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1990 Challenge Tour

Golf tour season

Field	Value
year	1990
tour	Challenge Tour
regular_season	–
no_of_events	30
most_wins	ITA Giuseppe Calì (2)
FRA Quentin Dabson (2)
IRL John McHenry (2)
honor1	Rankings
honoree1	ITA Giuseppe Calì
prevseason	1989
nextseason	1991

FRA Quentin Dabson (2) IRL John McHenry (2) The 1990 Challenge Tour was the second season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1990 season.

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse
(£)	Winner	Notes
23 Mar	Open Ercros 1	Spain	Pta 3,500,000	ENG Simon D. Hurley (2)	New to Challenge Tour
7 Apr	Tessali Open	Italy	Lit 100,000,000	ITA Emanuele Bolognesi (1)
4 May	Open Renault	Spain	Pta 3,500,000	ENG Wayne Henry (1)	New to Challenge Tour
12 May	Boggi Open	Italy	Lit 100,000,000	IRL John McHenry (1)	New tournament
19 May	Open Ercros 2	Spain	Pta 3,500,000	ESP Ignacio Feliu (1)	New to Challenge Tour
20 May	Ramlösa Open	Sweden	SKr 350,000	SWE Carl-Magnus Strömberg (2)
24 May	Prince's Challenge	England	25,000	SCO Colin Gillies (1)
27 May	Jede Hot Cup Open	Sweden	SKr 250,000	SWE Peter Hedblom (1)	New tournament
31 May	Barnham Broom Challenge	England	25,000	SCO Colin Brooks (2)
3 Jun	FLA Open	Sweden	SKr 300,000	SWE Olle Nordberg (1)
9 Jun	Cerutti Open	Italy	Lit 80,000,000	ITA Giuseppe Calì (1)
10 Jun	Open Vittel	France	55,000	FRA Michel Besanceney (1)
14 Jun	Bolton Old Links Challenge	England	25,000	AUS Ken Trimble (1)
16 Jun	Ercros Circuit 2	Spain	Pta 3,500,000	ESP Juan Rosa (1)
16 Jun	Martini Open	Italy	Lit 150,000,000	ENG David James (1)
17 Jun	Stiga Open	Sweden	SKr 300,000	SWE Mats Hallberg (1)
23 Jun	Audi Open	Germany	60,000	AUS Brad King (1)	New tournament
24 Jun	Open de Lyon	France	55,000	FRA Quentin Dabson (1)
1 Jul	Viking Open	Sweden	SKr 250,000	SWE Peter Carsbo (1)	New tournament
8 Jul	Wermland Open	Sweden	SKr 525,000	SWE Joakim Haeggman (1)
8 Jul	Neuchâtel Open	Switzerland	CHF 100,000	SUI André Bossert (1)
15 Jul	Scandinavian Tipo Trophy	Finland	SKr 300,000	SWE Fredrik Lindgren (1)
22 Jul	SM Match Play	Sweden	SKr 250,000	IRL Eoghan O'Connell (1)
5 Aug	Audi Quattro Trophy	Germany	50,000	ENG Nick Godin (2)
12 Aug	Gevalia Open	Sweden	SKr 400,000	ARG José Cantero (1)
26 Aug	Länsförsäkringar Open	Sweden	SKr 600,000	SWE Adam Mednick (1)
9 Sep	Västerås Open	Sweden	SKr 500,000	SWE Vilhelm Forsbrand (1)
15 Sep	Open Thyssen	Spain	Pta 3,500,000	ESP Juan Carlos Piñero (1)	New to Challenge Tour
16 Sep	SI Compaq Open	Sweden	SKr 500,000	SWE Jesper Parnevik (1)
23 Sep	Esab Open	Sweden	SKr 300,000	ARG Ricardo González (1)
6 Oct	Open Alcatel	Spain	Pta 3,500,000	WAL David Wood (1)	New to Challenge Tour

Unofficial events

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	Notes
24 Jun	Memorial Olivier Barras	Switzerland	CHF 50,000	ITA Giuseppe Calì (2)
20 Jul	Leman Pro-Am	Switzerland	CHF 125,000	FRA Quentin Dabson (2)	New tournament
18 Aug	Rolex Pro-Am	Switzerland	CHF 100,000	IRL John McHenry (2)
19 Aug	Teleannons Grand Prix	Sweden	SKr 415,000	SWE Mikael Högberg (1)
9 Sep	Brussels Pro-Am	Belgium	60,000	ENG Philip Golding (1)	New tournament

Rankings

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling. The top five players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1991 European Tour (Volvo Tour).

Rank	Player	Prize money (£)
1	ITA Giuseppe Calì	28,383
2	IRL Eoghan O'Connell	24,848
3	ENG David James	24,619
4	SWE Mikael Högberg	23,900
5	FRA Quentin Dabson	21,832

Notes

References

"1990 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
Wilson, Mark. (1991). "The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1991". Macmillan.
(December 1990). "Challenge Tour 1990".

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