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The 2024 Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final starts on Thursday, October 31. The tournament was first played in 1995. It is the Champions Tour's final event.
Spanish player Francis Valera won the inaugural edition by one stroke over France's Tim Planchin. English player Marco Penge is the defending champion. No one has won the tournament twice in its history.
The 2024 edition will kick off with the opening round on Thursday and conclude on Sunday, November 3, at the Club de Golf Alcanada, Port d'Alcúdia in Mallorca, Spain.
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Before the event, here's a quick recap of the winners of the Grand Final over the past 10 years:
Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final's past winners
2023: Marco Penge (England)
Marco Penge won the 2023 Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final, securing a six-stroke victory over Tom Vaillant. He finished with a remarkable score of 10 under to lift the trophy. The triumph earned the English golfer a prize money of €85,000.
Penge finished 110th in the Race to Dubai rankings for the 2024 season and has retained his DP World Tour card.
2022: Nathan Kimsey (England)
Nathan Kimsey won the tournament in 2022 after defeating Bryce Easton and John Parry by one stroke. He earned €87,000 in prize money.
2021: Marcus Helligkilde (Denmark)
Marcus Helligkilde was the winner of the 2021 Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final. He finished with a score of 8 under and won by one stroke over Yannik Paul, Julien Brun, Ricardo Gouveia, and Frederic Lacroix.
2020: Ondrej Lieser (Czech Republic)
Ondrej Lieser won the 2020 Challenge Tour Grand Final in one stroke over Christofer Blomstrand, Alexander Knappe, and Santiago Tarrio. He won a prize money of €62,000.
2019: Francesco Laporta (Italy)
Francesco Laporta won the 2019 Challenge Tour Grand Final by two strokes over Sebastian Heisele and Robin Sciot-Siegrist.
2018: Adri Arnaus (Spain)
Adri Arnaus defeated Victor Perez at Al Hamra in 2018 to claim the Ras Al Khaimah Challenge Tour Grand Final title with a score of 17 under. He secured a one-stroke victory and earned €72,000 in prize money.
2017: Clement Sordet (France)
Clement Sordet finished with a score of 15 under after four rounds and won by two strokes over Marcus Kinhult. The victory earned him €71,600 in prize money.
2016: Bernd Ritthammer (Germany)
German golfer Bernd Ritthammer emerged victorious at the 2016 NBO Golf Classic Grand Final. He registered a one-stroke victory over Jens Dantorp to win €68,250 in prize money at Al Mouj Golf.
2015: Ricardo Gouveia (Portugal)
Ricardo Gouveia won the tournament in 2015. He defeated Danish player Joachim B. Hansen by one stroke at Al Mouj Golf.
2014: Benjamin Hebert (France)
Benjamin Hebert won the Dubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand Final in 2014. He finished with a score of 12 under after four rounds, five strokes ahead of Jerome Lando-Casanova at Al Badia GC.
