Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final
Tournament information
LocationPort d'Alcúdia, Mallorca, Spain
Established1995
Course(s)Club de Golf Alcanada
Par72
Length7,174 yards (6,560 m)
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund€500,000
Month playedNovember
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Espen Kofstad (2012)
To par−21 Bernd Ritthammer (2016)
Current champion
England Marco Penge
Location Map
Club de Golf Alcanada is located in Spain
Club de Golf Alcanada
Club de Golf Alcanada
Location in Spain
Club de Golf Alcanada is located in Balearic Islands
Club de Golf Alcanada
Club de Golf Alcanada
Location in the Balearic Islands
Club de Golf Alcanada is located in Majorca
Club de Golf Alcanada
Club de Golf Alcanada
Location in Mallorca

The Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final is the season-ending tour championship on the Challenge Tour. The field currently consists of the top 45 players on the Challenge Tour rankings vying for twenty European Tour cards. It has been played annually since 1995. Initially it was played in Portugal, but has since been held in Cuba, France, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Spain.

Since 2010, the Challenge Tour Grand Final has been designated by the Official World Golf Ranking as the Challenge Tour's flagship event. Initially awarding a minimum of 16 ranking points to the winner, compared to 12 for most events, this was increased to 17 points in 2014.[1]

Venues

VenueLocationFirstLastTimes
Quinta do PeruSesimbra, Portugal199519962
Clube de Golf do MontadoSetúbal, Portugal199719971
Belas Clube de CampoSintra, Portugal199819981
Varadero Golf ClubVaradero, Cuba199920002
Golf du MédocBordeaux, France200120044
San Domenico GolfApulia, Italy200520128
Al Badia Golf ClubDubai, United Arab Emirates201320142
Al Mouj GolfMuscat, Oman201520173
Al Hamra Golf ClubRas Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates201820181
Club de Golf AlcanadaPort d'Alcúdia, Mallorca, Spain201920233
T-Golf & Country ClubCalvià, Mallorca, Spain202020212

Winners

Challenge Tour (Flagship event) 2010–2021
Challenge Tour (Tour Championship) 1995–2009, 2022–
#YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upVenue
Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final
29th 2023England Marco Penge278−106 strokesFrance Tom VaillantAlcanada
28th 2022England Nathan Kimsey279−91 strokeSouth Africa Bryce Easton
England John Parry		Alcanada
27th 2021Denmark Marcus Helligkilde276−81 strokeFrance Julien Brun
Portugal Ricardo Gouveia
France Frédéric Lacroix
Germany Yannik Paul		T-Golf
Challenge Tour Grand Final
26th 2020Czech Republic Ondřej Lieser273−111 strokeSweden Christofer Blomstrand
Germany Alexander Knappe
Spain Santiago Tarrío		T-Golf
25th 2019Italy Francesco Laporta278−62 strokesGermany Sebastian Heisele
France Robin Sciot-Siegrist		Alcanada
Ras Al Khaimah Challenge Tour Grand Final
24th 2018Spain Adri Arnaus271−171 strokeFrance Victor PerezAl Hamra
NBO Golf Classic Grand Final
23rd 2017France Clément Sordet273−152 strokesSweden Marcus KinhultAl Mouj Golf
22nd 2016Germany Bernd Ritthammer267−211 strokeSweden Jens DantorpAl Mouj Golf
21st 2015Portugal Ricardo Gouveia275−131 strokeDenmark Joachim B. HansenAl Mouj Golf
Dubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand Final
20th 2014France Benjamin Hébert276−125 strokesFrance Jérôme Lando-CasanovaAl Badia
19th 2013India Shiv Kapur272−164 strokesPortugal José-Filipe Lima
Scotland Jamie McLeary		Al Badia
Apulia San Domenico Grand Final
18th 2012Norway Espen Kofstad265−191 strokeEngland James Busby
Denmark Joachim B. Hansen		San Domenico Golf
17th 2011Italy Andrea Pavan267−171 strokeEngland Tommy FleetwoodSan Domenico Golf
16th 2010England Matt Haines276−81 strokeAustralia Daniel GauntSan Domenico Golf
15th 2009Scotland Peter Whiteford279−5PlayoffAustralia Andrew TampionSan Domenico Golf
14th 2008Argentina Estanislao Goya267−171 strokeEngland Richard Bland
England John E. Morgan		San Domenico Golf
13th 2007France Mike Lorenzo-Vera269−151 strokeWales Jamie Donaldson
Netherlands Joost Luiten
Wales Stuart Manley
Scotland Eric Ramsay		San Domenico Golf
12th 2006England James Hepworth271−132 strokesArgentina Rafael Echenique
Sweden Alex Norén
Wales Mark Pilkington		San Domenico Golf
11th 2005Spain Carl Suneson273−151 strokeArgentina Daniel Vancsik
Scotland Marc Warren		San Domenico Golf
Bouygues Telecom Grand Final
10th 2004Scotland David Drysdale271−13PlayoffSweden Mattias EliassonGolf du Médoc
Challenge Tour Grand Final
9th 2003Spain José Manuel Carriles273−11PlayoffSweden Johan EdforsGolf du Médoc
8th 2002Republic of Ireland Peter Lawrie272−124 strokesFrance Julien van HauweGolf du Médoc
7th 2001England Richard Bland266−185 strokesEngland Philip GoldingGolf du Médoc
Cuba Challenge Tour Grand Final
6th 2000Sweden Henrik Stenson270−185 strokesSweden Mikael Lundberg
England Andrew Raitt
Italy Michele Reale		Varadero
Cuba European Challenge Tour Grand Final
5th 1999New Zealand Stephen Scahill277−112 strokesSpain José Manuel Lara
Sweden Henrik Stenson		Varadero
AXA Grand Final
4th 1998Argentina Jorge Berendt275−13PlayoffEngland Warren BennettBelas Clube de Campo
Estoril Grand Final
3rd 1997France Nicolas Joakimides198[lower-alpha 1]−181 strokeSweden Mikael LundbergClube de Golf do Montado
UAP Grand Final
2nd 1996England Ian Garbutt272−162 strokesEngland Van Phillips
Denmark Ben Tinning		Quinta do Peru
1st 1995Spain Francisco Valera275−131 strokeFrance Tim PlanchinQuinta do Peru

Notes

  1. ↑ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

  1. ↑ "How the ranking evolved". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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