The 2008 Challenge Tour was a series of golf

Golf

Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

 tournaments known as the Challenge Tour

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 Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...

, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour

PGA European Tour

The PGA European Tour is an organization which operates the three leading men's professional golf tours in Europe: the elite European Tour, the European Seniors Tour and the developmental Challenge Tour. Its headquarters are at Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England...

. The tour was started as the Satellite Tour in 1986 and was renamed the Challenge Tour ready for the start of the 1990 season.

The Challenge Tour Rankings was won by England's David Horsey

David Horsey (golfer)

David Horsey is an English professional golfer.Horsey was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester. He had a successful amateur career, which included winning the 2005 Greek Amateur Championship and finishing as runner-up in the 2004 English Amateur...

.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 2008 Challenge Tour schedule. The season started in November 2007 and was made up of 33 tournaments played in Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

, Latin America

Latin America

Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages  – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...

, East Africa

East Africa

East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...

 and Central Asia

Central Asia

Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...

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The numbers in brackets after winners' names indicate the player's total number of wins on the Challenge Tour including that event. No-one accumulates many wins on the Challenge Tour because success at this level soon leads to promotion to the European Tour.

Dates	Tournament	Host country	Winner	Notes
29 Nov–2 Dec	Abierto del Litoral Personal	Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...	Miguel Rodríguez Miguel Rodríguez (golfer) Miguel Ángel Rodríguez is an Argentine professional golfer.Rodriguez was born in Buenos Aires. He turned professional in 1998 and has played predominantly in South America on the Tour de las Américas and the Argentine TPG Tour...  (2)	Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas Tour de las Americas The Tour de las Américas is the men's professional golf tour for Latin America.Top level tournament golf in Latin America has had an unstable history. Some of the national open championships in the region are long established, but they did not traditionally form a coherent tour...
6–9 Dec	Abierto VISA de la Republica	Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...	Marco Ruiz Marco Ruiz Marco Ruiz is a Paraguayan professional golfer.Ruiz was born in Asunción. He is the godson of celebrated Argentine golfer Vicente Fernández. Ruiz turned pro in 1992....  (1)	Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas Tour de las Americas The Tour de las Américas is the men's professional golf tour for Latin America.Top level tournament golf in Latin America has had an unstable history. Some of the national open championships in the region are long established, but they did not traditionally form a coherent tour...
6–9 Mar	Tusker Kenya Open	Kenya Kenya Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...	Iain Pyman Iain Pyman Iain Pyman is an English golfer.Pyman was born in Whitby. He was English Boys Stroke Play Champion in 1991, and played in a winning Jacques Léglise Trophy team the same year. In 1993 he won The Amateur Championship by defeating Paul Page after 37 holes at Royal Portrush, and was the leading...  (8)
27–30 Mar	Abierto VISA del Centro	Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...	Estanislao Goya Estanislao Goya Carlos Estanislao "Tano" Goya is an Argentine professional golfer.After turning professional in 2007, Goya won the Tour de las Americas qualifying school by nine shots, and followed that with victory in the first event of the 2008 season, the Challenge Tour co-sanctioned Center Open, and third...  (1)	Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas Tour de las Americas The Tour de las Américas is the men's professional golf tour for Latin America.Top level tournament golf in Latin America has had an unstable history. Some of the national open championships in the region are long established, but they did not traditionally form a coherent tour...
3–6 Apr	Abierto VISA de la Republica	Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...	Antti Ahokas Antti Ahokas Antti Juhani Ahokas is a Finnish professional golfer.Ahokas was born in Lappeenranta. After winning the Finnish Amateur Stroke Play Championship in 2005, he moved to the United States to attend the University of Minnesota, but left after just three months to return to Europe and further his...  (1)	Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas Tour de las Americas The Tour de las Américas is the men's professional golf tour for Latin America.Top level tournament golf in Latin America has had an unstable history. Some of the national open championships in the region are long established, but they did not traditionally form a coherent tour...
