1994 Challenge Tour

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1994 Challenge Tour season
Duration16 March 1994 (1994-03-16) – 9 October 1994 (1994-10-09)
Number of official events34
Most wins Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Campbell (3)
Rankings Ulster Banner.svg Raymond Burns
1993
1995

The 1994 Challenge Tour was the sixth season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1994 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
19 Mar Tunisian Challenge Tunisia70,000 Flag of England.svg Jon Robson (1)New tournament
26 Mar El Corte Inglés Open SpainPta 6,000,000 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Piñero (2)
2 Apr Tessali Open ItalyLit 100,000,000 Flag of England.svg Michael Archer (1)
10 Apr Open Jezequel France55,000 Flag of England.svg Carl Watts (1)
22 Apr Stockley Park Challenge England40,000 Flag of England.svg Ricky Willison (1)
30 Apr Centenario Copa Palmer SpainPta 10,000,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Westermark (2)New tournament
28 May Club Med Open ItalyLit 150,000,000 Ulster Banner.svg Raymond Burns (1)
29 May Ramlösa Open SwedenSKr 315,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Eric Carlberg (a) (1)
5 Jun SIAB Open SwedenSKr 350,000 Flag of Norway.svg Per Haugsrud (2)
5 Jun Challenge AGF France50,000 Flag of England.svg Jon Robson (2)
12 Jun Himmerland Open DenmarkSKr 360,000 Flag of England.svg Michael Archer (2)New tournament
26 Jun Memorial Olivier Barras SwitzerlandCHF 75,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Campbell (1)
3 Jul Bank Austria Open Austria50,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Campbell (2)
3 Jul Västerås Open SwedenSKr 315,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Grönhagen (1)
3 Jul Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy SwitzerlandCHF 150,000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rolf Muntz (1)
9 Jul Open Divonne France55,000 Flag of England.svg Stuart Cage (1)
10 Jul Volvo Finnish Open FinlandSKr 350,000 Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Piltz (1)
17 Jul Open des Volcans France70,000 Flag of France.svg Éric Giraud (2)
24 Jul Interlaken Open SwitzerlandCHF 100,000 Flag of England.svg Neal Briggs (2)
24 Jul Jämtland Open SwedenSKr 315,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Chopra (1)New tournament
6 Aug Rolex Pro-Am SwitzerlandCHF 100,000 Flag of England.svg Stuart Little (1)
7 Aug SM Match Play SwedenSKr 315,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Per Nyman (2)
14 Aug Audi Quattro Trophy Germany55,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Campbell (3)
21 Aug Karsten Ping Norwegian Challenge NorwaySKr 700,000 Ulster Banner.svg Raymond Burns (2)New tournament
26 Aug Gore-Tex Challenge Scotland35,000 Flag of England.svg John Bickerton (1)
28 Aug Toyota Danish PGA Championship DenmarkSKr 360,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Overbring (1)
4 Sep Open de Dijon Bourgogne France35,000 Flag of Italy.svg Marcello Santi (1)
4 Sep Compaq Open SwedenSKr 315,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Adam Mednick (3)
11 Sep Dutch Challenge Open Netherlandsƒ190,000 Flag of France.svg Jean-François Remésy (1)
18 Sep Challenge Novotel France50,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Jarmo Sandelin (2)
24 Sep Perrier European Pro-Am Belgium50,000 Flag of England.svg Andrew Sandywell (1)
25 Sep Team Erhverv Danish Open DenmarkSKr 630,000 Flag of England.svg Liam White (1)
2 Oct Challenge Chargeurs France50,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Chopra (2)
9 Oct Biarritz International Pro-Am France25,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Litton (3)

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
WinnerNotes
15 May American Express Trophy Germany40,000 Flag of Germany.svg Torsten Giedeon
15 May Scottish Professional Championship Scotland55,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Andrew Coltart

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 1995 European Tour (Volvo Tour). [3]

RankPlayerPrize money (£)
1 Ulster Banner.svg Raymond Burns 43,583
2 Flag of England.svg Jon Robson 38,334
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Campbell 29,707
4 Flag of England.svg Michael Archer 29,673
5 Flag of England.svg Neal Briggs 29,626

See also

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.

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References

  1. "1994 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. "Challenge Tour Penningligan" [Challenge Tour Money list]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 11. November 1994. p. 82. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. "Captains closing the door on their county careers". The Birmingham Post. Birmingham, United Kingdom. 13 October 1994. p. 18. Retrieved 2 October 2023 via Newspapers.com. There will be ten new names on the European Tour next season...