2019 Challenge Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | 25 April 2019 (2019-04-25) – 10 November 2019 (2019-11-10) |
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Number of official events | 24 |
Most wins | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rankings | ![]() |
← 2018 2020 → |
The 2019 Challenge Tour was the 31st season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner[a] | OWGR points | Other tours[b] | Notes |
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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 |
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6 Apr | Jordan Mixed Open | Jordan | US$393,000 | ![]() | n/a | EST, LET | New mixed event |
Rankings
The rankings were titled as the Road to Mallorca and were based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3] The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2020 European Tour.[4]
Rank | Player | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 210,122 |
2 | ![]() | 146,834 |
3 | ![]() | 142,402 |
4 | ![]() | 130,405 |
5 | ![]() | 128,732 |
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
- ^ "2019 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "2019 Road to Mallorca". European Tour. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Laporta lands Grand Final and Rankings double". European Tour. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Coley, Ben (14 November 2019). "Challenge Tour graduates: Profiling the 15 newest European Tour members". Sporting Life. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
External links
- Official website