Now that the dust has settled on the 2015 European Challenge Tour season, we’ve had a dig around for some of the key statistics from throughout the year:
2 – albatrosses (Nacho Elvira and Victor Riu)
3 – wins forNacho Elvira, earning immediate promotion toThe European Tour
4 – play-offs:
Barclays Kenya Open -Haydn Porteousbeat Brandon Stone
Suisse Challenge presented by Association Suisse de Golf -Daniel Imbeat Gary Boyd
SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge hosted by Macdonald Hotels & Resorts -Jack Seniorbeat Robert Coles and Prom Meesawat
Volopa Irish Challenge Hosted by Mount Wolseley Hotel, Spa and Golf Resort -Tom Murray beat Nino Bertasio
5 – multiple winners (Borja Virto Astudillo, Rhys Davies, Nacho Elvira, Ricardo Gouveia, Sebastien Gros)
6 – largest winning margin (Sebastien Grosat the Najeti Open Presented by Neuflize OBC)
7 – under par – lowest final round to win – fittingly,Ricardo Gouveiaat theNBO Golf Classic Grand Final
11 – first-time winners (Haydn Porteous, Daniel Im, Sebastien Gros, Jack Senior, Borja Virto Astudillo Ryan Fox, Clément Sordet, Dominic Foos, Scott Arnold, Matteo Delpodio, Tom Murray)
12 – top ten finishes from Road to Oman Rankings winnerRicardo Gouveia
15 – holes-in-one
17 – years and 347 days – age ofDominic Fooswhen he won the GANT Open, the youngest winner in CT history
20 - countries visited by Challenge Tour in 2015
24 - tournaments in total
60 – lowest round of the year,11 under parforRhys Daviesat the Fred Olsen Challenge de España
69.04 – lowest stroke average per round this season – unsurprisingly belonging toRicardo Gouveia
38,000 - miles covered by the Tour in 2015
€80,353– money won byJamie McLeary, securing him the 15thspot in the Road to Oman Rankings – the most money ever required for a European Tour card
€251,592
– total season’s earnings for
Ricardo Gouveia –
a Challenge Tour record
