1995 Challenge Tour
| Duration | 2 March 1995 – 15 October 1995 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 30 |
| Most wins | 3: Thomas Bjørn |
| Challenge Tour Rankings | Thomas Bjørn |
← 1994 1996 → | |
The 1995 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was started as the Satellite Tour in 1986 and was renamed the Challenge Tour ready for the start of the 1990 season.[1]
The Challenge Tour Rankings were won by Denmark's Thomas Bjørn.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
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| 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 |  Eric Giraud (3) |
New tournament |
| 28 May | Compaq Open | Sweden | 30,000 |  Dennis Edlund (2) |
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| 4 Jun | SIAB Open | Sweden | 30,000 |  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 | 30,000 | 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 | 55,000 |  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 | 30,000 | 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 | 60,000 | 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 | 30,000 | 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 | 30,000 | 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 | 30,000 | 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun | Italian Native Open | Italy | 50,000 | Emanuele Bolognesi |
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| 18 Jun | Championnat de France Pro | France | 50,000 | Eric 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 |
Challenge Tour Rankings
For full rankings, see 1995 Challenge Tour graduates.
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling. The top 15 players on the tour earned status to play on the 1996 European Tour.
| Rank | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Bjørn |
46,471 |
| 2 | Diego Borrego |
30,914 |
| 3 | Tim Planchin |
30,264 |
| 4 | Simon D. Hurley |
27,027 |
| 5 | Per Nyman |
25,591 |
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ "Tournament Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-07-30.