2024 Challenge Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2024

| tour = Challenge Tour

| regular_season = {{Start date|2024|2|1|df=y}} – {{end date|2024|11|3|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 29

| most_wins = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|DNK}} Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (3)
{{flagicon|ENG}} John Parry (3)}}

| honor1 = Rankings

| honoree1 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|DNK}} Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen}}

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| prevseason = 2023

| nextseason = 2025

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The 2024 Challenge Tour was the 36th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2024 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/2024/ |title=2024 Tournament schedule |publisher=European Tour |access-date=15 December 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/2024-challenge-tour-season-to-begin-in-south-africa/ |title=2024 Challenge Tour season to begin in South Africa |publisher=European Tour |date=24 October 2023 |access-date=18 December 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/2024-challenge-tour-global-schedule-unveiled/ |title=2024 Challenge Tour Global Schedule unveiled |publisher=European Tour |date=18 December 2023 |access-date=18 December 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !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
4 Feb	SDC Open	South Africa	align=right\|US$350,000	{{flagicon\|WAL}} Rhys Enoch (2)	align=center\|5.89	AFR
11 Feb	Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open	South Africa	align=right\|US$350,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Mikael Lindberg (2)	align=center\|6.40	AFR
18 Feb	Dimension Data Pro-Am	South Africa	align=right\|R7,000,000	{{flagicon\|FRA}} David Ravetto (1)	align=center\|7.35	AFR	Pro-Am
25 Feb	NMB Championship	South Africa	align=right\|US$350,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Björn Åkesson (1)	align=center\|5.49	AFR
17 Mar	Delhi Challenge	India	align=right\|US$300,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} John Parry (2)	align=center\|5.34	PGTI	New tournament
24 Mar	Kolkata Challenge	India	align=right\|US$300,000	{{flagicon\|DNK}} Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (1)	align=center\|5.66	PGTI	New tournament
21 Apr	Abu Dhabi Challenge	UAE	align=right\|US$300,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Garrick Porteous (2)	align=center\|6.81
28 Apr	UAE Challenge	UAE	align=right\|US$300,000	{{flagicon\|DNK}} Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (2)	align=center\|6.86
12 May	Challenge de España	Spain	align=right\|270,000	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Joel Moscatel (1)	align=center\|6.30
26 May	Danish Golf Challenge	Denmark	align=right\|270,000	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Andreas Halvorsen (1)	align=center\|6.19
9 Jun	Challenge de Cádiz	Spain	align=right\|270,000	{{flagicon\|DNK}} Jonathan Gøth-Rasmussen (1)	align=center\|6.03
16 Jun	Kaskáda Golf Challenge	Czech Republic	align=right\|270,000	{{flagicon\|DNK}} Hamish Brown (1)	align=center\|5.71
23 Jun	Blot Open de Bretagne	France	align=right\|270,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} John Parry (3)	align=center\|5.34
30 Jun	Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge	France	align=right\|270,000	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Joel Moscatel (2)	align=center\|6.45
21 Jul	Euram Bank Open	Austria	align=right\|270,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Frank Kennedy (1)	align=center\|5.63
28 Jul	Black Desert NI Open	Northern Ireland	align=right\|£250,000	{{flagicon\|IRL}} Conor Purcell (1)	align=center\|6.86
4 Aug	Irish Challenge	Ireland	align=right\|270,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Joakim Lagergren (2)	align=center\|6.81
11 Aug	Farmfoods Scottish Challenge	Scotland	align=right\|£250,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Brandon Robinson-Thompson (2)	align=center\|5.73
18 Aug	Vierumäki Finnish Challenge	Finland	align=right\|270,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Christofer Blomstrand (1)	align=center\|5.21
25 Aug	Indoor Golf Group Challenge	Sweden	align=right\|270,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Joakim Lagergren (3)	align=center\|4.97
1 Sep	Rosa Challenge Tour	Poland	align=right\|270,000	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Ángel Ayora (1)	align=center\|5.70		New tournament
8 Sep	Big Green Egg German Challenge	Germany	align=right\|270,000	{{flagicon\|DNK}} Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (3){{efn\|Neergaard-Petersen earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.{{cite web \|url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/rasmus-neergaard-petersen-earns-automatic-promotion-to-dp-world-tour-after-victo/ \|title=Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen earns automatic promotion to DP World Tour after victory in Germany \|publisher=European Tour \|date=8 September 2024 \|access-date=8 September 2024}}}}	align=center\|4.87
15 Sep	Open de Portugal	Portugal	align=right\|270,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Matt Oshrine (1)	align=center\|6.33
22 Sep	Italian Challenge Open	Italy	align=right\|350,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} John Parry (4){{efn\|Parry earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.{{cite web \|url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/john-parry-seals-automatic-dp-world-tour-promotion-with-win-in-italy/ \|title=John Parry seals automatic DP World Tour promotion with win in Italy \|publisher=European Tour \|date=22 September 2024 \|access-date=22 September 2024}}}}	align=center\|6.86
29 Sep	Swiss Challenge	France	align=right\|270,000	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Euan Walker (2)	align=center\|4.05
5 Oct	D+D Real Czech Challenge	Czech Republic	align=right\|270,000	{{flagicon\|ZWE}} Benjamin Follett-Smith (2)	align=center\|3.90
13 Oct	Hainan Open	China	align=right\|US$500,000	{{flagicon\|DEN}} Hamish Brown (2)	align=center\|5.40	CHN
20 Oct	Hangzhou Open	China	align=right\|US$500,000	{{flagicon\|IRL}} Conor Purcell (2)	align=center\|5.59	CHN	New tournament
style="background:thistle;" \| 3 Nov	Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final	Spain	align=right\|500,000	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Kristoffer Reitan (1)	align=center\|5.33		Tour Championship

