The 1991 Challenge Tour was the third season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
| Duration | 6 December 1990 – 12 October 1991 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 33 |
| Most wins |  Mats Hallberg (2) Peter Hedblom (2) David R. Jones (2) Fredrik Larsson (2) Jonathan Sewell (2) |
| Rankings | David R. Jones |
← 1990 1992 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 1991 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec | Nigerian Open | Nigeria | 80,000 | Wayne Stephens (1) |
6 | New to Challenge Tour |
| 16 Dec | Ivory Coast Open | Ivory Coast | 78,000 |  David Llewellyn (1) |
8 | New to Challenge Tour |
| 13 Jan | Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 75,000 | Keith Waters (1) |
n/a | New to Challenge Tour |
| 20 Jan | Zambia Open | Zambia | 75,000 | David R. Jones (1) |
n/a | New to Challenge Tour |
| 27 Jan | Kenya Open | Kenya | 75,000 | Jeremy Robinson (3) |
n/a | New to Challenge Tour |
| 6 Apr | Tessali Open | Italy | 50,000 |  Éric Giraud (1) |
n/a | |
| 12 May | Milano Open | Italy | 45,000 | Jean-Charles Cambon (1) |
n/a | New tournament |
| 19 May | Ramlösa Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | Fredrik Larsson (1) |
n/a | |
| 23 May | Prince's Challenge | England | 25,000 | Ian Spencer (1) |
n/a | |
| 26 May | SIAB Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | Jon Evans (1) |
n/a | |
| 30 May | Bolton Old Links Challenge | England | 25,000 | Stephen Field (1) |
n/a | New tournament |
| 2 Jun | Open de Dijon Bourgogne | France | 40,000 | Mikael Krantz (1) |
n/a | New tournament |
| 2 Jun | Jede Hot Cup | Sweden | SKr 250,000 | Mats Hallberg (2) |
n/a | |
| 6 Jun | Cawder Challenge | Scotland | 25,000 | Neil Roderick (1) |
n/a | New tournament |
| 8 Jun | Cerutti Open | Italy | 60,000 | Jonathan Sewell (1) |
n/a | |
| 9 Jun | Open Vittel | France | 50,000 | Chris Platts (1) |
n/a | |
| 15 Jun | Open de Lyon | France | 70,000 |  John McHenry (3) |
n/a | |
| 16 Jun | Stiga Open | Sweden | SKr 330,000 | Mats Hallberg (3) |
n/a | |
| 22 Jun | Martini Open | Italy | 70,000 |  John Bland (1) |
n/a | New tournament |
| 23 Jun | Formula Micro Danish Open | Denmark | SKr 350,000 | Peter Hedblom (2) |
n/a | New tournament |
| 30 Jun | Audi Quattro Trophy | Germany | 50,000 |  Alex Čejka (1) |
n/a | |
| 14 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | SKr 330,000 | Fredrik Larsson (2) |
n/a | |
| 21 Jul | SM Match Play | Sweden | SKr 400,000 | Mathias Grönberg (1) |
n/a | |
| 4 Aug | Audi Open | Germany | 55,000 | Paul Eales (1) |
n/a | |
| 11 Aug | Länsförsäkringar Open | Sweden | SKr 600,000 | Johan Ryström (1) |
n/a | |
| 18 Aug | Gefle Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | Mats Lanner (3) |
n/a | |
| 1 Sep | SI Compaq Open | Sweden | SKr 1,000,000 | Jonathan Sewell (2) |
n/a | |
| 8 Sep | Västerås Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | Vilhelm Forsbrand (2) |
n/a | |
| 16 Sep | Upsala Golf International | Sweden | SKr 200,000 | Peter Hedblom (3) |
n/a | New tournament |
| 22 Sep | Viking Open | Sweden | SKr 250,000 |  José Cantero (2) |
n/a | |
| 6 Oct | Grenoble Pro 91 | France | 50,000 | Roger Winchester (1) |
n/a | New tournament |
| 12 Oct | Bulles Laurent Perrier | France | 20,000 | Roger Sabarros (2) |
n/a | New tournament |
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] | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May | Clydesdale Bank Northern Open | Scotland | 22,500 | Craig Cassels (1) |
n/a | New to Challenge Tour |
| 9 Jun | Teleannons Grand Prix | Sweden | SKr 450,000 | Jan Tilmanis (1) |
n/a | |
| 7 Jul | Neuchâtel Open | Switzerland | 40,000 | Heinz-Peter Thül (2) |
n/a | |
| 19 Jul | Moet & Chandon Pro-Am | Switzerland | 45,000 | Christophe Lacroix (1) |
n/a | |
| 24 Aug | Rolex Pro-Am | Switzerland | 40,000 | David R. Jones (2) |
n/a | |
| 8 Sep | Perrier Belgian Pro-Am | Belgium | 40,000 | George Ryall (1) |
n/a |
Rankings edit
For full rankings, see 1991 Challenge Tour graduates.
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[2][3] The top 10 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1992 European Tour (Volvo Tour).[4]
| Rank | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David R. Jones |
35,533 |
| 2 | Jonathan Sewell |
32,298 |
| 3 | Roger Winchester |
29,172 |
| 4 | John McHenry |
28,961 |
| 5 | Jeremy Robinson |
28,481 |
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
- ^ "1991 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ a b Wilson, Mark (1992). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1992. Macmillan. pp. 60–61. ISBN 0333573765. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Challenge Tour". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. January 1992. p. 81. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ Peake, Trevor (18 October 1991). "Affleck misses out". Daily Post. Wrexham, United Kingdom. p. 37. Retrieved 10 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Paul Affleck slipped down to 13th in the provisional final table of the season and out of the top ten, who automatically win their Volvo European Tour cards for next season.