The Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final supported by The R&A takes place this week at Club de Golf Alcanada, with promotion to the DP World Tour the priority for all 45 players teeing it up.
The Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final supported by The R&A takes place this week at Club de Golf Alcanada, with promotion to the DP World Tour the priority for all 45 players teeing it up.
We have taken a deep dive into some of the key figures ahead of the week.
500,000 – Total prize fund for the Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final. With €500,000 to play for, it marks one of the largest prize pots of the 2023 Road to Mallorca season.
640 – Points on offer to the winner at Club de Golf Alcanada. This is the biggest points total all season, and it gives all 45 players in the field a realistic chance of promotion.
20 – Number of DP World Tour cards up for grabs. Following four rounds in Mallorca, the leading 20 players in the Road to Mallorca Rankings will secure one of the life-changing cards on offer. Should Alex Fitzpatrick, who currently sits ninth in the Rankings, remain in the top 20 at its conclusion, the player finishing in 21st will take the last available card.
45 – Players in the field in Mallorca. These are the leading players from the 2023 Road to Mallorca season. Frenchman Martin Couvra is the last man in the field.
5 – Times the season finale has taken place on the Island of Mallorca. This will be the fifth time the island of Mallorca will host the Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final following two editions at T-Golf and Country Club, after the Tour’s maiden visit to Alcanada in 2019.
17 – Different nationalities in the field; Spain, France, South Africa, Sweden, Italy, England, Portugal, Germany, Wales, Switzerland, Zimbabwe, Scotland, Finland, USA, Denmark, Netherlands and Ireland.
3 – Players that could end the season as Number One for a second time. Italian duo Francesco Laporta and Andrea Pavan, and Portuguese Ricardo Gouveia are all aiming to become the first person to become Road to Mallorca champion for a second time. Pavan did so in 2013, going on to win two times on the DP World Tour before returning to the Challenge Tour. Gouveia triumphed two years later in 2015 following a stellar year, and Laporta made sure of promotion as the Number One in 2019. All three have won on the Road to Mallorca this season.
1 – Road to Mallorca champion.