10–13 Apr	Club Colombia Masters Club Colombia Masters The Club Colombia Masters was a golf tournament co-sanctioned by the European Challenge Tour and the Tour de las Américas and was first played in 2007. The event was held at the Country Club de Bogotá, in Bogotá, Colombia. The tournament was organized by the Corporacion Internacional de Golf,...	Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...	Wil Besseling Wil Besseling Wil Besseling is a Dutch professional golfer.Besseling was born in Utrecht. He won the Dutch Amateur Match Play Championship in 2001, just two years after taking up the sport...  (1)	Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas Tour de las Americas The Tour de las Américas is the men's professional golf tour for Latin America.Top level tournament golf in Latin America has had an unstable history. Some of the national open championships in the region are long established, but they did not traditionally form a coherent tour...
23–26 Apr	AGF-Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	Joakim Haeggman Joakim Haeggman Karl Sven Joakim Haeggman is a Swedish European Tour golfer. He turned professional in 1989 and won his place on the Tour at that year's qualifying school. He has won three events on the European Tour, and several other professional events...  (2)
1–4 May	Banque Populaire Moroccan Classic	Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...	Michael Hoey (3)	New tournament
14–17 May	Piemonte Open Piemonte Open The Piemonte Open was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played near Turin, in the Piedmont region of Italy. It was held in 2008 and 2009.-Winners:* – First two rounds played over both courses, with the final two being played at Royal Park....	Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	Seve Benson Seve Benson Seve Benson is an English professional golfer.Benson was born in Guildford, Surrey, and is named after European golfing legend Seve Ballesteros. As an amateur, he was a member of the English Golf Union´s Elite A Squad, and won the Russian and Qatar amateur open championships...  (1)	New tournament
22–25 May	DHL Wroclaw Open	Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...	Gary Clark Gary Clark (golfer) Gary Ben Clark is an English professional golfer.Clark was born in London. He attended the University of Arkansas before turning professional in 1995. He qualified for the European Tour through qualifying school at the end of that year....  (1)	New tournament
29 May–1 Jun	Oceânico Group Pro-Am Challenge Oceânico Group Pro-Am Challenge The Oceânico Group Pro-Am Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour played from 2004 to 2008 at the Marriott Worsley Park Hotel & Country Club in Greater Manchester, England.-Winners:Oceânico Group Pro-Am Challenge*2008 Alessandro Tadini...	England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...	Alessandro Tadini Alessandro Tadini Alessandro Tadini is an Italian professional golfer.Tadini was born in Borgomanero and turned professional in 1994. He finally qualified for the European Tour for 2003 after his sixth visit to qualifying school. He was unable to win enough money during his rookie season to retain his card and...  (2)
5–8 Jun	Reale Challenge de España	Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	Andrew McArthur Andrew McArthur Andrew McArthur is a Scottish professional golfer.McArthur was born in Lanark. He turned professional in 2005 after a successful amateur career. He qualified for the second tier Challenge Tour by reaching the final stage of qualifying school...  (1)
12–15 Jun	Saint-Omer Open	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	David Dixon David Dixon (golfer) David Dixon is an English professional golfer.Dixon was born in Bridgwater, Somerset, England. He turned professional in 2001....  (1)	Dual-ranking event with the European Tour
12–15 Jun	SK Golf Challenge SK Golf Challenge The SK Golf Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour played in Finland. It was founded in 2008, and in 2010 was retitled as the Green Challenge before being cancelled due to the withdrawal of a major sponsor.-Winners:...	Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	Simon Robinson Simon Robinson (golfer) Simon Robinson is an English professional golfer.Robinson was born in Hartlepool. He was successful as a junior, winning both the world and European boys championships. He turned professional in 2004 and has played predominantly on the lower level tours...  (1)	New tournament
