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2023 Challenge Tour

{{Short description|Golf tour season}}

{{use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2023

| tour = Challenge Tour

| regular_season = {{Start date|2023|2|2|df=y}} – {{end date|2023|11|5|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 30

| most_wins = {{flagicon|POR}} Ricardo Gouveia (2)
{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Manassero (2)
{{flagicon|ENG}} Marco Penge (2)
{{flagicon|DEU}} Max Rottluff (2)

| honor1 = Rankings

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Marco Penge

| honor2 =

| honoree2 =

| honor3 =

| honoree3 =

| honor4 =

| honoree4 =

| prevseason = 2022

| nextseason = 2024

}}

The 2023 Challenge Tour was the 35th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/2023/ |title=2023 Tournament schedule |publisher=European Tour |access-date=15 December 2022}}{{cite web |title=Challenge Tour Announces 2023 Global Schedule |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/challenge-tour-announces-2023-global-schedule/ |publisher=European Tour |date=14 December 2022 |access-date=15 December 2022}}

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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|AFR − Sunshine Tour; CHN − China Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.}}!!Notes

{{dts|5 Feb 2023|format=dm}}

| Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open

| South Africa

| align=right|US$350,000

| {{flagicon|ZWE}} Benjamin Follett-Smith (1)

align=center|5.67AFR
{{dts|12 Feb 2023|format=dm}}

| Dimension Data Pro-Am

| South Africa

| align=right|R7,000,000

| {{flagicon|ZAF}} Oliver Bekker (1)

align=center|6.05AFRPro-Am
{{dts|19 Feb 2023|format=dm}}

| SDC Open

| South Africa

| align=right|US$350,000

| {{flagicon|ZAF}} J. J. Senekal (1)

align=center|5.21AFR
{{dts|26 Feb 2023|format=dm}}

| Nelson Mandela Bay Championship

| South Africa

| align=right|US$350,000

| {{flagicon|ZAF}} Dylan Mostert (1)

align=center|5.25AFRNew tournament
{{dts|26 Mar 2023|format=dm}}

| Duncan Taylor Black Bull Challenge

| India

| align=right|US$300,000

| {{flagicon|IND}} Om Prakash Chouhan (1)

align=center|4.51PGTINew tournament
{{dts|31 Mar 2023|format=dm}}

| The Challenge

| India

| align=right|US$300,000

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Ugo Coussaud (1)

align=center|4.65PGTINew tournament
{{dts|30 Apr 2023|format=dm}}

| Abu Dhabi Challenge

| UAE

| align=right|US$300,000

| {{flagicon|PRT}} Ricardo Gouveia (6)

align=center|6.21New tournament
{{dts|7 May 2023|format=dm}}

| UAE Challenge

| UAE

| align=right|US$300,000

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Max Rottluff (1)

align=center|5.85New tournament
{{dts|21 May 2023|format=dm}}

| B-NL Challenge Trophy

| Netherlands

| align=right|250,000

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Jesper Svensson (1)

align=center|5.41
{{dts|28 May 2023|format=dm}}

| Copenhagen Challenge

| Denmark

| align=right|250,000

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Manassero (1)

align=center|5.48
{{dts|4 Jun 2023|format=dm}}

| D+D Real Czech Challenge

| Czech Republic

| align=right|265,000

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Pavan (5)

align=center|4.67
{{dts|11 Jun 2023|format=dm}}

| Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz

| Spain

| align=right|250,000

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Hutsby (2)

align=center|5.32
{{dts|18 Jun 2023|format=dm}}

| Kaskáda Golf Challenge

| Czech Republic

| align=right|265,000

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Scalise (1)

align=center|4.48
{{dts|25 Jun 2023|format=dm}}

| Blot Open de Bretagne

| France

| align=right|270,000

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Stuart Manley (4)

align=center|4.44
{{dts|2 Jul 2023|format=dm}}

| Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge

| France

| align=right|260,000

| {{flagicon|ZAF}} Darren Fichardt (2)

align=center|5.51
{{dts|9 Jul 2023|format=dm}}

| Italian Challenge Open

| Italy

| align=right|350,000

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Manassero (2)

align=center|5.71
{{dts|16 Jul 2023|format=dm}}

| Euram Bank Open

| Austria

| align=right|250,000

| {{flagicon|ZAF}} Casey Jarvis (1)

