This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2018.[1][2] The top 15 players on the Challenge Tour rankings in 2018 earned European Tour cards for 2019.

2018 Challenge Tour2019 European Tour
PlayerPoints
rank		PointsStartsCuts
made		Best
finish		Points
rank		Points
Denmark Joachim B. Hansen1192,32031222nd491,235
Spain Adri Arnaus*2185,83631202nd411,499
France Victor Perez†3184,2362419Win132,582
Finland Kalle Samooja*4140,2432816T262960
Sweden Sebastian Söderberg5140,1672916Win521,116
England Jack Singh Brar*6128,5822917T8110470
Scotland Grant Forrest†7127,5022716T694533
Finland Kim Koivu†8126,6732714T9156244
Wales Stuart Manley9120,2582917T21161220
Scotland Liam Johnston*10119,1693013T5148296
United States Sean Crocker†11115,0742512T282690
Scotland Robert MacIntyre*12114,36830252nd112,763
Italy Lorenzo Gagli13113,8932611T2104494
Scotland David Law*14108,1072713Win92554
Portugal Pedro Figueiredo*1594,3402912T23177156

* European Tour rookie in 2019
† First-time member ineligible for Rookie of the Year award
T = Tied
  The player retained his European Tour card for 2020 (finished inside the top 115).
  The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2020, but retained conditional status (finished between 116 and 155, inclusive).
  The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2020 (finished outside the top 155).

Koivu earned promotion to the European Tour in August after his third Challenge Tour win of the season.

Winners on the European Tour in 2019

No. Date Player Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 10 Feb Scotland David Law ISPS Handa Vic Open −18 (67-66-71-66=270) 1 stroke Australia Brad Kennedy
Australia Wade Ormsby
2 1 Sep Sweden Sebastian Söderberg Omega European Masters −14 (64-70-66-66=266) Playoff Italy Lorenzo Gagli
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy
Argentina Andrés Romero
Finland Kalle Samooja
3 29 Sep France Victor Perez Alfred Dunhill Links Championship −22 (64-68-64-70=266) 1 stroke England Matthew Southgate

Runners-up on the European Tour in 2019

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score
1 17 Mar Spain Adri Arnaus Magical Kenya Open Italy Guido Migliozzi −17 (67-68-64-69=268) −16 (66-68-65-70=269)
2 28 Apr United States Sean Crocker Trophée Hassan II Spain Jorge Campillo −9 (72-71-69-71=283) −7 (67-74-72-72=285)
3 12 May Scotland Robert MacIntyre Betfred British Masters Sweden Marcus Kinhult −16 (65-69-68-70=272) −15 (68-69-68-68=273)
4 26 May Scotland Robert MacIntyre (2) Made in Denmark Austria Bernd Wiesberger −14 (68-69-67-66=270) −13 (67-70-68-66=271)
5 30 Jun Spain Adri Arnaus (2) Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters South Africa Christiaan Bezuidenhout −10 (66-68-69-71=274) −4 (68-70-73-69=280)
6 18 Aug Spain Adri Arnaus (3) D+D Real Czech Masters Belgium Thomas Pieters −19 (67-67-66-69=269) −18 (71-65-65-69=270)
7
& 8		 1 Sep Italy Lorenzo Gagli Omega European Masters Sweden Sebastian Söderberg −14 (64-70-66-66=266) −14 (64-68-67-67=266)
Finland Kalle Samooja −14 (66-71-62-67=266)
9 8 Sep Scotland Robert MacIntyre (3) Porsche European Open England Paul Casey −14 (66-73-68-66=274) −13 (68-65-74-68=275)
10 20 Oct Denmark Joachim B. Hansen Amundi Open de France Belgium Nicolas Colsaerts −12 (67-66-67-72=272) −11 (68-68-69-68=273)
11 11 Nov France Victor Perez Turkish Airlines Open England Tyrrell Hatton −20 (68-68-65-67=268) −20 (68-69-66-65=268)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Challenge Tour rankings". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "Arnaus goes wire-to-wire on dramatic day in Ras Al Khaimah". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
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