After the last Challenge and Satellite Tours Committee (CSTC) meeting, which took place early February, it has been decided to grant multiple winners on a Satellite Tour special access to the Challenge Tour.
Taking into consideration the existing regulations between the European Tour and the Challenge Tour as well as the results of each Satellite Tours, it has been confirmed that a player winning three times or more during one official season on the same Satellite Tour, will earn category 13 for the remainder of the season in which the wins take place, and for one Official Season the year after.
He will be ranked at the bottom of Category 13 for the remainder of the Official Season and at the top of Category 13 for the next Official Season.
The total number of Satellite Tour’s players to qualify for the Challenge Tour at the end of the season will remain 5 for each Satellite Tour, and potential multiple winners will be included in these 5.
Alain de Soultrait, Director of European Challenge Tour, says: "We appreciate some of the Satellite Tours have started their season but we felt this regulation could still be put in place as the Challenge Tour Official Season has not yet started. We believe this decision is strengthening the links between the Satellite Tours and the Challenge Tour."
Furthermore, during the last CSTC meeting Jan Hubrecht was appointed Chairman. Jan Hubrecht has been GB&I Zone Officer and member of the EGA Executive Committee since November 2015 and has previously served on the EGA Championship Committee, 2011-2015. With this newly-added responsibility, he will play a pivotal role in increasing collaboration between the European Golf Association and the European Tour.