Duration | 29 November 2007 | – 26 October 2008
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Number of official events | 33 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Rankings | ![]() |
← 2007 2009 → |
The 2008 Challenge Tour was the 20th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule
[edit]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 | ![]() |
12 | TLA, TPG | New to Challenge Tour |
9 Dec | Abierto Visa de la República | Argentina | US$200,000 | ![]() |
12 | TLA, TPG | |
9 Mar | Tusker Kenya Open | Kenya | 180,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
30 Mar | Abierto Visa del Centro | Argentina | US$200,000 | ![]() |
12 | TLA, TPG | New to Challenge Tour |
6 Apr | Abierto Visa de la República | Argentina | US$200,000 | ![]() |
12 | TLA, TPG | |
13 Apr | Club Colombia Masters | Colombia | US$180,000 | ![]() |
12 | TLA | |
26 Apr | AGF-Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | France | 140,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
4 May | Banque Populaire Moroccan Classic | Morocco | 150,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
17 May | Piemonte Open | Italy | 150,000 | ![]() |
12 | New tournament | |
25 May | DHL Wrocław Open | Poland | 150,000 | ![]() |
12 | New tournament | |
1 Jun | Oceânico Group Pro-Am Challenge | England | 150,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
8 Jun | Reale Challenge de España | Spain | 140,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
15 Jun | SK Golf Challenge | Finland | 150,000 | ![]() |
12 | New tournament | |
15 Jun | Saint-Omer Open | France | 600,000 | ![]() |
18 | EUR | |
22 Jun | Telenet Trophy | Belgium | 140,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
29 Jun | Scottish Challenge | Scotland | 220,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
6 Jul | AGF-Allianz EurOpen de Lyon | France | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | New tournament | |
13 Jul | Credit Suisse Challenge | Switzerland | 140,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
20 Jul | MAN NÖ Open | Austria | 140,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
27 Jul | SWALEC Wales Challenge | Wales | 140,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
3 Aug | Challenge of Ireland | Ireland | 150,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
10 Aug | Lexus Open | Norway | 150,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
17 Aug | Trophée du Golf Club de Genève | Switzerland | 210,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
17 Aug | Vodafone Challenge | Germany | 140,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
24 Aug | Ypsilon Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 180,000 | ![]() |
12 | New tournament | |
31 Aug | ECCO Tour Championship | Denmark | 180,000 | ![]() |
12 | NGL | |
7 Sep | Dubliner Challenge | Sweden | 140,000 | ![]() |
12 | New tournament | |
14 Sep | Qingdao Golf Open | China | US$500,000 | ![]() |
12 | New tournament | |
21 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | 430,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
28 Sep | Dutch Futures | Netherlands | 140,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
5 Oct | AGF-Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse | France | 140,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
18 Oct | Margara Diehl-Ako Platinum Open | Italy | 160,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
26 Oct | Apulia San Domenico Grand Final | Italy | 280,000 | ![]() |
12 | Tour Championship |
Rankings
[edit]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 | ![]() |
144,118 |
2 | ![]() |
138,509 |
3 | ![]() |
137,331 |
4 | ![]() |
117,719 |
5 | ![]() |
113,336 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Challenge Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the European Tour.
- ^ EUR − European Tour; NGL − Nordic Golf League; TLA − Tour de las Américas; TPG − TPG Tour.
- ^ Remkes earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "2008 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Sensationele Derde Zege Voor Taco Renkes" [Sensational third win for Taco Remkes]. 0297.nl (in Dutch). 18 October 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
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.] - ^ a b "2008 Rankings". European Tour. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
The Top 20 positions in the Final 2008 European Challenge Tour Rankings will obtain full playing rights to the 2009 European Tour International Schedule.
- ^ "Goya steals the Grand Final as Horsey is crowned No.1". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2023.