The Challenge Tour presented its calendar for the Road to Mallorca 2023 on Wednesday, with record prize money and a minimum of 29 tournaments. Players will travel to three continents and visit 18 different countries. There will be four stages in France.
From South Africa to the Balearics, from India to the south of France, the 29 dates of the next season of Challenge Tour have been unveiled.
As for several seasons, the Road to Mallorca 2023 will begin in February with four events in South Africa, in collaboration with the Sunshine Tour before concluding the first weekend of November on the magnificent course of theAlcanada in Palma de Mallorca.
8.2 million euros will be distributed during the season. A record.
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???? Record prize fundThe European Challenge Tour today announced its global 2023 #RoadtoMallorca schedule.
— Challenge Tour (@Challenge_Tour) December 14, 2022
In total, the players in the antechamber of the DP World Tour will have the opportunity to travel to 18 countries. The return from India at the end of March, where she has not stopped since 2013 for two weeks, confirms the information we gave you earlier this week concerning the rapprochements and alliances that are played out behind the scenes.
Two events are also scheduled in the United Arab Emirates on the last weekend of April and the first of May.
20 tournaments in 22 weeks
You will have to wait for the Challenge of Spain from May 11 to 14 to see the players settle down in Europe for good. The circuit will chain 20 tournaments in 22 weeks in Europe until the beginning of October.
Pont Royal as a justice of the peace
During this long journey through Europe, the Challenge Tour will stop three times in France.
L’Brittany Open (June 22 to 25 to Golf Blue Green of Pléneuf Val André) will be followed by Vaudreuil Golf Challenge (June 29 to July 2 to Vaudreuil Golf PGA France).
Scheduled from October 5 to 8, theHopps Open de Provence (Golf International de Pont Royal) will wrap up the regular season ahead of the grand finale scheduled for Nov. 2-5. However, tournaments could be added between these two dates.
Note that the Swiss Challenge (September 21 to 24), which will precede theHopps Open de Provencewill be played once again on French territory at the Golf Saint Apollinaire in Alsace.
A bonus for the top 20
The top 20 in the standings on the evening of the last round of the “Grand Final”, who will be issued a right to play for the DP World Tourwill also be entitled to a nice bonus.
They will indeed be eligible for the program “DP World Tour’s Earnings Assurance Programme” which guarantees $150,000 to all players who play at least 15 tournaments during the 2024 season.
