2012 Challenge Tour

Golf tour season

2012 Challenge Tour seasonDuration| 26 January 2012 (2012-01-26) – 27 October 2012 (2012-10-27)

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Number of official events| 26
Most wins|  Kristoffer Broberg (4)
Rankings|  Espen Kofstad

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The 2012 Challenge Tour was the 24th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

## Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.[1]

Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse
(€) | Winner[a] | OWGR
points | Other
tours[b] | Notes

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29 Jan  | Gujarat Kensville Challenge | India  | 200,000  |  Maximilian Kieffer (1)  | 12  | PGTI |
11 Mar  | Pacific Rubiales Colombia Classic | Colombia  | 190,000  |  Phillip Archer (3)  | 12  |  | New tournament
1 Apr  | Barclays Kenya Open | Kenya  | 195,000  |  Seve Benson (3)  | 12  |  |
13 May  | Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | France  | 160,000  |  Eddie Pepperell (1)  | 12  |  |
13 May  | Madeira Islands Open - Portugal | Portugal  | 675,000  |  Ricardo Santos (2)  | 18  | EUR |
27 May  | Telenet Trophy | Belgium  | 160,000  |  Marco Crespi (1)  | 12  |  |
3 Jun  | Fred Olsen Challenge de España | Spain  | 160,000  |  Eduardo de la Riva (1)  | 12  |  |
10 Jun  | Kärnten Golf Open | Austria  | 160,000  |  Gary Stal (1)  | 12  |  |
17 Jun  | Saint-Omer Open | France  | 500,000  |  Darren Fichardt (1)  | 18  | EUR |
24 Jun  | Scottish Hydro Challenge | Scotland  | 220,000  |  Sam Walker (3)  | 12  |  |
30 Jun  | Challenge Provincia di Varese | Italy  | 165,000  |  Raymond Russell (1)  | 12  |  | New tournament
15 Jul  | Credit Suisse Challenge | Switzerland  | 160,000  |  Gary Stal (2)  | 12  |  |
21 Jul  | Double Tree by Hilton Acaya Open | Italy  | 160,000  |  Espen Kofstad (1)  | 12  |  |
29 Jul  | English Challenge | England  | 160,000  |  Chris Paisley (1)  | 12  |  |
5 Aug  | Finnish Challenge | Finland  | 170,000  |  Kristoffer Broberg (1)  | 12  |  |
12 Aug  | Norwegian Challenge | Norway  | 175,000  |  Kristoffer Broberg (2)  | 12  |  |
18 Aug  | ECCO Tour Championship | Denmark  | DKr 1,200,000  |  Alessandro Tadini (4)  | 12  | DNK |
25 Aug  | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland  | 190,000  |  Kristoffer Broberg (3)[c] | 12  |  |
9 Sep  | M2M Russian Challenge Cup | Russia  | 200,000  |  Alexandre Kaleka (2)  | 12  |  |
16 Sep  | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan  | 400,000  |  Scott Henry (1)  | 12  |  |
23 Sep  | Allianz Golf Open Toulouse Metropole | France  | 160,000  |  Julien Brun (a) (1)  | 12  |  |
30 Sep  | Challenge de Catalunya | Spain  | 160,000  |  Brooks Koepka (1)  | 12  |  | New tournament
7 Oct  | Allianz Open de Lyon | France  | 160,000  |  Chris Doak (1)  | 12  |  |
14 Oct  | D+D Real Czech Challenge Open | Czech Republic  | 160,000  |  Andreas Hartø (3)  | 12  |  | New tournament
21 Oct  | Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Challenge | Denmark  | 140,000  |  Kristoffer Broberg (4)  | 12  |  | New tournament
27 Oct  | Apulia San Domenico Grand Final | Italy  | 330,000  |  Espen Kofstad (2)  | 16  |  | Flagship event

## Rankings

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For full rankings, see 2012 Challenge Tour graduates.

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[3][4] The top 21 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2013 European Tour.[d][4]

Rank | Player | Prize money (€)

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1 |  Espen Kofstad | 131,099
2 |  Kristoffer Broberg | 126,508
3 |  Andreas Hartø | 121,999
4 |  Joachim B. Hansen | 120,085
5 |  Gary Lockerbie | 117,482

## Notes

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ DNK − Danish Golf Tour; EUR − European Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.
3. ^ Broberg earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.[2]
4. ^ Magnus A. Carlsson (6th) was already exempt via the 2012 Race to Dubai;[5] status was extended to the player ranked 21st (Daniel Brooks).

## References

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1. ^ "2012 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
2. ^ Farquharson, Colin (25 August 2012). "Broberg wins promotion to the European Tour". Scottish Golf View. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
3. ^ "2012 Rankings". European Tour. Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
4. ^ a b "Kofstad sweeps the board at Grand Final". European Tour. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2023. "It was an emotional day in the south of Italy, where the players who finished in the top 21 of the Rankings were celebrating their promotion to The European Tour, and others were left to rue what might have been."
5. ^ "The final 2012 Race to Dubai Ranking". Worldwide Golf. No. 142\. Worldwide Sporting Publications. December 2012. p. 14. Retrieved 10 February 2021 - via Issuu.

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