In our latest '2015 in video' article we look at the players who dominated the Road to Oman Rankings and ultimately defined the 2015 Challenge Tour season: Ricardo Gouveia, Nacho Elvira, Borja Virto Astudillo and Sebastien Gros:
Ricardo Gouveia
Let's have a great year - I know I'm really close to getting a European Tour card
One man dominated the 2015 season and Ricardo Gouveia signaled his intent from the start of the year - here at the scheduled season opener, the Madeira Open - Portugal - BPI that was ultimately postponed due to weather - to capitalise on a maiden Challenge Tour victory at the 2014 EMC Challenge Open. He duly did, winning twice, including his dramatic final day surge at the season finale NBO Golf Classic Grand Final to seal top spot in the Road to Oman Rankings and a place on The European Tour for the 2016 season.
Nacho Elvira
People think it’s really easy to win but it’s not that easy!
Two wins in his first five events saw Nacho Elvira on the cusp of automatic promotion to The European Tour, which he duly achieved with his third victory of the season at the ROLEX Trophy. Before that he discussed his experiences on both the Challenge and European Tours, and how a new coach had helped him to his early-season success.
Borja Virto Astudillo
When I won in Slovakia it was really special because it was my first win on the Challenge Tour
Borja Virto Astudillo enjoyed a breakthrough year on the Challenge Tour in 2015, winning the D+D REAL Slovakia Challenge before sealing his graduation with a second victory of the year at the penultimate event of the season, The Foshan Open. At the ROLEX Trophy we sat him down for a quick round of Mastermind...
Sebastien Gros
You want to do it as fast as possible because you want to taste that cake that everybody's having
It may have been early in the season when this video was filmed but Sebastien Gros was already gearing up for life in the fast lane - two victories, including the Kazakhstan Open, with the biggest prizefund of the year, saw him seal European Tour status by finishing in second place in the Road to Oman Rankings. Here he discusses his past, including stints on the Alps Tour and the Asian Tour, before highlighting Gary Stal's European Tour success as a source of renewed belief among French golfers.
