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1991 Challenge Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1991 |
| tour | Challenge Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 33 |
| most_wins | SWE Mats Hallberg (2) |
| SWE Peter Hedblom (2) | |
| ENG David R. Jones (2) | |
| SWE Fredrik Larsson (2) | |
| ENG Jonathan Sewell (2) | |
| honor1 | Rankings |
| honoree1 | ENG David R. Jones |
| prevseason | 1990 |
| nextseason | 1992 |
SWE Peter Hedblom (2) ENG David R. Jones (2) SWE Fredrik Larsson (2) ENG Jonathan Sewell (2) The 1991 Challenge Tour was the third season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1991 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (£) | Winner | OWGR | ||||
| points | Notes | |||||
| 9 Dec | Nigerian Open | Nigeria | 80,000 | ENG Wayne Stephens (1) | 6 | New to Challenge Tour |
| 16 Dec | Ivory Coast Open | Ivory Coast | 78,000 | WAL David Llewellyn (1) | 8 | New to Challenge Tour |
| 13 Jan | Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 75,000 | ENG Keith Waters (1) | n/a | New to Challenge Tour |
| 20 Jan | Zambia Open | Zambia | 75,000 | ENG David R. Jones (1) | n/a | New to Challenge Tour |
| 27 Jan | Kenya Open | Kenya | 75,000 | ENG Jeremy Robinson (3) | n/a | New to Challenge Tour |
| 6 Apr | Tessali Open | Italy | Lit 110,000,000 | FRA Éric Giraud (1) | n/a | |
| 12 May | Milano Open | Italy | Lit 100,000,000 | FRA Jean-Charles Cambon (1) | n/a | New tournament |
| 19 May | Ramlösa Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | SWE Fredrik Larsson (1) | n/a | |
| 23 May | Prince's Challenge | England | 25,000 | ENG Ian Spencer (1) | n/a | |
| 26 May | SIAB Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | ENG Jon Evans (1) | n/a | |
| 30 May | Bolton Old Links Challenge | England | 25,000 | ENG Stephen Field (1) | n/a | New tournament |
| 2 Jun | Open de Dijon Bourgogne | France | 40,000 | SWE Mikael Krantz (1) | n/a | New tournament |
| 2 Jun | Jede Hot Cup | Sweden | SKr 250,000 | SWE Mats Hallberg (2) | n/a | |
| 6 Jun | Cawder Challenge | Scotland | 25,000 | WAL Neil Roderick (1) | n/a | New tournament |
| 8 Jun | Cerutti Open | Italy | Lit 130,000,000 | ENG Jonathan Sewell (1) | n/a | |
| 9 Jun | Open Vittel | France | 50,000 | ENG Chris Platts (1) | n/a | |
| 15 Jun | Open de Lyon | France | 70,000 | IRL John McHenry (3) | n/a | |
| 16 Jun | Stiga Open | Sweden | SKr 330,000 | SWE Mats Hallberg (3) | n/a | |
| 22 Jun | Martini Open | Italy | Lit 150,000,000 | ZAF John Bland (1) | n/a | New tournament |
| 23 Jun | Formula Micro Danish Open | Denmark | SKr 350,000 | SWE Peter Hedblom (2) | n/a | New tournament |
| 30 Jun | Audi Quattro Trophy | Germany | 50,000 | DEU Alex Čejka (1) | n/a | |
| 14 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | SKr 330,000 | SWE Fredrik Larsson (2) | n/a | |
| 21 Jul | SM Match Play | Sweden | SKr 400,000 | SWE Mathias Grönberg (1) | n/a | |
| 4 Aug | Audi Open | Germany | 55,000 | ENG Paul Eales (1) | n/a | |
| 11 Aug | Länsförsäkringar Open | Sweden | SKr 600,000 | SWE Johan Ryström (1) | n/a | |
| 18 Aug | Gefle Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | SWE Mats Lanner (3) | n/a | |
| 1 Sep | SI Compaq Open | Sweden | SKr 1,000,000 | ENG Jonathan Sewell (2) | n/a | |
| 8 Sep | Västerås Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | SWE Vilhelm Forsbrand (2) | n/a | |
| 16 Sep | Upsala Golf International | Sweden | SKr 200,000 | SWE Peter Hedblom (3) | n/a | New tournament |
| 22 Sep | Viking Open | Sweden | SKr 250,000 | ARG José Cantero (2) | n/a | |
| 6 Oct | Grenoble Pro 91 | France | 50,000 | ENG Roger Winchester (1) | n/a | New tournament |
| 12 Oct | Bulles Laurent Perrier | France | 20,000 | FRA Roger Sabarros (2) | n/a | New tournament |
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 | OWGR | ||||
| points | Notes | |||||
| 17 May | Clydesdale Bank Northern Open | Scotland | 22,500 | ENG Craig Cassels (1) | n/a | New to Challenge Tour |
| 9 Jun | Teleannons Grand Prix | Sweden | SKr 450,000 | SWE Jan Tilmanis (1) | n/a | |
| 7 Jul | Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy | Switzerland | CHF 100,000 | DEU Heinz-Peter Thül (2) | n/a | |
| 19 Jul | Moet & Chandon Pro-Am | Switzerland | CHF 100,000 | FRA Christophe Lacroix (1) | n/a | |
| 24 Aug | Rolex Pro-Am | Switzerland | CHF 100,000 | ENG David R. Jones (2) | n/a | |
| 8 Sep | Perrier Belgian Pro-Am | Belgium | 40,000 | ENG George Ryall (1) | n/a |
Rankings
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling. The top 10 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1992 European Tour (Volvo Tour).
| Rank | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG David R. Jones | 35,533 |
| 2 | ENG Jonathan Sewell | 32,298 |
| 3 | ENG Roger Winchester | 29,172 |
| 4 | IRL John McHenry | 28,961 |
| 5 | ENG Jeremy Robinson | 28,481 |
Notes
References
References
- "1991 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
- Wilson, Mark. (1992). "The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1992". Macmillan.
- (January 1992). "Challenge Tour".
- Peake, Trevor. (18 October 1991). "Affleck misses out". Daily Post.
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