2020 Challenge Tour
Golf tour season
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The 2020 Challenge Tour was the 32nd season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Duration30 January 2020 – 22 November 2020
Number of official events11[a]
Most wins
Ondřej Lieser (2)
Ondřej Lieser (2)Rankings Ondřej Lieser
Ondřej Lieser| Duration | 30 January 2020 – 22 November 2020 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 11[a] |
| Most wins | Ondřej Lieser (2) |
| Rankings | Ondřej Lieser |
← 2019 2021 → | |
In-season changes
After beginning with three tournaments in South Africa co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour, the remainder of the season was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many tournaments being cancelled or postponed.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2020 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner[b] | OWGR points | Other tours[c] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb | Limpopo Championship | South Africa | US$250,000 |  J. C. Ritchie (1) | 13 | AFR | New to Challenge Tour |
| 9 Feb | RAM Cape Town Open | South Africa | US$250,000 |  Anton Karlsson (1) | 13 | AFR | New to Challenge Tour |
| 16 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | South Africa | US$340,000 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout (n/a) | 13 | AFR | New to Challenge Tour Pro-Am |
| Prague Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | – | Cancelled[2] | – | |||
| D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | – | Cancelled[2] | – | |||
| Andalucía Match Play 9 | Spain | – | Postponed[3] | – | |||
| D+D Real Slovakia Challenge | Slovakia | – | Cancelled[2] | – | |||
| Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | – | Cancelled[3] | – | |||
| 12 Jul[d] | Austrian Open | Austria | 500,000 |  Marc Warren (3) | 18 | EUR | |
| 18 Jul[d] | Euram Bank Open | Austria | 500,000 |  Joël Stalter (2) | 18 | EUR | |
| Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Finland | – | Cancelled[6] | – | |||
| Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | – | Cancelled[7] | – | |||
| Made in Denmark Challenge | Denmark | – | Cancelled[8] | – | |||
| Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | – | Cancelled[9] | – | |||
| B-NL Challenge Trophy | Netherlands | – | Cancelled[8] | – | New tournament | ||
| Open de Bretagne | France | – | Cancelled[3] | – | |||
| 6 Sep[d] | Northern Ireland Open | Northern Ireland | 200,000 |  Tyler Koivisto (1) | 12 | ||
| Irish Challenge | Republic of Ireland | – | Cancelled[10] | – | |||
| 20 Sep | Open de Portugal | Portugal | 500,000 | Garrick Higgo (1) | 18 | EUR | |
| Hopps Open de Provence | France | – | Cancelled[11] | – | |||
| Lalla Aïcha Challenge Tour | Morocco | – | Cancelled[e] | – | |||
| 4 Oct[f] | Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil | Italy | 300,000 |  Hurly Long (1) | 12 | ||
| Hauts de France – Pas de Calais Golf Open | France | – | Cancelled[13] | – | |||
| Hainan Open | China | – | Cancelled[e] | – | CHN | ||
| Foshan Open | China | – | Cancelled[8] | – | CHN | ||
| 8 Nov[f] | Andalucía Challenge de España | Spain | 200,000 | Ondřej Lieser (1) | 12 | ||
| 14 Nov | Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz | Spain | 200,000 |  Pep Anglès (1) | 12 | New tournament | |
| 22 Nov[f] | Challenge Tour Grand Final | Spain | 350,000 | Ondřej Lieser (2) | 17 | Flagship event |
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.[14][15] The top five players on the rankings earned limited status to play on the 2021 European Tour.[15]
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ondřej Lieser | 116,345 |
| 2 | Marcel Schneider | 98,500 |
| 3 | Pep Anglès | 92,688 |
| 4 |  Richard Mansell | 84,534 |
| 5 | Matt Ford | 69,948 |
Notes
- A further 17 tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled, postponed or otherwise removed from the schedule.
- 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.
- AFR − Sunshine Tour; CHN − China Tour; EUR − European Tour.
- Tournament added to the schedule as part of changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]
- Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]