| Duration | 31 January 2013 (2013-01-31) – 3 November 2013 (2013-11-03) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 25 |
| Most wins |  Brooks Koepka (3) |
| Rankings |  Andrea Pavan |
← 2012 2014 → | |
The 2013 Challenge Tour was the 25th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb | Gujarat Kensville Challenge | India | 200,000 |  Shiv Kapur (1) |
12 | PGTI | |
| 17 Feb | Barclays Kenya Open | Kenya | 195,000 |  Jordi García Pinto (1) |
12 | ||
| 28 Apr | Challenge de Madrid | Spain | 160,000 |  François Calmels (2) |
12 | New tournament | |
| 5 May | Montecchia Golf Open | Italy | 160,000 | Brooks Koepka (2) |
12 | ||
| 19 May | Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI | Portugal | 600,000 | Peter Uihlein (1) |
18 | EUR | |
| 26 May | Telenet Trophy | Belgium | 160,000 |  Daniel Gaunt (2) |
12 | ||
| 2 Jun | Fred Olsen Challenge de España | Spain | 160,000 | Brooks Koepka (3) |
12 | ||
| 9 Jun | D+D Real Czech Challenge Open | Czech Republic | 160,000 | François Calmels (3) |
12 | ||
| 16 Jun | Najeti Hotels et Golfs Open | France | 500,000 |  Simon Thornton (1) |
18 | EUR | |
| 23 Jun | Scottish Hydro Challenge | Scotland | 220,000 | Brooks Koepka (4)[c] |
12 | ||
| 30 Jun | Kärnten Golf Open | Austria | 160,000 |  Dylan Frittelli (1) |
12 | ||
| 7 Jul | Bad Griesbach Challenge Tour | Germany | 170,000 | Andrea Pavan (3) |
12 | New tournament | |
| 14 Jul | Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | 160,000 | Victor Riu (1) |
12 | ||
| 21 Jul | Mugello Tuscany Open | Italy | 160,000 | Marco Crespi (2) |
12 | ||
| 28 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | 180,000 | Brinson Paolini (1) |
12 | New tournament | |
| 4 Aug | Finnish Challenge | Finland | 170,000 |  Stuart Manley (1) |
12 | ||
| 11 Aug | Norwegian Challenge | Norway | 175,000 |  Jens Fahrbring (1) |
12 | ||
| 25 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 230,000 | Jens Dantorp (1) |
12 | ||
| 1 Sep | Northern Ireland Open Challenge | Northern Ireland | 170,000 |  Daan Huizing (1) |
12 | New to Challenge Tour | |
| 8 Sep | Open Blue Green Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | France | 180,000 | Andrea Pavan (4) |
12 | ||
| 15 Sep | Kharkov Superior Cup | Ukraine | 200,000 | Daan Huizing (2) |
12 | New tournament | |
| 22 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | 400,000 | Johan Carlsson (1) |
12 | ||
| 20 Oct | Foshan Open | China | US$350,000 | Nacho Elvira (1) |
12 | New tournament | |
| 27 Oct | National Bank of Oman Golf Classic | Oman | US$300,000 |  Roope Kakko (2) |
12 | New tournament | |
| 3 Nov | Dubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand Final | UAE | US$330,000 | Shiv Kapur (2) |
16 | Flagship event |
For full rankings, see 2013 Challenge Tour graduates.
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[3][4] The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2014 European Tour.[5]
| Rank | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Pavan |
147,811 |
| 2 |  José-Filipe Lima |
123,697 |
| 3 | Brooks Koepka |
119,423 |
| 4 | Shiv Kapur |
118,323 |
| 5 | Johan Carlsson |
113,066 |
Challenge Tour Grand Final is not just about the winner: it's also about the other 14 men who leave the premises clutching (albeit metaphorically) European Tour cards and it is more or less guaranteed that one of them will earn it in gut-wrenching style.
