2019 Challenge Tour
The 2019 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 2019 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.
Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | OWGR points | Purse (€) | Notes |
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28 Apr | Turkish Airlines Challenge | Turkey | 12 | 200,000 | ||
5 May | Challenge de España | Spain | 12 | 200,000 | ||
12 May | Prague Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 12 | 200,000 | ||
26 May | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | 12 | 200,000 | ||
9 Jun | Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | 12 | 185,000 | ||
16 Jun | Hauts de France – Pas de Calais Golf Open | France | 12 | 190,000 | ||
23 Jun | Andalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9 | Spain | 12 | 200,000 | ||
30 Jun | Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil | Italy | 12 | 300,000 | ||
7 Jul | D+D Real Slovakia Challenge | Slovakia | 12 | 200,000 | ||
14 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | 12 | 210,000 | ||
21 Jul | Euram Bank Open | Austria | 12 | 185,000 | ||
4 Aug | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Finland | 12 | 200,000 | ||
10 Aug | Made in Denmark Challenge | Denmark | 12 | 200,000 | ||
18 Aug | ISPS Handa World Invitational | Northern Ireland | 12 | $250,000 | ||
24 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 12 | 290,000 | ||
1 Sep | KPMG Trophy | Belgium | 12 | 185,000 | ||
8 Sep | Open de Bretagne | France | 12 | 200,000 | ||
15 Sep | Open de Portugal | Portugal | 12 | 200,000 | ||
29 Sep | Hopps Open de Provence | France | 12 | 200,000 | ||
6 Oct | Lalla Aïcha Challenge Tour | Morocco | 12 | 200,000 | New tournament | |
13 Oct | Stone Irish Challenge | Republic of Ireland | 12 | 200,000 | ||
20 Oct | Hainan Open | China | 13 | $350,000 | Co-sanctioned with China Tour | |
27 Oct | Foshan Open | China | 13 | $500,000 | Co-sanctioned with China Tour | |
10 Nov | Challenge Tour Grand Final | Spain | 17 | 420,000 |
Unofficial event
The following tournament appeared on the official schedule, but did not offer official money or ranking points.
Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Purse ($) | Notes |
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6 Apr | Jordan Mixed Open | Jordan | 393,000 | Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour and European Senior Tour |
Rankings
For full rankings, see 2019 Challenge Tour graduates.
Rank | Player | Country | Points |
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1 | Francesco Laporta | 210,122 | |
2 | Calum Hill | 146,834 | |
3 | Richard Bland | 142,402 | |
4 | Sebastian Heisele | 130,405 | |
5 | Adrian Meronk | 128,732 |
See also
References
- "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- "Challenge Tour Schedule 2019". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 23 February 2019.