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
}}
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 | |||||||
| 12 Apr | Barclays Kenya Open | Kenya | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Haydn Porteous (1) | align=center|12 | ||
| 25 Apr | Challenge de Madrid | Spain | align=right|160,000 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Nacho Elvira (2) | align=center|12 | ||
| 10 May | Turkish Airlines Challenge | Turkey | align=right|175,000 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Rhys Davies (3) | align=center|12 | ||
| 17 May | Made in Denmark Challenge | Denmark | align=right|170,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Max Orrin (2) | align=center|12 | New tournament | |
| 24 May | Kärnten Golf Open | Austria | align=right|180,000 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Nacho Elvira (3) | align=center|12 | ||
| 31 May | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | align=right|170,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jens Fahrbring (2) | align=center|12 | ||
| 7 Jun | Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | align=right|170,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Daniel Im (1) | align=center|12 | ||
| 14 Jun | KPMG Trophy | Belgium | align=right|160,000 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Jamie McLeary (2) | align=center|12 | ||
| 21 Jun | Najeti Open | France | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Gros (1) | align=center|12 | ||
| 28 Jun | SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge | Scotland | align=right|250,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Senior (1) | align=center|12 | ||
| 5 Jul | Aegean Airlines Challenge Tour | Germany | align=right|170,000 | {{flagicon|PRT}} Ricardo Gouveia (2) | align=center|12 | ||
| 12 Jul | D+D Real Slovakia Challenge | Slovakia | align=right|165,000 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Borja Virto (1) | align=center|12 | ||
| 19 Jul | Fred Olsen Challenge de España | Spain | align=right|160,000 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Rhys Davies (4) | align=center|12 | ||
| 26 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | align=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}}}} | Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI | Portugal | align=right|600,000 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Roope Kakko (3) | align=center|18 | EUR | |
| 9 Aug | Northern Ireland Open | Northern Ireland | align=right|170,000 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Sordet (1) | align=center|12 | ||
| 16 Aug | Gant Open | Finland | align=right|170,000 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Dominic Foos (1) | align=center|12 | ||
| 22 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | align=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 Sep | Cordon Golf Open | France | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Arnold (1) | align=center|12 | ||
| 13 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | align=right|450,000 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Gros (2) | align=center|13 | ||
| 4 Oct | EMC Challenge Open | Italy | align=right|180,000 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Delpodio (1) | align=center|12 | ||
| 11 Oct | Volopa Irish Challenge | Ireland | align=right|180,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Murray (1) | align=center|12 | New tournament | |
| 25 Oct | Foshan Open | China | align=right|US$500,000 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Borja Virto (2) | align=center|13 | ||
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| 7 Nov | NBO Golf Classic Grand Final | Oman | align=right|375,000 | {{flagicon|PRT}} Ricardo Gouveia (3) | align=center|17 | Flagship 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 Gouveia | align=center|251,592 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Gros | align=center|178,645 |
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Borja Virto | align=center|150,466 |
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Nacho Elvira | align=center|114,878 |
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|DNK}} Joachim B. Hansen | align=center|113,135 |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{official site|http://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/}}
{{Challenge Tour seasons}}