2007 Challenge Tour - Tournament Schedule

Tournament Schedule

The table below shows the 2007 Challenge Tour schedule. The season started in November 2006 and comprised 32 tournaments played in Europe, Latin America, East Africa and Central Asia.

The numbers in brackets after winners' names indicate the player's total number of wins on the Challenge Tour including that event. No-one accumulates many wins on the Challenge Tour because success at this level soon leads to promotion to the European Tour.

Dates Tournament Host country Winner Notes
30 Nov–3 Dec Abierto Visa de la Republica Argentina Rafael Echenique (2) Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
7–10 Dec Abierto Mexicano Corona Mexico Fabrizio Zanotti (1) Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
1–4 Feb Club Colombia Masters Colombia Edoardo Molinari (1) Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
8–11 Feb Kai Fieberg Costa Rica Open Costa Rica Miguel Rodríguez (1) Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
15–18 Feb Abierto Telefonica de Guatemala Guatemala Jamie Donaldson (3) Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
8–11 Mar Tusker Kenya Open Kenya Edoardo Molinari (2)
19–22 Apr Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata Italy Michael Hoey (2)
10–13 May A.G.F. Allianz Golf Open de Toulouse France Joost Luiten (1)
17–20 May Telenet Trophy Belgium Nicolas Vanhootegem (3)
24–27 May Open Mahou de Madrid Spain Ben Mason (1)
31 May–3 Jun Oceânico Developments Pro-Am Challenge England Ross McGowan (1)
7–10 Jun Vodafone Challenge Germany Joost Luiten (2)
14–17 Jun Open de Saint-Omer France Carl Suneson (6) Dual-ranking event with the European Tour
21–24 Jun Credit Suisse Challenge Switzerland Peter Baker (1)
28 Jun–1 Jul Estoril Challenge de Portugal Portugal Ross McGowan (2)
5–8 Jul AGF-Allianz Open des Volcans – Challenge de France France Gareth Paddison (1)
19–22 Jul MAN NÖ Open Austria Anders Schmidt Hansen (1)
26–29 Jul FIRSTPLUS Wales Challenge Wales Colm Moriarty (1)
2–5 Aug Challenge of Ireland Ireland Magnus A. Carlsson (1)
9–12 Aug Scottish Challenge Scotland Robert Dinwiddie (1)
16–19 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland Robert Dinwiddie (2) Limited field pro-am
16–19 Aug Lexus Open Norway Martin Wiegele (1) Alternate to the Rolex Trophy
23–26 Aug POSTBANK Challenge Germany Felipe Aguilar (1)
30 Aug–2 Sep ECCO Tour Championship Denmark Iain Pyman (6)
6–9 Sep Telia Challenge Waxholm Sweden Iain Pyman (7)
13–16 Sep OKI Mahou Challenge de España Spain Felipe Aguilar (2)
20–23 Sep Kazakhstan Open Kazakhstan Leif Westerberg (2)
27–30 Sep Dutch Futures Netherlands Peter Whiteford (1) New tournament
4–7 Oct Open AGF-Allianz Côtes d’Armor Bretagne France Peter Baker (2) New tournament
11–14 Oct doc Salbe PGA European Challenge Germany Peter Whiteford (2) New tournament
18–21 Oct Toscana Open Italian Federation Cup Italy Mikael Lundberg (3) New tournament
25–28 Oct Apulia San Domenico Grand Final Italy Michael Lorenzo-Vera (1)

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