Linna Golf Club in Finland is one of six new venues on this season's European Challenge Tour, which will see a minimum of 24 events in 18 different countries.
The Darren Clarke-designed Champions Club course at Moyvalley Hotel and Golf Resort in County Kildare will host the Challenge of Ireland on June 11-14, while Macdonald Spey Valley Golf Club in Aiemore is the new venue for the Scottish Challenge from July 30-August 2.
Biggest purse will be the 430,000 Euros Kazakhstan Open on September 17-20 and the Tour will retain its presence in South America with the Club Colombia Masters on March 19-22.
European Challenge Tour Schedule:
March 5-8: Spanish Challenge, venue to be confirmed
March 19-22: Club Colombia Masters, Country Club, Bogota
April 16-19: Tusker Kenya Open, Muthaiga, Nairobi
April 30 - May 03: Banque Populaire Moroccan Classic, El Jadida
May 14-17: Allianz Open Cotes d'Armor Bretagne, Blue Green de Pleneuf Van Andre, France
May 21-24: Piemonte Open, La Mandria, Turin, Italy
May 28-31: Telenet Trophy, Royal Waterloo, Brussels, Belgium
June 11-14: Challenge of Ireland, Moyvalley, Co Kildare, Ireland
June 18-21: St Omer Open, Aa St Omer, Lumbres, France
June 25-28: Swedish Challenge, Bastad
July 2-5: Credit Suisse Challenge, Wylihof, Luterback, Switzerland
July 9-12: Allianz EurOpen de Lyon, Gouverneur, Monthieux, France
July 23-26 Swalec Wales Challenge, Vale Hotel, Cardiff
July 30- August 02: Scottish Challenge, Macdonald Spey Valley, Aviemore
August 6-9: SK Challenge, Linna, Vanajanlinna, Finland
August 13-16: Trophee de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland
August 27-30: Wroclaw Challenge, Toya, Wroclaw, Poland
September 10-13: Dutch Futures, Houtrak, Halfweg, Netherland
September 17-20: Kazakhstan Open, Nurtau, Almaty
September 24-27: Qingdao Open, Qingdao Huashan, China
October 1-4: Ecco Tour Championship, Holsterbo, Denmark
October 8-11: Allianz Open, Grand Toulouse, Seilh, France
October 22-25: Italian Federation Cup, Le Querce, Rome
October 28-31 Apulia San Domenico Grand Final, San Domenico, Puglia, Italy
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