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2008 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. The tour was started as the Satellite Tour in 1986 and was renamed the Challenge Tour ready for the start of the 1990 season.[1]
| Duration | 29 November 2007 – 26 October 2008 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 33 |
| Most wins | 3: Taco Remkes |
| Challenge Tour Rankings | David Horsey |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The Challenge Tour Rankings were won by England's David Horsey.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[2]
| 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 | New to Challenge Tour |
| 9 Dec | Abierto Visa de la República | Argentina | US$200,000 | Marco Ruiz (1) | 12 | TLA | |
| 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 | New to Challenge Tour |
| 6 Apr | Abierto Visa de la República | Argentina | US$200,000 | Antti Ahokas (1) | 12 | TLA | |
| 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 |
Challenge Tour Rankings
For full rankings, see 2008 Challenge Tour graduates.
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2009 European Tour.
| 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 |
See also
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ Remkes earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.
References
- ^ "Tour History". PGA European Tour. from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ "Tournament Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
External links
- Official homepage of the Challenge Tour