Wikipedia / 2008 Challenge Tour
Wikipedia / 2008 Challenge Tour
The 2008 Challenge Tour was the 20th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse(€) | Winner | OWGRpoints | Othertours | Notes |
2 Dec | Argentina | US$170,000 | Miguel Rodríguez (2) | 12 | New to Challenge Tour | ||
9 Dec | Argentina | US$200,000 | Marco Ruiz (1) | 12 | |||
9 Mar | Kenya | 180,000 | Iain Pyman (8) | 12 | |||
30 Mar | Argentina | US$200,000 | Estanislao Goya (1) | 12 | New to Challenge Tour | ||
6 Apr | Argentina | US$200,000 | Antti Ahokas (1) | 12 | |||
13 Apr | Colombia | US$180,000 | Wil Besseling (1) | 12 | |||
26 Apr | France | 140,000 | Joakim Haeggman (3) | 12 | |||
4 May | Morocco | 150,000 | Michael Hoey (3) | 12 | |||
17 May | Italy | 150,000 | Seve Benson (1) | 12 | New tournament | ||
25 May | Poland | 150,000 | Gary Clark (1) | 12 | New tournament | ||
1 Jun | England | 150,000 | 12 | ||||
8 Jun | Spain | 140,000 | Andrew McArthur (1) | 12 | |||
15 Jun | Finland | 150,000 | Simon Robinson (1) | 12 | New tournament | ||
15 Jun | France | 600,000 | David Dixon (1) | 18 | |||
22 Jun | Belgium | 140,000 | David Horsey (1) | 12 | |||
29 Jun | Scotland | 220,000 | Taco Remkes (1) | 12 | |||
6 Jul | France | 200,000 | David Horsey (2) | 12 | New tournament | ||
13 Jul | Switzerland | 140,000 | 12 | ||||
20 Jul | Austria | 140,000 | André Bossert (3) | 12 | |||
27 Jul | Wales | 140,000 | Michael McGeady (1) | 12 | |||
3 Aug | Ireland | 150,000 | Andrew Tampion (1) | 12 | |||
10 Aug | Norway | 150,000 | Jeppe Huldahl (1) | 12 | |||
17 Aug | Switzerland | 210,000 | Klas Eriksson (5) | 12 | |||
17 Aug | Germany | 140,000 | Richie Ramsay (1) | 12 | |||
24 Aug | Czech Republic | 180,000 | Seve Benson (2) | 12 | New tournament | ||
31 Aug | Denmark | 180,000 | Antti Ahokas (2) | 12 | |||
7 Sep | Sweden | 140,000 | Mark Haastrup (1) | 12 | New tournament | ||
14 Sep | China | US$500,000 | Gareth Maybin (1) | 12 | New tournament | ||
21 Sep | Kazakhstan | 430,000 | Gary Lockerbie (1) | 12 | |||
28 Sep | Netherlands | 140,000 | Taco Remkes (2) | 12 | |||
5 Oct | France | 140,000 | Richie Ramsay (2) | 12 | |||
18 Oct | Italy | 160,000 | Taco Remkes (3) | 12 | |||
26 Oct | Italy | 280,000 | Estanislao Goya (2) | 12 | Tour Championship |
Rankings
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2009 European Tour.
Rank | Player | Prize money (€) |
1 | 144,118 | |
2 | 138,509 | |
3 | 137,331 | |
4 | 117,719 | |
5 | 113,336 |
Notes
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