2018 Challenge Tour

The 2018 Challenge Tour was a series of professional golf tournaments collectively known as the Challenge Tour.

The Challenge Tour is Europe's official developmental tour and is organised by the PGA European Tour. It was introduced in 1986 and was originally called the Satellite Tour, before being renamed with its present title in 1990.[1]

Tournament schedule

The 2018 schedule is set out below.[2] The numbers in brackets after winners' names show the player's total number of wins on the Challenge Tour including that event. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour because success at this level soon leads to promotion to the European Tour.

DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerOWGR
points		Notes
25 MarBarclays Kenya OpenKenya Lorenzo Gagli (1)12
15 AprBelt & Road Colorful Yunnan OpenChina Kim Koivu (1)9New tournament, co-sanctioned with China Tour
29 AprTurkish Airlines ChallengeTurkey Joachim B. Hansen (1)12
6 MayChallenge de EspañaSpain Oscar Lengdén (2)12
13 MayOpen de PortugalPortugal Dimitrios Papadatos (1)12
20 MayAndalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9Spain Liam Johnston (1)12
27 MayD+D Real Czech ChallengeCzech Republic Kim Min-kyu (1)12
3 JunSwiss ChallengeSwitzerland Marcel Schneider (1)12
10 JunKPMG TrophyBelgium Pedro Figueiredo (1)12
17 JunHauts de France Golf OpenFrance Stuart Manley (2)12
24 JunSSE Scottish Hydro ChallengeScotland David Law (1)12
1 JulMade in Denmark ChallengeDenmark Joachim B. Hansen (2)12
8 JulPrague Golf ChallengeCzech Republic Ben Stow (1)12
15 JulItalian ChallengeItaly Sebastian Söderberg (2)12
22 JulLe Vaudreuil Golf ChallengeFrance Richard McEvoy (3)12
29 JulEuram Bank OpenAustria Darius van Driel (1)12New tournament
5 AugSwedish ChallengeSweden Oliver Wilson (1)12
12 AugVierumäki Finnish ChallengeFinland Kim Koivu (2)12
19 AugGalgorm Resort & Spa Northern Ireland OpenNorthern Ireland Calum Hill (1)12
25 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland Kim Koivu (3)12Koivu earns promotion to European Tour
2 SepCordon Golf OpenFrance Jack Singh Brar (1)12
9 SepBridgestone ChallengeEngland Tom Lewis (1)12
16 SepKazakhstan OpenKazakhstan Liam Johnston (2)13
23 SepHopps Open de ProvenceFrance Romain Langasque (1)12New tournament
7 OctMonaghan Irish ChallengeRepublic of Ireland Oliver Wilson (2)12
14 OctHainan OpenChina Kalle Samooja (1)13Co-sanctioned with China Tour
21 OctFoshan OpenChina Victor Perez (2)13Co-sanctioned with China Tour
3 NovRas Al Khaimah Challenge Tour Grand FinalUnited Arab Emirates Adrià Arnaus (1)17

Rankings

For full rankings, see 2018 Challenge Tour graduates.

RankPlayerCountryPoints
1Joachim B. Hansen Denmark192,320
2Adrià Arnaus Spain185,836
3Victor Perez France184,236
4Kalle Samooja Finland140,243
5Sebastian Söderberg Sweden140,167
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See also

References
  1. "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  2. "Challenge Tour Schedule 2018". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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