Duration | 25 April 2019 | – 10 November 2019
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Number of official events | 24 |
Most wins | Calum Hill (2) Francesco Laporta (2) Antoine Rozner (2) |
Rankings | Francesco Laporta |
← 2018 2020 → |
The 2019 Challenge Tour was the 31st season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
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28 Apr | Turkish Airlines Challenge | Turkey | 200,000 | Connor Syme (1) | 12 | ||
5 May | Challenge de España | Spain | 200,000 | Antoine Rozner (1) | 12 | ||
12 May | Prague Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 200,000 | Antoine Rozner (2) | 12 | ||
26 May | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | 200,000 | Ross McGowan (3) | 12 | ||
9 Jun | Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | 185,000 | Ricardo Santos (3) | 12 | ||
16 Jun | Hauts de France – Pas de Calais Golf Open | France | 190,000 | Robin Roussel (1) | 12 | ||
23 Jun | Andalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9 | Spain | 200,000 | Eirik Tage Johansen (1) | 12 | ||
30 Jun | Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil | Italy | 300,000 | Matthew Jordan (1) | 12 | ||
7 Jul | D+D Real Slovakia Challenge | Slovakia | 200,000 | Rhys Enoch (1) | 12 | ||
14 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | 210,000 | Steven Tiley (1) | 12 | ||
21 Jul | Euram Bank Open | Austria | 185,000 | Calum Hill (2) | 12 | ||
4 Aug | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Finland | 200,000 | José-Filipe Lima (5) | 12 | ||
10 Aug | Made in Denmark Challenge | Denmark | 200,000 | Calum Hill (3) | 12 | ||
18 Aug | ISPS Handa World Invitational | Northern Ireland | US$250,000 | Jack Senior (2) | 12 | New tournament | |
24 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 290,000 | Darius van Driel (2) | 12 | ||
1 Sep | KPMG Trophy | Belgium | 185,000 | Dale Whitnell (1) | 12 | ||
8 Sep | Open de Bretagne | France | 200,000 | Sebastian Heisele (1) | 12 | ||
15 Sep | Open de Portugal | Portugal | 200,000 | Adrian Meronk (1) | 12 | ||
29 Sep | Hopps Open de Provence | France | 200,000 | Lars van Meijel (1) | 12 | ||
6 Oct | Lalla Aïcha Challenge Tour | Morocco | 200,000 | Oliver Farr (3) | 12 | New tournament | |
13 Oct | Stone Irish Challenge | Ireland | 200,000 | Emilio Cuartero (1) | 12 | ||
20 Oct | Hainan Open | China | US$350,000 | Francesco Laporta (1) | 13 | CHN | |
27 Oct | Foshan Open | China | US$500,000 | Bai Zhengkai (n/a) | 13 | CHN | |
10 Nov | Challenge Tour Grand Final | Spain | 420,000 | Francesco Laporta (2) | 17 | Flagship 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 |
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6 Apr | Jordan Mixed Open | Jordan | US$393,000 | Daan Huizing | n/a | EST, LET | New mixed event |
For full rankings, see 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.[2][3] The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2020 European Tour.[4]
Rank | Player | Points |
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1 | Francesco Laporta | 210,122 |
2 | Calum Hill | 146,834 |
3 | Richard Bland | 142,402 |
4 | Sebastian Heisele | 130,405 |
5 | Adrian Meronk | 128,732 |