The 2008 Challenge Tour was the 20th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
| Duration | 29 November 2007 – 26 October 2008 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 33 |
| Most wins |  Taco Remkes (3) |
| Rankings |  David Horsey |
← 2007 2009 → | |
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 |  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 |
Rankings edit
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 |
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.