2019 Challenge Tour
{{Short description|Golf tour season}}
{{use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 2019
| tour = Challenge Tour
| regular_season = {{Start date|2019|4|25|df=y}} – {{end date|2019|11|10|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 24
| most_wins = {{flagicon|SCO}} Calum Hill (2)
{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Laporta (2)
{{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Rozner (2)
| honor1 = Rankings
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Laporta
| honor2 =
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| honor3 =
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| prevseason = 2018
| nextseason = 2020
}}
The 2019 Challenge Tour was the 31st season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/2019/ |title=2019 Tournament schedule |publisher=European Tour |access-date=29 August 2023}}
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!Date!!Tournament!!Host country!!Purse | |||||||
| 28 Apr | Turkish Airlines Challenge | Turkey | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Connor Syme (1) | align=center|12 | ||
| 5 May | Challenge de España | Spain | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Rozner (1) | align=center|12 | ||
| 12 May | Prague Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Rozner (2) | align=center|12 | ||
| 26 May | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ross McGowan (3) | align=center|12 | ||
| 9 Jun | Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | align=right|185,000 | {{flagicon|PRT}} Ricardo Santos (3) | align=center|12 | ||
| 16 Jun | Hauts de France – Pas de Calais Golf Open | France | align=right|190,000 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Robin Roussel (1) | align=center|12 | ||
| 23 Jun | Andalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9 | Spain | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Eirik Tage Johansen (1) | align=center|12 | ||
| 30 Jun | Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil | Italy | align=right|300,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Jordan (1) | align=center|12 | ||
| 7 Jul | D+D Real Slovakia Challenge | Slovakia | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Rhys Enoch (1) | align=center|12 | ||
| 14 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | align=right|210,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Steven Tiley (1) | align=center|12 | ||
| 21 Jul | Euram Bank Open | Austria | align=right|185,000 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Calum Hill (2) | align=center|12 | ||
| 4 Aug | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Finland | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|PRT}} José-Filipe Lima (5) | align=center|12 | ||
| 10 Aug | Made in Denmark Challenge | Denmark | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Calum Hill (3) | align=center|12 | ||
| 18 Aug | ISPS Handa World Invitational | Northern Ireland | align=right|US$250,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Senior (2) | align=center|12 | New tournament | |
| 24 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | align=right|290,000 | {{flagicon|NLD}} Darius van Driel (2) | align=center|12 | ||
| 1 Sep | KPMG Trophy | Belgium | align=right|185,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Dale Whitnell (1) | align=center|12 | ||
| 8 Sep | Open de Bretagne | France | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Sebastian Heisele (1) | align=center|12 | ||
| 15 Sep | Open de Portugal | Portugal | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|POL}} Adrian Meronk (1) | align=center|12 | ||
| 29 Sep | Hopps Open de Provence | France | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|NLD}} Lars van Meijel (1) | align=center|12 | ||
| 6 Oct | Lalla Aïcha Challenge Tour | Morocco | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Oliver Farr (3) | align=center|12 | New tournament | |
| 13 Oct | Stone Irish Challenge | Ireland | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Emilio Cuartero (1) | align=center|12 | ||
| 20 Oct | Hainan Open | China | align=right|US$350,000 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Laporta (1) | align=center|13 | CHN | |
| 27 Oct | Foshan Open | China | align=right|US$500,000 | {{flagicon|CHN}} Bai Zhengkai (n/a) | align=center|13 | CHN | |
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| 10 Nov | Challenge Tour Grand Final | Spain | align=right|420,000 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Laporta (2) | align=center|17 | Flagship event |
=Unofficial events=
The following events were sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
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!Date !Tournament !Host country !Purse !Winner !OWGR !Other !Notes | |||||||
| 6 Apr | Jordan Mixed Open | Jordan | align=right|US$393,000 | {{flagicon|NLD}} Daan Huizing | align=center|n/a | EST, LET | New mixed event |
Rankings
{{for|full rankings|2019 Challenge Tour graduates}}
The rankings were titled as the Road to Mallorca and were based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.{{cite web |title=2019 Road to Mallorca |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/rankings/overview/rankings/#season:2019; |publisher=European Tour |access-date=7 November 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/double-delight-for-laporta-in-grand-final-and-rankings-triumph/ |title=Laporta lands Grand Final and Rankings double |publisher=European Tour |date=10 November 2019 |access-date=29 August 2023}} The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2020 European Tour.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/golf/news/profiles-challenge-tour-graduates/173963 |title=Challenge Tour graduates: Profiling the 15 newest European Tour members |work=Sporting Life |first=Ben |last=Coley |date=14 November 2019 |access-date=29 August 2023}}
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!Rank !! Player !! Points | ||
| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Laporta | align=center|210,132 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Calum Hill | align=center|146,834 |
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Richard Bland | align=center|142,402 |
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Heisele | align=center|130,406 |
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|POL}} Adrian Meronk | align=center|128,908 |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{official site|http://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/}}
{{Challenge Tour seasons}}
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