|France |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Romain Wattel (a) (1) |align=center|12 | | | |||||||
| 12 Sep
|Kazakhstan |align=right|400,000 |{{flagicon|ESP}} Álvaro Velasco (2) |align=center|12 | | | |||||||
| 19 Sep
|Russia |align=right|175,000 |{{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos del Moral (2) |align=center|12 | |New tournament | |||||||
| 10 Oct
|Allianz Golf Open du Grand Toulouse |France |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|AUT}} Bernd Wiesberger (2) |align=center|12 | | | |||||||
| 16 Oct
|Italy |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|DEN}} Andreas Hartø (2) |align=center|12 | | | |||||||
| 23 Oct
|Egypt |align=right|250,000 |{{flagicon|CHL}} Mark Tullo (2) |align=center|14 | |New to Challenge Tour | |||||||
| style="background:#f2ecce;"
|30 Oct |Apulia San Domenico Grand Final |Italy |align=right|300,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Haines (1) |align=center|16 | |Flagship event |
Rankings
{{for|full rankings|2010 Challenge Tour graduates}}
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.{{cite web |title=2010 Rankings |url=http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/stats/index.html |publisher=European Tour |access-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205052244/http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/stats/index.html |archive-date=5 December 2010}}{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/haines-hits-the-high-notes-on-day-of-drama/ |title=Haines hits the high notes on day of drama |publisher=European Tour |date=30 October 2010 |access-date=29 August 2023 |quote=Velasco has also targeted a maiden European Tour victory after topping the Rankings with earnings of €134,296.}} The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2011 European Tour.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/the-challenge-tour-class-of-2010/ |title=The Challenge Tour class of 2010 |publisher=European Tour |date=2 November 2010 |access-date=29 August 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/the-challenge-tour-class-of-2010-continued/ |title=The Challenge Tour class of 2010 continued |publisher=European Tour |date=3 November 2010 |access-date=29 August 2023}}
| class="wikitable"
!Rank !! Player !! Prize money (€) | ||
| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Álvaro Velasco | align=center|134,297 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Haines | align=center|107,152 |
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Thorbjørn Olesen | align=center|104,754 |
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|NED}} Floris de Vries | align=center|101,288 |
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Bernd Wiesberger | align=center|99,989 |
Notes
{{notelist}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{official site|http://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/}}
{{Challenge Tour seasons}}