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1996 Challenge Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1996 |
| tour | Challenge Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 32 |
| most_wins | SWE Dennis Edlund (2) |
| ESP Ignacio Feliu (2) | |
| SWE Adam Mednick (2) | |
| FIN Kalle Väinölä (2) | |
| GER Erol Şimşek (2) | |
| honor1 | Rankings |
| honoree1 | ENG Ian Garbutt |
| prevseason | 1995 |
| nextseason | 1997 |
ESP Ignacio Feliu (2) SWE Adam Mednick (2) FIN Kalle Väinölä (2) GER Erol Şimşek (2) The 1996 Challenge Tour was the eighth season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1996 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (£) | Winner | Notes | |||
| 25 Feb | Kenya Open | Kenya | 65,000 | SCO Mike Miller (1) | |
| 10 Mar | Open de Côte d'Ivoire | Ivory Coast | 70,000 | ITA Massimo Florioli (1) | |
| 14 Apr | Is Molas Challenge | Italy | Lit 80,000,000 | ENG Simon Burnell (1) | New tournament |
| 21 Apr | Le Pavoniere Challenge | Italy | Lit 80,000,000 | FIN Kalle Väinölä (1) | New tournament |
| 27 Apr | Alianca UAP Challenger | Portugal | 50,000 | ENG Gary Marks (1) | New tournament |
| 5 May | Canarias Challenge | Spain | Pta 12,000,000 | ENG Robert Lee (1) | |
| 19 May | Open de Dijon | France | 45,000 | ESP Francisco Cea (1) | |
| 26 May | Club Med Open | Italy | Lit 140,000,000 | ESP Ignacio Feliu (2) | |
| 2 Jun | SIAB Open | Sweden | 35,000 | FIN Kalle Väinölä (2) | |
| 9 Jun | KB Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 65,000 | SWE Joakim Rask (2) | |
| 9 Jun | Himmerland Open | Denmark | 35,000 | SWE Niklas Diethelm (1) | |
| 23 Jun | Team Erhverv Danish Open | Denmark | 70,000 | SWE Robert Jonsson (1) | |
| 23 Jun | Open dei Tessali | Italy | Lit 100,000,000 | NZL Stephen Scahill (1) | |
| 30 Jun | Audi Quattro Trophy | Germany | 72,000 | DEU Erol Şimşek (1) | |
| 7 Jul | Open des Volcans | France | 60,000 | ENG Andrew Sandywell (2) | |
| 13 Jul | Gosen Challenge | England | 35,000 | ENG Greg Owen (1) | New tournament |
| 14 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | 35,000 | SWE Björn Bäck (1) | |
| 28 Jul | Interlaken Open | Switzerland | CHF 100,000 | ENG Van Phillips (1) | |
| 4 Aug | English Challenge Tour Championship | England | 65,000 | SWE Dennis Edlund (3) | |
| 10 Aug | Rolex Trophy Pro-Am | Switzerland | CHF 100,000 | SWE Dennis Edlund (4) | |
| 18 Aug | Karsten Ping Norwegian Open | Norway | 60,000 | ESP Ignacio Feliu (3) | |
| 25 Aug | Dutch Challenge | Netherlands | 60,000 | AUS Mathew Goggin (1) | |
| 25 Aug | Toyota Danish PGA Championship | Denmark | 40,000 | SWE Adam Mednick (4) | |
| 1 Sep | Kentab/RBG Open | Sweden | 40,000 | SWE Max Anglert (1) | |
| 8 Sep | Russian Open | Russia | 65,000 | ENG Carl Watts (2) | New to Challenge Tour |
| 8 Sep | SM Match Play | Sweden | 50,000 | SWE Adam Mednick (5) | |
| 15 Sep | Perrier European Pro-Am | Belgium | 55,000 | USA Kevin Carissimi (1) | |
| 21 Sep | Eulen Open Galea | Spain | 72,000 | ESP José Antonio Sota (1) | |
| 28 Sep | Modena Classic Open | Italy | 35,000 | ENG Lee S. James (1) | New tournament |
| 29 Sep | Telia InfoMedia Grand Prix | Sweden | SKr 1,000,000 | ENG Scott Watson (1) | |
| 6 Oct | Bank Pekao Polish Open | Poland | 40,000 | DEU Erol Şimşek (2) | New to Challenge Tour |
| 20 Oct | UAP Grand Final | Portugal | 65,000 | ENG Ian Garbutt (1) | Tour Championship |
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 | |||
| 30 Jun | Memorial Olivier Barras | Switzerland | CHF 75,000 | ESP Juan Quirós (1) | |
| 7 Jul | Neuchâtel Open Golf Trophy | Switzerland | CHF 75,000 | ITA Federico Bisazza (1) |
Rankings
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling. The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1997 European Tour.
| Rank | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG Ian Garbutt | 37,661 |
| 2 | SWE Dennis Edlund | 34,286 |
| 3 | ENG Robert Lee | 33,990 |
| 4 | ENG Andrew Sandywell | 33,098 |
| 5 | ITA Massimo Florioli | 32,708 |
Notes
References
References
- "1996 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
- (December 1996). "Challenge Tour Penningligan".
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