1994 Challenge Tour
| Duration | 16 March 1994 – 9 October 1994 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 34 |
| Most wins |  Michael Campbell (3) |
| Rankings |  Raymond Burns |
← 1993 1995 → | |
The 1994 Challenge Tour was the sixth season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule[edit]
The following table lists official events during the 1994 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar | Tunisian Challenge | Tunisia | 70,000 |  Jon Robson (1) |
New tournament |
| 26 Mar | El Corte Inglés Open | Spain | 30,000 |  Juan Carlos Piñero (2) |
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| 2 Apr | Tessali Open | Italy | 40,000 | Michael Archer (1) |
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| 10 Apr | Open Jezequel | France | 55,000 | Carl Watts (1) |
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| 22 Apr | Stockley Park Challenge | England | 40,000 | Ricky Willison (1) |
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| 30 Apr | Centenario Copa Palmer | Spain | 50,000 |  Daniel Westermark (2) |
New tournament |
| 28 May | Club Med Open | Italy | 60,000 | Raymond Burns (1) |
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| 29 May | Ramlösa Open | Sweden | SKr 315,000 | Eric Carlberg (a) (1) |
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| 5 Jun | SIAB Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 |  Per Haugsrud (2) |
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| 5 Jun | Challenge AGF | France | 50,000 | Jon Robson (2) |
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| 12 Jun | Himmerland Open | Denmark | SKr 360,000 | Michael Archer (2) |
New tournament |
| 26 Jun | Memorial Olivier Barras | Switzerland | 30,000 | Michael Campbell (1) |
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| 3 Jul | Bank Austria Open | Austria | 50,000 | Michael Campbell (2) |
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| 3 Jul | Västerås Open | Sweden | SKr 315,000 | Joakim Grönhagen (1) |
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| 3 Jul | Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy | Switzerland | 70,000 |  Rolf Muntz (1) |
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| 9 Jul | Open Divonne | France | 55,000 | Stuart Cage (1) |
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| 10 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | SKr 350,000 |  Mikael Piltz (1) |
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| 17 Jul | Open des Volcans | France | 70,000 |  Éric Giraud (2) |
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| 24 Jul | Interlaken Open | Switzerland | 45,000 | Neal Briggs (2) |
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| 24 Jul | Jämtland Open | Sweden | SKr 315,000 | Daniel Chopra (1) |
New tournament |
| 6 Aug | Rolex Pro-Am | Switzerland | 45,000 | Stuart Little (1) |
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| 7 Aug | SM Match Play | Sweden | SKr 315,000 | Per Nyman (2) |
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| 14 Aug | Audi Quattro Trophy | Germany | 55,000 | Michael Campbell (3) |
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| 21 Aug | Karsten Ping Norwegian Challenge | Norway | SKr 700,000 | Raymond Burns (2) |
New tournament |
| 26 Aug | Gore-Tex Challenge | Scotland | 35,000 | John Bickerton (1) |
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| 28 Aug | Toyota Danish PGA Championship | Denmark | SKr 360,000 | Anders Overbring (1) |
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| 4 Sep | Open de Dijon Bourgogne | France | 35,000 |  Marcello Santi (1) |
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| 4 Sep | Compaq Open | Sweden | SKr 315,000 | Adam Mednick (3) |
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| 11 Sep | Dutch Challenge Open | Netherlands | 60,000 | Jean-François Remésy (1) |
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| 18 Sep | Challenge Novotel | France | 50,000 | Jarmo Sandelin (2) |
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| 24 Sep | Perrier European Pro-Am | Belgium | 50,000 | Andrew Sandywell (1) |
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| 25 Sep | Team Erhverv Danish Open | Denmark | SKr 630,000 | Liam White (1) |
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| 2 Oct | Challenge Chargeurs | France | 50,000 | Daniel Chopra (2) |
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| 9 Oct | Biarritz International Pro-Am | France | 25,000 |  Mark Litton (3) |
Unofficial events[edit]
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 |
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| 15 May | American Express Trophy | Germany | 40,000 |  Torsten Giedeon |
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| 15 May | Scottish Professional Championship | Scotland | 55,000 |  Andrew Coltart |
Rankings[edit]
For full rankings, see 1994 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 1995 European Tour (Volvo Tour).[3]
| Rank | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raymond Burns |
43,583 |
| 2 | Jon Robson |
38,334 |
| 3 | Michael Campbell |
29,707 |
| 4 | Michael Archer |
29,673 |
| 5 | Neal Briggs |
29,626 |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- ^ "1994 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Challenge Tour Penningligan" [Challenge Tour Money list]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 11. November 1994. p. 82. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Captains closing the door on their county careers". The Birmingham Post. Birmingham, United Kingdom. 13 October 1994. p. 18. Retrieved 2 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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