2018 Challenge Tour
| Duration | 22 March 2018 – 3 November 2018 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 28 |
| Most wins | 3: Kim Koivu |
| Challenge Tour Rankings |  Joachim B. Hansen |
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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]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar | Barclays Kenya Open | Kenya | 500,000 |  Lorenzo Gagli (1) |
12 | ||
| 15 Apr | Belt & Road Colorful Yunnan Open | China | US$350,000 | Kim Koivu (1) |
9 | CHN | New to Challenge Tour |
| 29 Apr | Turkish Airlines Challenge | Turkey | 200,000 | Joachim B. Hansen (1) |
12 | ||
| 6 May | Challenge de España | Spain | 200,000 |  Oscar Lengdén (2) |
12 | ||
| 13 May | Open de Portugal | Portugal | 200,000 |  Dimitrios Papadatos (1) |
12 | ||
| 20 May | Andalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9 | Spain | 200,000 |  Liam Johnston (1) |
12 | ||
| 27 May | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | 185,000 |  Kim Min-kyu (1) |
12 | ||
| 3 Jun | Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | 180,000 |  Marcel Schneider (1) |
12 | ||
| 10 Jun | KPMG Trophy | Belgium | 180,000 |  Pedro Figueiredo (1) |
12 | ||
| 17 Jun | Hauts de France Golf Open | France | 180,000 |  Stuart Manley (2) |
12 | ||
| 24 Jun | SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge | Scotland | 250,000 | David Law (1) |
12 | ||
| 1 Jul | Made in Denmark Challenge | Denmark | 180,000 | Joachim B. Hansen (2) |
12 | ||
| 8 Jul | Prague Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 185,000 |  Ben Stow (1) |
12 | ||
| 15 Jul | Italian Challenge | Italy | 300,000 | Sebastian Söderberg (2) |
12 | ||
| 22 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | 210,000 | Richard McEvoy (3) |
12 | ||
| 29 Jul | Euram Bank Open | Austria | 180,000 |  Darius van Driel (1) |
12 | New tournament | |
| 5 Aug | Swedish Challenge | Sweden | 200,000 | Oliver Wilson (1) |
12 | ||
| 12 Aug | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Finland | 180,000 | Kim Koivu (2) |
12 | ||
| 19 Aug | Galgorm Resort & Spa Northern Ireland Open | Northern Ireland | 180,000 | Calum Hill (1) |
12 | ||
| 25 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 250,000 | Kim Koivu (3)[c] |
12 | ||
| 2 Sep | Cordon Golf Open | France | 230,000 | Jack Singh Brar (1) |
12 | ||
| 9 Sep | Bridgestone Challenge | England | 180,000 | Tom Lewis (1) |
12 | ||
| 16 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | 450,000 | Liam Johnston (2) |
13 | ||
| 23 Sep | Hopps Open de Provence | France | 200,000 |  Romain Langasque (1) |
12 | New tournament | |
| 7 Oct | Monaghan Irish Challenge | Ireland | 180,000 | Oliver Wilson (2) |
12 | ||
| 14 Oct | Hainan Open | China | US$350,000 | Kalle Samooja (1) |
13 | CHN | |
| 21 Oct | Foshan Open | China | US$500,000 | Victor Perez (2) |
13 | CHN | |
| 3 Nov | Ras Al Khaimah Challenge Tour Grand Final | UAE | 420,000 |  Adri Arnaus (1) |
17 | Flagship event |
Challenge Tour Rankings
For full rankings, see 2018 Challenge Tour graduates.
The rankings were titled as the Road to Ras Al Khaimah and were based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top 15 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour.
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joachim B. Hansen |
192,320 |
| 2 | Adri Arnaus |
185,836 |
| 3 | Victor Perez |
184,236 |
| 4 | Kalle Samooja |
140,243 |
| 5 | Sebastian Söderberg |
140,167 |
See also
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ CHN − China Tour.
- ^ Koivu earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.
References
- ^ "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "Challenge Tour Schedule 2018". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 19 January 2018.