The 1995 Challenge Tour was the seventh season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
| Duration | 2 March 1995 – 15 October 1995 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 30 |
| Most wins |  Thomas Bjørn (3) |
| Rankings | Thomas Bjørn |
← 1994 1996 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar | Kenya Open | Kenya | 65,000 |  James Lee (1) |
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| 30 Apr | Canarias Challenge | Spain | 55,000 |  Pedro Linhart (1) |
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| 14 May | KB Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 60,000 |  Éric Giraud (3) |
New tournament |
| 28 May | Compaq Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 |  Dennis Edlund (2) |
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| 4 Jun | SIAB Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 |  Anssi Kankkonen (1) |
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| 5 Jun | Challenge Chargeurs | France | 50,000 |  Rolf Muntz (2) |
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| 11 Jun | Himmerland Open | Denmark | SKr 350,000 | Thomas Bjørn (1) |
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| 11 Jun | Club Med Open | Italy | 60,000 |  Emanuele Bolognesi (2) |
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| 25 Jun | Team Erhverv Danish Open | Denmark | SKr 640,000 |  Rob Edwards (1) |
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| 25 Jun | Memorial Olivier Barras | Switzerland | 35,000 | Simon D. Hurley (4) |
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| 2 Jul | Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy | Switzerland | 35,000 |  Nicolas Vanhootegem (1) |
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| 9 Jul | Open Divonne | France | 50,000 | Patrik Sjöland (1) |
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| 9 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | SKr 350,000 | Fredrik Plahn (1) |
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| 15 Jul | Open des Volcans | France | 55,000 |  Thomas Gögele (1) |
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| 23 Jul | Interlaken Open | Switzerland | 50,000 | Thomas Bjørn (2) |
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| 30 Jul | Karsten Ping Norwegian Open | Norway | SKr 700,000 | Stephen Field (2) |
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| 6 Aug | Audi Quattro Trophy | Germany | 72,000 | Joost Steenkamer (1) |
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| 6 Aug | Rolex Pro-Am | Switzerland | 40,000 | Carl Suneson (1) |
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| 13 Aug | SM Match Play | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | Peter Thörn (1) |
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| 20 Aug | Steelcover Dutch Challenge Open | Netherlands | 60,000 | Warren Bennett (1) |
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| 20 Aug | Toyota Danish PGA Championship | Denmark | SKr 350,000 | François Lamare (1) |
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| 26 Aug | Coca-Cola Open | England | 65,000 | Thomas Bjørn (3) |
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| 2 Sep | Tessali Open | Italy | 40,000 | Andrew Collison (1) |
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| 10 Sep | Perrier European Pro-Am | Belgium | 55,000 | Diego Borrego (2) |
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| 17 Sep | Open de Dijon Bourgogne | France | 35,000 | Tim Planchin (3) |
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| 17 Sep | Kentab Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | Per Nyman (3) |
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| 23 Sep | Eulen Open Galea | Spain | 70,000 | Ben Tinning (1) |
New tournament |
| 29 Sep | Lomas Bosque Challenge | Spain | 30,000 | Per Nyman (4) |
New tournament |
| 7 Oct | Tunisian Open Challenge | Tunisia | 70,000 | Ricky Willison (2) |
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| 15 Oct | UAP Grand Final | Portugal | 60,000 | Francisco Valera (2) |
New tournament Tour Championship |
Unofficial events edit
The following events were sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) |
Winner | Notes |
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| 17 Jun | Italian Native Open | Italy | 50,000 | Emanuele Bolognesi |
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| 18 Jun | Championnat de France Pro | France | 50,000 | Éric Giraud |
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| 24 Jun | Nedcar National Open | Netherlands | 20,000 | Rolf Muntz |
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| 31 Jul | UPS German PGA Championship | Germany | 25,000 | Erol Şimşek |
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| 13 Aug | Finnish PGA Championship | Finland | 3,500 | Mikael Piltz |
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| 13 Aug | Esbjerg Danish Closed | Denmark | 10,000 | Thomas Bjørn |
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| 4 Oct | Swiss PGA Championship | Switzerland | 15,000 |  Steve Rey |
Rankings edit
For full rankings, see 1995 Challenge Tour graduates.
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[2] The top 10 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1996 European Tour.[3]
| Rank | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Bjørn |
46,471 |
| 2 | Tim Planchin |
32,702 |
| 3 | Diego Borrego |
32,459 |
| 4 | Éric Giraud |
27,365 |
| 5 | Simon D. Hurley |
25,683 |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ 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
- ^ "1995 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "European Challenge Tour Final Money List". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 31 October 1995. p. 43. Retrieved 2 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Graf bound for Brighton". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 13 October 1995. p. 35. Retrieved 2 October 2023 – via 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.