2012 Challenge Tour
{{Short description|Golf tour season}}
{{use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 2012
| tour = Challenge Tour
| regular_season = {{Start date|2012|1|26|df=y}} – {{end date|2012|10|27|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 26
| most_wins = {{flagicon|SWE}} Kristoffer Broberg (4)
| honor1 = Rankings
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Espen Kofstad
| honor2 =
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| prevseason = 2011
| nextseason = 2013
}}
The 2012 Challenge Tour was the 24th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/2012/ |title=2012 Tournament schedule |publisher=European Tour |access-date=29 August 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Date!!Tournament!!Host country!!Purse |
| 29 Jan
|India |align=right|200,000 |{{flagicon|DEU}} Maximilian Kieffer (1) |align=center|12 |PGTI | |
| 11 Mar
|Pacific Rubiales Colombia Classic |Colombia |align=right|190,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Phillip Archer (3) |align=center|12 | |New tournament |
| 1 Apr
|Kenya |align=right|195,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Seve Benson (3) |align=center|12 | | |
| 13 May
|Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne |France |align=right|160,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Eddie Pepperell (1) |align=center|12 | | |
| 13 May
|Madeira Islands Open - Portugal |Portugal |align=right|675,000 |{{flagicon|PRT}} Ricardo Santos (2) |align=center|18 |EUR | |
| 27 May
|Belgium |align=right|160,000 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Crespi (1) |align=center|12 | | |
| 3 Jun
|Fred Olsen Challenge de España |Spain |align=right|160,000 |{{flagicon|ESP}} Eduardo de la Riva (1) |align=center|12 | | |
| 10 Jun
|Austria |align=right|160,000 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Gary Stal (1) |align=center|12 | | |
| 17 Jun
|France |align=right|500,000 |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Darren Fichardt (1) |align=center|18 |EUR | |
| 24 Jun
|Scotland |align=right|220,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Walker (3) |align=center|12 | | |
| 30 Jun
|Challenge Provincia di Varese |Italy |align=right|165,000 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Raymond Russell (1) |align=center|12 | |New tournament |
| 15 Jul
|Switzerland |align=right|160,000 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Gary Stal (2) |align=center|12 | | |
| 21 Jul
|Double Tree by Hilton Acaya Open |Italy |align=right|160,000 |{{flagicon|NOR}} Espen Kofstad (1) |align=center|12 | | |
| 29 Jul
|England |align=right|160,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Paisley (1) |align=center|12 | | |
| 5 Aug
|Finland |align=right|170,000 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Kristoffer Broberg (1) |align=center|12 | | |
| 12 Aug
|Norway |align=right|175,000 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Kristoffer Broberg (2) |align=center|12 | | |
| 18 Aug
|Denmark |align=right|DKr 1,200,000 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Tadini (4) |align=center|12 |DNK | |
| 25 Aug
|Switzerland |align=right|190,000 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Kristoffer Broberg (3){{efn|Broberg earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.{{cite web |url=https://www.scottishgolfview.com/2012/08/broberg-creates-history-in-geneva.html |title=Broberg wins promotion to the European Tour |work=Scottish Golf View |first=Colin |last=Farquharson |date=25 August 2012 |access-date=29 August 2023}}}} |align=center|12 | | |
| 9 Sep
|Russia |align=right|200,000 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Kaleka (2) |align=center|12 | | |
| 16 Sep
|Kazakhstan |align=right|400,000 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Scott Henry (1) |align=center|12 | | |
| 23 Sep
|Allianz Golf Open Toulouse Metropole |France |align=right|160,000 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Brun (a) (1) |align=center|12 | | |
| 30 Sep
|Spain |align=right|160,000 |{{flagicon|USA}} Brooks Koepka (1) |align=center|12 | |New tournament |
| 7 Oct
|France |align=right|160,000 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Chris Doak (1) |align=center|12 | | |
| 14 Oct
|D+D Real Czech Challenge Open |Czech Republic |align=right|160,000 |{{flagicon|DNK}} Andreas Hartø (3) |align=center|12 | |New tournament |
| 21 Oct
|Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Challenge |Denmark |align=right|140,000 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Kristoffer Broberg (4) |align=center|12 | |New tournament |
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|27 Oct |Apulia San Domenico Grand Final |Italy |align=right|330,000 |{{flagicon|NOR}} Espen Kofstad (2) |align=center|16 | |Flagship event |
Rankings
{{for|full rankings|2012 Challenge Tour graduates}}
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.{{cite web |title=2012 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/20121120132948/http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/stats/index.html |archive-date=20 November 2012}}{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/kofstad-sweeps-the-board-at-grand-final/ |title=Kofstad sweeps the board at Grand Final |publisher=European Tour |date=27 October 2012 |access-date=29 August 2023 |quote=It was an emotional day in the south of Italy, where the players who finished in the top 21 of the Rankings were celebrating their promotion to The European Tour, and others were left to rue what might have been.}} The top 21 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2013 European Tour.{{efn|Magnus A. Carlsson (6th) was already exempt via the 2012 Race to Dubai;{{cite news |title=The final 2012 Race to Dubai Ranking |url=https://issuu.com/sportingpublications/docs/worldwide-golf-december-2012/16 |access-date=10 February 2021 |work=Worldwide Golf |issue=142 |publisher=Worldwide Sporting Publications |date=December 2012 |page=14 |via=Issuu}} status was extended to the player ranked 21st (Daniel Brooks).}}
| class="wikitable"
!Rank !! Player !! Prize money (€) | ||
| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Espen Kofstad | align=center|131,099 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Kristoffer Broberg | align=center|126,508 |
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|DNK}} Andreas Hartø | align=center|121,999 |
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|DNK}} Joachim B. Hansen | align=center|120,085 |
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Lockerbie | align=center|117,482 |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{official site|http://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/}}
{{Challenge Tour seasons}}