2010 Challenge Tour graduates
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This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour
in 2010. The top 20 players on the Challenge Tour's money list in 2010 earned their European Tour card for 2011.
Correct through the Andalucía Masters, 30 Oct 2011
*European Tour rookie in 2011
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...
in 2010. The top 20 players on the Challenge Tour's money list in 2010 earned their European Tour card for 2011.
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| Player | Money list rank | Earnings (€) | Starts | Cuts made | Best finish | Money list rank | Earnings (€) |
 Álvaro VelascoÁlvaro Velasco (golfer) Álvaro Velasco Roca is a Spanish professional golfer.Velasco was born in Barcelona and attended Coastal Carolina University on a golf scholarship where he graduated with a degree in Business Administration... |
1 | 134,297 | 27 | 12 | T4 | ||
 Matt HainesMatt Haines Matthew Haines is an English professional golfer.Haines turned professional in May 2010 after a successful amateur career, during which he became the yourngest ever winner of the Lytham Trophy and represented Great Britain and Ireland in the 2009 Walker Cup... * |
2 | 107,152 | 32 | 8 | T18 | ||
 Thorbjørn OlesenThorbjørn Olesen Jacob Thorbjørn Olesen is a Danish professional golfer.Olesen was born in Furesø and turned professional in 2008. He finished in fourth place on the third tier Nordic League rankings in 2009, having won three tournaments, to graduate to Europe's second tier Challenge Tour for 2010... * |
3 | 104,754 | 29 | 11 | T2 (three times) | ||
 Floris de Vries* |
4 | 101,288 | 22 | 9 | T13 | ||
 Bernd WiesbergerBernd Wiesberger Bernd Wiesberger is a Austrian professional golfer.Wiesberger was born in Vienna and turned professional in 2006. He qualified for the European Tour for 2009 at qualifying school. He was unable to win enough money during his rookie season to retain his card and dropped down to the second tier... |
5 | 99,989 | 29 | 17 | T2 | ||
 Oscar FlorénOscar Florén Oscar Florén is a Swedish professional golfer.Florén was born in Mölndal near Gothenburg. He attended Texas Tech University in the United States. Since turning professional in 2007, he has competed on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour... * |
6 | 98,948 | 24 | 13 | T5 (twice) | ||
 Daniel GauntDaniel Gaunt (golfer) Daniel Stephen Gaunt is an Australian professional golfer.Gaunt was born in Lancefield, Victoria near Melbourne. His brother Chris is also a professional golfer. He lives in New Malden, England with his wife, Caroline, and two children... |
7 | 97,521 | 29 | 15 | T15 | ||
| Robert Dinwiddie Robert Dinwiddie (golfer) -Early years:Dinwiddie was born in Dumfries, Scotland. He went to college in the United States, where he attended Tennessee State University, and was the number one ranked English golfer.... |
8 | 95,650 | 27 | 12 | T6 | ||
 Mark TulloMark Tullo Mark Tullo is a Chilean professional golfer.Tullo was born in Santiago. He attended North Carolina State University in the United States on a golf scholarship, graduating with a degree in Business Management, and turned professional in 2003. He has entered the European Tour's qualifying school... * |
9 | 92,583 | 24 | 11 | T3 | ||
 George MurrayGeorge Murray (golfer) George Murray is a Scottish professional golfer.Murray was born in Anstruther, Fife and having had a successful amateur career turned professional in 2006 when he reached the final stage of the European Tour Qualifying School. That qualified him for the Challenge Tour where he won for the first... * |
10 | 92,339 | 25 | 12 | T3 | ||
 Julio ZapataJulio Zapata Julio Cesar Zapata is an Argentine professional golfer.Zapata was born in Rafaela, Santa Fe Province, and turned professional in 1997.... |
11 | 86,961 | 21 | 9 | T39 | ||
| Joel Sjöholm Joel Sjöholm Joel Sjöholm is an Swedish professional golfer. He was born in Chile, but was adopted by a Swedish family when three months old.-Career:... * |
12 | 83,907 | 27 | 13 | T3 | ||
| Lee Slattery Lee Slattery Lee Andrew Slattery is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.Slattery was born in Southport, Lancashire. He turned professional in 1998 and spent his early career playing in minor tournaments on mini-tours in the United Kingdom. He won the Tour Championship on the... |
13 | 78,358 | 25 | 13 | Win | ||
| Scott Jamieson Scott Jamieson (golfer) Scott Jamieson is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.-Amateur career:Jamieson was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He spent four years playing amateur golf on a scholarship at Augusta State University in the U.S... * |
14 | 67,413 | 28 | 14 | T3 (twice) | ||
| Matthew Zions Matthew Zions Matthew Zions is an Australian professional golfer.Zions was born in Gosford, Australia. He grew up on the New South Wales mid-north coast. He played out of the Kempsey Golf Club. He moved to the United States and played college golf at the University of Colorado... |
15 | 63,176 | 29 | 10 | Win | ||
 Marius ThorpMarius Thorp Marius Thorp is a Norwegian professional golfer.Thorp had a successful amateur career, winning the European Amateur in 2005 and claiming the silver medal for lowest amateur in the 2006 Open Championship. He turned professional in 2007 and had immediate success, claiming four wins on mini-tours in... * |
16 | 63,127 | 8 | 3 | T21 | ||
 Lorenzo GagliLorenzo Gagli Lorenzo Gagli is an Italian professional golfer.Gagli was born in Florence, Italy. He turned professional in 2006.-Professional career:... |
