# 2001 Challenge Tour

The 2001 Challenge Tour was the 13th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 4 Mar | Tusker Kenya Open | Kenya | £75,000 | Ashley Roestoff (1) | 6 | | |
| 11 Mar | Stanbic Zambia Open | Zambia | £50,000 | Mark Foster (1) | 6 | AFR | New to Challenge Tour |
| 1 Apr | Segura Viudas Challenge de España | Spain | 90,000 | Euan Little (1) | 6 | | |
| 29 Apr | Open Golf Montecchia - PGA Triveneta | Italy | 115,000 | Andrew Sherborne (1) | 6 | | New tournament |
| 6 May | Credit Suisse Private Banking Open | Switzerland | 105,000 | Greig Hutcheon (2) | 6 | | |
| 20 May | Austrian Open | Austria | 90,000 | Chris Gane (1) | 6 | | |
| 27 May | Aa St Omer Open | France | 150,000 | Sébastien Delagrange (1) | 6 | | |
| 3 Jun | NCC Open | Sweden | SKr 840,000 | Benn Barham (1) | 6 | | |
| 10 Jun | Nykredit Danish Open | Denmark | 110,000 | Sébastien Delagrange (2) | 6 | | |
| 17 Jun | Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge | Germany | 85,000 | Wolfgang Huget (1) | 6 | | New tournament |
| 24 Jun | DEXIA-BIL Luxembourg Open | Luxembourg | 90,000 | Grant Hamerton (1) | 6 | | |
| 1 Jul | Open des Volcans | France | 90,000 | Scott Drummond (1) | 6 | | |
| 8 Jul | Challenge Total Fina Elf | France | 120,000 | Kenneth Ferrie (2) | 6 | | New tournament |
| 15 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | 80,000 | Peter Hedblom (4) | 6 | | |
| 22 Jul | Günther Hamburg Classic | Germany | 280,000 | Peter Hanson (1) | 6 | | |
| 29 Jul | Charles Church European Challenge Tour Championship | England | £130,000 | Mark Foster (2) | 6 | | |
| 5 Aug | BMW Russian Open | Russia | £100,000 | Jamie Donaldson (1) | 6 | | |
| 12 Aug | Talma Finnish Challenge | Finland | 150,000 | Klas Eriksson (4) | 6 | | New tournament |
| 19 Aug | North West of Ireland Open | Ireland | 350,000 | Tobias Dier (1) | 16 | EUR | |
| 26 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | CHF 150,000 | Stuart Little (2) | 6 | | |
| 26 Aug | Skandia PGA Open | Sweden | SKr 800,000 | Christophe Pottier (1) | 6 | | |
| 2 Sep | Formby Hall Challenge | England | £50,000 | Sam Little (1) | 6 | | |
| 8 Sep | Muermans Real Estate Challenge | Netherlands | 120,000 | Dominique Nouailhac (1) | 6 | | |
| 16 Sep | Telia Grand Prix | Sweden | SKr 1,100,000 | Jamie Donaldson (2) | 6 | | |
| 30 Sep | PGA of Austria Masters | Austria | 135,000 | Iain Pyman (3) | 6 | | New tournament |
| 6 Oct | San Paolo Vita & Asset Management Open | Italy | 125,000 | Mads Vibe-Hastrup (1) | 6 | | |
| 14 Oct | Hardelot Challenge de France | France | 120,000 | Mårten Olander (1) | 6 | | |
| 21 Oct | Terme Euganee International Open Padova | Italy | 115,000 | Chris Gane (2) | 6 | | New tournament |
| 4 Nov | Challenge Tour Grand Final | France | 200,000 | Richard Bland (1) | 6 | | Tour Championship |

## Rankings

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2002 European Tour.
| Rank | Player | Prize money (€) |
| 1 | Mark Foster | 97,737 |
| 2 | Jamie Donaldson | 92,740 |
| 3 | Philip Golding | 79,731 |
| 4 | Andrew Marshall | 75,841 |
| 5 | Gary Clark | 72,950 |