In the first of our '2015 in video' series, we look at how the Challenge Series introduced us to some new names on tour this year - Germany's Dominic Foos, young Dane Mads Søgaard, Tim Gornik of Slovenia and a host of young Irishmen straight from making history in the Walker Cup.
Dominic Foos
It's a great inspiration to see how much the Challenge Tour was a stepping stone for so many great players
Nine years after a fresh-faced Martin Kaymer announced his name in world golf with a meteoric rise through the Challenge Tour, another young German with designs on taking on the world made an early impression on the professional game by becoming the youngest winner in the tour's history. Meet Dominic Foos...
Mads Søgaard
Playing with Søren Kjeldsen and Paul Lawrie on The European Tour was something special
Mads Søgaard became the latest promising young Dane to join the Challenge Tour ranks and he made an instant impression, if not just from his impressive performances - including a runner-up finish at the Kazakhstan Open - then also for his athleticism in lining up putts on the green...
Tim Gornik
We didn't broadcast The Ryder Cup live in Slovenia when I was young
The Challenge Tour has developed a strong reputation for bringing not only new faces to the world of professional golf, but also new countries. Tim Gornik is Slovenia's only touring golf professional and he provided one of the many great stories of the 2015 season as he made his mark on Europe's top developmental tour...
Irish Walker Cup heroes
The Walker Cup is a great memory but it's time to kick on now
Irish eyes were smiling at this year's Walker Cup, where a record five players from the Emerald Isle represented the winning Great Britain and Ireland team, and at the inaugural Volopa Irish Challenge hosted by Mount Wolseley Hotel Spa and Golf Resort four of those home-grown heroes, as well English team-mate Jimmy Mullen, played. This is what Jack Hume, Cormac Sharvin, Gavin Moynihan and Gary Hurley had to say...