17 | 62,545 | 24 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Magnus A. Carlsson Magnus A. Carlsson Magnus A. Carlsson is a Swedish professional golfer.Carlsson was born in Västerås, Sweden. He turned professional in 2001.... |
18 | 60,469 | 21 | 10 | T7 | ||
| Raymond Russell Raymond Russell Raymond Russell is a Scottish professional golfer.Russell turned professional in 1993 and won a European Tour card at the 1995 Qualifying School. His only European Tour win came in his 1996 rookie season at the Air France Cannes Open. 1996 and 1997 were his two best seasons, with 14th and 16th... |
19 | 59,376 | 2 | 1 | T70 | ||
 Alexandre KalekaAlexandre Kaleka Alexandre Kaleka is a French professional golfer.Kaleka turned professional in July 2009 and won his first tournament as a pro, the Allianz EurOpen de Lyon on the Challenge Tour. The win gave him a full exemption on the 2010 Challenge Tour, and a consistent season saw him finish in 20th place in... * |
20 | 58,888 | 24 | 10 | T5 |
Correct through the Andalucía Masters, 30 Oct 2011
Winner on the European Tour in 2011
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
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| 1. | 19 Jun | Matthew Zions Matthew Zions Matthew Zions is an Australian professional golfer.Zions was born in Gosford, Australia. He grew up on the New South Wales mid-north coast. He played out of the Kempsey Golf Club. He moved to the United States and played college golf at the University of Colorado... |
Saint-Omer Open | 7 strokes | Daniel Denison Daniel Denison Daniel Denison is an English professional golfer who plays on the Challenge Tour.Denison broke both of his legs in a car accident in 2007, an injury that threatened his career. He joined the Challenge Tour in 2009 where he struggled in his rookie year... , Peter GustafssonPeter Gustafsson Peter Gustafsson is a Swedish professional golfer.Gustafsson was born in Orust, Sweden. He turned professional in 1999.... |
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| 2. | 9 Oct | Lee Slattery Lee Slattery Lee Andrew Slattery is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.Slattery was born in Southport, Lancashire. He turned professional in 1998 and spent his early career playing in minor tournaments on mini-tours in the United Kingdom. He won the Tour Championship on the... |
Bankia Madrid Masters | 1 stroke | Lorenzo Gagli Lorenzo Gagli Lorenzo Gagli is an Italian professional golfer.Gagli was born in Florence, Italy. He turned professional in 2006.-Professional career:... |
Runners-up on the European Tour in 2011
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
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| 1. | 12 Dec 2010 | Thorbjørn Olesen Thorbjørn Olesen Jacob Thorbjørn Olesen is a Danish professional golfer.Olesen was born in Furesø and turned professional in 2008. He finished in fourth place on the third tier Nordic League rankings in 2009, having won three tournaments, to graduate to Europe's second tier Challenge Tour for 2010... |
Alfred Dunhill Championship | Pablo Martín Pablo Martin Pablo Martín-Benavides is a Spanish professional golfer.Martín was born in Málaga, and attended Oklahoma State University in the United States. He was awarded the Haskins Award in 2006 and featured in the top ten of the World Amateur Golf Ranking... |
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| 2. | 12 Jun 2011 | Thorbjørn Olesen |
BMW Italian Open | Robert Rock Robert Rock Robert Rock is an English professional golfer. He was born in Armitage, near Lichfield in Staffordshire. He joined the European Tour as an affiliate member in 2003 and has remained a member ever since.... |
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| 3. | 3 Jul 2011 | Thorbjørn Olesen |
Alstom Open de France | Thomas Levet Thomas Levet Thomas Levet is a French professional golfer who is a member of the European Tour and former member of the PGA Tour.Levet was born in Paris, France... |
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| 4. | 28 Aug 2011 | Bernd Wiesberger Bernd Wiesberger Bernd Wiesberger is a Austrian professional golfer.Wiesberger was born in Vienna and turned professional in 2006. He qualified for the European Tour for 2009 at qualifying school. He was unable to win enough money during his rookie season to retain his card and dropped down to the second tier... lost in five-man playoff |
Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles The Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles is a European Tour golf tournament which is played at the Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland. The tournament was founded in 1999 as the Scottish PGA Championship, and despite maintaining the same sponsor, has since changed name on several occasions, as Diageo... |
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| 5. | 9 Oct 2011 | Lorenzo Gagli Lorenzo Gagli Lorenzo Gagli is an Italian professional golfer.Gagli was born in Florence, Italy. He turned professional in 2006.-Professional career:... |
Bankia Madrid Masters | Lee Slattery Lee Slattery Lee Andrew Slattery is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.Slattery was born in Southport, Lancashire. He turned professional in 1998 and spent his early career playing in minor tournaments on mini-tours in the United Kingdom. He won the Tour Championship on the... |
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| 6. | 27 Nov 2011 | Bernd Wiesberger |
South African Open Championship |  Hennie OttoHennie Otto Hendrik Johannes "Hennie" Otto is a South African professional golfer.Otto was born in Boksburg. He has played golf on the European Tour since 2000 having graduated from the Challenge Tour, but has only finished within the top 100 on the Order of Merit twice, in 2003 when he finished tied for... |