2008 Challenge Tour


The 2008 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was started as the Satellite Tour in 1986 and was renamed the Challenge Tour ready for the start of the 1990 season.
The Challenge Tour Rankings was won by England's David Horsey.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 2008 Challenge Tour schedule. The season started in November 2007, and was made up of 33 tournaments played in Europe, Latin America, East Africa and Central Asia.
The numbers in brackets after winners' names indicate the player's total number of wins on the Challenge Tour including that event. No-one accumulates many wins on the Challenge Tour because success at this level soon leads to promotion to the European Tour.
DateTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
2 DecAbierto del Litoral PersonalArgentina Miguel Rodríguez Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
9 DecAbierto Visa de la RepúblicaArgentina Marco Ruiz Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
9 MarTusker Kenya OpenKenya Iain Pyman
30 MarAbierto Visa del CentroArgentina Estanislao Goya Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
6 AprAbierto Visa de la RepúblicaArgentina Antti Ahokas Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
13 AprClub Colombia MastersColombia Wil Besseling Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
26 AprAGF-Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor BretagneFrance Joakim Haeggman
4 MayBanque Populaire Moroccan ClassicMorocco Michael Hoey New tournament
17 MayPiemonte OpenItaly Seve Benson New tournament
25 MayDHL Wrocław OpenPoland Gary Clark New tournament
1 JunOceânico Group Pro-Am ChallengeEngland Alessandro Tadini
8 JunReale Challenge de EspañaSpain Andrew McArthur
15 JunSaint-Omer OpenFrance David Dixon Dual-ranking event with European Tour
15 JunSK Golf ChallengeFinland Simon Robinson New tournament
22 JunTelenet TrophyBelgium David Horsey
29 JunScottish ChallengeScotland Taco Remkes
6 JulAGF-Allianz EurOpen de LyonFrance David Horsey New tournament
13 JulCredit Suisse ChallengeSwitzerland Rafael Cabrera-Bello
20 JulMAN NÖ OpenAustria André Bossert
27 JulSWALEC Wales ChallengeWales Michael McGeady
3 AugChallenge of IrelandIreland Andrew Tampion
10 AugLexus OpenNorway Jeppe Huldahl
17 AugTrophée du Golf Club de GenèveSwitzerland Klas Eriksson
17 AugVodafone ChallengeGermany Richie Ramsay Alternate to the Trophée du Golf Club de Genève
24 AugYpsilon Golf ChallengeCzech Republic Seve Benson New tournament
31 AugECCO Tour ChampionshipDenmark Antti Ahokas
7 SepDubliner ChallengeSweden Mark Haastrup New tournament
14 SepQingdao Golf OpenChina Gareth Maybin New tournament
21 SepKazakhstan OpenKazakhstan Gary Lockerbie
28 SepDutch FuturesNetherlands Taco Remkes
5 OctAGF-Allianz Golf Open Grand ToulouseFrance Richie Ramsay
18 OctMargara Diehl-Ako Platinum OpenItaly Taco Remkes
26 OctApulia San Domenico Grand FinalItaly Estanislao Goya

Rankings

For full rankings, see 2008 Challenge Tour graduates.
PositionPlayerCountryPrize money
1David Horsey144,118
2Gary Lockerbie138,509
3Taco Remkes137,331
4Gareth Maybin117,719
5Estanislao Goya113,336