1992 Challenge Tour

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1992 Challenge Tour season
Duration5 December 1991 (1991-12-05) – 27 September 1992 (1992-09-27)
Number of official events34
Most wins Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Krantz (3)
Rankings Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Affleck
1991
1993

The 1992 Challenge Tour was the fourth season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1992 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
8 Dec Ivory Coast Open Ivory Coast80,000 Flag of France.svg Michel Besanceney (2)
15 Dec Nigerian Open Nigeria105,000 Flag of Sierra Leone.svg James Lebbie (1)
12 Jan Zimbabwe Open Zimbabwe45,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark McNulty (n/a)
19 Jan Zambia Open Zambia75,000 Flag of England.svg Jeremy Robinson (4)
26 Jan Standard Chartered Kenya Open Kenya75,000 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg André Bossert (2)
12 Apr Tessali Open ItalyLit 100,000,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Gillner (3)
3 May Challenge Dumez France50,000 Flag of England.svg Jonathan Lomas (1)New tournament
10 May Audi Quattro Trophy Germany50,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Pierre Fulke (1)
16 May Liebig Ligurian Open ItalyLit 120,000,000 Flag of England.svg Nick Godin (3)New tournament
17 May Challenge Chargeurs France45,000 Flag of France.svg Géry Watine (1)New tournament
24 May Open Vittel France55,000 Flag of Chile.svg Roy Mackenzie (1)
24 May Ramlösa Open SwedenSKr 400,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Jönsson (1)
31 May Open de Dijon Bourgogne France50,000 Flag of England.svg Jeremy Robinson (5)
31 May SIAB Open SwedenSKr 350,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Krantz (2)
6 Jun Club Med Open ItalyLit 130,000,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Litton (1)
12 Jun Clydesdale Bank Northern Open Scotland25,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Smith (1)
14 Jun Stiga Open SwedenSKr 350,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Pierre Fulke (2)
21 Jun Milano Open ItalyLit 150,000,000 Flag of England.svg Nick Godin (4)
5 Jul Bank Austria Open Austria50,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Stephen Dodd (1)New tournament
12 Jul Volvo Finnish Open FinlandSKr 350,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Bergquist (1)
17 Jul Pro-Am Moet & Chandon du Leman SwitzerlandCHF 100,000 Flag of France.svg Tim Planchin (1)
26 Jul Open des Volcans France60,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Krantz (3)New tournament
30 Jul Quietwaters Challenge England35,000 Flag of England.svg Craig Cassells (2)New tournament
9 Aug SI Compaq Open SwedenSKr 800,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Haeggman (2)
16 Aug Länsförsäkringar Open SwedenSKr 525,000 Flag of England.svg Steven Bottomley (1)
21 Aug East Sussex National Challenge England30,000 Flag of England.svg Simon D. Hurley (3)New tournament
23 Aug SM Match Play SwedenSKr 300,000 Flag of Argentina.svg José Cantero (3)
30 Aug Audi Open Germany55,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Affleck (1)
30 Aug Västerås Open SwedenSKr 225,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Rask (1)
4 Sep Gore-Tex Fabrics Challenge Scotland30,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Nelson (1)
6 Sep Omnium Bayer France45,000 Flag of Spain.svg Jesús María Arruti (1)New tournament
13 Sep Playboy Charity Challenge Czech Republic50,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lucien Tinkler (1)New tournament
13 Sep Upsala Golf International SwedenSKr 300,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Tony Edlund (1)
26 Sep Challenge Novotel France45,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Krantz (4)New tournament
27 Sep Dutch Challenge Open Netherlandsƒ170,000 Flag of England.svg John Coe (1)New tournament

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
28 Jun Memorial Olivier Barras SwitzerlandCHF 50,000 Flag of England.svg Jeff Hall (2)
12 Jul Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy SwitzerlandCHF 100,000 Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Peter Thül (3)
8 Aug Rolex Pro-Am SwitzerlandCHF 100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ronald Stelten (2)
30 Aug Perrier European Pro-Am Belgium50,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Persson (1)
3 Oct Bulles Laurent Perrier France30,000 Flag of France.svg Géry Watine (2)

Rankings

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling. [2] The top 10 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1993 European Tour (Volvo Tour). [2]

RankPlayerPrize money (£)
1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Affleck 39,768
2 Flag of France.svg Michel Besanceney 34,112
3 Flag of England.svg Paul Eales 32,768
4 Flag of England.svg Nick Godin 29,960
5 Flag of England.svg Craig Cassells 29,474

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. "1992 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Challenge Tour". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. January 1993. p. 78. Retrieved 10 October 2023. De tio första erhåller ET-kortet utan spel på tourskolan i Frankrike[The first ten receive a European Tour card without playing at the tour school in France]