1993 Challenge Tour

1993 Challenge Tour season
Duration28 January 1993 (1993-01-28) – 16 October 1993 (1993-10-16)
Number of official events44
Most winsSweden Klas Eriksson (3)
Sweden Niclas Fasth (3)
RankingsSweden Klas Eriksson
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The 1993 Challenge Tour was the fifth season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1993 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(£)		 Winner[a] Notes
31 Jan Zambia Open Zambia 75,000 England Peter Harrison (1)
7 Feb Kenya Open Kenya 95,000 Scotland Craig Maltman (1)
14 Feb Nigerian Open Nigeria 125,000 Scotland Gordon Manson (1)
3 Apr Tessali Open Italy Lit 120,000,000 Sweden Olle Nordberg (2)
4 Apr Campeonato de Castilla Spain Pta 6,000,000 Sweden Daniel Westermark (1) New tournament
10 Apr Open Jezequel France 60,000 United States Charles Raulerson (1) New tournament
16 Apr Collingtree Park Challenge England 35,000 Republic of Ireland Kevin Morris (1) New tournament
2 May Torneo Istantilla Golf Spain Pta 5,000,000 Sweden Magnus Persson (2) New tournament
9 May Tournoi Perrier de Paris France 130,000 United States Phil Mickelson (n/a) New tournament
16 May Open de Vittel France 65,000 France Jean-Louis Guépy (1)
29 May Club Med Open Italy Lit 150,000,000 Sweden Klas Eriksson (1)
30 May Ramlösa Open Sweden SKr 400,000 Sweden Olle Karlsson (1)
6 Jun Challenge Chargeurs France 55,000 Sweden Adam Mednick (2)
6 Jun SIAB Open Sweden SKr 350,000 Sweden Per-Ive Persson (1)
11 Jun Clydesdale Bank Northern Open Scotland 27,500 Scotland Kevin Stables (1)
13 Jun Challenge AGF France 55,000 Spain Ignacio Garrido (1)
20 Jun Milano Open Italy Lit 160,000,000 Wales Mark Litton (2)
20 Jun Team Erhverv Danish Open Denmark SKr 450,000 Denmark Christian Post (1)
27 Jun Audi Quattro Trophy Germany 55,000 England Jonathan Lomas (2)
28 Jun Memorial Olivier Barras Switzerland CHF 50,000 Spain Francisco Valera (a) (1)
4 Jul Bank Austria Open Austria 50,000 Sweden Klas Eriksson (2)
11 Jul Open de Neuchâtel Switzerland CHF 100,000 Switzerland Paolo Quirici (1)
11 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland SKr 300,000 Sweden Per Nyman (1)
16 Jul Pro-Am de Leman Switzerland CHF 100,000 Spain Diego Borrego (1)
18 Jul Open des Volcans France 70,000 Sweden Dennis Edlund (1)
25 Jul Audi Open Germany 65,000 Germany Alex Čejka (2)
25 Jul Interlaken Open Switzerland CHF 100,000 England Jamie Taylor (1) New tournament
25 Jul Västerås Open Sweden SKr 275,000 Sweden Niclas Fasth (1)
1 Aug Corfin Charity Challenge Czech Republic 55,000 England Ian Spencer (2)
1 Aug Open Ribera de Duero Spain Pta 5,000,000 Spain José Salgado (1) New tournament
7 Aug Rolex Pro-Am Switzerland CHF 100,000 England Philip Golding (2)
8 Aug Toyota Danish PGA Championship Denmark SKr 275,000 Sweden Fredrik Andersson (1) New tournament
15 Aug Compaq Open Sweden SKr 550,000 Sweden Niclas Fasth (2)
22 Aug Open de Divonne France 55,000 Sweden Fredrik Larsson (3) New tournament
28 Aug Gore-Tex Challenge Scotland 35,000 United States Charles Raulerson (2)
29 Aug Finnish PGA Championship Finland 3,000 Sweden Jarmo Sandelin (1) New to Challenge Tour
29 Aug SM Match Play Sweden SKr 300,000 Norway Per Haugsrud (1)
5 Sep Open de Dijon Bourgogne France 45,000 Sweden Niclas Fasth (3)
12 Sep Championnat de France Pro France 65,000 France Christian Cévaër (1) New to Challenge Tour
19 Sep Perrier European Pro-Am Belgium 40,000 England Chris Platts (2)
26 Sep Challenge Novotel France 55,000 Sweden Klas Eriksson (3)
9 Oct Biarritz International Pro-Am France 30,000 France Tim Planchin (2) New tournament
10 Oct Torneo RCG de Sevilla Spain Pta 5,000,000 Denmark Jacob Rasmussen (1) New tournament
16 Oct Perugia Open Italy Lit 120,000,000 England Jonathan Lomas (3) New tournament

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
16 May American Express Trophy Germany 45,000 Germany Sven Strüver
23 May Scottish Professional Championship Scotland 55,000 Scotland Sam Torrance
26 Jun Nedcar National Open Netherlands ƒ45,000 England John Woof
29 Sep Diners Club Championship Austria 17,500 Scotland Gordon Manson

Rankings

For full rankings, see 1993 Challenge Tour graduates.

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[2] The top 10 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1994 European Tour (Volvo Tour).[3]

Rank Player Prize money (£)
1 Sweden Klas Eriksson 48,365
2 France Jean-Louis Guépy 42,274
3 England Jonathan Lomas 40,976
4 Scotland Gordon Manson 38,777
5 France Frédéric Regard 36,435

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 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

  1. ^ "1993 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Challenge Tour Penningligan" [Challenge Tour Money list]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1993. p. 56. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. ^ Peake, Trevor (1 October 1993). "Wirral ace Mitchell's too hot to handle!". Daily Post. Wrexham, United Kingdom. p. 40. Retrieved 10 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com. With the top ten from the Challenge Tour automatically winning their cards for the Volvo European Tour next season...