Challenge de France (golf)
Encyclopedia
The Challenge de France is a golf
tournament on the Challenge Tour
, played in France
. It was held for the first time in May 1998 at Golf de Sablé-Solesmes in Sablé-sur-Sarthe
, before moving to October for the following three seasons, during which it was played on a succession of French courses. The tournament was discontinued after 2001, although the name was used on some occasions for the AGF-Allianz Open des Volcans. In 2011, the tournament was revived as the Allianz Challenge de France, and was held at the Golf Disneyland course in Paris
, which had also been the venue in 1999, and hosted the Tournoi Perrier de Paris
in 1993. The 2011 edition was won by Germany
's Nicolas Meitinger
, securing his first Challenge Tour victory.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament on the Challenge Tour
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...
, played in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It was held for the first time in May 1998 at Golf de Sablé-Solesmes in Sablé-sur-Sarthe
Sablé-sur-Sarthe
Sablé-sur-Sarthe, commonly referred to as Sablé, is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in west France.-Geography:...
, before moving to October for the following three seasons, during which it was played on a succession of French courses. The tournament was discontinued after 2001, although the name was used on some occasions for the AGF-Allianz Open des Volcans. In 2011, the tournament was revived as the Allianz Challenge de France, and was held at the Golf Disneyland course in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, which had also been the venue in 1999, and hosted the Tournoi Perrier de Paris
Tournoi Perrier de Paris
The Tournoi Perrier de Paris was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour in 1993. It was played at Golf Euro Disney near Paris, France. It was won by future multiple major winner Phil Mickelson.-Winners:-External links:*...
in 1993. The 2011 edition was won by Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
's Nicolas Meitinger
Nicolas Meitinger
Nicolas Meitinger is a German professional golfer.Meitinger was born in Cologne, Germany. He turned professional in 2005 and initially played on the EPD Tour, where he has six wins...
, securing his first Challenge Tour victory.
Winners
| Year | Venue | Winner | Country | Score | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allianz Challenge de France | |||||
| 2011 | Golf Disneyland | Nicolas Meitinger Nicolas Meitinger Nicolas Meitinger is a German professional golfer.Meitinger was born in Cologne, Germany. He turned professional in 2005 and initially played on the EPD Tour, where he has six wins... |
271 |  Maximilian Kieffer |
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| 2002–2010 | No tournament | ||||
| Hardelot Challenge de France | |||||
| 2001 | Hardelot GC | Mårten Olander Mårten Olander Mårten Olander is a Swedish professional golfer.Olander attended the University of Alabama for four years, and was awarded the Ben Hogan Trophy for the best student golfer nationwide in 1993. He turned professional in 1995, and joined the Challenge Tour in 1996, winning promotion to the European... |
268 |  Scott DrummondScott Drummond Scott Drummond is a British golfer.Drummond was born in Shrewsbury in England. He played amateur golf for England but decided to represent Scotland, the country of his father, when he turned professional in 1996.... |
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| Le Touquet Challenge de France | |||||
| 2000 | Golf du Touquet | Fredrik Andersson Hed Fredrik Andersson Hed Fredrik Andersson Hed is a Swedish golfer.Andersson Hed was born in Halmstad. He turned professional in 1992. He has had two victories on the Challenge Tour but found success hard to come by on the main European Tour, where he had to return to qualifying school on numerous occasions... |
277 |  Carlos RodilesCarlos Rodiles Carlos Jose Rodiles is a Spanish professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.-College career:He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, United States, where he played for coach Buddy Alexander's Florida Gators men's golf team in National Collegiate Athletics... |
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| Challenge de France Bayer | |||||
| 1999 | Golf Disneyland | Iain Pyman Iain Pyman Iain Pyman is an English golfer.Pyman was born in Whitby. He was English Boys Stroke Play Champion in 1991, and played in a winning Jacques Léglise Trophy team the same year. In 1993 he won The Amateur Championship by defeating Paul Page after 37 holes at Royal Portrush, and was the leading... |
275 |  Gustavo Rojas |
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| Challenge de France | |||||
| 1998 | Sablé-Solesmes | Warren Bennett Warren Bennett Warren Bennett is an English professional golfer.Bennett was born in Ashford, Surrey and is the son of former footballer Peter Bennett. In 1994, he won the Australian Amateur and was the leading amateur at The Open Championship... |
272 |  Scott Watson |
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