Duration | 29 November 2007 | – 26 October 2008
---|---|
Number of official events | 33 |
Most wins | Taco Remkes (3) |
Rankings | David Horsey |
←
2007
2009 → |
The 2008 Challenge Tour was the 20th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season. [1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ( €) |
Winner [a] |
OWGR points |
Other tours [b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 Dec | Abierto del Litoral Personal | Argentina | US$170,000 | Miguel Rodríguez (2) | 12 | TLA, TPG | New to Challenge Tour |
9 Dec | Abierto Visa de la República | Argentina | US$200,000 | Marco Ruiz (1) | 12 | TLA, TPG | |
9 Mar | Tusker Kenya Open | Kenya | 180,000 | Iain Pyman (8) | 12 | ||
30 Mar | Abierto Visa del Centro | Argentina | US$200,000 | Estanislao Goya (1) | 12 | TLA, TPG | New to Challenge Tour |
6 Apr | Abierto Visa de la República | Argentina | US$200,000 | Antti Ahokas (1) | 12 | TLA, TPG | |
13 Apr | Club Colombia Masters | Colombia | US$180,000 | Wil Besseling (1) | 12 | TLA | |
26 Apr | AGF-Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | France | 140,000 | Joakim Haeggman (3) | 12 | ||
4 May | Banque Populaire Moroccan Classic | Morocco | 150,000 | Michael Hoey (3) | 12 | ||
17 May | Piemonte Open | Italy | 150,000 | Seve Benson (1) | 12 | New tournament | |
25 May | DHL Wrocław Open | Poland | 150,000 | Gary Clark (1) | 12 | New tournament | |
1 Jun | Oceânico Group Pro-Am Challenge | England | 150,000 | Alessandro Tadini (2) | 12 | ||
8 Jun | Reale Challenge de España | Spain | 140,000 | Andrew McArthur (1) | 12 | ||
15 Jun | SK Golf Challenge | Finland | 150,000 | Simon Robinson (1) | 12 | New tournament | |
15 Jun | Saint-Omer Open | France | 600,000 | David Dixon (1) | 18 | EUR | |
22 Jun | Telenet Trophy | Belgium | 140,000 | David Horsey (1) | 12 | ||
29 Jun | Scottish Challenge | Scotland | 220,000 | Taco Remkes (1) | 12 | ||
6 Jul | AGF-Allianz EurOpen de Lyon | France | 200,000 | David Horsey (2) | 12 | New tournament | |
13 Jul | Credit Suisse Challenge | Switzerland | 140,000 | Rafa Cabrera-Bello (2) | 12 | ||
20 Jul | MAN NÖ Open | Austria | 140,000 | André Bossert (3) | 12 | ||
27 Jul | SWALEC Wales Challenge | Wales | 140,000 | Michael McGeady (1) | 12 | ||
3 Aug | Challenge of Ireland | Ireland | 150,000 | Andrew Tampion (1) | 12 | ||
10 Aug | Lexus Open | Norway | 150,000 | Jeppe Huldahl (1) | 12 | ||
17 Aug | Trophée du Golf Club de Genève | Switzerland | 210,000 | Klas Eriksson (5) | 12 | ||
17 Aug | Vodafone Challenge | Germany | 140,000 | Richie Ramsay (1) | 12 | ||
24 Aug | Ypsilon Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 180,000 | Seve Benson (2) | 12 | New tournament | |
31 Aug | ECCO Tour Championship | Denmark | 180,000 | Antti Ahokas (2) | 12 | NGL | |
7 Sep | Dubliner Challenge | Sweden | 140,000 | Mark Haastrup (1) | 12 | New tournament | |
14 Sep | Qingdao Golf Open | China | US$500,000 | Gareth Maybin (1) | 12 | New tournament | |
21 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | 430,000 | Gary Lockerbie (1) | 12 | ||
28 Sep | Dutch Futures | Netherlands | 140,000 | Taco Remkes (2) | 12 | ||
5 Oct | AGF-Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse | France | 140,000 | Richie Ramsay (2) | 12 | ||
18 Oct | Margara Diehl-Ako Platinum Open | Italy | 160,000 | Taco Remkes (3) [c] | 12 | ||
26 Oct | Apulia San Domenico Grand Final | Italy | 280,000 | Estanislao Goya (2) | 12 | Tour Championship |
For full rankings, see 2008 Challenge Tour graduates.
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. [3] [4] The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2009 European Tour. [3]
Rank | Player | Prize money ( €) |
---|---|---|
1 | David Horsey | 144,118 |
2 | Gary Lockerbie | 138,509 |
3 | Taco Remkes | 137,331 |
4 | Gareth Maybin | 117,719 |
5 | Estanislao Goya | 113,336 |
Dit betekend directe promotie naar de European Tour! Toch heeft Taco Remkes bewust gekozen om komende week ook gewoon op de Challenge Tour van start te gaan.[This means direct promotion to the European Tour! Nevertheless, Taco Remkes has consciously chosen to start on the Challenge Tour next week.]
The Top 20 positions in the Final 2008 European Challenge Tour Rankings will obtain full playing rights to the 2009 European Tour International Schedule.
