1990 Challenge Tour

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1990 Challenge Tour season
Duration21 March 1990 (1990-03-21) – 6 October 1990 (1990-10-06)
Number of official events30
Most wins Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Calì (2)
Flag of France.svg Quentin Dabson (2)
Flag of Ireland.svg John McHenry (2)
Rankings Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Calì
1989
1991

The 1990 Challenge Tour was the second season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1990 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
23 Mar Open Ercros 1 SpainPta 3,500,000 Flag of England.svg Simon D. Hurley (2)New to Challenge Tour
7 Apr Tessali Open ItalyLit 100,000,000 Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Bolognesi (1)
4 May Open Renault SpainPta 3,500,000 Flag of England.svg Wayne Henry (1)New to Challenge Tour
12 May Boggi Open ItalyLit 100,000,000 Flag of Ireland.svg John McHenry (1)New tournament
19 May Open Ercros 2 SpainPta 3,500,000 Flag of Spain.svg Ignacio Feliu (1)New to Challenge Tour
20 May Ramlösa Open SwedenSKr 350,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Carl-Magnus Strömberg (2)
24 May Prince's Challenge England25,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Gillies (1)
27 May Jede Hot Cup Open SwedenSKr 250,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Hedblom (1)New tournament
31 May Barnham Broom Challenge England25,000 Flag of England.svg Colin Brooks (2)
3 Jun FLA Open SwedenSKr 300,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Olle Nordberg (1)
9 Jun Cerutti Open ItalyLit 80,000,000 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Calì (1)
10 Jun Open Vittel France55,000 Flag of France.svg Michel Besanceney (1)
14 Jun Bolton Old Links Challenge England25,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Trimble (1)
16 Jun Ercros Circuit 2 SpainPta 3,500,000 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Rosa (1)
16 Jun Martini Open ItalyLit 150,000,000 Flag of England.svg David James (1)
17 Jun Stiga Open SwedenSKr 300,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Hallberg (1)
23 Jun Audi Open Germany60,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad King (1)New tournament
24 Jun Open de Lyon France55,000 Flag of France.svg Quentin Dabson (1)
1 Jul Viking Open SwedenSKr 250,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Carsbo (1)New tournament
8 Jul Wermland Open SwedenSKr 525,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Haeggman (1)
8 Jul Neuchâtel Open SwitzerlandCHF 100,000 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg André Bossert (1)
15 Jul Scandinavian Tipo Trophy FinlandSKr 300,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Lindgren (1)
22 Jul SM Match Play SwedenSKr 250,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Eoghan O'Connell (1)
5 Aug Audi Quattro Trophy Germany50,000 Flag of England.svg Nick Godin (2)
12 Aug Gevalia Open SwedenSKr 400,000 Flag of Argentina.svg José Cantero (1)
26 Aug Länsförsäkringar Open SwedenSKr 600,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Adam Mednick (1)
9 Sep Västerås Open SwedenSKr 500,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Vilhelm Forsbrand (1)
15 Sep Open Thyssen SpainPta 3,500,000 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Piñero (1)New to Challenge Tour
16 Sep SI Compaq Open SwedenSKr 500,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Jesper Parnevik (1)
23 Sep Esab Open SwedenSKr 300,000 Flag of Argentina.svg Ricardo González (1)
6 Oct Open Alcatel SpainPta 3,500,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg David Wood (1)New to Challenge Tour

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, but did not carry official money, wins were still official however.

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
24 Jun Memorial Olivier Barras SwitzerlandCHF 50,000 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Calì (2)
20 Jul Leman Pro-Am SwitzerlandCHF 125,000 Flag of France.svg Quentin Dabson (2)New tournament
18 Aug Rolex Pro-Am SwitzerlandCHF 100,000 Flag of Ireland.svg John McHenry (2)
19 Aug Teleannons Grand Prix SwedenSKr 415,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Högberg (1)
9 Sep Brussels Pro-Am Belgium60,000 Flag of England.svg Philip Golding (1)New tournament

Rankings

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling. [2] [3] The top five players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1991 European Tour (Volvo Tour). [3]

RankPlayerPrize money (£)
1 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Calì 28,383
2 Flag of Ireland.svg Eoghan O'Connell 24,848
3 Flag of England.svg David James 24,619
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Högberg 23,900
5 Flag of France.svg Quentin Dabson 21,832

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Challenge Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the European Tour.

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References

  1. "1990 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 Wilson, Mark (1991). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1991 . Macmillan. pp. 58–59. ISBN   0333547330 . Retrieved 23 December 2023 via Archive.org.
  3. 1 2 "Challenge Tour 1990". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1990. p. 84. Retrieved 14 February 2021. De fem första erhåller ET-kortet utan spel på tourskolan i Frankrike.[The first five receive an ET [European Tour] card without playing in the tour school in France.]