__NOTOC__ This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2008. The top 20 players on the Challenge Tour's money list in 2008 earned their European Tour card for 2009.
2008 Challenge Tour2009 European TourPlayerMoney listrankEarnings (€)StartsCutsmadeBestfinishMoney listrankEarnings (€) David Horsey* 1 144,118 26 19 76 424,666 Gary Lockerbie 2 138,509 29 18 108 289,461 Taco Remkes* 3 137,331 30 8 195 66,178 Gareth Maybin* 4 117,719 27 21 53 625,876 Estanislao Goya* 5 113,336 25 15 94 338,939 Seve Benson* 6 111,529 28 13 120 250,786 Alessandro Tadini 7 106,893 29 17 126 232,759 Richie Ramsay* 8 106,656 29 14 97 331,171 Steven O'Hara 9 103,212 24 12 151 154,198 Jeppe Huldahl 10 96,818 28 14 64 510,381 Klas Eriksson 11 98,514 24 13 142 186,980 Alexandre Rocha 12 93,684 19 9 211 47,935 Richard Bland 13 92,645 25 14 112 277,462 Rafa Cabrera-Bello 14 89,847 32 20 39 744,297 Wil Besseling* 15 89,358 23 12 182 87,095 Marcus Higley 16 85,946 17 9 171 96,626 John E. Morgan 17 77,254 16 7 182 82,889 Christian Nilsson 18 75,200 15 8 90 343,763 Antti Ahokas* 19 74,867 12 4 275 10,631 Stuart Davis* 20 67,105 14 4 208 50,375 * European Tour rookie in 2009 T = Tied The player retained his European Tour card for 2010 (finished inside the top 120). The player did not retain his European Tour Tour card for 2010, but retained conditional status (finished between 121-153). The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2010 (finished outside the top 153).
Remkes won three Challenge Tour events in 2008.
Winners on the European Tour in 2009 No.DatePlayerTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up122 Mar Estanislao GoyaMadeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal−6 (68-68-69-73=278)1 stroke Callum Macaulay27 Jun Jeppe HuldahlCeltic Manor Wales Open−9 (69-71-68-67=275)1 stroke Niclas Fasth321 Jun Christian NilssonSaint-Omer Open−13 (68-69-65-69=271)6 strokes José-Filipe Lima420 Sep Rafa Cabrera-BelloAustrian Golf Open−20 (71-67-66-60=264)1 stroke Benn Barham
Runners-up on the European Tour in 2009 No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score121 Dec 2008 Gareth Maybinlost in playoffSouth African Open Championship Richard Sterne−14 (72-69-67-66=274)−14 (66-69-69-70=274)215 Feb 2009 David HorseyMaybank Malaysian Open Anthony Kang−17 (74-66-64-67=271)−16 (71-68-69-64=272)325 Oct Christian NilssonCastelló Masters Costa Azahar Michael Jonzon−20 (64-68-65-67=264)−19 (69-66-65-65=265)
See also 2008 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
External links Final ranking for 2008