Many of the stars of the 2019 EuroPro Tour season got a chance to tee it up on the European Challenge Tour in 2020, but 2021 will give them an opportunity to play a full season on the Road to Mallorca.
The EuroPro Tour is one of four Satellite Tours where the the top five players on the season-long Order of Merit earn Challenge Tour cards for the following season. Here are five players to look out for on the Road to Mallorca in 2021...
Mikael Lundberg
A former European Tour regular and multiple winner, Lundberg returns to Challenge Tour action after topping the 2019 EuroPro Tour Order of Merit.
The Swede is a familiar face on the circuit, having captured his first Challenge Tour victory back in 1997, and will be able to utilise over two decades of experience as he looks to continue his climb back to the European Tour this season.
A proven winner, the 47-year-old has three European Tour titles to his name, most recently at the 2014 Lyoness Open powered by Greenfinity, alongside two Challenge Tour titles.
Lundberg continued to demonstrate that winning mentality on the EuroPro Tour in 2019 with two victories, including at the season ending PGA EuroPro Tour Championship, in Spain.
Marco Penge
Penge is one of four Englishmen to earn Challenge Tour playing privileges via the EuroPro Tour after finishing third on the satellite tour’s Order of Merit.
The 22-year-old made his Challenge Tour debut in 2020 and, although he is taking his fledgling steps in the paid ranks, has vast experience in the amateur game having won the Scottish Amateur Strokeplay Championship and topped England Golf’s Order of Merit as the leading junior golfer.
Penge enjoyed a highly successful EuroPro Tour season in 2019, capturing his first professional win at the PREM Group Irish Masters.
Alfie Plant
Penge’s fellow former England international Alfie Plant also recorded his maiden victory in 2019, securing his first professional title at The Golfcatcher Championship.
The 28-year-old is no stranger to the Challenge Tour having teed it up ten times in 2020, making six cuts in the process and finishing in the top ten once, at the Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil. He went on to finish 44th on the Road to Mallorca Rankings after the Challenge Tour Grand Final.
The Englishman enjoyed a glittering amateur career before turning professional in 2017, capturing the Silver Medal as the leading amateur at The 2017 Open Championship.
After a strong EuroPro season, which also included two runner-up finishes, the 2017 European Amateur Champion is now ready to make the next step with a full Challenge Tour season and is sure to be one to watch as the 2021 season unfolds.
Andrew Wilson
The Englishman sampled life on the biggest stage after qualifying for The 146th Open Championship at Royal Portrush, carding consecutive rounds of 67 over the weekend to finish tied for 32nd place, and he continued that form into the 2019 EuroPro Tour season, earning a breakthrough win at the Motocaddy Masters.
Wilson already proved he has what it takes to contend on the Challenge Tour, finishing tied 23rd in his maiden start at the Bridgestone Challenge in 2018, and after earning his chance with a strong 2019 season on the EuroPro Tour, took his opportunity to mix it towards the top of the leaderboard multiple times on the Challenge Tour in 2020.
Like countryman Plant, Wilson took the chance to tee it up when he could in 2020, making eight cuts from 12 starts in 2020. The highlights of his 2020 campaign were back-to-back tied third place finishes at the Northern Ireland Open Supported by The R&A and the Open de Portugal at Royal Óbidos, which was dual-ranked with the European Tour.
Bradley Moore
The last man to secure his full Challenge Tour card via the EuroPro Tour, Moore is also set for a full Challenge Tour season after making five starts in 2020.
Akin to his three compatriots, Moore entered the winner’s circle for the first time in 2019, securing his first professional title at The HotelPlanner.com Championship.
Moore followed in the footsteps of Rory McIlroy by winning the Irish Boys Amateur Open during an acclaimed amateur career in which he also lifted the English Boys Under 18 Open Amateur Stroke-Play Championship.