19–22 Jun	Telenet Trophy Telenet Trophy The Telenet Trophy is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, Europe's second tier men's professional golf tour. It was first played in 2006, with the host course being alternated between Limburg Golf & Country Club in Houthalen-Helchteren, Royal Waterloo in Lasne, and Rinkven Golf Club.As the...	Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...	David Horsey David Horsey (golfer) David Horsey is an English professional golfer.Horsey was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester. He had a successful amateur career, which included winning the 2005 Greek Amateur Championship and finishing as runner-up in the 2004 English Amateur...  (1)
26–29 Jun	Scottish Challenge Scottish Challenge The Scottish Hydro Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour. It has run annually since 2006.-Winners:-External links:*...	Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...	Taco Remkes Taco Remkes Taco Remkes is a Dutch professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.Remkes earned his place on the European Tour for the 2009 season by winning three times on the Challenge Tour in 2008 on his way to 3rd on the final rankings...  (1)
3–6 Jul	AGF-Allianz EurOpen de Lyon	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	David Horsey David Horsey (golfer) David Horsey is an English professional golfer.Horsey was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester. He had a successful amateur career, which included winning the 2005 Greek Amateur Championship and finishing as runner-up in the 2004 English Amateur...  (2)	New tournament
10–13 Jul	Credit Suisse Challenge Credit Suisse Challenge The Credit Suisse Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, held in Switzerland. It was first played as the Credit Suisse Private Banking Open in 2000 and 2001 at the Golf Club Patriziale Ascona in Ascona. Following a four year hiatus, the tournament returned in 2006 and was held at the...	Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	Rafael Cabrera-Bello Rafael Cabrera-Bello Rafael Cabrera-Bello is a Spanish professional golfer.-Career:Cabrera-Bello was born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. He first played golf aged six and went on to enjoy a successful amateur career, winning the Spanish National Championship at every age group level from under-7 through under-18...  (2)
17–20 Jul	MAN NÖ Open MAN NÖ Open The MAN NÖ Open was a men's professional golf tournament held in Austria. It was founded in 2004 as an event on the third tier Alps Tour, before moving up to the second tier Challenge Tour in 2006, replacing the Austrian Open, which had been promoted to the full European Tour schedule. It was...	Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...	André Bossert André Bossert André Robert Bossert is a Swiss professional golfer.Bossert was born to Swiss parents in Johannesburg, South Africa, and played college golf at the University of Tulsa in the United States....  (3)
24–27 Jul	SWALEC Wales Challenge	Wales Wales Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...	Michael McGeady Michael McGeady Michael McGeady is an Irish professional golfer. He turned professional in 2005, and secured his first win as a professional in 2008 at the SWALEC Wales Challenge.-Challenge Tour wins :-External links:...  (1)
31 Jul–3 Aug	Challenge of Ireland Challenge of Ireland The Challenge of Ireland was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, held in the Republic of Ireland. It was played from 2005 to 2009.Robert Coles won the 2009 event in a playoff over Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts.-Winners:PO – won following playoff...	Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...	Andrew Tampion Andrew Tampion Andrew Tampion is an Australian professional golfer.Tampion was born in Melbourne, Australia. He turned professional in 2006....  (1)
7-10 Aug	Lexus Open	Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...	Jeppe Huldahl Jeppe Huldahl Jeppe Huldahl is a professional golfer from Denmark who currently plays on the European Tour.Huldahl was born in Holstebro, and currently lives in Copenhagen. He turned professional in 2003 and finished 4th at European Tour's final qualifying school at the end of the year to obtain his tour card...  (1)
14–17 Aug	Trophée du Golf Club de Genève	Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	Klas Eriksson Klas Eriksson Klas Eriksson is a Swedish professional golfer.Eriksson was born in Växjö and turned professional in 1991 having won the European Amateur and the French Amateur Stoke Play Championship the previous year. He won three times on the second tier Challenge Tour in 1993 on his way to the top of the...  (5)	Formerly the Rolex Trophy
14–17 Aug	Vodafone Challenge Vodafone Challenge The Vodafone Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour from 2006 to 2008. It was played at Golf & Country Club An der Elfrather Mühle in Düsseldorf, Germany....	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	Richie Ramsay Richie Ramsay Richie Ramsay is a Scottish professional golfer.In 2006, Ramsay became the first British golfer in almost a century to win the United States Amateur Championship. He also won several other amateur titles and played in the 2005 Walker Cup....  (1)
