2022 Challenge Tour
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Duration9 February 2022 – 6 November 2022
Number of official events28[a]
Most wins
Nathan Kimsey (2)
Alexander Knappe (2)
J. C. Ritchie (2)
Nathan Kimsey (2)
Alexander Knappe (2)
J. C. Ritchie (2)Rankings Nathan Kimsey
Nathan Kimsey| Duration | 9 February 2022 – 6 November 2022 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 28[a] |
| Most wins | Nathan Kimsey (2) Alexander Knappe (2) J. C. Ritchie (2) |
| Rankings | Nathan Kimsey |
← 2021 2023 → | |
The 2022 Challenge Tour was the 34th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner[b] | OWGR points | Other tours[c] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | South Africa | R6,000,000 | Alexander Knappe (3) | 13 | AFR | Pro-Am |
| 20 Feb | Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open | South Africa | US$250,000 | J. C. Ritchie (3) | 13 | AFR | |
| 27 Feb | Jonsson Workwear Open | South Africa | US$250,000 | J. C. Ritchie (4) | 13 | AFR | New tournament |
| 6 Mar | Mangaung Open | South Africa | US$250,000 |  Oliver Hundebøll (1) | 13 | AFR | New tournament |
| 27 Mar | SDC Open | South Africa | US$250,000 |  Clément Sordet (5) | 13 | AFR | New tournament |
| 3 Apr | Limpopo Championship | South Africa | US$250,000 |  Mateusz Gradecki (1) | 13 | AFR | |
| Mount Kilamanjaro Klassic | Tanzania | – | Removed[2] | – | AFR | New tournament | |
| 22 May | Challenge de España | Spain | 250,000 |  Jens Dantorp (3) | 12 | ||
| 29 May | Farmfoods Scottish Challenge | Scotland | £230,000 |  Javier Sainz (1) | 12 | ||
| 5 Jun | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | 260,000 | Nicolai Kristensen (1) | 12 | ||
| 12 Jun | Empordà Challenge | Spain | 250,000 |  Liam Johnston (3) | 12 | ||
| 19 Jun | Kaskáda Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 260,000 | Martin Simonsen (1) | 12 | ||
| 26 Jun | Blot Open de Bretagne | France | 250,000 | Alfie Plant (2) | 12 | ||
| 3 Jul | Italian Challenge Open | Italy | 350,000 |  Kristian Krogh Johannessen (1) | 12 | ||
| 10 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | 260,000 | Nathan Kimsey (1) | 12 | ||
| 17 Jul | Euram Bank Open | Austria | 250,000 | Marc Hammer (1) | 12 | ||
| 24 Jul | Big Green Egg German Challenge | Germany | 250,000 | Alejandro del Rey (1) | 12 | ||
| 31 Jul | Irish Challenge | Ireland | 250,000 | Todd Clements (1) | 12 | ||
| 7 Aug | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Finland | 250,000 | Velten Meyer (1) | 12 | ||
| 14 Aug | Frederikshavn Challenge | Denmark | 250,000 | Freddy Schott (1) | 3.83 | ||
| 21 Aug | Dormy Open | Sweden | 250,000 | Emilio Cuartero (2) | 5.47 | ||
| 28 Aug | Indoor Golf Group Challenge | Sweden | 250,000 | Mikael Lindberg (1) | 5.28 | New tournament | |
| 4 Sep | B-NL Challenge Trophy | Belgium | 250,000 | Alexander Knappe (4) | 4.98 | ||
| 18 Sep | Open de Portugal | Portugal | 250,000 | Pierre Pineau (1) | 5.57 | ||
| 25 Sep | Swiss Challenge | France | 250,000 |  Daniel Hillier (2) | 5.14 | ||
| 2 Oct | Hopps Open de Provence | France | 250,000 | Joel Sjöholm (2) | 5.18 | ||
| 9 Oct | British Challenge | England | £230,000 | Euan Walker (1) | 5.05 | ||
| 16 Oct | English Trophy | England | £230,000 |  Jeremy Freiburghaus (1) | 5.10 | New tournament | |
| Foshan Open | China | – | Cancelled[3] | – | CHN | ||
| 6 Nov | Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final | Spain | 500,000 | Nathan Kimsey (2) | 3.36 | 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.[4][5] The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2023 European Tour (DP World Tour).[6]
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Kimsey | 208,918 |
| 2 | Jeremy Freiburghaus | 160,025 |
| 3 | Alexander Knappe | 146,052 |
| 4 | J. C. Ritchie | 141,286 |
| 5 | Mikael Lindberg | 139,848 |