2008 Challenge Tour

Golf tour season August 2023 2008 Challenge Tour 2007 11 29 y – 2008 10 26 y 33 NED Taco Remkes (3) Rankings ENG David Horsey 2007 2009 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.https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/2008/ 2008 Tournament schedule European Tour 29 August 2023 DateTournamentHost countryPurse(€)Winnertotals The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Challenge Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the European Tour.OWGRpointsOthertourstours EUR − European Tour; NGL − Nordic Golf League; TLA − Tour de las Américas; TPG − TPG Tour.Notes2 DecAbierto del Litoral PersonalArgentinaUS$170,000ARG Miguel Rodríguez (2)12TLA, TPGNew to Challenge Tour9 DecAbierto Visa de la RepúblicaArgentinaUS$200,000PRY Marco Ruiz (1)12TLA, TPG9 MarTusker Kenya OpenKenya180,000ENG Iain Pyman (8)1230 MarAbierto Visa del CentroArgentinaUS$200,000ARG Estanislao Goya (1)12TLA, TPGNew to Challenge Tour6 AprAbierto Visa de la RepúblicaArgentinaUS$200,000FIN Antti Ahokas (1)12TLA, TPG13 AprClub Colombia MastersColombiaUS$180,000NLD Wil Besseling (1)12TLA26 AprAGF-Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor BretagneFrance140,000SWE Joakim Haeggman (3)124 MayBanque Populaire Moroccan ClassicMorocco150,000NIR Michael Hoey (3)1217 MayPiemonte OpenItaly150,000ENG Seve Benson (1)12New tournament25 MayDHL Wrocław OpenPoland150,000ENG Gary Clark (1)12New tournament1 JunOceânico Group Pro-Am ChallengeEngland150,000ITA Alessandro Tadini (2)128 JunReale Challenge de EspañaSpain140,000SCO Andrew McArthur (1)1215 JunSK Golf ChallengeFinland150,000ENG Simon Robinson (1)12New tournament15 JunSaint-Omer OpenFrance600,000ENG David Dixon (1)18EUR22 JunTelenet TrophyBelgium140,000ENG David Horsey (1)1229 JunScottish ChallengeScotland220,000NLD Taco Remkes (1)126 JulAGF-Allianz EurOpen de LyonFrance200,000ENG David Horsey (2)12New tournament13 JulCredit Suisse ChallengeSwitzerland140,000ESP Rafa Cabrera-Bello (2)1220 JulMAN NÖ OpenAustria140,000CHE André Bossert (3)1227 JulSWALEC Wales ChallengeWales140,000IRL Michael McGeady (1)123 AugChallenge of IrelandIreland150,000AUS Andrew Tampion (1)1210 AugLexus OpenNorway150,000DNK Jeppe Huldahl (1)1217 AugTrophée du Golf Club de GenèveSwitzerland210,000SWE Klas Eriksson (5)1217 AugVodafone ChallengeGermany140,000SCO Richie Ramsay (1)1224 AugYpsilon Golf ChallengeCzech Republic180,000ENG Seve Benson (2)12New tournament31 AugECCO Tour ChampionshipDenmark180,000FIN Antti Ahokas (2)12NGL7 SepDubliner ChallengeSweden140,000DNK Mark Haastrup (1)12New tournament14 SepQingdao Golf OpenChinaUS$500,000NIR Gareth Maybin (1)12New tournament21 SepKazakhstan OpenKazakhstan430,000ENG Gary Lockerbie (1)1228 SepDutch FuturesNetherlands140,000NLD Taco Remkes (2)125 OctAGF-Allianz Golf Open Grand ToulouseFrance140,000SCO Richie Ramsay (2)1218 OctMargara Diehl-Ako Platinum OpenItaly160,000NLD Taco Remkes (3)Remkes earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.https://0297.nl/nieuws/15574/sensationele-derde-zege-voor-taco-remkes Sensationele Derde Zege Voor Taco Renkes Sensational third win for Taco Remkes Dutch 0297.nl 18 October 2008 29 August 2023 Dit betekend directe promotie naar de European Tour! Toch heeft Taco Remkes bewust gekozen om komende week ook gewoon op de Challenge Tour van start te gaan. This means direct promotion to the European Tour! Nevertheless, Taco Remkes has consciously chosen to start on the Challenge Tour next week.1226 OctApulia San Domenico Grand FinalItaly280,000ARG Estanislao Goya (2)12Tour Championship Rankings full rankings 2008 Challenge Tour graduates The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.2008 Rankings http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7B9E8C659F%2DE8C3%2D4458%2D8CC2%2DCABA46370DCF%7D European Tour 29 August 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081207072407/http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7B9E8C659F%2DE8C3%2D4458%2D8CC2%2DCABA46370DCF%7D 7 December 2008 The Top 20 positions in the Final 2008 European Challenge Tour Rankings will obtain full playing rights to the 2009 European Tour International Schedule.https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/goya-steals-the-grand-final-as-horsey-is-crowned-no-1/ Goya steals the Grand Final as Horsey is crowned No.1 European Tour 19 March 2010 29 August 2023 The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2009 European Tour. Rank Player Prize money (€)1 ENG David Horsey 144,1182 ENG Gary Lockerbie 138,5093 NED Taco Remkes 137,3314 NIR Gareth Maybin 117,7195 ARG Estanislao Goya 113,336 Notes References External links http://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/ Category:Challenge Tour seasons Challenge Tour Challenge Tour