1995 Challenge Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | 2 March 1995 (1995-03-02) – 15 October 1995 (1995-10-15) |
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Number of official events | 30 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Rankings | ![]() |
← 1994 1996 → |
The 1995 Challenge Tour was the seventh season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) | Winner[a] | Notes |
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5 Mar | Kenya Open | Kenya | 65,000 | ![]() | |
30 Apr | Canarias Challenge | Spain | 55,000 | ![]() | |
14 May | KB Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 60,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
28 May | Compaq Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | ![]() | |
4 Jun | SIAB Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | ![]() | |
5 Jun | Challenge Chargeurs | France | 50,000 | ![]() | |
11 Jun | Himmerland Open | Denmark | SKr 350,000 | ![]() | |
11 Jun | Club Med Open | Italy | 60,000 | ![]() | |
25 Jun | Team Erhverv Danish Open | Denmark | SKr 640,000 | ![]() | |
25 Jun | Memorial Olivier Barras | Switzerland | CHF 75,000 | ![]() | |
2 Jul | Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy | Switzerland | CHF 75,000 | ![]() | |
9 Jul | Open Divonne | France | 50,000 | ![]() | |
9 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | SKr 350,000 | ![]() | |
15 Jul | Open des Volcans | France | 55,000 | ![]() | |
23 Jul | Interlaken Open | Switzerland | CHF 100,000 | ![]() | |
30 Jul | Karsten Ping Norwegian Open | Norway | SKr 700,000 | ![]() | |
6 Aug | Audi Quattro Trophy | Germany | 72,000 | ![]() | |
6 Aug | Rolex Pro-Am | Switzerland | CHF 75,000 | ![]() | |
13 Aug | SM Match Play | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | ![]() | |
20 Aug | Steelcover Dutch Challenge Open | Netherlands | 60,000 | ![]() | |
20 Aug | Toyota Danish PGA Championship | Denmark | SKr 350,000 | ![]() | |
26 Aug | Coca-Cola Open | England | 65,000 | ![]() | |
2 Sep | Tessali Open | Italy | 40,000 | ![]() | |
10 Sep | Perrier European Pro-Am | Belgium | 55,000 | ![]() | |
17 Sep | Open de Dijon Bourgogne | France | 35,000 | ![]() | |
17 Sep | Kentab Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | ![]() | |
23 Sep | Eulen Open Galea | Spain | 70,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
29 Sep | Lomas Bosque Challenge | Spain | 30,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
7 Oct | Tunisian Open Challenge | Tunisia | 70,000 | ![]() | |
15 Oct | UAP Grand Final | Portugal | 60,000 | ![]() | 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.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) | Winner | Notes |
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17 Jun | Italian Native Open | Italy | 50,000 | ![]() | |
18 Jun | Championnat de France Pro | France | 50,000 | ![]() | |
24 Jun | Nedcar National Open | Netherlands | 20,000 | ![]() | |
31 Jul | UPS German PGA Championship | Germany | 25,000 | ![]() | |
13 Aug | Finnish PGA Championship | Finland | 3,500 | ![]() | |
13 Aug | Esbjerg Danish Closed | Denmark | 10,000 | ![]() | |
4 Oct | Swiss PGA Championship | Switzerland | CHF 25,000 | ![]() |
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 1996 European Tour.[3]
Rank | Player | Prize money (£) |
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1 | ![]() | 46,471 |
2 | ![]() | 32,702 |
3 | ![]() | 32,459 |
4 | ![]() | 27,365 |
5 | ![]() | 25,683 |
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
- ^ "1995 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "European Challenge Tour Final Money List". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 31 October 1995. p. 43. Retrieved 2 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Official website