1991 Challenge Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | 6 December 1990 (1990-12-06) – 12 October 1991 (1991-10-12) |
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Number of official events | 33 |
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← 1990 1992 → |
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[a] | OWGR points | Notes |
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9 Dec | Nigerian Open | Nigeria | 80,000 | ![]() | 6 | New to Challenge Tour |
16 Dec | Ivory Coast Open | Ivory Coast | 78,000 | ![]() | 8 | New to Challenge Tour |
13 Jan | Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 75,000 | ![]() | n/a | New to Challenge Tour |
20 Jan | Zambia Open | Zambia | 75,000 | ![]() | n/a | New to Challenge Tour |
27 Jan | Kenya Open | Kenya | 75,000 | ![]() | n/a | New to Challenge Tour |
6 Apr | Tessali Open | Italy | 50,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
12 May | Milano Open | Italy | 45,000 | ![]() | n/a | New tournament |
19 May | Ramlösa Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
23 May | Prince's Challenge | England | 25,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
26 May | SIAB Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
30 May | Bolton Old Links Challenge | England | 25,000 | ![]() | n/a | New tournament |
2 Jun | Open de Dijon Bourgogne | France | 40,000 | ![]() | n/a | New tournament |
2 Jun | Jede Hot Cup | Sweden | SKr 250,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
6 Jun | Cawder Challenge | Scotland | 25,000 | ![]() | n/a | New tournament |
8 Jun | Cerutti Open | Italy | 60,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
9 Jun | Open Vittel | France | 50,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
15 Jun | Open de Lyon | France | 70,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
16 Jun | Stiga Open | Sweden | SKr 330,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
22 Jun | Martini Open | Italy | 70,000 | ![]() | n/a | New tournament |
23 Jun | Formula Micro Danish Open | Denmark | SKr 350,000 | ![]() | n/a | New tournament |
30 Jun | Audi Quattro Trophy | Germany | 50,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
14 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | SKr 330,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
21 Jul | SM Match Play | Sweden | SKr 400,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
4 Aug | Audi Open | Germany | 55,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
11 Aug | Länsförsäkringar Open | Sweden | SKr 600,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
18 Aug | Gefle Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
1 Sep | SI Compaq Open | Sweden | SKr 1,000,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
8 Sep | Västerås Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
16 Sep | Upsala Golf International | Sweden | SKr 200,000 | ![]() | n/a | New tournament |
22 Sep | Viking Open | Sweden | SKr 250,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
6 Oct | Grenoble Pro 91 | France | 50,000 | ![]() | n/a | New tournament |
12 Oct | Bulles Laurent Perrier | France | 20,000 | ![]() | 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[a] | OWGR points | Notes |
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17 May | Clydesdale Bank Northern Open | Scotland | 22,500 | ![]() | n/a | New to Challenge Tour |
9 Jun | Teleannons Grand Prix | Sweden | SKr 450,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
7 Jul | Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy | Switzerland | CHF 100,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
19 Jul | Moet & Chandon Pro-Am | Switzerland | CHF 100,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
24 Aug | Rolex Pro-Am | Switzerland | CHF 100,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
8 Sep | Perrier Belgian Pro-Am | Belgium | 40,000 | ![]() | n/a |
Rankings
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 (£) |
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1 | ![]() | 35,533 |
2 | ![]() | 32,298 |
3 | ![]() | 29,172 |
4 | ![]() | 28,961 |
5 | ![]() | 28,481 |
See also
Notes
- ^ a b 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
- ^ "1991 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ a b Wilson, Mark (1992). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1992. Macmillan. pp. 60–61. ISBN 0333573765. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Challenge Tour". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. January 1992. p. 81. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ 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