21–24 Aug	Ypsilon Golf Challenge Ypsilon Golf Challenge The Ypsilon Golf Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour that was played in 2008 at Ypsilon Golf Resort in Liberec, Czech Republic. It was hosted by European Tour player Alex Čejka and won by England's Seve Benson, who defeated Rafael Cabrera-Bello and Branden Grace in a...	Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....	Seve Benson Seve Benson Seve Benson is an English professional golfer.Benson was born in Guildford, Surrey, and is named after European golfing legend Seve Ballesteros. As an amateur, he was a member of the English Golf Union´s Elite A Squad, and won the Russian and Qatar amateur open championships...  (2)	New tournament
28–31 Aug	ECCO Tour Championship ECCO Tour Championship The ECCO Tour Championship is the most prestigious golf tournament on the Denmark based ECCO Tour, being jointly sanctioned by Europe's second tier Challenge Tour. It has run annually since 2006...	Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...	Antti Ahokas Antti Ahokas Antti Juhani Ahokas is a Finnish professional golfer.Ahokas was born in Lappeenranta. After winning the Finnish Amateur Stroke Play Championship in 2005, he moved to the United States to attend the University of Minnesota, but left after just three months to return to Europe and further his...  (2)
4–7 Sep	Dubliner Challenge Dubliner Challenge The Dubliner Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour that was played in 2008 at Hllls Golf Club in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was won by Denmark's Mark Haastrup.-Winners:-External links:*...	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	Mark Haastrup Mark Haastrup Mark Flindt Haastrup is a Danish professional golfer.Haastrup was born in Højby. He attended Georgia State University for two years before turning professional in 2007...  (1)	New tournament
11–14 Sep	Qingdao Golf Open Qingdao Golf Open The Qingdao Golf Open was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in China. It was held in 2008 at the Qingdao Huashan Golf & Resort, in Qingdao.With a prize fund of US$500,000 it was one of the richest events on the Challenge Tour.-Winners:...	China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...	Gareth Maybin Gareth Maybin Gareth Maybin is a Northern Irish professional golfer.Born in Belfast, Maybin turned professional in 2005 after completing a scholarship at the University of South Alabama. He remained in the United States and competed on the NGA Hooters Tour, where he finished fourth on the money list in his...  (1)	New tournament
18–21 Sep	Kazakhstan Open Kazakhstan Open The Kazakhstan Open is a men's professional golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, the official developmental tour of the PGA European Tour. First played in 2005, it was held at the Nurtau Golf Club in Almaty, Kazakhstan for the first four editions before moving to the Zhailjau Golf Resort, also in...	Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...	Gary Lockerbie Gary Lockerbie Gary Lockerbie is an English professional golfer.Lockerbie was born in Penrith, Cumbria. He had a successful amateur career, including wins in the English Amateur and the Lytham Trophy, before turning professional after representing Great Britain and Ireland in the 2005 Walker Cup.In his first...  (1)
25–28 Sep	Dutch Futures	Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...	Taco Remkes Taco Remkes Taco Remkes is a Dutch professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.Remkes earned his place on the European Tour for the 2009 season by winning three times on the Challenge Tour in 2008 on his way to 3rd on the final rankings...  (2)
2–5 Oct	AGF-Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	Richie Ramsay Richie Ramsay Richie Ramsay is a Scottish professional golfer.In 2006, Ramsay became the first British golfer in almost a century to win the United States Amateur Championship. He also won several other amateur titles and played in the 2005 Walker Cup....  (2)
15–18 Oct	Margara Diehl-Ako Platinum Open	Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	Taco Remkes Taco Remkes Taco Remkes is a Dutch professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.Remkes earned his place on the European Tour for the 2009 season by winning three times on the Challenge Tour in 2008 on his way to 3rd on the final rankings...  (3)
23–26 Oct	Apulia San Domenico Grand Final	Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	Estanislao Goya Estanislao Goya Carlos Estanislao "Tano" Goya is an Argentine professional golfer.After turning professional in 2007, Goya won the Tour de las Americas qualifying school by nine shots, and followed that with victory in the first event of the 2008 season, the Challenge Tour co-sanctioned Center Open, and third...  (2)

