1995 Challenge Tour

Golf tour season August 2023 1995 Challenge Tour 1995 3 2 y – 1995 10 15 y 30 DEN Thomas Bjørn (3) Rankings DEN Thomas Bjørn 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.https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/1995/ 1995 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 5 Mar Kenya Open Kenya 65,000 WAL James Lee (1) 30 Apr Canarias Challenge Spain Pta 11,000,000 ESP Pedro Linhart (1) 14 May KB Golf Challenge Czech Republic 60,000 FRA Éric Giraud (3) New tournament 28 May Compaq Open Sweden SKr 350,000 SWE Dennis Edlund (2) 4 Jun SIAB Open Sweden SKr 350,000 FIN Anssi Kankkonen (1) 5 Jun Challenge Chargeurs France 50,000 NED Rolf Muntz (2) 11 Jun Himmerland Open Denmark SKr 350,000 DEN Thomas Bjørn (1) 11 Jun Club Med Open Italy Lit 160,000,000 ITA Emanuele Bolognesi (2) 25 Jun Team Erhverv Danish Open Denmark SKr 640,000 ENG Rob Edwards (1) 25 Jun Memorial Olivier Barras Switzerland CHF 75,000 ENG Simon D. Hurley (4) 2 Jul Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy Switzerland CHF 75,000 BEL Nicolas Vanhootegem (1) 9 Jul Open Divonne France 50,000 SWE Patrik Sjöland (1) 9 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland SKr 350,000 SWE Fredrik Plahn (1) 15 Jul Open des Volcans France 55,000 DEU Thomas Gögele (1) 23 Jul Interlaken Open Switzerland CHF 100,000 DEN Thomas Bjørn (2) 30 Jul Karsten Ping Norwegian Open Norway SKr 700,000 ENG Stephen Field (2) 6 Aug Audi Quattro Trophy Germany 72,000 NED Joost Steenkamer (1) 6 Aug Rolex Pro-Am Switzerland CHF 75,000 ESP Carl Suneson (1) 13 Aug SM Match Play Sweden SKr 350,000 SWE Peter Thörn (1) 20 Aug Steelcover Dutch Challenge Open Netherlands ƒ190,000 ENG Warren Bennett (1) 20 Aug Toyota Danish PGA Championship Denmark SKr 350,000 FRA François Lamare (1) 26 Aug Coca-Cola Open England 65,000 DEN Thomas Bjørn (3) 2 Sep Tessali Open Italy Lit 110,000,000 ENG Andrew Collison (1) 10 Sep Perrier European Pro-Am Belgium 55,000 ESP Diego Borrego (2) 17 Sep Open de Dijon Bourgogne France 35,000 FRA Tim Planchin (3) 17 Sep Kentab Open Sweden SKr 350,000 SWE Per Nyman (3) 23 Sep Eulen Open Galea Spain Pta 15,000,000 DEN Ben Tinning (1) New tournament 29 Sep Lomas Bosque Challenge Spain Pta 6,000,000 SWE Per Nyman (4) New tournament 7 Oct Tunisian Open Challenge Tunisia 70,000 ENG Ricky Willison (2) 15 Oct UAP Grand Final Portugal 60,000 ESP Francisco Valera (2) Tour ChampionshipAlso a new tournament. 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 Italian Native Open Italy Lit 140,000,000 ITA Emanuele Bolognesi 18 Jun Championnat de France Pro France 50,000 FRA Éric Giraud 24 Jun Nedcar National Open Netherlands ƒ50,000 NED Rolf Muntz 31 Jul UPS German PGA Championship Germany 25,000 DEU Erol Şimşek 13 Aug Finnish PGA Championship Finland 3,500 FIN Mikael Piltz 13 Aug Esbjerg Danish Closed Denmark 10,000 DEN Thomas Bjørn 4 Oct Swiss PGA Championship Switzerland CHF 25,000 SUI Steve Rey Rankings full rankings 1995 Challenge Tour graduates The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph/132801214/ European Challenge Tour Final Money List The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom 31 October 1995 43 2 October 2023 Newspapers.com The top 10 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1996 European Tour.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph/132802621/ 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. Rank Player Prize money (£)1 DEN Thomas Bjørn 46,4712 FRA Tim Planchin 32,7023 ESP Diego Borrego 32,4594 FRA Éric Giraud 27,3655 ENG Simon D. Hurley 25,683 See also 1995 Swedish Golf Tour Notes References External links http://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/ Category:Challenge Tour seasons Challenge Tour Challenge Tour