1995 Challenge Tour

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1995 Challenge Tour season
Duration2 March 1995 (1995-03-02) – 15 October 1995 (1995-10-15)
Number of official events30
Most wins Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Bjørn (3)
Rankings Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Bjørn
1994
1996

The 1995 Challenge Tour was the seventh season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1995 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
5 Mar Kenya Open Kenya65,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg James Lee (1)
30 Apr Canarias Challenge SpainPta 11,000,000 Flag of Spain.svg Pedro Linhart (1)
14 May KB Golf Challenge Czech Republic60,000 Flag of France.svg Éric Giraud (3)New tournament
28 May Compaq Open SwedenSKr 350,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Dennis Edlund (2)
4 Jun SIAB Open SwedenSKr 350,000 Flag of Finland.svg Anssi Kankkonen (1)
5 Jun Challenge Chargeurs France50,000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rolf Muntz (2)
11 Jun Himmerland Open DenmarkSKr 350,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Bjørn (1)
11 Jun Club Med Open ItalyLit 160,000,000 Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Bolognesi (2)
25 Jun Team Erhverv Danish Open DenmarkSKr 640,000 Flag of England.svg Rob Edwards (1)
25 Jun Memorial Olivier Barras SwitzerlandCHF 75,000 Flag of England.svg Simon D. Hurley (4)
2 Jul Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy SwitzerlandCHF 75,000 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Vanhootegem (1)
9 Jul Open Divonne France50,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Sjöland (1)
9 Jul Volvo Finnish Open FinlandSKr 350,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Plahn (1)
15 Jul Open des Volcans France55,000 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Gögele (1)
23 Jul Interlaken Open SwitzerlandCHF 100,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Bjørn (2)
30 Jul Karsten Ping Norwegian Open NorwaySKr 700,000 Flag of England.svg Stephen Field (2)
6 Aug Audi Quattro Trophy Germany72,000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joost Steenkamer (1)
6 Aug Rolex Pro-Am SwitzerlandCHF 75,000 Flag of Spain.svg Carl Suneson (1)
13 Aug SM Match Play SwedenSKr 350,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Thörn (1)
20 Aug Steelcover Dutch Challenge Open Netherlandsƒ190,000 Flag of England.svg Warren Bennett (1)
20 Aug Toyota Danish PGA Championship DenmarkSKr 350,000 Flag of France.svg François Lamare (1)
26 Aug Coca-Cola Open England65,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Bjørn (3)
2 Sep Tessali Open ItalyLit 110,000,000 Flag of England.svg Andrew Collison (1)
10 Sep Perrier European Pro-Am Belgium55,000 Flag of Spain.svg Diego Borrego (2)
17 Sep Open de Dijon Bourgogne France35,000 Flag of France.svg Tim Planchin (3)
17 Sep Kentab Open SwedenSKr 350,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Per Nyman (3)
23 Sep Eulen Open Galea SpainPta 15,000,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Ben Tinning (1)New tournament
29 Sep Lomas Bosque Challenge SpainPta 6,000,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Per Nyman (4)New tournament
7 Oct Tunisian Open Challenge Tunisia70,000 Flag of England.svg Ricky Willison (2)
15 Oct UAP Grand Final Portugal60,000 Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Valera (2)New tournament
Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
WinnerNotes
17 Jun Italian Native Open ItalyLit 140,000,000 Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Bolognesi
18 Jun Championnat de France Pro France50,000 Flag of France.svg Éric Giraud
24 Jun Nedcar National Open Netherlandsƒ50,000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rolf Muntz
31 Jul UPS German PGA Championship Germany25,000 Flag of Germany.svg Erol Şimşek
13 Aug Finnish PGA Championship Finland3,500 Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Piltz
13 Aug Esbjerg Danish Closed Denmark10,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Bjørn
4 Oct Swiss PGA Championship SwitzerlandCHF 25,000 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Steve Rey

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 1996 European Tour. [3]

RankPlayerPrize money (£)
1 Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Bjørn 46,471
2 Flag of France.svg Tim Planchin 32,702
3 Flag of Spain.svg Diego Borrego 32,459
4 Flag of France.svg Éric Giraud 27,365
5 Flag of England.svg Simon D. Hurley 25,683

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. "1995 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. "European Challenge Tour Final Money List". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 31 October 1995. p. 43. Retrieved 2 October 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Graf bound for Brighton". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 13 October 1995. p. 35. Retrieved 2 October 2023 via Newspapers.com. ...end-of-season PGA Challenge Tour event to climb into the top 10 of the Order of Merit and qualify automatically for the main tour.