2008 Challenge Tour

The 2008 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was started as the Satellite Tour in 1986 and was renamed the Challenge Tour ready for the start of the 1990 season.[1]

The Challenge Tour Rankings was won by England's David Horsey.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 2008 Challenge Tour schedule.[2] The season started in November 2007, and was made up of 33 tournaments played in Europe, Latin America, East Africa and Central Asia.

The numbers in brackets after winners' names indicate the player's total number of wins on the Challenge Tour including that event. No-one accumulates many wins on the Challenge Tour because success at this level soon leads to promotion to the European Tour.

DateTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
2 Dec Abierto del Litoral Personal Argentina Miguel Rodríguez (2) Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
9 Dec Abierto Visa de la República Argentina Marco Ruiz (1) Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
9 Mar Tusker Kenya Open Kenya Iain Pyman (8)
30 Mar Abierto Visa del Centro Argentina Estanislao Goya (1) Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
6 Apr Abierto Visa de la República Argentina Antti Ahokas (1) Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
13 Apr Club Colombia Masters Colombia Wil Besseling (1) Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
26 Apr AGF-Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne France Joakim Haeggman (2)
4 May Banque Populaire Moroccan Classic Morocco Michael Hoey (3) New tournament
17 May Piemonte Open Italy Seve Benson (1) New tournament
25 May DHL Wrocław Open Poland Gary Clark (1) New tournament
1 Jun Oceânico Group Pro-Am Challenge England Alessandro Tadini (2)
8 Jun Reale Challenge de España Spain Andrew McArthur (1)
15 Jun Saint-Omer Open France David Dixon (1) Dual-ranking event with European Tour
15 Jun SK Golf Challenge Finland Simon Robinson (1) New tournament
22 Jun Telenet Trophy Belgium David Horsey (1)
29 Jun Scottish Challenge Scotland Taco Remkes (1)
6 Jul AGF-Allianz EurOpen de Lyon France David Horsey (2) New tournament
13 Jul Credit Suisse Challenge Switzerland Rafael Cabrera-Bello (2)
20 Jul MAN NÖ Open Austria André Bossert (3)
27 Jul SWALEC Wales Challenge Wales Michael McGeady (1)
3 Aug Challenge of Ireland Ireland Andrew Tampion (1)
10 Aug Lexus Open Norway Jeppe Huldahl (1)
17 Aug Trophée du Golf Club de Genève Switzerland Klas Eriksson (5)
17 Aug Vodafone Challenge Germany Richie Ramsay (1) Alternate to the Trophée du Golf Club de Genève
24 Aug Ypsilon Golf Challenge Czech Republic Seve Benson (2) New tournament
31 Aug ECCO Tour Championship Denmark Antti Ahokas (2)
7 Sep Dubliner Challenge Sweden Mark Haastrup (1) New tournament
14 Sep Qingdao Golf Open China Gareth Maybin (1) New tournament
21 Sep Kazakhstan Open Kazakhstan Gary Lockerbie (1)
28 Sep Dutch Futures Netherlands Taco Remkes (2)
5 Oct AGF-Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse France Richie Ramsay (2)
18 Oct Margara Diehl-Ako Platinum Open Italy Taco Remkes (3)
26 Oct Apulia San Domenico Grand Final Italy Estanislao Goya (2)

Rankings

For full rankings, see 2008 Challenge Tour graduates.

PositionPlayerCountryPrize money (€)
1David Horsey England144,118
2Gary Lockerbie England138,509
3Taco Remkes Netherlands137,331
4Gareth Maybin Northern Ireland117,719
5Estanislao Goya Argentina113,336
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See also

References
  1. "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  2. "Tournament Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
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