1996 Challenge Tour

Golf tour season August 2023 1996 Challenge Tour 1996 2 22 y – 1996 10 24 y 32 SWE Dennis Edlund (2)ESP Ignacio Feliu (2)SWE Adam Mednick (2)FIN Kalle Väinölä (2)GER Erol Şimşek (2) Rankings ENG Ian Garbutt 1995 1997 The 1996 Challenge Tour was the eighth season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1996 season.https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/1996/ 1996 Tournament schedule European Tour 31 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 25 Feb Kenya Open Kenya 65,000 SCO Mike Miller (1) 10 Mar Open de Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast 70,000 ITA Massimo Florioli (1) 14 Apr Is Molas Challenge Italy Lit 80,000,000 ENG Simon Burnell (1) New tournament 21 Apr Le Pavoniere Challenge Italy Lit 80,000,000 FIN Kalle Väinölä (1) New tournament 27 Apr Alianca UAP Challenger Portugal 50,000 ENG Gary Marks (1) New tournament 5 May Canarias Challenge Spain Pta 12,000,000 ENG Robert Lee (1) 19 May Open de Dijon France 45,000 ESP Francisco Cea (1) 26 May Club Med Open Italy Lit 140,000,000 ESP Ignacio Feliu (2) 2 Jun SIAB Open Sweden 35,000 FIN Kalle Väinölä (2) 9 Jun KB Golf Challenge Czech Republic 65,000 SWE Joakim Rask (2) 9 Jun Himmerland Open Denmark 35,000 SWE Niklas Diethelm (1) 23 Jun Team Erhverv Danish Open Denmark 70,000 SWE Robert Jonsson (1) 23 Jun Open dei Tessali Italy Lit 100,000,000 NZL Stephen Scahill (1) 30 Jun Audi Quattro Trophy Germany 72,000 DEU Erol Şimşek (1) 7 Jul Open des Volcans France 60,000 ENG Andrew Sandywell (2) 13 Jul Gosen Challenge England 35,000 ENG Greg Owen (1) New tournament 14 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland 35,000 SWE Björn Bäck (1) 28 Jul Interlaken Open Switzerland CHF 100,000 ENG Van Phillips (1) 4 Aug English Challenge Tour Championship England 65,000 SWE Dennis Edlund (3) 10 Aug Rolex Trophy Pro-Am Switzerland CHF 100,000 SWE Dennis Edlund (4) 18 Aug Karsten Ping Norwegian Open Norway 60,000 ESP Ignacio Feliu (3) 25 Aug Dutch Challenge Netherlands 60,000 AUS Mathew Goggin (1) 25 Aug Toyota Danish PGA Championship Denmark 40,000 SWE Adam Mednick (4) 1 Sep Kentab/RBG Open Sweden 40,000 SWE Max Anglert (1) 8 Sep Russian Open Russia 65,000 ENG Carl Watts (2) New to Challenge Tour 8 Sep SM Match Play Sweden 50,000 SWE Adam Mednick (5) 15 Sep Perrier European Pro-Am Belgium 55,000 USA Kevin Carissimi (1) 21 Sep Eulen Open Galea Spain 72,000 ESP José Antonio Sota (1) 28 Sep Modena Classic Open Italy 35,000 ENG Lee S. James (1) New tournament 29 Sep Telia InfoMedia Grand Prix Sweden SKr 1,000,000 ENG Scott Watson (1) 6 Oct Bank Pekao Polish Open Poland 40,000 DEU Erol Şimşek (2) New to Challenge Tour 20 Oct UAP Grand Final Portugal 65,000 ENG Ian Garbutt (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 30 Jun Memorial Olivier Barras Switzerland CHF 75,000 ESP Juan Quirós (1) 7 Jul Neuchâtel Open Golf Trophy Switzerland CHF 75,000 ITA Federico Bisazza (1) Rankings The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.Challenge Tour Penningligan Challenge Tour Money list http://www.e-magin.se/paper/d9rh80km/popup/60#/paper/95n5xkmr/90 sv 90 December 1996 Svensk Golf 12 10 October 2023 De femton bästa får kortet till Europatouren The top fifteen will receive a European Tour card The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1997 European Tour. Rank Player Prize money (£)1 ENG Ian Garbutt 37,6612 SWE Dennis Edlund 34,2863 ENG Robert Lee 33,9904 ENG Andrew Sandywell 33,0985 ITA Massimo Florioli 32,708 See also 1996 Swedish Golf Tour Notes References External links http://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/ Category:Challenge Tour seasons Challenge Tour Challenge Tour