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.

DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerOWGR
points		Purse (€)Notes
28 AprTurkish Airlines ChallengeTurkey Connor Syme (1)12200,000
5 MayChallenge de EspañaSpain Antoine Rozner (1)12200,000
12 MayPrague Golf ChallengeCzech Republic Antoine Rozner (2)12200,000
26 MayD+D Real Czech ChallengeCzech Republic Ross McGowan (3)12200,000
9 JunSwiss ChallengeSwitzerland Ricardo Santos (3)12185,000
16 JunHauts de France – Pas de Calais Golf OpenFrance Robin Roussel (1)12190,000
23 JunAndalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9Spain Eirik Tage Johansen (1)12200,000
30 JunItalian Challenge Open Eneos Motor OilItaly Matthew Jordan (1)12300,000
7 JulD+D Real Slovakia ChallengeSlovakia Rhys Enoch (1)12200,000
14 JulLe Vaudreuil Golf ChallengeFrance Steven Tiley (1)12210,000
21 JulEuram Bank OpenAustria Calum Hill (2)12185,000
4 AugVierumäki Finnish ChallengeFinland José-Filipe Lima (5)12200,000
10 AugMade in Denmark ChallengeDenmark Calum Hill (3)12200,000
18 AugISPS Handa World InvitationalNorthern Ireland Jack Senior (2)12$250,000
24 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland Darius van Driel (2)12290,000
1 SepKPMG TrophyBelgium Dale Whitnell (1)12185,000
8 SepOpen de BretagneFrance Sebastian Heisele (1)12200,000
15 SepOpen de PortugalPortugal Adrian Meronk (1)12200,000
29 SepHopps Open de ProvenceFrance Lars van Meijel (1)12200,000
6 OctLalla Aïcha Challenge TourMorocco Oliver Farr (3)12200,000New tournament
13 OctStone Irish ChallengeRepublic of Ireland Emilio Cuartero (1)12200,000
20 OctHainan OpenChina Francesco Laporta (1)13$350,000Co-sanctioned with China Tour
27 OctFoshan OpenChina Bai Zhengkai (1)13$500,000Co-sanctioned with China Tour
10 NovChallenge Tour Grand FinalSpain Francesco Laporta (2)17420,000Flagship event

Unofficial event

The following tournament appeared on the official schedule, but did not offer official money or ranking points.

DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerPurse ($)Notes
6 AprJordan Mixed OpenJordan Daan Huizing393,000Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour
and European Senior Tour

Rankings

For full rankings, see 2019 Challenge Tour graduates.

RankPlayerCountryPoints
1Francesco Laporta Italy210,122
2Calum Hill Scotland146,834
3Richard Bland England142,402
4Sebastian Heisele Germany130,405
5Adrian Meronk Poland128,732

See also

References
  1. "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  2. "Challenge Tour Schedule 2019". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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