The 2019 Challenge Tour was a series of professional golf tournaments collectively known as the Challenge Tour.
| Duration | 25 April 2019 – 10 November 2019 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 24 |
| Most wins | 2: Calum Hill Francesco Laporta Antoine Rozner |
| Challenge Tour Rankings | Francesco Laporta |
← 2018 2020 → | |
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 | Connor Syme (1) |
12 | ||
| 5 May | Challenge de España | Spain | 200,000 | Antoine Rozner (1) |
12 | ||
| 12 May | Prague Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 200,000 | Antoine Rozner (2) |
12 | ||
| 26 May | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | 200,000 |  Ross McGowan (3) |
12 | ||
| 9 Jun | Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | 185,000 |  Ricardo Santos (3) |
12 | ||
| 16 Jun | Hauts de France – Pas de Calais Golf Open | France | 190,000 | Robin Roussel (1) |
12 | ||
| 23 Jun | Andalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9 | Spain | 200,000 |  Eirik Tage Johansen (1) |
12 | ||
| 30 Jun | Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil | Italy | 300,000 | Matthew Jordan (1) |
12 | ||
| 7 Jul | D+D Real Slovakia Challenge | Slovakia | 200,000 |  Rhys Enoch (1) |
12 | ||
| 14 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | 210,000 | Steven Tiley (1) |
12 | ||
| 21 Jul | Euram Bank Open | Austria | 185,000 | Calum Hill (2) |
12 | ||
| 4 Aug | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Finland | 200,000 | José-Filipe Lima (5) |
12 | ||
| 10 Aug | Made in Denmark Challenge | Denmark | 200,000 | Calum Hill (3) |
12 | ||
| 18 Aug | ISPS Handa World Invitational | Northern Ireland | US$250,000 | Jack Senior (2) |
12 | New tournament | |
| 24 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 290,000 |  Darius van Driel (2) |
12 | ||
| 1 Sep | KPMG Trophy | Belgium | 185,000 | Dale Whitnell (1) |
12 | ||
| 8 Sep | Open de Bretagne | France | 200,000 |  Sebastian Heisele (1) |
12 | ||
| 15 Sep | Open de Portugal | Portugal | 200,000 |  Adrian Meronk (1) |
12 | ||
| 29 Sep | Hopps Open de Provence | France | 200,000 | Lars van Meijel (1) |
12 | ||
| 6 Oct | Lalla Aïcha Challenge Tour | Morocco | 200,000 | Oliver Farr (3) |
12 | New tournament | |
| 13 Oct | Stone Irish Challenge | Ireland | 200,000 |  Emilio Cuartero (1) |
12 | ||
| 20 Oct | Hainan Open | China | US$350,000 | Francesco Laporta (1) |
13 | CHN | |
| 27 Oct | Foshan Open | China | US$500,000 |  Bai Zhengkai (n/a) |
13 | CHN | |
| 10 Nov | Challenge Tour Grand Final | Spain | 420,000 | Francesco Laporta (2) |
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 | Daan Huizing |
n/a | EST, LET | New tournament Mixed event |
Challenge Tour Rankings
For full rankings, see 2019 Challenge Tour graduates.
The rankings 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 | Francesco Laporta |
210,122 |
| 2 | Calum Hill |
146,834 |
| 3 | Richard Bland |
142,402 |
| 4 | Sebastian Heisele |
130,405 |
| 5 | Adrian Meronk |
128,732 |
See also
Notes
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Challenge Tour events he 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 because success at this level soon 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.