2015 Challenge Tour

{{Short description|Golf tour season}}

{{use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2015

| tour = Challenge Tour

| regular_season = {{Start date|2015|4|9|df=y}} – {{end date|2015|11|7|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 24

| most_wins = {{flagicon|ESP}} Nacho Elvira (3)

| honor1 = Rankings

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|POR}} Ricardo Gouveia

| honor2 =

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| prevseason = 2014

| nextseason = 2016

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The 2015 Challenge Tour was the 27th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/2015/ |title=2015 Tournament schedule |publisher=European Tour |access-date=29 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|EUR − European Tour.}}!!Notes

12 AprBarclays Kenya OpenKenyaalign=right|200,000{{flagicon|ZAF}} Haydn Porteous (1)align=center|12
25 AprChallenge de MadridSpainalign=right|160,000{{flagicon|ESP}} Nacho Elvira (2)align=center|12
10 MayTurkish Airlines ChallengeTurkeyalign=right|175,000{{flagicon|WAL}} Rhys Davies (3)align=center|12
17 MayMade in Denmark ChallengeDenmarkalign=right|170,000{{flagicon|ENG}} Max Orrin (2)align=center|12New tournament
24 MayKärnten Golf OpenAustriaalign=right|180,000{{flagicon|ESP}} Nacho Elvira (3)align=center|12
31 MayD+D Real Czech ChallengeCzech Republicalign=right|170,000{{flagicon|SWE}} Jens Fahrbring (2)align=center|12
7 JunSwiss ChallengeSwitzerlandalign=right|170,000{{flagicon|USA}} Daniel Im (1)align=center|12
14 JunKPMG TrophyBelgiumalign=right|160,000{{flagicon|SCO}} Jamie McLeary (2)align=center|12
21 JunNajeti OpenFrancealign=right|200,000{{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Gros (1)align=center|12
28 JunSSE Scottish Hydro ChallengeScotlandalign=right|250,000{{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Senior (1)align=center|12
5 JulAegean Airlines Challenge TourGermanyalign=right|170,000{{flagicon|PRT}} Ricardo Gouveia (2)align=center|12
12 JulD+D Real Slovakia ChallengeSlovakiaalign=right|165,000{{flagicon|ESP}} Borja Virto (1)align=center|12
19 JulFred Olsen Challenge de EspañaSpainalign=right|160,000{{flagicon|WAL}} Rhys Davies (4)align=center|12
26 JulLe Vaudreuil Golf ChallengeFrancealign=right|200,000{{flagicon|NZL}} Ryan Fox (1)align=center|12
2 Aug{{efn|Rescheduled due to persistent bad weather.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.nationalclubgolfer.com/tour/tour/madeira-islands-open-rescheduled-for-july/ |title=Madeira Islands Open re-scheduled for July |magazine=National Club Golfer |date=25 March 2015 |access-date=29 August 2023}}}}
22 Mar
Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPIPortugalalign=right|600,000{{flagicon|FIN}} Roope Kakko (3)align=center|18EUR
9 AugNorthern Ireland OpenNorthern Irelandalign=right|170,000{{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Sordet (1)align=center|12
16 AugGant OpenFinlandalign=right|170,000{{flagicon|DEU}} Dominic Foos (1)align=center|12
22 AugRolex TrophySwitzerlandalign=right|230,000{{flagicon|ESP}} Nacho Elvira (4){{efn|Elvira earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/elvira-reaches-european-tour-with-third-win/ |title=Elvira reaches European Tour with third win |publisher=European Tour |date=22 August 2015 |access-date=29 August 2023}}}}align=center|12
6 SepCordon Golf OpenFrancealign=right|200,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Arnold (1)align=center|12
13 SepKazakhstan OpenKazakhstanalign=right|450,000{{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Gros (2)align=center|13
4 OctEMC Challenge OpenItalyalign=right|180,000{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Delpodio (1)align=center|12
11 OctVolopa Irish ChallengeIrelandalign=right|180,000{{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Murray (1)align=center|12New tournament
25 OctFoshan OpenChinaalign=right|US$500,000{{flagicon|ESP}} Borja Virto (2)align=center|13
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| 7 Nov

NBO Golf Classic Grand FinalOmanalign=right|375,000{{flagicon|PRT}} Ricardo Gouveia (3)align=center|17Flagship event

Rankings

{{for|full rankings|2015 Challenge Tour graduates}}

The rankings were titled as the Road to Oman and were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.{{cite web |title=2015 Road to Oman |url=http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/roadtooman/rankings/index.html |publisher=European Tour |access-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314235223/http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/roadtooman/rankings/index.html |archive-date=14 March 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/record-breaker-ricardo-seals-dramatic-double-in-oman/36577 |title=Record-breaker Ricardo seals dramatic double in Oman |work=The Portugal News |date=9 November 2015 |access-date=29 August 2023}} The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2016 European Tour.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/class-of-2015-what-happened-next/ |title=Class of 2015 - what happened next |publisher=European Tour |date=15 September 2016 |access-date=29 August 2023}}

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!Rank !! Player !! Prize money ()

align=center|1{{flagicon|POR}} Ricardo Gouveiaalign=center|251,592
align=center|2{{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Grosalign=center|178,645
align=center|3{{flagicon|ESP}} Borja Virtoalign=center|150,466
align=center|4{{flagicon|ESP}} Nacho Elviraalign=center|114,878
align=center|5{{flagicon|DNK}} Joachim B. Hansenalign=center|113,135

Notes

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References

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