Share the publication “The final of the Challenge Tour 2025 is looking for its route”
If the Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final 2025 will be played in Mallorca, the route which will host it is not yet known. The Alcanada Golf Club still remains a favorite.
The Challenge Tour is not yet ready to leave the Balearics. Indeed, the contract which binds the second division and the island runs until 2026. As a result, the general classification will bear the name of Road to Mallorca and the final will be organized there for at least the next two seasons.
This grand final has sailed since 1995 passing through Portugal (1995-1999), Cuba (2000), Golf du Médoc (2001-2004), au San Domenico Golf in Italy (2005-2012) before alternating between Oman (2015-2017) and the United Arab Emirates (2013, 2014 and 2018). It was in 2019 that the tournament moved to the Balearic Islands. The initial contract was for four years, and it has already been renewed once.
« We have been for several years in the Arabian Peninsularemembers Jamie Hodgesdirector of Challenge Tour and successor toAlain de Soultrait. But I think it was important that the final was played in Europe. When we had the idea of a partnership with Mallorca, we went to see the courses and we felt very comfortable. We are very happy here, and the best proof is that we have renewed the contract for four years. »
A semblance of alternation
It is first of all Alcanada Golf Club that the test was established before leaving for two years at T Golf & Country Club to the west of the island. It returned to the track owned by the Porsche family in 2022.
On paper, the tournament should circulate on different courses across the island but the mode of selection reduces the possibilities. In fact, only seven courses out of the twenty on the island meet the standards of the Challenge Tour. Thus, these routes are surveyed each year to find out if they want to host the tournament. If the Spanish and Balearic federations give their opinion, it is the Challenge Tour directorate which has the last word among the candidates.
What about 2025?
In recent years, the route to the final of the following edition was announced during the awards ceremony. This was not the case in 2024 since the host course for the Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final 2025 is not yet defined.
The Alcanada Golf Club has already announced its desire to host the event for a fourth consecutive year. “ It is obvious that we would be delighted to host this great tournament again on our course, confirmed Kristoff Bothpremises manager. We are proud to be part of the Tour family and to be part of Golf History. It is also a great motivation for our team to work to have a course and facilities that match this great tournament. »
A second course, closer to the island's capital, applied to host the event. The announcement will be made at the end of the year or during the month of January. This delay can be explained in particular by the change of president of the Balearic Federation at the start of the week.
« Maybe we'll come back hereevades Jamie Hodges. We speak with two golf courses. It is certain that Alcanada is a very good place for the promotion of Mallorca. The views and landscapes are absolutely fantastic. The teams also do a great job, and that's really important when you're putting on a big event like this. The advantage of coming back to the same place is that you can build and improve from the year before. Whereas if we change location, we start from scratch. »
©Octavio Passos / GETTY IMAGES EUROPE / Getty Images via AFP
