The 2018 Challenge Tour was the 30th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(€)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes25 Mar Barclays Kenya Open Kenya 500,000 Lorenzo Gagli (1) 12 15 Apr Belt & Road Colorful Yunnan Open China US$350,000 Kim Koivu (1) 9 CHN New to Challenge Tour29 Apr Turkish Airlines Challenge Turkey 200,000 Joachim B. Hansen (1) 12 6 May Challenge de España Spain 200,000 Oscar Lengdén (2) 12 13 May Open de Portugal Portugal 200,000 Dimitrios Papadatos (1) 12 20 May Andalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9 Spain 200,000 Liam Johnston (1) 12 27 May D+D Real Czech Challenge Czech Republic 185,000 Kim Min-kyu (1) 12 3 Jun Swiss Challenge Switzerland 180,000 Marcel Schneider (1) 12 10 Jun KPMG Trophy Belgium 180,000 Pedro Figueiredo (1) 12 17 Jun Hauts de France Golf Open France 180,000 Stuart Manley (2) 12 24 Jun SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge Scotland 250,000 David Law (1) 12 1 Jul Made in Denmark Challenge Denmark 180,000 Joachim B. Hansen (2) 12 8 Jul Prague Golf Challenge Czech Republic 185,000 Ben Stow (1) 12 15 Jul Italian Challenge Italy 300,000 Sebastian Söderberg (2) 12 22 Jul Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge France 210,000 Richard McEvoy (3) 12 29 Jul Euram Bank Open Austria 180,000 Darius van Driel (1) 12 New tournament5 Aug Swedish Challenge Sweden 200,000 Oliver Wilson (1) 12 12 Aug Vierumäki Finnish Challenge Finland 180,000 Kim Koivu (2) 12 19 Aug Galgorm Resort & Spa Northern Ireland Open Northern Ireland 180,000 Calum Hill (1) 12 25 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland 250,000 Kim Koivu (3) 12 2 Sep Cordon Golf Open France 230,000 Jack Singh Brar (1) 12 9 Sep Bridgestone Challenge England 180,000 Tom Lewis (1)12 16 Sep Kazakhstan Open Kazakhstan 450,000 Liam Johnston (2) 13 23 Sep Hopps Open de Provence France 200,000 Romain Langasque (1) 12 New tournament7 Oct Monaghan Irish Challenge Ireland 180,000 Oliver Wilson (2) 12 14 Oct Hainan Open China US$350,000 Kalle Samooja (1) 13 CHN 21 Oct Foshan Open China US$500,000 Victor Perez (2) 13 CHN 3 Nov Ras Al Khaimah Challenge Tour Grand Final UAE 420,000 Adri Arnaus (1) 17 Flagship event
Rankings
The rankings were titled as the Road to Ras Al Khaimah and were based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour.
Rank Player Points1 Joachim B. Hansen 222,3202 Adri Arnaus 205,8363 Victor Perez 194,2364 Kalle Samooja 140,2435 Sebastian Söderberg 140,167
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