2018 Challenge Tour
Appearance
Duration | 22 March 2018 | – 3 November 2018
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Number of official events | 28 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Rankings | ![]() |
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The 2018 Challenge Tour was the 30th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 Mar | Barclays Kenya Open | Kenya | 500,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
15 Apr | Belt & Road Colorful Yunnan Open | China | US$350,000 | ![]() |
9 | CHN | New to Challenge Tour |
29 Apr | Turkish Airlines Challenge | Turkey | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
6 May | Challenge de España | Spain | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
13 May | Open de Portugal | Portugal | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
20 May | Andalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9 | Spain | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
27 May | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | 185,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
3 Jun | Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | 180,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
10 Jun | KPMG Trophy | Belgium | 180,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
17 Jun | Hauts de France Golf Open | France | 180,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
24 Jun | SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge | Scotland | 250,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
1 Jul | Made in Denmark Challenge | Denmark | 180,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
8 Jul | Prague Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 185,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
15 Jul | Italian Challenge | Italy | 300,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
22 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | 210,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
29 Jul | Euram Bank Open | Austria | 180,000 | ![]() |
12 | New tournament | |
5 Aug | Swedish Challenge | Sweden | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
12 Aug | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Finland | 180,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
19 Aug | Galgorm Resort & Spa Northern Ireland Open | Northern Ireland | 180,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
25 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 250,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
2 Sep | Cordon Golf Open | France | 230,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
9 Sep | Bridgestone Challenge | England | 180,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
16 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | 450,000 | ![]() |
13 | ||
23 Sep | Hopps Open de Provence | France | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | New tournament | |
7 Oct | Monaghan Irish Challenge | Ireland | 180,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
14 Oct | Hainan Open | China | US$350,000 | ![]() |
13 | CHN | |
21 Oct | Foshan Open | China | US$500,000 | ![]() |
13 | CHN | |
3 Nov | Ras Al Khaimah Challenge Tour Grand Final | UAE | 420,000 | ![]() |
17 | Flagship event |
Rankings
[edit]The rankings were titled as the Road to Ras Al Khaimah and were based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3][4] The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour.[5]
Rank | Player | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
192,320 |
2 | ![]() |
185,836 |
3 | ![]() |
184,236 |
4 | ![]() |
140,243 |
5 | ![]() |
140,167 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "2018 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Rolex Trophy win hands Koivu European Tour card". European Tour. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "2018 Road to Ras Al Khaimah". European Tour. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Jackson, Keith (3 November 2018). "Adri Arnaus snatches tense win at Challenge Tour Grand Final". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
Hansen struggled to a closing 75 which dropped him into a share of 13th place, but that was enough to secure first place in the Road to Ras Al Khaimah rankings ahead of Arnaus and Perez, with Kalle Samooja and Sebastian Soderberg rounding off the top five.
- ^ Gray, Will (5 November 2018). "Hansen headlines 15 Challenge Tour graduates in Europe". Golf Channel. Retrieved 29 August 2023.