Rankings

The top 20 on the Challenge Tour Rankings gained membership of the European Tour for the 2009 season.

Position	Player	Country	Prize money (€ Euro The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,... )
1	David Horsey David Horsey (golfer) David Horsey is an English professional golfer.Horsey was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester. He had a successful amateur career, which included winning the 2005 Greek Amateur Championship and finishing as runner-up in the 2004 English Amateur...		144,118
2	Gary Lockerbie Gary Lockerbie Gary Lockerbie is an English professional golfer.Lockerbie was born in Penrith, Cumbria. He had a successful amateur career, including wins in the English Amateur and the Lytham Trophy, before turning professional after representing Great Britain and Ireland in the 2005 Walker Cup.In his first...		138,509
3	Taco Remkes Taco Remkes Taco Remkes is a Dutch professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.Remkes earned his place on the European Tour for the 2009 season by winning three times on the Challenge Tour in 2008 on his way to 3rd on the final rankings...		137,331
4	Gareth Maybin Gareth Maybin Gareth Maybin is a Northern Irish professional golfer.Born in Belfast, Maybin turned professional in 2005 after completing a scholarship at the University of South Alabama. He remained in the United States and competed on the NGA Hooters Tour, where he finished fourth on the money list in his...		117,719
5	Estanislao Goya Estanislao Goya Carlos Estanislao "Tano" Goya is an Argentine professional golfer.After turning professional in 2007, Goya won the Tour de las Americas qualifying school by nine shots, and followed that with victory in the first event of the 2008 season, the Challenge Tour co-sanctioned Center Open, and third...		113,336
6	Seve Benson Seve Benson Seve Benson is an English professional golfer.Benson was born in Guildford, Surrey, and is named after European golfing legend Seve Ballesteros. As an amateur, he was a member of the English Golf Union´s Elite A Squad, and won the Russian and Qatar amateur open championships...		111,529
7	Alessandro Tadini Alessandro Tadini Alessandro Tadini is an Italian professional golfer.Tadini was born in Borgomanero and turned professional in 1994. He finally qualified for the European Tour for 2003 after his sixth visit to qualifying school. He was unable to win enough money during his rookie season to retain his card and...		106,893
8	Richie Ramsay Richie Ramsay Richie Ramsay is a Scottish professional golfer.In 2006, Ramsay became the first British golfer in almost a century to win the United States Amateur Championship. He also won several other amateur titles and played in the 2005 Walker Cup....		106,656
9	Steven O'Hara Steven O'Hara Steven O'Hara is a Scottish professional golfer.O'Hara was born in Bellshill. He had a successful amateur career which included winning the Scottish Amateur in 2000 and the St Andrews Links Trophy in 2001...		103,212
10	Jeppe Huldahl Jeppe Huldahl Jeppe Huldahl is a professional golfer from Denmark who currently plays on the European Tour.Huldahl was born in Holstebro, and currently lives in Copenhagen. He turned professional in 2003 and finished 4th at European Tour's final qualifying school at the end of the year to obtain his tour card...		96,818
11	Klas Eriksson Klas Eriksson Klas Eriksson is a Swedish professional golfer.Eriksson was born in Växjö and turned professional in 1991 having won the European Amateur and the French Amateur Stoke Play Championship the previous year. He won three times on the second tier Challenge Tour in 1993 on his way to the top of the...		96,514
12	Alexandre Rocha Alexandre Rocha Alexandre Nardy Rocha is a Brazilian professional golfer.Rocha was born in São Paulo. He had a successful collegiate career in the United States, where he attended Mississippi State University, before turning professional in 2000. He won tournaments in South America and Canada before qualifying...		93,684
13	Richard Bland Richard Bland (golfer) Richard Bland is an English professional golfer.Bland was born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. He turned professional in 1996 and reached the final stage of the European Tour's qualifying school in 1997 to gain his card on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour for 1998. In 2001 he won for the...		92,645
14	Rafael Cabrera-Bello Rafael Cabrera-Bello Rafael Cabrera-Bello is a Spanish professional golfer.-Career:Cabrera-Bello was born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. He first played golf aged six and went on to enjoy a successful amateur career, winning the Spanish National Championship at every age group level from under-7 through under-18...		89,847
15	Wil Besseling Wil Besseling Wil Besseling is a Dutch professional golfer.Besseling was born in Utrecht. He won the Dutch Amateur Match Play Championship in 2001, just two years after taking up the sport...		89,358
16	Marcus Higley		85,946
17	John E. Morgan John E. Morgan John Edward Morgan is an English professional golfer. He has previously played on the PGA Tour, and the European Tour, and currently plays on the European Challenge Tour.-Career:...		77,254
18	Christian Nilsson Christian Nilsson -Professional career:Nilsson was born in Karlstad, Sweden. He turned professional in 1999 with a plus 3 handicap. Nilsson played on the Challenge Tour full time since 2004, playing few events before then. His first event on the European Tour was the 2005 Open Championship where he missed the cut....		75,200
19	Antti Ahokas Antti Ahokas Antti Juhani Ahokas is a Finnish professional golfer.Ahokas was born in Lappeenranta. After winning the Finnish Amateur Stroke Play Championship in 2005, he moved to the United States to attend the University of Minnesota, but left after just three months to return to Europe and further his...		74,867
20	Stuart Davis		67,105

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