Alexandre Kaleka is a French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 professional golfer

Professional golfer

In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...

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Kaleka turned professional in July 2009 and won his first tournament as a pro, the Allianz EurOpen de Lyon

Allianz EurOpen de Lyon

The Allianz Golf Open de Lyon is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played near Lyon, France. It has been held annually since 2008, and has always been held at Golf du Gouverneur in Monthieux.-Winners:-External links:*...

 on the Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour

The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...

. The win gave him a full exemption on the 2010 Challenge Tour

2010 Challenge Tour

The 2010 Challenge Tour is a series of professional golf tournaments collectively known as the Challenge Tour.The Challenge Tour is Europe's official developmental tour and is organised by the PGA European Tour...

, and a consistent season saw him finish in 20th place in the money list, taking the final available European Tour card. He further improved his status at the end-of-year qualifying school

European Tour Qualifying School

The European Tour Qualifying School is an annual golf tournament which enables professional golfers to gain a place on the European Tour and its official development tour, the Challenge Tour....

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Challenge Tour wins

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	12 Jul 2009 2009 Challenge Tour The 2008 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour...	Allianz EurOpen de Lyon Allianz EurOpen de Lyon The Allianz Golf Open de Lyon is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played near Lyon, France. It has been held annually since 2008, and has always been held at Golf du Gouverneur in Monthieux.-Winners:-External links:*...	-16 (63-67-70-68=268)	1 stroke	Anders Schmidt Hansen Anders Schmidt Hansen Anders Schmidt Hansen is a Danish professional golfer.Hansen won his national open in 1999 as an amateur, before turning professional in 2003 at the age of 25. At the end of that year he reached the final stage of the European Tour's Qualifying School, entitling him to play on the second-tier...

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