Equity & Law Challenge

Equity & Law Challenge
Tournament information
LocationRichmond, London, England
Established1987
Course(s)Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club
Tour(s)European Tour
(approved special event)
Format54-hole modified Stableford
(36-holes in 1987)
Final year1992
Final champion
Sweden Anders Forsbrand

The Equity & Law Challenge was an unofficial-money golf tournament on the European Tour that was played from 1987 to 1992. All six editions were played on a relatively short composite course at Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club. The event used a Modified Stableford points system with 2 points for an eagle and 1 for a birdie. Ties were split by the number of pars. Qualification for the event was based on a season-long points system in which points were gained for birdies and eagles in European Tour events.[1]

Winners

Source:[2]

Year Winner Score Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)		 Ref
1987 England Barry Lane 15 points 1 point United States Bill Malley 20,000 [3]
1988 Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty 21 points 1 point England Barry Lane 21,000 [4]
1989 Australia Brett Ogle 25 points 4 points Scotland Colin Montgomerie 22,570 [5]
1990 Scotland Brian Marchbank 22 points 1 point England Derrick Cooper
United States Peter Teravainen		 20,000 [6]
1991 Scotland Brian Marchbank 22 points 3 points England Barry Lane 25,000 [7]
1992 Sweden Anders Forsbrand 20 points 3 points England Russell Claydon 25,000 [8]

The 1987 event was played over 36 holes but later editions were over 54 holes.

References

  1. ^ Platts, Mitchell (21 November 1986). "In search of legal eagles". The Times. p. 44. Retrieved 27 May 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  2. ^ "Past Champions Former Events". PGA European Tour. 21 November 2016.
  3. ^ "£20,000 for Lane". The Glasgow Herald. 14 October 1987. p. 23.
  4. ^ "Rivals are defeated by style of Rafferty". The Times. 19 October 1988.
  5. ^ "Australia's Brett Ogle". The Glasgow Herald. 27 September 1989. p. 28.
  6. ^ "A house-warming present for a man on the move". The Times. 26 September 1990.
  7. ^ "Richardson's 58 not enough to pip Marchbank". The Times. 18 September 1991.
  8. ^ "Forsbrand does the double". The Times. 16 September 1992.