1989 Challenge Tour

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1989 Challenge Tour season
Number of official events36
Most wins Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Gillner (2)
Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Lanner (2)
Flag of France.svg Laurent Lassalle (2)
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Nilsson (2)
Flag of England.svg Jeremy Robinson (2)
Rankings Flag of England.svg Neal Briggs
1990

The 1989 Challenge Tour, titled as the 1989 Satellite Tour, was the inaugural season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

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Rankings

For full rankings, see 1989 Challenge Tour graduates.

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling. [1] The top five players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1990 European Tour (Volvo Tour). [1]

RankPlayerPrize money (£)
1 Flag of England.svg Neal Briggs 9,464
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Smith 9,398
3 Flag of Italy.svg Costantino Rocca 8,968
4 Flag of Italy.svg Silvio Grappasonni 7,216
5 Flag of France.svg Roger Sabarros 6,498

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References

  1. 1 2 "Challenge Tour 1989". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1989. p. 71. Retrieved 15 February 2021. De fem första erhåller ET kortet utan kvalspel i La Manga.[The first five receive an ET [European Tour] card without going to qualifying school at La Manga.]