2019 Challenge Tour
Duration | 25 April 2019 | – 10 November 2019
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Number of official events | 24 |
Most wins | 2:![]() ![]() ![]() |
Challenge Tour Rankings | ![]() |
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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]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.[2]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 Apr | Turkish Airlines Challenge | Turkey | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
5 May | Challenge de España | Spain | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
12 May | Prague Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
26 May | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
9 Jun | Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | 185,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
16 Jun | Hauts de France – Pas de Calais Golf Open | France | 190,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
23 Jun | Andalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9 | Spain | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
30 Jun | Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil | Italy | 300,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
7 Jul | D+D Real Slovakia Challenge | Slovakia | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
14 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | 210,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
21 Jul | Euram Bank Open | Austria | 185,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
4 Aug | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Finland | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
10 Aug | Made in Denmark Challenge | Denmark | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
18 Aug | ISPS Handa World Invitational | Northern Ireland | US$250,000 | ![]() |
12 | New tournament | |
24 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 290,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
1 Sep | KPMG Trophy | Belgium | 185,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
8 Sep | Open de Bretagne | France | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
15 Sep | Open de Portugal | Portugal | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
29 Sep | Hopps Open de Provence | France | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
6 Oct | Lalla Aïcha Challenge Tour | Morocco | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | New tournament | |
13 Oct | Stone Irish Challenge | Ireland | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
20 Oct | Hainan Open | China | US$350,000 | ![]() |
13 | CHN | |
27 Oct | Foshan Open | China | US$500,000 | ![]() |
13 | CHN | |
10 Nov | Challenge Tour Grand Final | Spain | 420,000 | ![]() |
17 | Flagship event |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 Apr | Jordan Mixed Open | Jordan | US$393,000 | ![]() |
n/a | EST, LET | New tournament Mixed event |
Challenge Tour Rankings
For full rankings, see 2019 Challenge Tour graduates.
The rankings were titled as the Road to Mallorca 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 2020 European Tour.
Rank | Player | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
210,122 |
2 | ![]() |
146,834 |
3 | ![]() |
142,402 |
4 | ![]() |
130,405 |
5 | ![]() |
128,732 |
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.
- ^ a b CHN − China Tour; EST − European Senior Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour.
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.