2008 Challenge Tour

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2008 Challenge Tour season
Duration29 November 2007 (2007-11-29) – 26 October 2008 (2008-10-26)
Number of official events33
Most wins Flag of the Netherlands.svg Taco Remkes (3)
Rankings Flag of England.svg David Horsey
2007
2009

The 2008 Challenge Tour was the 20th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2008 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
()
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
2 Dec Abierto del Litoral Personal ArgentinaUS$170,000 Flag of Argentina.svg Miguel Rodríguez (2)12 TLA, TPG New to Challenge Tour
9 Dec Abierto Visa de la República ArgentinaUS$200,000 Flag of Paraguay.svg Marco Ruiz (1)12 TLA, TPG
9 Mar Tusker Kenya Open Kenya180,000 Flag of England.svg Iain Pyman (8)12
30 Mar Abierto Visa del Centro ArgentinaUS$200,000 Flag of Argentina.svg Estanislao Goya (1)12 TLA, TPG New to Challenge Tour
6 Apr Abierto Visa de la República ArgentinaUS$200,000 Flag of Finland.svg Antti Ahokas (1)12 TLA, TPG
13 Apr Club Colombia Masters ColombiaUS$180,000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wil Besseling (1)12 TLA
26 Apr AGF-Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne France140,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Haeggman (3)12
4 May Banque Populaire Moroccan Classic Morocco150,000 Ulster Banner.svg Michael Hoey (3)12
17 May Piemonte Open Italy150,000 Flag of England.svg Seve Benson (1)12New tournament
25 May DHL Wrocław Open Poland150,000 Flag of England.svg Gary Clark (1)12New tournament
1 Jun Oceânico Group Pro-Am Challenge England150,000 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Tadini (2)12
8 Jun Reale Challenge de España Spain140,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Andrew McArthur (1)12
15 Jun SK Golf Challenge Finland150,000 Flag of England.svg Simon Robinson (1)12New tournament
15 Jun Saint-Omer Open France600,000 Flag of England.svg David Dixon (1)18 EUR
22 Jun Telenet Trophy Belgium140,000 Flag of England.svg David Horsey (1)12
29 Jun Scottish Challenge Scotland220,000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Taco Remkes (1)12
6 Jul AGF-Allianz EurOpen de Lyon France200,000 Flag of England.svg David Horsey (2)12New tournament
13 Jul Credit Suisse Challenge Switzerland140,000 Flag of Spain.svg Rafa Cabrera-Bello (2)12
20 Jul MAN NÖ Open Austria140,000 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg André Bossert (3)12
27 Jul SWALEC Wales Challenge Wales140,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Michael McGeady (1)12
3 Aug Challenge of Ireland Ireland150,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Tampion (1)12
10 Aug Lexus Open Norway150,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Jeppe Huldahl (1)12
17 Aug Trophée du Golf Club de Genève Switzerland210,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Klas Eriksson (5)12
17 Aug Vodafone Challenge Germany140,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Richie Ramsay (1)12
24 Aug Ypsilon Golf Challenge Czech Republic180,000 Flag of England.svg Seve Benson (2)12New tournament
31 Aug ECCO Tour Championship Denmark180,000 Flag of Finland.svg Antti Ahokas (2)12 NGL
7 Sep Dubliner Challenge Sweden140,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Mark Haastrup (1)12New tournament
14 Sep Qingdao Golf Open ChinaUS$500,000 Ulster Banner.svg Gareth Maybin (1)12New tournament
21 Sep Kazakhstan Open Kazakhstan430,000 Flag of England.svg Gary Lockerbie (1)12
28 Sep Dutch Futures Netherlands140,000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Taco Remkes (2)12
5 Oct AGF-Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse France140,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Richie Ramsay (2)12
18 Oct Margara Diehl-Ako Platinum Open Italy160,000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Taco Remkes (3) [lower-alpha 3] 12
26 Oct Apulia San Domenico Grand Final Italy280,000 Flag of Argentina.svg Estanislao Goya (2)12Tour Championship

Rankings

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]

RankPlayerPrize money ()
1 Flag of England.svg David Horsey 144,118
2 Flag of England.svg Gary Lockerbie 138,509
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Taco Remkes 137,331
4 Ulster Banner.svg Gareth Maybin 117,719
5 Flag of Argentina.svg Estanislao Goya 113,336

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. EUR − European Tour; NGL − Nordic Golf League; TLA − Tour de las Américas; TPG − TPG Tour.
  3. Remkes earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season. [2]

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References

  1. "2008 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. "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.]
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. "Goya steals the Grand Final as Horsey is crowned No.1". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2023.