# 2018 Challenge Tour

The 2018 Challenge Tour was the 30th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 25 Mar | Barclays Kenya Open | Kenya | 500,000 | Lorenzo Gagli (1) | 12 | | |
| 15 Apr | Belt & Road Colorful Yunnan Open | China | US$350,000 | Kim Koivu (1) | 9 | CHN | New to Challenge Tour |
| 29 Apr | Turkish Airlines Challenge | Turkey | 200,000 | Joachim B. Hansen (1) | 12 | | |
| 6 May | Challenge de España | Spain | 200,000 | Oscar Lengdén (2) | 12 | | |
| 13 May | Open de Portugal | Portugal | 200,000 | Dimitrios Papadatos (1) | 12 | | |
| 20 May | Andalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9 | Spain | 200,000 | Liam Johnston (1) | 12 | | |
| 27 May | D+D Real Czech Challenge | Czech Republic | 185,000 | Kim Min-kyu (1) | 12 | | |
| 3 Jun | Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | 180,000 | Marcel Schneider (1) | 12 | | |
| 10 Jun | KPMG Trophy | Belgium | 180,000 | Pedro Figueiredo (1) | 12 | | |
| 17 Jun | Hauts de France Golf Open | France | 180,000 | Stuart Manley (2) | 12 | | |
| 24 Jun | SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge | Scotland | 250,000 | David Law (1) | 12 | | |
| 1 Jul | Made in Denmark Challenge | Denmark | 180,000 | Joachim B. Hansen (2) | 12 | | |
| 8 Jul | Prague Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 185,000 | Ben Stow (1) | 12 | | |
| 15 Jul | Italian Challenge | Italy | 300,000 | Sebastian Söderberg (2) | 12 | | |
| 22 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | 210,000 | Richard McEvoy (3) | 12 | | |
| 29 Jul | Euram Bank Open | Austria | 180,000 | Darius van Driel (1) | 12 | | New tournament |
| 5 Aug | Swedish Challenge | Sweden | 200,000 | Oliver Wilson (1) | 12 | | |
| 12 Aug | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Finland | 180,000 | Kim Koivu (2) | 12 | | |
| 19 Aug | Galgorm Resort & Spa Northern Ireland Open | Northern Ireland | 180,000 | Calum Hill (1) | 12 | | |
| 25 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 250,000 | Kim Koivu (3) | 12 | | |
| 2 Sep | Cordon Golf Open | France | 230,000 | Jack Singh Brar (1) | 12 | | |
| 9 Sep | Bridgestone Challenge | England | 180,000 | Tom Lewis (1) | 12 | | |
| 16 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | 450,000 | Liam Johnston (2) | 13 | | |
| 23 Sep | Hopps Open de Provence | France | 200,000 | Romain Langasque (1) | 12 | | New tournament |
| 7 Oct | Monaghan Irish Challenge | Ireland | 180,000 | Oliver Wilson (2) | 12 | | |
| 14 Oct | Hainan Open | China | US$350,000 | Kalle Samooja (1) | 13 | CHN | |
| 21 Oct | Foshan Open | China | US$500,000 | Victor Perez (2) | 13 | CHN | |
| 3 Nov | Ras Al Khaimah Challenge Tour Grand Final | UAE | 420,000 | Adri Arnaus (1) | 17 | | Flagship event |

## Rankings

The rankings were titled as the Road to Ras Al Khaimah and were based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour.
| Rank | Player | Points |
| 1 | Joachim B. Hansen | 222,320 |
| 2 | Adri Arnaus | 205,836 |
| 3 | Victor Perez | 194,236 |
| 4 | Kalle Samooja | 140,243 |
| 5 | Sebastian Söderberg | 140,167 |