1997 Challenge Tour

Golf tour season August 2023 1997 Challenge Tour 1997 3 5 y – 1997 10 26 y 35A further two tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled or abandoned. ENG Andrew Collison (2)SWE Fredrik Henge (2)FRA Raphaël Jacquelin (2)FIN Anssi Kankkonen (2)ITA Michele Reale (2)GER Erol Şimşek (2) Rankings ITA Michele Reale 1996 1998 The 1997 Challenge Tour was the ninth season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/1997/ 1997 Tournament schedule European Tour 30 August 2023 DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winnertotals 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.Notes 8 Mar Open de Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast 70,000 DEN Knud Storgaard (1) 16 Mar Lonrho Kenya Open Kenya 65,000 ARG Jorge Berendt (1) 13 Apr Is Molas Challenge Italy 35,000 ENG Andrew Collison (2) 19 Apr Le Pavoniere Supercal Challenge Italy 35,000 ENG Andrew Collison (3) 27 Apr Alianca UAP Challenger France 55,000 FIN Anssi Kankkonen (2) 4 May Canarias Challenge Spain 55,000 ITA Michele Reale (1) 18 May Modena Classic Open Italy 35,000 ESP Jesús María Arruti (2) 25 May Matchmaker Austrian Open Austria 50,000 DEU Erol Şimşek (3) New to Challenge Tour 1 Jun Himmerland Open Denmark 35,000 SWE Mikael Lundberg (1) 8 Jun KB Golf Challenge Czech Republic 55,000 DEU Alex Čejka (3) 8 Jun SIAB Open Sweden 35,000 SWE Joakim Rask (3) 22 Jun Team Erhverv Danish Open Denmark 80,000 ENG David Lynn (1) 29 Jun Audi Quattro Trophy Germany 72,000 ENG David A. Russell (1) 29 Jun Open dei Tessali Italy 35,000 ESP Ivó Giner (1) 6 Jul Open des Volcans France 50,000 WAL Mark Litton (4) 7 Jul Neuchâtel Open Switzerland 35,000 DEU Erol Şimşek (4) 13 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland 35,000 DEN Søren Kjeldsen (1) 20 Jul Rolex Trophy Pro-Am Switzerland 50,000 FIN Anssi Kankkonen (3) 27 Jul Interlaken Open Switzerland – Abandonedabandoned Tournament abandoned due to persistent bad weather.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-people/132685939/ Wash out! The Sunday People London, United Kingdom 27 July 1997 30 September 2023 60 Newspapers.com 27 Jul BTC Slovenian Open Slovenia 40,000 SWE Kalle Brink (1) New tournament 3 Aug Klassis Turkish Open Turkey 85,000 WAL Bradley Dredge (1) New tournament 10 Aug Challenge Tour Championship England 70,000 AUS Greg Chalmers (1) 24 Aug Netcom Norwegian Open Norway 45,000 SUI Demitri Bieri (1) 31 Aug Steelcover Dutch Challenge Netherlands 60,000 FRA Raphaël Jacquelin (2) 25 Aug Toyota Danish PGA Championship Denmark 40,000 SWE Fredrik Henge (1) 6 Sep Sovereign Russian Open Russia 90,000 ITA Michele Reale (2) 7 Sep Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay Sweden 50,000 USA Gregory Garbero (1) 14 Sep Perrier European Pro-Am Belgium 65,000 USA Craig Hainline (1) 21 Sep Eulen Open Galea Spain 65,000 ENG Warren Bennett (2) 26 Sep BPGT Challenge England 35,000 FRA Olivier Edmond (1) 28 Sep Polish Open Poland – Cancelled 5 Oct Telia InfoMedia Grand Prix Sweden 80,000 SWE Fredrik Henge (2) 11 Oct San Paolo Vita Open Italy 45,000 AUS Mathew Goggin (2) 19 Oct Estoril Challenge Portugal 85,000 ESP José Manuel Carriles (1) New tournament 26 Oct Estoril Grand Final Portugal 70,000 FRA Nicolas Joakimides (1) Tour Championship Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, but did not carry official money, wins were still official however. DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)WinnertotalsNotes 22 Jun Memorial Olivier Barras Switzerland 40,000 FRA Raphaël Jacquelin (1) Rankings The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post-1997-challenge-tour/132637820/ Leading 15 players on rankings who earn European Tour cards for 1998 The Birmingham Post Birmingham, United Kingdom 27 October 1997 21 29 September 2023 Newspapers.com The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1998 European Tour. Rank Player Prize money (£)1 ITA Michele Reale 51,6792 SWE Kalle Brink 36,1123 AUS Greg Chalmers 35,2674 FRA Raphaël Jacquelin 34,5375 FIN Anssi Kankkonen 32,128 See also 1997 Swedish Golf Tour Notes References External links http://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/ Category:Challenge Tour seasons Challenge Tour Challenge Tour