2008 Challenge Tour
{{Short description|Golf tour season}}
{{use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 2008
| tour = Challenge Tour
| regular_season = {{Start date|2007|11|29|df=y}} – {{end date|2008|10|26|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 33
| most_wins = {{flagicon|NED}} Taco Remkes (3)
| honor1 = Rankings
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|ENG}} David Horsey
| honor2 =
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| prevseason = 2007
| nextseason = 2009
}}
The 2008 Challenge Tour was the 20th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/2008/ |title=2008 Tournament schedule |publisher=European Tour |access-date=29 August 2023}}
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!Date!!Tournament!!Host country!!Purse |
2 Dec
|Argentina |align=right|US$170,000 |{{flagicon|ARG}} Miguel Rodríguez (2) |align=center|12 |New to Challenge Tour |
9 Dec
|Argentina |align=right|US$200,000 |{{flagicon|PRY}} Marco Ruiz (1) |align=center|12 | |
9 Mar
|Kenya |align=right|180,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Iain Pyman (8) |align=center|12 | | |
30 Mar
|Argentina |align=right|US$200,000 |{{flagicon|ARG}} Estanislao Goya (1) |align=center|12 |New to Challenge Tour |
6 Apr
|Argentina |align=right|US$200,000 |{{flagicon|FIN}} Antti Ahokas (1) |align=center|12 | |
13 Apr
|Colombia |align=right|US$180,000 |{{flagicon|NLD}} Wil Besseling (1) |align=center|12 |TLA | |
26 Apr
|AGF-Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne |France |align=right|140,000 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Joakim Haeggman (3) |align=center|12 | | |
4 May
|Banque Populaire Moroccan Classic |Morocco |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|NIR}} Michael Hoey (3) |align=center|12 | | |
17 May
|Italy |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Seve Benson (1) |align=center|12 | |New tournament |
25 May
|Poland |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Clark (1) |align=center|12 | |New tournament |
1 Jun
|Oceânico Group Pro-Am Challenge |England |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Tadini (2) |align=center|12 | | |
8 Jun
|Spain |align=right|140,000 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Andrew McArthur (1) |align=center|12 | | |
15 Jun
|Finland |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Simon Robinson (1) |align=center|12 | |New tournament |
15 Jun
|France |align=right|600,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} David Dixon (1) |align=center|18 |EUR | |
22 Jun
|Belgium |align=right|140,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} David Horsey (1) |align=center|12 | | |
29 Jun
|Scotland |align=right|220,000 |{{flagicon|NLD}} Taco Remkes (1) |align=center|12 | | |
6 Jul
|France |align=right|200,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} David Horsey (2) |align=center|12 | |New tournament |
13 Jul
|Switzerland |align=right|140,000 |{{flagicon|ESP}} Rafa Cabrera-Bello (2) |align=center|12 | | |
20 Jul
|Austria |align=right|140,000 |{{flagicon|CHE}} André Bossert (3) |align=center|12 | | |
27 Jul
|Wales |align=right|140,000 |{{flagicon|IRL}} Michael McGeady (1) |align=center|12 | | |
3 Aug
|Ireland |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Andrew Tampion (1) |align=center|12 | | |
10 Aug
|Norway |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|DNK}} Jeppe Huldahl (1) |align=center|12 | | |
17 Aug
|Trophée du Golf Club de Genève |Switzerland |align=right|210,000 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Klas Eriksson (5) |align=center|12 | | |
17 Aug
|Germany |align=right|140,000 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Richie Ramsay (1) |align=center|12 | | |
24 Aug
|Czech Republic |align=right|180,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Seve Benson (2) |align=center|12 | |New tournament |
31 Aug
|Denmark |align=right|180,000 |{{flagicon|FIN}} Antti Ahokas (2) |align=center|12 |NGL | |
7 Sep
|Sweden |align=right|140,000 |{{flagicon|DNK}} Mark Haastrup (1) |align=center|12 | |New tournament |
14 Sep
|China |align=right|US$500,000 |{{flagicon|NIR}} Gareth Maybin (1) |align=center|12 | |New tournament |
21 Sep
|Kazakhstan |align=right|430,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Lockerbie (1) |align=center|12 | | |
28 Sep
|Netherlands |align=right|140,000 |{{flagicon|NLD}} Taco Remkes (2) |align=center|12 | | |
5 Oct
|AGF-Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse |France |align=right|140,000 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Richie Ramsay (2) |align=center|12 | | |
18 Oct
|Margara Diehl-Ako Platinum Open |Italy |align=right|160,000 |{{flagicon|NLD}} Taco Remkes (3){{efn|Remkes earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.{{cite web |url=https://0297.nl/nieuws/15574/sensationele-derde-zege-voor-taco-remkes |title=Sensationele Derde Zege Voor Taco Renkes |trans-title=Sensational third win for Taco Remkes |language=Dutch |website=0297.nl |date=18 October 2008 |access-date=29 August 2023 |quote=Dit betekend directe promotie naar de European Tour! Toch heeft Taco Remkes bewust gekozen om komende week ook gewoon op de Challenge Tour van start te gaan. |trans-quote=This means direct promotion to the European Tour! Nevertheless, Taco Remkes has consciously chosen to start on the Challenge Tour next week.}}}} |align=center|12 | | |
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|26 Oct |Apulia San Domenico Grand Final |Italy |align=right|280,000 |{{flagicon|ARG}} Estanislao Goya (2) |align=center|12 | |Tour Championship |
Rankings
{{for|full rankings|2008 Challenge Tour graduates}}
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.{{cite web |title=2008 Rankings |url=http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7B9E8C659F%2DE8C3%2D4458%2D8CC2%2DCABA46370DCF%7D |publisher=European Tour |access-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207072407/http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7B9E8C659F%2DE8C3%2D4458%2D8CC2%2DCABA46370DCF%7D |archive-date=7 December 2008 |quote=The Top 20 positions in the Final 2008 European Challenge Tour Rankings will obtain full playing rights to the 2009 European Tour International Schedule.}}{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/goya-steals-the-grand-final-as-horsey-is-crowned-no-1/ |title=Goya steals the Grand Final as Horsey is crowned No.1 |publisher=European Tour |date=19 March 2010 |access-date=29 August 2023}} The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2009 European Tour.
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!Rank !! Player !! Prize money (€) | ||
align=center|1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} David Horsey | align=center|144,118 |
align=center|2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Lockerbie | align=center|138,509 |
align=center|3 | {{flagicon|NED}} Taco Remkes | align=center|137,331 |
align=center|4 | {{flagicon|NIR}} Gareth Maybin | align=center|117,719 |
align=center|5 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Estanislao Goya | align=center|113,336 |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{official site|http://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/}}
{{Challenge Tour seasons}}