1995 Challenge Tour Explained

Year:1995
Tour:Challenge Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:30
Most Wins: Thomas Bjørn (3)
Honor1:Rankings
Honoree1: Thomas Bjørn
Prevseason:1994
Nextseason: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]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
WinnerNotes
5 Mar Kenya 65,000 James Lee (1)
30 Apr Spain 55,000 Pedro Linhart (1)
14 May Czech Republic 60,000 Éric Giraud (3) New tournament
28 May Sweden SKr 350,000 Dennis Edlund (2)
4 Jun Sweden SKr 350,000 Anssi Kankkonen (1)
5 Jun France 50,000 Rolf Muntz (2)
11 Jun Denmark SKr 350,000 Thomas Bjørn (1)
11 Jun Italy 60,000 Emanuele Bolognesi (2)
25 Jun Denmark SKr 640,000 Rob Edwards (1)
25 Jun Switzerland 35,000 Simon D. Hurley (4)
2 Jul Switzerland 35,000 Nicolas Vanhootegem (1)
9 Jul France 50,000 Patrik Sjöland (1)
9 Jul Finland SKr 350,000 Fredrik Plahn (1)
15 Jul France 55,000 Thomas Gögele (1)
23 Jul Switzerland 50,000 Thomas Bjørn (2)
30 Jul Norway SKr 700,000 Stephen Field (2)
6 Aug Germany 72,000 Joost Steenkamer (1)
6 Aug Switzerland 40,000 Carl Suneson (1)
13 Aug Sweden SKr 350,000 Peter Thörn (1)
20 Aug Netherlands 60,000 Warren Bennett (1)
20 Aug Denmark SKr 350,000 François Lamare (1)
26 Aug England 65,000 Thomas Bjørn (3)
2 Sep Italy 40,000 Andrew Collison (1)
10 Sep Belgium 55,000 Diego Borrego (2)
17 Sep France 35,000 Tim Planchin (3)
17 Sep Sweden SKr 350,000 Per Nyman (3)
23 Sep Spain 70,000 Ben Tinning (1) New tournament
29 Sep Spain 30,000 Per Nyman (4) New tournament
7 Oct Tunisia 70,000 Ricky Willison (2)
15 Oct Portugal 60,000 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 Italy 50,000
18 Jun France 50,000
24 Jun Netherlands 20,000
31 Jul Germany 25,000
13 Aug Finland 3,500
13 Aug Denmark 10,000
4 Oct Switzerland 15,000

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 (£)
1 46,471
2 32,702
3 32,459
4 27,365
5 25,683

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1995 Tournament schedule . European Tour . 31 August 2023.
  2. News: European Challenge Tour Final Money List . The Daily Telegraph . London, United Kingdom . 31 October 1995 . 43 . 2 October 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Graf bound for Brighton . The Daily Telegraph . London, United Kingdom . 13 October 1995 . 35 . 2 October 2023 . 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..