Kaymer driven for BMW glory - European Tour

THE 2011 EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR SCHEDULE
Date Event Venue Winner / Score First Prize / Prizefund
Jan
13 - 16 Gujarat Kensville Challenge Kensville GC, Ahmedabad, India Gaganjeet Bhullar, IND 70-70-68-75=283 (-5) €32,000 / €201,740
Mar
10 - 13 Abierto International Copa Antioquia Club Campestre, La Macarena, Colombia Joaquin Estévez, ARG 68-69-70-67=274 (-10) €26,274 / €165,184
31 - 03 Barclays Kenya Open Muthaiga GC, Nairobi, Kenya Michiel Bothma, RSA 66-67-69-68=270 (-14) €30,400 / €194,446
May
05 - 08 Allianz Challenge de France Golf Disneyland, Paris, France Nicolas Meitinger, GER** 71-63-67-68=269 (-15) €24,000 / €150,000
12 - 15 Mugello Tuscany Open Poggio dei Medici GC, Scarperia, Florence, Italy Anthony Snobeck, FRA 71-69-65-67=272 (-12) €24,000 / €151,305
19 - 22 Madeira Islands Open* porto Santo Golfe, Madeira, Portugal Michael Hoey, NIR, 72-68-67-71=278 (-10) €116,660 / €702,097
26 - 29 Telenet Trophy Royal Waterloo, La Marache Course, Lasne, Belgium Andrew Tampion, AUS 70-72-72-66=280 (-8) €25,600 / €161,824
Jun
Jul
02 - 05 Kärnten Golf Open presented by Mazda GC Klagenfurt-Seltenheim, Klagenfurt, Austria Edouard Dubois, FRA 70-67-65-63=265 (-23) €25,600 / €163,392
09 - 12 Allianz Open Cotes d'Armor Bretagne Golf Blue Green de Pléneuf Val André, Le Val André, France Phillip Archer, ENG 69-67-61-76 = 273 (-7) €24,000 / €152,475
16 - 19 SAINT-OMER OPEN
presented by Neuflize OBC * Aa St Omer GC, Lumbres, France Matthew Zions, AUS 68-72-67-69=276 (-8) €100,000 / €606,237
23 - 26 Scottish Hydro Challenge Macdonald Spey Valley GC, Aviemore, Scotland €220,000
30 - 03 The Princess by Schüco The Lakes Course at PGA National of Sweden,
Bara, Sweden €200,000
07 - 10 Double Tree by Hilton Acaya Open Acaya Golf Resort, Lecce, Puglia, Italy €160,000
14 - 17 Credit Suisse Challenge Golf Sempachersee, Hildisrieden, Switzerland €150,000
21 - 24 English Challenge Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf & Spa, Colchester, England €160,000
Aug
07 - 10 TBA
11 - 14 Norwegian Challenge Hauger Golf Klubb, Slattum, Norway €175,000
18 - 21 ECCO Tour Championship presented
by Thomas Björn & Mercedes-Benz Lübker Golf Resort, Nimtofte, Denmark €160,000
25 - 28 Rolex Trophy Golf Club de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland €218,000
Sep
08 - 11 Kazakhstan Open Nurtau GC, Almaty, Kazakhstan €400,000
15 - 18 M2M Russian Challenge Cup Tseleevo Golf & Polo Club, Moscow, Russia €175,000
22 - 25 Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse Golf de Toulouse-Seilh, Seilh, France €160,000
29 - 02 Fred Olsen Challenge de España Tecina GC, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain €150,000
Oct
06 - 09 Allianz Open de Lyon Golf du Gouverneur, Monthieux, France €150,000
13 - 16 Roma Golf Open Olgiata GC, Rome, Italy €160,000
Nov
02 - 05 Apulia San Domenico Grand Final San Domenico Golf, Puglia, Italy €330,000
* Dual ranking event, for Ranking point purposes the prize fund will be capped at €500,000 ** denotes play-off
* Scottish duo eyeing significant victory Course Record:
CARD OF THE COURSE
Scotsmen Callum Macaulay and Craig Lee are hoping to make it a hat-trick of home
64 (-7), Steve Surry, 2009
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champions in the Scottish Hydro Challenge at Macdonald Spey Valley Golf Course this
Architect:
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week.
Dave Thomas
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For the past two years the event has produced a Scottish winner – Jamie McLeary in 2009 Prize Fund:
and George Murray 12 months ago – and Macaulay and Lee have an extra incentive to
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€220,000
win given their close ties with the title sponsors.
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The pair are part of Team Scottish Hydro, which gives strategic and financial support
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to five young Scottish professionals in the hope of producing more European Tour and
Ryder Cup players. It is the third year Scottish Hydro have been title sponsors, and the
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event also returns for the third season running to the magnificent Macdonald Spey Valley
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in Aviemore.
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“I’m really looking forward to it,” said Macaulay. “The course is great and was in really
good shape last year. I just hope the weather is better than it has been this week because
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I’m fed up with getting soaked and blown all over the place.
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“It’s an important week because it’s like my home event. I’ll finally get to spend some time
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with my family which is much needed as this is my seventh week in a row playing. I’m
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looking forward to getting back, seeing my wife and having some home cooked meals
with my parents.
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“There’s probably less pressure playing in Scotland rather than more, despite being
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closely linked with the tournament sponsors. We can go out and just enjoy our golf, and
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we are fortunate to have the backing of Scottish Hydro. I’m just going to try and enjoy it
and hopefully I won’t be too tired as it will be my eighth tournament in a row."
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