1994 Challenge Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | 16 March 1994 (1994-03-16) – 9 October 1994 (1994-10-09) |
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Number of official events | 34 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Rankings | ![]() |
← 1993 1995 → |
The 1994 Challenge Tour was the sixth season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1994 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) | Winner[a] | Notes |
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19 Mar | Tunisian Challenge | Tunisia | 70,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
26 Mar | El Corte Inglés Open | Spain | 30,000 | ![]() | |
2 Apr | Tessali Open | Italy | 40,000 | ![]() | |
10 Apr | Open Jezequel | France | 55,000 | ![]() | |
22 Apr | Stockley Park Challenge | England | 40,000 | ![]() | |
30 Apr | Centenario Copa Palmer | Spain | 50,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
28 May | Club Med Open | Italy | 60,000 | ![]() | |
29 May | Ramlösa Open | Sweden | SKr 315,000 | ![]() | |
5 Jun | SIAB Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | ![]() | |
5 Jun | Challenge AGF | France | 50,000 | ![]() | |
12 Jun | Himmerland Open | Denmark | SKr 360,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
26 Jun | Memorial Olivier Barras | Switzerland | 30,000 | ![]() | |
3 Jul | Bank Austria Open | Austria | 50,000 | ![]() | |
3 Jul | Västerås Open | Sweden | SKr 315,000 | ![]() | |
3 Jul | Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy | Switzerland | 70,000 | ![]() | |
9 Jul | Open Divonne | France | 55,000 | ![]() | |
10 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | SKr 350,000 | ![]() | |
17 Jul | Open des Volcans | France | 70,000 | ![]() | |
24 Jul | Interlaken Open | Switzerland | 45,000 | ![]() | |
24 Jul | Jämtland Open | Sweden | SKr 315,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
6 Aug | Rolex Pro-Am | Switzerland | 45,000 | ![]() | |
7 Aug | SM Match Play | Sweden | SKr 315,000 | ![]() | |
14 Aug | Audi Quattro Trophy | Germany | 55,000 | ![]() | |
21 Aug | Karsten Ping Norwegian Challenge | Norway | SKr 700,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
26 Aug | Gore-Tex Challenge | Scotland | 35,000 | ![]() | |
28 Aug | Toyota Danish PGA Championship | Denmark | SKr 360,000 | ![]() | |
4 Sep | Open de Dijon Bourgogne | France | 35,000 | ![]() | |
4 Sep | Compaq Open | Sweden | SKr 315,000 | ![]() | |
11 Sep | Dutch Challenge Open | Netherlands | 60,000 | ![]() | |
18 Sep | Challenge Novotel | France | 50,000 | ![]() | |
24 Sep | Perrier European Pro-Am | Belgium | 50,000 | ![]() | |
25 Sep | Team Erhverv Danish Open | Denmark | SKr 630,000 | ![]() | |
2 Oct | Challenge Chargeurs | France | 50,000 | ![]() | |
9 Oct | Biarritz International Pro-Am | France | 25,000 | ![]() |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) | Winner | Notes |
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15 May | American Express Trophy | Germany | 40,000 | ![]() | |
15 May | Scottish Professional Championship | Scotland | 55,000 | ![]() |
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]
Rank | Player | Prize money (£) |
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1 | ![]() | 43,583 |
2 | ![]() | 38,334 |
3 | ![]() | 29,707 |
4 | ![]() | 29,673 |
5 | ![]() | 29,626 |
See also
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ "1994 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Challenge Tour Penningligan" [Challenge Tour Money list]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 11. November 1994. p. 82. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "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.
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External links
- Official website