The 2018 Challenge Tour was a series of professional
golf
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tournaments collectively known as the
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and, as with on the main European Tour and the European Senior Tour, some of the events are played outside Europe.
History
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The Challenge Tour is Europe's official developmental
tour
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and is organised by the
PGA European Tour
The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fift ...
. It was introduced in 1986 and was originally called the Satellite Tour, before being renamed with its present title in 1990.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.
Challenge Tour Rankings
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2018 Challenge Tour graduates __NOTOC__
This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2018. The top 15 players on the Challenge Tour rankings in 2018 earned European Tour
The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), l ...
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The rankings were titled as the Road to Ras Al Khaimah and were based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top 15 players on the tour earned status to play on the
2019 European Tour
The 2019 European Tour was the 48th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972 and the 11th edition of the Race to Dubai.
The Race to Dubai was won by Spain's Jon Rahm, who was also named Golfer of the Year. Scot ...
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See also
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2018 European Tour
The 2018 European Tour is the 47th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972 and the 10th edition of the Race to Dubai.
The Race to Dubai was won by Italian Francesco Molinari, who was also named Golfer of the Ye ...
Notes
References
External links
Schedule on the European Tour's official site
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Challenge Tour seasons
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and, as with on the main European Tour and the European Senior Tour, some of the events are played outside Europe.
History
The ...