The 2008 Challenge Tour was the 20th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(€)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes2 DecAbierto del Litoral PersonalArgentinaUS$170,000 Miguel Rodríguez (2)12TLA, TPGNew to Challenge Tour9 DecAbierto Visa de la RepúblicaArgentinaUS$200,000 Marco Ruiz (1)12TLA, TPG9 MarTusker Kenya OpenKenya180,000 Iain Pyman (8)1230 MarAbierto Visa del CentroArgentinaUS$200,000 Estanislao Goya (1)12TLA, TPGNew to Challenge Tour6 AprAbierto Visa de la RepúblicaArgentinaUS$200,000 Antti Ahokas (1)12TLA, TPG13 AprClub Colombia MastersColombiaUS$180,000 Wil Besseling (1)12TLA26 AprAGF-Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor BretagneFrance140,000 Joakim Haeggman (3)124 MayBanque Populaire Moroccan ClassicMorocco150,000 Michael Hoey (3)1217 MayPiemonte OpenItaly150,000 Seve Benson (1)12New tournament25 MayDHL Wrocław OpenPoland150,000 Gary Clark (1)12New tournament1 JunOceânico Group Pro-Am ChallengeEngland150,000 Alessandro Tadini (2)128 JunReale Challenge de EspañaSpain140,000 Andrew McArthur (1)1215 JunSK Golf ChallengeFinland150,000 Simon Robinson (1)12New tournament15 JunSaint-Omer OpenFrance600,000 David Dixon (1)18EUR22 JunTelenet TrophyBelgium140,000 David Horsey (1)1229 JunScottish ChallengeScotland220,000 Taco Remkes (1)126 JulAGF-Allianz EurOpen de LyonFrance200,000 David Horsey (2)12New tournament13 JulCredit Suisse ChallengeSwitzerland140,000 Rafa Cabrera-Bello (2)1220 JulMAN NÖ OpenAustria140,000 André Bossert (3)1227 JulSWALEC Wales ChallengeWales140,000 Michael McGeady (1)123 AugChallenge of IrelandIreland150,000 Andrew Tampion (1)1210 AugLexus OpenNorway150,000 Jeppe Huldahl (1)1217 AugTrophée du Golf Club de GenèveSwitzerland210,000 Klas Eriksson (5)1217 AugVodafone ChallengeGermany140,000 Richie Ramsay (1)1224 AugYpsilon Golf ChallengeCzech Republic180,000 Seve Benson (2)12New tournament31 AugECCO Tour ChampionshipDenmark180,000 Antti Ahokas (2)12NGL7 SepDubliner ChallengeSweden140,000 Mark Haastrup (1)12New tournament14 SepQingdao Golf OpenChinaUS$500,000 Gareth Maybin (1)12New tournament21 SepKazakhstan OpenKazakhstan430,000 Gary Lockerbie (1)1228 SepDutch FuturesNetherlands140,000 Taco Remkes (2)125 OctAGF-Allianz Golf Open Grand ToulouseFrance140,000 Richie Ramsay (2)1218 OctMargara Diehl-Ako Platinum OpenItaly160,000 Taco Remkes (3)1226 OctApulia San Domenico Grand FinalItaly280,000 Estanislao Goya (2)12Tour Championship
Rankings
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2009 European Tour.
Rank Player Prize money (€)1 David Horsey 144,1182 Gary Lockerbie 138,5093 Taco Remkes 137,3314 Gareth Maybin 117,7195 Estanislao Goya 113,336
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