The 1990 Challenge Tour was the second season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
| Duration | 21 March 1990 – 6 October 1990 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 30 |
| Most wins |  Giuseppe Calì (2) Quentin Dabson (2) John McHenry (2) Eoghan O'Connell (2) |
| Rankings | Giuseppe Calì |
← 1989 1991 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 1990 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar | Torras Hostench 1 | Spain | 20,000 |  Simon D. Hurley (2) |
New tournament series |
| 7 Apr | Tessali Open | Italy | 50,000 | Emanuele Bolognesi (1) |
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| 4 May | Torras Hostench 2 | Spain | 20,000 |  Antonio Garrido (1) |
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| 12 May | Boggi Open | Italy | 50,000 | John McHenry (1) |
New tournament |
| 19 May | Ercros Circuit 1 | Spain | 20,000 | Ignacio Feliu (1) |
New tournament series |
| 20 May | Ramlösa Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 |  Carl-Magnus Strömberg (2) |
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| 24 May | Prince's Challenge | England | 25,000 |  Colin Gillies (1) |
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| 27 May | Jede Hot Cup Open | Sweden | SKr 250,000 | Peter Hedblom (1) |
New tournament |
| 31 May | Barnham Broom Challenge | England | 25,000 | Colin Brooks (2) |
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| 3 Jun | FLA Open | Sweden | SKr 300,000 | Olle Nordberg (1) |
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| 9 Jun | Cerutti Open | Italy | 40,000 | Giuseppe Calì (1) |
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| 10 Jun | Open Vittel | France | 55,000 | Michel Besanceney (1) |
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| 14 Jun | Bolton Old Links Challenge | England | 25,000 |  Ken Trimble (1) |
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| 16 Jun | Ercros Circuit 2 | Spain | 75,000 | Juan Rosa (1) |
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| 16 Jun | Martini Open | Italy | 75,000 | David James (1) |
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| 17 Jun | Stiga Open | Sweden | SKr 300,000 | Mats Hallberg (1) |
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| 23 Jun | Audi Open | Germany | 60,000 | Brad King (1) |
New tournament |
| 24 Jun | Open de Lyon | France | 55,000 | Quentin Dabson (1) |
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| 1 Jul | Viking Open | Sweden | SKr 250,000 | Peter Carsbo (1) |
New tournament |
| 8 Jul | Wermland Open | Sweden | SKr 525,000 | Joakim Haeggman (1) |
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| 8 Jul | Neuchâtel Open | Switzerland | 40,000 |  André Bossert (1) |
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| 15 Jul | Scandinavian Tipo Trophy | Finland | SKr 300,000 | Fredrik Lindgren (1) |
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| 22 Jul | SM Match Play | Sweden | SKr 250,000 | Eoghan O'Connell (1) |
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| 5 Aug | Audi Quattro Trophy | Germany | 50,000 | Nick Godin (2) |
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| 12 Aug | Gevalia Open | Sweden | SKr 400,000 |  José Cantero (1) |
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| 26 Aug | Länsförsäkringar Open | Sweden | SKr 600,000 | Adam Mednick (1) |
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| 9 Sep | Västerås Open | Sweden | SKr 500,000 | Vilhelm Forsbrand (1) |
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| 15 Sep | Ercros Circuit 3 | Spain | 20,000 | Juan Carlos Piñero (1) |
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| 16 Sep | SI Compaq Open | Sweden | SKr 500,000 | Jesper Parnevik (1) |
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| 23 Sep | Esab Open | Sweden | SKr 300,000 | Ricardo González (1) |
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| 6 Oct | Ercros Circuit 4 | Spain | 20,000 | Eoghan O'Connell (2) |
Unofficial events edit
The following events were sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, but did not carry official money, wins were still official however.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun | Memorial Olivier Barras | Switzerland | 20,000 | Giuseppe Calì (2) |
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| 20 Jul | Leman Pro-Am | Switzerland | 50,000 | Quentin Dabson (2) |
New tournament |
| 18 Aug | Rolex Pro-Am | Switzerland | 40,000 | John McHenry (2) |
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| 19 Aug | Teleannons Grand Prix | Sweden | SKr 415,000 | Mikael Högberg (1) |
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| 9 Sep | Brussels Pro-Am | Belgium | 60,000 | Philip Golding (1) |
New tournament |
Rankings edit
For full rankings, see 1990 Challenge Tour graduates.
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[2][3] The top five players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1991 European Tour (Volvo Tour).[3]
| Rank | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giuseppe Calì |
28,383 |
| 2 | Eoghan O'Connell |
24,848 |
| 3 | David James |
24,619 |
| 4 | Mikael Högberg |
23,900 |
| 5 | Quentin Dabson |
21,832 |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b 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 edit
- ^ "1990 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ a b Wilson, Mark (1991). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1991. Macmillan. pp. 58–59. ISBN 0333547330. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ a b "Challenge Tour 1990". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1990. p. 84. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
De fem första erhåller ET-kortet utan spel på tourskolan i Frankrike.
[The first five receive an ET [European Tour] card without playing in the tour school in France.]