Rankings

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=2024 Road to Mallorca |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/rankings/overview/rankings/#season:2024; |publisher=European Tour |access-date=3 November 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/sports/neergaard-petersen-secures-dp-world-tour-card-with-top-finish-in-2024-race-to-mallorca |title=Neergaard-Petersen secures DP World Tour Card with top finish in 2024 Road to Mallorca |newspaper=Khaleej Times |first=Nick |last=Tarratt |date=4 November 2024 |access-date=4 November 2024}} The top 22 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2025 European Tour (DP World Tour).{{efn|Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (1st) and Robin Williams (14th) were already exempt via the 2024 Race to Dubai;{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/rankings/overview/rankings/#season:2024; |title=2024 Race to Dubai |publisher=European Tour |access-date=17 November 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/golf/news/ben-coleys-golf-betting-tips-challenge-tour-grand-final-preview-and-best-bets/221301 |title=Ben Coley's golf betting tips: Challenge Tour Grand Final preview and best bets |work=Sporting Life |first=Ben |last=Coley |date=31 October 2024 |access-date=4 November 2024}} status was extended to players ranked 21st (Nicolai von Dellingshausen) and 22nd (Lucas Bjerregaard).}}{{cite news |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/golf/news-full-list-challenge-tour-players-qualified-earned-2025-dp-world-tour-card-ft-rasmus-neergaard-petersen |title=Full list of Challenge Tour players qualified that earned a 2025 DP World Tour card ft. Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen |work=Sportskeeda |first=Shobhit |last=Kukreti |date=4 November 2024 |access-date=4 November 2024}}

class="wikitable" !Rank !! Player !! Points
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|DNK}} Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen	align=center\|1,826
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|ENG}} John Parry	align=center\|1,595
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|FIN}} Oliver Lindell	align=center\|1,497
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Ángel Ayora	align=center\|1,488
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|DNK}} Hamish Brown	align=center\|1,477

Notes

References

External links

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

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class="wikitable" !Rank !! Player !! Points
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|DNK}} Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen	align=center\|1,826
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|ENG}} John Parry	align=center\|1,595
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|FIN}} Oliver Lindell	align=center\|1,497
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Ángel Ayora	align=center\|1,488
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|DNK}} Hamish Brown	align=center\|1,477