CHALLENGE TOUR 2011 TEES OFF AT DISNEYLAND, PARIS

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE EUROPEAN TOUR
The first tournament to be held in Europe on the 2011 European Challenge Tour Schedule will take place at Golf Disneyland near Paris, France, host venue of the Allianz Challenge de France, from May 5-8.
It is the first time the course will have been used on the Challenge Tour since the 1993 Tournoi Perrier de Paris, an event won by four-time Major Champion Phil Mickelson of America.
The complex, situated in the town of Marne-la-Vallée some 35km outside Paris, features three nine-hole layouts – the Red, Blue and Orange – all with several water hazards, an abundance of bunkering and large, firm greens.
The Allianz Challenge de France follows visits to India, Colombia and Kenya, for the Gujarat Kensville Challenge, the Abierto International Copa Antioquia and the Barclays Kenya Open respectively.
The €150,000 event is the first of four Allianz-sponsored tournaments due to be held in France on the 2011 Challenge Tour Schedule, with the Allianz Open Côtes d’Armor Bretagne (from June 9-12), the Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse (from September 22-25) and the Allianz Golf Open de Lyon (from October 6-9) to follow later in the season.