Duration | 29 November 2007 | – 26 October 2008
---|---|
Number of official events | 33 |
Most wins | Taco Remkes (3) |
Rankings | David Horsey |
←
2007
2009 → |
The 2008 Challenge Tour was the 20th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season. [1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ( €) |
Winner [a] |
OWGR points |
Other tours [b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 Dec | Abierto del Litoral Personal | Argentina | US$170,000 | Miguel Rodríguez (2) | 12 | TLA, TPG | New to Challenge Tour |
9 Dec | Abierto Visa de la República | Argentina | US$200,000 | Marco Ruiz (1) | 12 | TLA, TPG | |
9 Mar | Tusker Kenya Open | Kenya | 180,000 | Iain Pyman (8) | 12 | ||
30 Mar | Abierto Visa del Centro | Argentina | US$200,000 | Estanislao Goya (1) | 12 | TLA, TPG | New to Challenge Tour |
6 Apr | Abierto Visa de la República | Argentina | US$200,000 | Antti Ahokas (1) | 12 | TLA, TPG | |
13 Apr | Club Colombia Masters | Colombia | US$180,000 | Wil Besseling (1) | 12 | TLA | |
26 Apr | AGF-Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | France | 140,000 | Joakim Haeggman (3) | 12 | ||
4 May | Banque Populaire Moroccan Classic | Morocco | 150,000 | Michael Hoey (3) | 12 | ||
17 May | Piemonte Open | Italy | 150,000 | Seve Benson (1) | 12 | New tournament | |
25 May | DHL Wrocław Open | Poland | 150,000 | Gary Clark (1) | 12 | New tournament | |
1 Jun | Oceânico Group Pro-Am Challenge | England | 150,000 | Alessandro Tadini (2) | 12 | ||
8 Jun | Reale Challenge de España | Spain | 140,000 | Andrew McArthur (1) | 12 | ||
15 Jun | SK Golf Challenge | Finland | 150,000 | Simon Robinson (1) | 12 | New tournament | |
15 Jun | Saint-Omer Open | France | 600,000 | David Dixon (1) | 18 | EUR | |
22 Jun | Telenet Trophy | Belgium | 140,000 | David Horsey (1) | 12 | ||
29 Jun | Scottish Challenge | Scotland | 220,000 | Taco Remkes (1) | 12 | ||
6 Jul | AGF-Allianz EurOpen de Lyon | France | 200,000 | David Horsey (2) | 12 | New tournament | |
13 Jul | Credit Suisse Challenge | Switzerland | 140,000 | Rafa Cabrera-Bello (2) | 12 | ||
20 Jul | MAN NÖ Open | Austria | 140,000 | André Bossert (3) | 12 | ||
27 Jul | SWALEC Wales Challenge | Wales | 140,000 | Michael McGeady (1) | 12 | ||
3 Aug | Challenge of Ireland | Ireland | 150,000 | Andrew Tampion (1) | 12 | ||
10 Aug | Lexus Open | Norway | 150,000 | Jeppe Huldahl (1) | 12 | ||
17 Aug | Trophée du Golf Club de Genève | Switzerland | 210,000 | Klas Eriksson (5) | 12 | ||
17 Aug | Vodafone Challenge | Germany | 140,000 | Richie Ramsay (1) | 12 | ||
24 Aug | Ypsilon Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 180,000 | Seve Benson (2) | 12 | New tournament | |
31 Aug | ECCO Tour Championship | Denmark | 180,000 | Antti Ahokas (2) | 12 | NGL | |
7 Sep | Dubliner Challenge | Sweden | 140,000 | Mark Haastrup (1) | 12 | New tournament | |
14 Sep | Qingdao Golf Open | China | US$500,000 | Gareth Maybin (1) | 12 | New tournament | |
21 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | 430,000 | Gary Lockerbie (1) | 12 | ||
28 Sep | Dutch Futures | Netherlands | 140,000 | Taco Remkes (2) | 12 | ||
5 Oct | AGF-Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse | France | 140,000 | Richie Ramsay (2) | 12 | ||
18 Oct | Margara Diehl-Ako Platinum Open | Italy | 160,000 | Taco Remkes (3) [c] | 12 | ||
26 Oct | Apulia San Domenico Grand Final | Italy | 280,000 | Estanislao Goya (2) | 12 | Tour Championship |
For full rankings, see 2008 Challenge Tour graduates.
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. [3] [4] The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2009 European Tour. [3]
Rank | Player | Prize money ( €) |
---|---|---|
1 | David Horsey | 144,118 |
2 | Gary Lockerbie | 138,509 |
3 | Taco Remkes | 137,331 |
4 | Gareth Maybin | 117,719 |
5 | Estanislao Goya | 113,336 |
Dit betekend directe promotie naar de European Tour! Toch heeft Taco Remkes bewust gekozen om komende week ook gewoon op de Challenge Tour van start te gaan.[This means direct promotion to the European Tour! Nevertheless, Taco Remkes has consciously chosen to start on the Challenge Tour next week.]
The Top 20 positions in the Final 2008 European Challenge Tour Rankings will obtain full playing rights to the 2009 European Tour International Schedule.