2018 Challenge Tour graduates

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This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2018. [1] [2] The top 15 players on the Challenge Tour rankings in 2018 earned European Tour cards for 2019.

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2018 Challenge Tour2019 European Tour
PlayerPoints
rank
PointsStartsCuts
made
Best
finish
Points
rank
Points
Flag of Denmark.svg Joachim B. Hansen 1192,32031222nd491,235
Flag of Spain.svg Adri Arnaus*2185,83631202nd411,499
Flag of France.svg Victor Perez 3184,2362419Win132,582
Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Samooja*4140,2432816T262960
Flag of Sweden.svg Sebastian Söderberg 5140,1672916Win521,116
Flag of England.svg Jack Singh Brar*6128,5822917T8110470
Flag of Scotland.svg Grant Forrest 7127,5022716T694533
Flag of Finland.svg Kim Koivu 8126,6732714T9156244
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Stuart Manley 9120,2582917T21161220
Flag of Scotland.svg Liam Johnston*10119,1693013T5148296
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Crocker 11115,0742512T282690
Flag of Scotland.svg Robert MacIntyre*12114,36830252nd112,763
Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Gagli 13113,8932611T2104494
Flag of Scotland.svg David Law*14108,1072713Win92554
Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Figueiredo*1594,3402912T23177156

* European Tour rookie in 2019
First-time member ineligible for Rookie of the Year award
T = Tied
  The player retained his European Tour card for 2020 (finished inside the top 115).
  The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2020, but retained conditional status (finished between 116 and 155, inclusive).
  The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2020 (finished outside the top 155).

Koivu earned promotion to the European Tour in August after his third Challenge Tour win of the season.

Winners on the European Tour in 2019

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
110 Feb Flag of Scotland.svg David Law ISPS Handa Vic Open −18 (67-66-71-66=270)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Kennedy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wade Ormsby
21 Sep Flag of Sweden.svg Sebastian Söderberg Omega European Masters −14 (64-70-66-66=266)Playoff Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Gagli
Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy
Flag of Argentina.svg Andrés Romero
Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Samooja
329 Sep Flag of France.svg Victor Perez Alfred Dunhill Links Championship −22 (64-68-64-70=266)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Matthew Southgate

Runners-up on the European Tour in 2019

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score
117 Mar Flag of Spain.svg Adri Arnaus Magical Kenya Open Flag of Italy.svg Guido Migliozzi −17 (67-68-64-69=268)−16 (66-68-65-70=269)
228 Apr Flag of the United States.svg Sean Crocker Trophée Hassan II Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Campillo −9 (72-71-69-71=283)−7 (67-74-72-72=285)
312 May Flag of Scotland.svg Robert MacIntyre Betfred British Masters Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Kinhult −16 (65-69-68-70=272)−15 (68-69-68-68=273)
426 May Flag of Scotland.svg Robert MacIntyre (2) Made in Denmark Flag of Austria.svg Bernd Wiesberger −14 (68-69-67-66=270)−13 (67-70-68-66=271)
530 Jun Flag of Spain.svg Adri Arnaus (2) Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters Flag of South Africa.svg Christiaan Bezuidenhout −10 (66-68-69-71=274)−4 (68-70-73-69=280)
618 Aug Flag of Spain.svg Adri Arnaus (3) D+D Real Czech Masters Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thomas Pieters −19 (67-67-66-69=269)−18 (71-65-65-69=270)
7
& 8
1 Sep Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Gagli Omega European Masters Flag of Sweden.svg Sebastian Söderberg −14 (64-70-66-66=266)−14 (64-68-67-67=266)
Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Samooja −14 (66-71-62-67=266)
98 Sep Flag of Scotland.svg Robert MacIntyre (3) Porsche European Open Flag of England.svg Paul Casey −14 (66-73-68-66=274)−13 (68-65-74-68=275)
1020 Oct Flag of Denmark.svg Joachim B. Hansen Amundi Open de France Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Colsaerts −12 (67-66-67-72=272)−11 (68-68-69-68=273)
1111 Nov Flag of France.svg Victor Perez Turkish Airlines Open Flag of England.svg Tyrrell Hatton −20 (68-68-65-67=268)−20 (68-69-66-65=268)

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References

  1. "Challenge Tour rankings". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. "Arnaus goes wire-to-wire on dramatic day in Ras Al Khaimah". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 3 November 2018.