align=center|4.20
{{dts|23 Jul 2023|format=dm}}

| Big Green Egg German Challenge

| Germany

| align=right|250,000

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Laporta (3)

align=center|5.09
{{dts|30 Jul 2023|format=dm}}

| Irish Challenge

| Ireland

| align=right|250,000

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Brandon Robinson-Thompson (1)

align=center|5.78
{{dts|6 Aug 2023|format=dm}}

| British Challenge

| England

| align=right|£230,000

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Alex Fitzpatrick (1)

align=center|6.14
{{dts|13 Aug 2023|format=dm}}

| Farmfoods Scottish Challenge

| Scotland

| align=right|£230,000

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Bairstow (1)

align=center|5.82
{{dts|20 Aug 2023|format=dm}}

| Vierumäki Finnish Challenge

| Finland

| align=right|250,000

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lauri Ruuska (1)

align=center|3.43
{{dts|27 Aug 2023|format=dm}}

| Dormy Open

| Sweden

| align=right|250,000

| {{flagicon|ZAF}} Jacques Kruyswijk (1)

align=center|5.71
{{dts|3 Sep 2023|format=dm}}

| Indoor Golf Group Challenge

| Sweden

| align=right|250,000

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Max Rottluff (2)

align=center|5.93
{{dts|10 Sep 2023|format=dm}}

| Challenge de España

| Spain

| align=right|250,000

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Martin Couvra (a) (1)

align=center|6.00
{{dts|17 Sep 2023|format=dm}}

| Open de Portugal

| Portugal

| align=right|250,000

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Marco Penge (1)

align=center|6.43
{{dts|24 Sep 2023|format=dm}}

| Swiss Challenge

| France

| align=right|250,000

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Adam Blommé (1)

align=center|5.78
{{dts|8 Oct 2023|format=dm}}

| Hopps Open de Provence

| France

| align=right|260,000

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Lucas Vacarisas (1)

align=center|5.10
{{dts|16 Oct 2023|format=dm}}

| Hainan Open

| China

| align=right|US$500,000

| {{flagicon|POR}} Ricardo Gouveia (7)

align=center|4.27CHN
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| {{dts|5 Nov 2023|format=dm}}

| Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final

| Spain

| align=right|500,000

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Marco Penge (2)

align=center|3.51Tour Championship

Rankings

{{for|full rankings|2023 Challenge Tour graduates}}

The rankings were titled as the Road to Mallorca and were based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.{{cite web |title=2023 Road to Mallorca |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/rankings/overview/rankings/#season:2023; |publisher=European Tour |access-date=5 November 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://gulfnews.com/sport/golf-in-uae/world/marco-penge-crowned-challenge-tour-number-one-1.1699205872730 |title=Marco Penge crowned Challenge Tour Number One |newspaper=Gulf News |first=Harry |last=Grimshaw |date=5 November 2023 |access-date=5 November 2023}} The top 21 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2024 European Tour (DP World Tour).{{efn|Alex Fitzpatrick (11th) was already exempt via the 2023 Race to Dubai;{{cite web |url=https://thegolfnewsnet.com/ryan_ballengee/2023/10/30/the-116-dp-world-tour-players-who-got-their-2023-24-cards-from-the-race-to-dubai-points-list-130498/ |title=The 116 DP World Tour players who got their 2023-24 cards from the Race to Dubai points list |work=Golf News Net |first=Ryan |last=Ballengee |date=30 October 2023 |access-date=5 November 2024}} status was extended to the player ranked 21st (Stuart Manley).}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/which-players-secured-a-dp-world-tour-card-at-the-challenge-tour-grand-final |title=Which Players Secured A DP World Tour Card At The Challenge Tour Grand Final? |magazine=Golf Monthly |first=Matt |last=Cradock |date=5 November 2023 |access-date=6 November 2023}}

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!Rank !! Player !! Points

align=center|1{{flagicon|ENG}} Marco Pengealign=center|1,285
align=center|2{{flagicon|ZAF}} Casey Jarvisalign=center|1,278
align=center|3{{flagicon|ESP}} Manuel Elviraalign=center|1,262
align=center|4{{flagicon|FRA}} Ugo Coussaudalign=center|1,240
align=center|5{{flagicon|SWE}} Jesper Svenssonalign=center|1,221

Notes

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References

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External links

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

{{Challenge Tour seasons}}

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