1994 Challenge Tour season
Duration16 March 1994 (1994-03-16) – 9 October 1994 (1994-10-09)
Number of official events34
Most winsNew Zealand Michael Campbell (3)
RankingsNorthern Ireland Raymond Burns
1993
1995

The 1994 Challenge Tour was the sixth season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1994 season.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]Notes
19 MarTunisian ChallengeTunisia70,000England Jon Robson (1)New tournament
26 MarEl Corte Inglés OpenSpain30,000Spain Juan Carlos Piñero (2)
2 AprTessali OpenItaly40,000England Michael Archer (1)
10 AprOpen JezequelFrance55,000England Carl Watts (1)
22 AprStockley Park ChallengeEngland40,000England Ricky Willison (1)
30 AprCentenario Copa PalmerSpain50,000Sweden Daniel Westermark (2)New tournament
28 MayClub Med OpenItaly60,000Northern Ireland Raymond Burns (1)
29 MayRamlösa OpenSwedenSKr 315,000Sweden Eric Carlberg (a) (1)
5 JunSIAB OpenSwedenSKr 350,000Norway Per Haugsrud (2)
5 JunChallenge AGFFrance50,000England Jon Robson (2)
12 JunHimmerland OpenDenmarkSKr 360,000England Michael Archer (2)New tournament
26 JunMemorial Olivier BarrasSwitzerland30,000New Zealand Michael Campbell (1)
3 JulBank Austria OpenAustria50,000New Zealand Michael Campbell (2)
3 JulVästerås OpenSwedenSKr 315,000Sweden Joakim Grönhagen (1)
3 JulNeuchâtel Open SBS TrophySwitzerland70,000Netherlands Rolf Muntz (1)
9 JulOpen DivonneFrance55,000England Stuart Cage (1)
10 JulVolvo Finnish OpenFinlandSKr 350,000Finland Mikael Piltz (1)
17 JulOpen des VolcansFrance70,000France Éric Giraud (2)
24 JulInterlaken OpenSwitzerland45,000England Neal Briggs (2)
24 JulJämtland OpenSwedenSKr 315,000Sweden Daniel Chopra (1)New tournament
6 AugRolex Pro-AmSwitzerland45,000England Stuart Little (1)
7 AugSM Match PlaySwedenSKr 315,000Sweden Per Nyman (2)
14 AugAudi Quattro TrophyGermany55,000New Zealand Michael Campbell (3)
21 AugKarsten Ping Norwegian ChallengeNorwaySKr 700,000Northern Ireland Raymond Burns (2)New tournament
26 AugGore-Tex ChallengeScotland35,000England John Bickerton (1)
28 AugToyota Danish PGA ChampionshipDenmarkSKr 360,000Sweden Anders Overbring (1)
4 SepOpen de Dijon BourgogneFrance35,000Italy Marcello Santi (1)
4 SepCompaq OpenSwedenSKr 315,000Sweden Adam Mednick (3)
11 SepDutch Challenge OpenNetherlands60,000France Jean-François Remésy (1)
18 SepChallenge NovotelFrance50,000Sweden Jarmo Sandelin (2)
24 SepPerrier European Pro-AmBelgium50,000England Andrew Sandywell (1)
25 SepTeam Erhverv Danish OpenDenmarkSKr 630,000England Liam White (1)
2 OctChallenge ChargeursFrance50,000Sweden Daniel Chopra (2)
9 OctBiarritz International Pro-AmFrance25,000Wales Mark Litton (3)

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
WinnerNotes
15 MayAmerican Express TrophyGermany40,000Germany Torsten Giedeon
15 MayScottish Professional ChampionshipScotland55,000Scotland Andrew Coltart

Rankings

For full rankings, see 1994 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 1995 European Tour (Volvo Tour).[3]

RankPlayerPrize money (£)
1Northern Ireland Raymond Burns43,583
2England Jon Robson38,334
3New Zealand Michael Campbell29,707
4England Michael Archer29,673
5England Neal Briggs29,626

See also

Notes

  1. 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

  1. "1994 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. "Challenge Tour Penningligan" [Challenge Tour Money list]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 11. November 1994. p. 82. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. "Captains closing the door on their county careers". The Birmingham Post. Birmingham, United Kingdom. 13 October 1994. p. 18. Retrieved 2 October 2023 via Newspapers.com. There will be ten new names on the European Tour next season...
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