1991 Challenge Tour

1991 Challenge Tour season

Duration	6 December 1990 (1990-12-06) – 12 October 1991 (1991-10-12)
Number of official events	33
Most wins	Mats Hallberg (2) Peter Hedblom (2) David R. Jones (2) Fredrik Larsson (2) Jonathan Sewell (2)
Rankings	David R. Jones
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The 1991 Challenge Tour was the third season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1991 season. ^{[1] [2]}

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (£)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	OWGR points	Notes
9 Dec	Nigerian Open	Nigeria	80,000	Wayne Stephens (1)	6	New to Challenge Tour
16 Dec	Ivory Coast Open	Ivory Coast	78,000	David Llewellyn (1)	8	New to Challenge Tour
13 Jan	Zimbabwe Open	Zimbabwe	75,000	Keith Waters (1)	n/a	New to Challenge Tour
20 Jan	Zambia Open	Zambia	75,000	David R. Jones (1)	n/a	New to Challenge Tour
27 Jan	Kenya Open	Kenya	75,000	Jeremy Robinson (3)	n/a	New to Challenge Tour
6 Apr	Tessali Open	Italy	50,000	Éric Giraud (1)	n/a
12 May	Milano Open	Italy	45,000	Jean-Charles Cambon (1)	n/a	New tournament
19 May	Ramlösa Open	Sweden	SKr 350,000	Fredrik Larsson (1)	n/a
23 May	Prince's Challenge	England	25,000	Ian Spencer (1)	n/a
26 May	SIAB Open	Sweden	SKr 350,000	Jon Evans (1)	n/a
30 May	Bolton Old Links Challenge	England	25,000	Stephen Field (1)	n/a	New tournament
2 Jun	Open de Dijon Bourgogne	France	40,000	Mikael Krantz (1)	n/a	New tournament
2 Jun	Jede Hot Cup	Sweden	SKr 250,000	Mats Hallberg (2)	n/a
6 Jun	Cawder Challenge	Scotland	25,000	Neil Roderick (1)	n/a	New tournament
8 Jun	Cerutti Open	Italy	60,000	Jonathan Sewell (1)	n/a
9 Jun	Open Vittel	France	50,000	Chris Platts (1)	n/a
15 Jun	Open de Lyon	France	70,000	John McHenry (3)	n/a
16 Jun	Stiga Open	Sweden	SKr 330,000	Mats Hallberg (3)	n/a
22 Jun	Martini Open	Italy	70,000	John Bland (1)	n/a	New tournament
23 Jun	Formula Micro Danish Open	Denmark	SKr 350,000	Peter Hedblom (2)	n/a	New tournament
30 Jun	Audi Quattro Trophy	Germany	50,000	Alex Čejka (1)	n/a
14 Jul	Volvo Finnish Open	Finland	SKr 330,000	Fredrik Larsson (2)	n/a
21 Jul	SM Match Play	Sweden	SKr 400,000	Mathias Grönberg (1)	n/a
4 Aug	Audi Open	Germany	55,000	Paul Eales (1)	n/a
11 Aug	Länsförsäkringar Open	Sweden	SKr 600,000	Johan Ryström (1)	n/a
18 Aug	Gefle Open	Sweden	SKr 350,000	Mats Lanner (3)	n/a
1 Sep	SI Compaq Open	Sweden	SKr 1,000,000	Jonathan Sewell (2)	n/a
8 Sep	Västerås Open	Sweden	SKr 350,000	Vilhelm Forsbrand (2)	n/a
16 Sep	Upsala Golf International	Sweden	SKr 200,000	Peter Hedblom (3)	n/a	New tournament
22 Sep	Viking Open	Sweden	SKr 250,000	José Cantero (2)	n/a
6 Oct	Grenoble Pro 91	France	50,000	Roger Winchester (1)	n/a	New tournament
12 Oct	Bulles Laurent Perrier	France	20,000	Roger Sabarros (2)	n/a	New tournament

Unofficial events

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

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (£)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	OWGR points	Notes
17 May	Clydesdale Bank Northern Open	Scotland	22,500	Craig Cassels (1)	n/a	New to Challenge Tour
9 Jun	Teleannons Grand Prix	Sweden	SKr 450,000	Jan Tilmanis (1)	n/a
7 Jul	Neuchâtel Open	Switzerland	40,000	Heinz-Peter Thül (2)	n/a
19 Jul	Moet & Chandon Pro-Am	Switzerland	45,000	Christophe Lacroix (1)	n/a
24 Aug	Rolex Pro-Am	Switzerland	40,000	David R. Jones (2)	n/a
8 Sep	Perrier Belgian Pro-Am	Belgium	40,000	George Ryall (1)	n/a

Rankings

For full rankings, see 1991 Challenge Tour graduates.

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling. ^{[2] [3]} The top 10 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1992 European Tour (Volvo Tour). ^[4]

Rank	Player	Prize money (£)
1	David R. Jones	35,533
2	Jonathan Sewell	32,298
3	Roger Winchester	29,172
4	John McHenry	28,961
5	Jeremy Robinson	28,481

See also

• 1991 Swedish Golf Tour

Notes

1. 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.

References

1. "1991 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
2. Wilson, Mark (1992). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1992 . Macmillan. pp. 60–61. ISBN   0333573765 . Retrieved 23 December 2023– via Archive.org.
3. "Challenge Tour". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. January 1992. p. 81. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
4. Peake, Trevor (18 October 1991). "Affleck misses out" . Daily Post. Wrexham, United Kingdom. p. 37. Retrieved 10 October 2023– via Newspapers.com. Paul Affleck slipped down to 13th in the provisional final table of the season and out of the top ten, who automatically win their Volvo European Tour cards for next season.

External links

• Official website