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This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2017. [1] The top 15 players on the Challenge Tour rankings in 2017 earned European Tour cards for 2018.
The Challenge Tour is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and, as with on the main European Tour and the European Senior Tour, some of the events are played outside Europe. World ranking points are awarded for high finishes in Challenge Tour events. Most Challenge Tour events give 12 OWGR points to the winner, with those co-sanctioned by the European Tour earning 18 points. The Challenge Tour Grand Final gives 17 points to the winner.
The 2017 Challenge Tour is a series of professional golf tournaments collectively known as the Challenge Tour.
2017 Challenge Tour | 2018 European Tour | |||||||
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Player | Road to Oman rank | Points | Starts | Cuts made | Best finish | Money list rank | Earnings (€) | |
1 | 210,799 | 28 | 14 | T3 | 78 | 580,332 | ||
2 | 181,312 | 27 | 13 | T10 | 132 | 257,550 | ||
3 | 160,876 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 37 | 1,096,464 | ||
4 | 139,435 | 31 | 19 | T5 | 55 | 736,542 | ||
5 | 139,419 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 48 | 876,208 | ||
6 | 137,525 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 86 | 534,524 | ||
7 | 133,768 | 29 | 13 | T7 | 145 | 222,025 | ||
8 | 126,676 | 29 | 17 | T11 | 148 | 208,377 | ||
9 | 123,570 | 28 | 10 | T7 | 181 | 100,241 | ||
10 | 105,108 | 26 | 12 | T8 | 151 | 205,782 | ||
11 | 104,737 | 30 | 17 | T3 | 70 | 620,978 | ||
12 | 104,155 | 28 | 14 | T2 | 97 | 404,685 | ||
13 | 100,843 | 27 | 14 | T7 | 117 | 312,632 | ||
14 | 94,673 | 29 | 11 | T7 | 160 | 181,159 | ||
15 | 93,168 | 29 | 11 | T21 | 190 | 87,638 |
As of the Nedbank Golf Challenge.
* European Tour rookie in 2018
Rai earned promotion to the European Tour in July after his third Challenge Tour win of the season.
No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
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1 | 11 Dec 2017 | Joburg Open | −23 (69-61-65-69=264) | −20 (64-67-70-66=267) | ||
2 | 2 Sep | lost in four-man playoff | Made in Denmark | −19 (68-68-66-67=269) | −19 (70-68-63-68=269) |
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