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1994 Challenge Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1994 |
| tour | Challenge Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 34 |
| most_wins | NZL Michael Campbell (3) |
| honor1 | Rankings |
| honoree1 | NIR Raymond Burns |
| prevseason | 1993 |
| nextseason | 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.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (£) | Winner | Notes | |||
| 19 Mar | Tunisian Challenge | Tunisia | 70,000 | ENG Jon Robson (1) | New tournament |
| 26 Mar | El Corte Inglés Open | Spain | Pta 6,000,000 | ESP Juan Carlos Piñero (2) | |
| 2 Apr | Tessali Open | Italy | Lit 100,000,000 | ENG Michael Archer (1) | |
| 10 Apr | Open Jezequel | France | 55,000 | ENG Carl Watts (1) | |
| 22 Apr | Stockley Park Challenge | England | 40,000 | ENG Ricky Willison (1) | |
| 30 Apr | Centenario Copa Palmer | Spain | Pta 10,000,000 | SWE Daniel Westermark (2) | New tournament |
| 28 May | Club Med Open | Italy | Lit 150,000,000 | NIR Raymond Burns (1) | |
| 29 May | Ramlösa Open | Sweden | SKr 315,000 | SWE Eric Carlberg (a) (1) | |
| 5 Jun | SIAB Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | NOR Per Haugsrud (2) | |
| 5 Jun | Challenge AGF | France | 50,000 | ENG Jon Robson (2) | |
| 12 Jun | Himmerland Open | Denmark | SKr 360,000 | ENG Michael Archer (2) | New tournament |
| 26 Jun | Memorial Olivier Barras | Switzerland | CHF 75,000 | NZL Michael Campbell (1) | |
| 3 Jul | Bank Austria Open | Austria | 50,000 | NZL Michael Campbell (2) | |
| 3 Jul | Västerås Open | Sweden | SKr 315,000 | SWE Joakim Grönhagen (1) | |
| 3 Jul | Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy | Switzerland | CHF 150,000 | NED Rolf Muntz (1) | |
| 9 Jul | Open Divonne | France | 55,000 | ENG Stuart Cage (1) | |
| 10 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | SKr 350,000 | FIN Mikael Piltz (1) | |
| 17 Jul | Open des Volcans | France | 70,000 | FRA Éric Giraud (2) | |
| 24 Jul | Interlaken Open | Switzerland | CHF 100,000 | ENG Neal Briggs (2) | |
| 24 Jul | Jämtland Open | Sweden | SKr 315,000 | SWE Daniel Chopra (1) | New tournament |
| 6 Aug | Rolex Pro-Am | Switzerland | CHF 100,000 | ENG Stuart Little (1) | |
| 7 Aug | SM Match Play | Sweden | SKr 315,000 | SWE Per Nyman (2) | |
| 14 Aug | Audi Quattro Trophy | Germany | 55,000 | NZL Michael Campbell (3) | |
| 21 Aug | Karsten Ping Norwegian Challenge | Norway | SKr 700,000 | NIR Raymond Burns (2) | New tournament |
| 26 Aug | Gore-Tex Challenge | Scotland | 35,000 | ENG John Bickerton (1) | |
| 28 Aug | Toyota Danish PGA Championship | Denmark | SKr 360,000 | SWE Anders Overbring (1) | |
| 4 Sep | Open de Dijon Bourgogne | France | 35,000 | ITA Marcello Santi (1) | |
| 4 Sep | Compaq Open | Sweden | SKr 315,000 | SWE Adam Mednick (3) | |
| 11 Sep | Dutch Challenge Open | Netherlands | ƒ190,000 | FRA Jean-François Remésy (1) | |
| 18 Sep | Challenge Novotel | France | 50,000 | SWE Jarmo Sandelin (2) | |
| 24 Sep | Perrier European Pro-Am | Belgium | 50,000 | ENG Andrew Sandywell (1) | |
| 25 Sep | Team Erhverv Danish Open | Denmark | SKr 630,000 | ENG Liam White (1) | |
| 2 Oct | Challenge Chargeurs | France | 50,000 | SWE Daniel Chopra (2) | |
| 9 Oct | Biarritz International Pro-Am | France | 25,000 | WAL Mark Litton (3) |
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 | |||
| 15 May | American Express Trophy | Germany | 40,000 | DEU Torsten Giedeon | |
| 15 May | Scottish Professional Championship | Scotland | 55,000 | SCO Andrew Coltart |
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 1995 European Tour (Volvo Tour).
| Rank | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIR Raymond Burns | 43,583 |
| 2 | ENG Jon Robson | 38,334 |
| 3 | NZL Michael Campbell | 29,707 |
| 4 | ENG Michael Archer | 29,673 |
| 5 | ENG Neal Briggs | 29,626 |
Notes
References
References
- "1994 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
- (November 1994). "Challenge Tour Penningligan".
- (13 October 1994). "Captains closing the door on their county careers". The Birmingham Post.
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