2019 Challenge Tour

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Duration25 April 2019 (2019-4-25) – 10 November 2019 (2019-11-10)
Number of official events24
2019 Challenge Tour season
Duration25 April 2019 (2019-4-25) – 10 November 2019 (2019-11-10)
Number of official events24
Most winsScotland Calum Hill (2)
Italy Francesco Laporta (2)
France Antoine Rozner (2)
RankingsItaly Francesco Laporta
2018
2020

The 2019 Challenge Tour was the 31st season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Unofficial events

The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
()
Winner[a]OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
28 AprTurkish Airlines ChallengeTurkey200,000Scotland Connor Syme (1)12
5 MayChallenge de EspañaSpain200,000France Antoine Rozner (1)12
12 MayPrague Golf ChallengeCzech Republic200,000France Antoine Rozner (2)12
26 MayD+D Real Czech ChallengeCzech Republic200,000England Ross McGowan (3)12
9 JunSwiss ChallengeSwitzerland185,000Portugal Ricardo Santos (3)12
16 JunHauts de France – Pas de Calais Golf OpenFrance190,000France Robin Roussel (1)12
23 JunAndalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9Spain200,000Norway Eirik Tage Johansen (1)12
30 JunItalian Challenge Open Eneos Motor OilItaly300,000England Matthew Jordan (1)12
7 JulD+D Real Slovakia ChallengeSlovakia200,000Wales Rhys Enoch (1)12
14 JulLe Vaudreuil Golf ChallengeFrance210,000England Steven Tiley (1)12
21 JulEuram Bank OpenAustria185,000Scotland Calum Hill (2)12
4 AugVierumäki Finnish ChallengeFinland200,000Portugal José-Filipe Lima (5)12
10 AugMade in Denmark ChallengeDenmark200,000Scotland Calum Hill (3)12
18 AugISPS Handa World InvitationalNorthern IrelandUS$250,000England Jack Senior (2)12New tournament
24 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland290,000Netherlands Darius van Driel (2)12
1 SepKPMG TrophyBelgium185,000England Dale Whitnell (1)12
8 SepOpen de BretagneFrance200,000Germany Sebastian Heisele (1)12
15 SepOpen de PortugalPortugal200,000Poland Adrian Meronk (1)12
29 SepHopps Open de ProvenceFrance200,000Netherlands Lars van Meijel (1)12
6 OctLalla Aïcha Challenge TourMorocco200,000Wales Oliver Farr (3)12New tournament
13 OctStone Irish ChallengeIreland200,000Spain Emilio Cuartero (1)12
20 OctHainan OpenChinaUS$350,000Italy Francesco Laporta (1)13CHN
27 OctFoshan OpenChinaUS$500,000China Bai Zhengkai (n/a)13CHN
10 NovChallenge Tour Grand FinalSpain420,000Italy Francesco Laporta (2)17Flagship event

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 AprJordan Mixed OpenJordanUS$393,000Netherlands Daan Huizingn/aEST, LETNew 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]

RankPlayerPoints
1Italy Francesco Laporta210,132
2Scotland Calum Hill146,834
3England Richard Bland142,402
4Germany Sebastian Heisele130,406
5Poland Adrian Meronk128,908

Notes

References

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