1991 Challenge Tour

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Duration6 December 1990 (1990-12-6) – 12 October 1991 (1991-10-12)
Number of official events33
1991 Challenge Tour season
Duration6 December 1990 (1990-12-6) – 12 October 1991 (1991-10-12)
Number of official events33
Most winsSweden Mats Hallberg (2)
Sweden Peter Hedblom (2)
England David R. Jones (2)
Sweden Fredrik Larsson (2)
England Jonathan Sewell (2)
RankingsEngland David R. Jones
1990
1992

The 1991 Challenge Tour was the third season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Unofficial events

The following table lists official events during the 1991 season.[1][2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
Winner[a]OWGR
points
Notes
9 DecNigerian OpenNigeria80,000England Wayne Stephens (1)6New to Challenge Tour
16 DecIvory Coast OpenIvory Coast78,000Wales David Llewellyn (1)8New to Challenge Tour
13 JanZimbabwe OpenZimbabwe75,000England Keith Waters (1)n/aNew to Challenge Tour
20 JanZambia OpenZambia75,000England David R. Jones (1)n/aNew to Challenge Tour
27 JanKenya OpenKenya75,000England Jeremy Robinson (3)n/aNew to Challenge Tour
6 AprTessali OpenItalyLit 110,000,000France Éric Giraud (1)n/a
12 MayMilano OpenItalyLit 100,000,000France Jean-Charles Cambon (1)n/aNew tournament
19 MayRamlösa OpenSwedenSKr 350,000Sweden Fredrik Larsson (1)n/a
23 MayPrince's ChallengeEngland25,000England Ian Spencer (1)n/a
26 MaySIAB OpenSwedenSKr 350,000England Jon Evans (1)n/a
30 MayBolton Old Links ChallengeEngland25,000England Stephen Field (1)n/aNew tournament
2 JunOpen de Dijon BourgogneFrance40,000Sweden Mikael Krantz (1)n/aNew tournament
2 JunJede Hot CupSwedenSKr 250,000Sweden Mats Hallberg (2)n/a
6 JunCawder ChallengeScotland25,000Wales Neil Roderick (1)n/aNew tournament
8 JunCerutti OpenItalyLit 130,000,000England Jonathan Sewell (1)n/a
9 JunOpen VittelFrance50,000England Chris Platts (1)n/a
15 JunOpen de LyonFrance70,000Republic of Ireland John McHenry (3)n/a
16 JunStiga OpenSwedenSKr 330,000Sweden Mats Hallberg (3)n/a
22 JunMartini OpenItalyLit 150,000,000South Africa John Bland (1)n/aNew tournament
23 JunFormula Micro Danish OpenDenmarkSKr 350,000Sweden Peter Hedblom (2)n/aNew tournament
30 JunAudi Quattro TrophyGermany50,000Germany Alex Čejka (1)n/a
14 JulVolvo Finnish OpenFinlandSKr 330,000Sweden Fredrik Larsson (2)n/a
21 JulSM Match PlaySwedenSKr 400,000Sweden Mathias Grönberg (1)n/a
4 AugAudi OpenGermany55,000England Paul Eales (1)n/a
11 AugLänsförsäkringar OpenSwedenSKr 600,000Sweden Johan Ryström (1)n/a
18 AugGefle OpenSwedenSKr 350,000Sweden Mats Lanner (3)n/a
1 SepSI Compaq OpenSwedenSKr 1,000,000England Jonathan Sewell (2)n/a
8 SepVästerås OpenSwedenSKr 350,000Sweden Vilhelm Forsbrand (2)n/a
16 SepUpsala Golf InternationalSwedenSKr 200,000Sweden Peter Hedblom (3)n/aNew tournament
22 SepViking OpenSwedenSKr 250,000Argentina José Cantero (2)n/a
6 OctGrenoble Pro 91France50,000England Roger Winchester (1)n/aNew tournament
12 OctBulles Laurent PerrierFrance20,000France Roger Sabarros (2)n/aNew tournament

The following events were sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, but did not carry official money, wins were still official however.

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
Winner[a]OWGR
points
Notes
17 MayClydesdale Bank Northern OpenScotland22,500England Craig Cassels (1)n/aNew to Challenge Tour
9 JunTeleannons Grand PrixSwedenSKr 450,000Sweden Jan Tilmanis (1)n/a
7 JulNeuchâtel Open SBS TrophySwitzerlandCHF 100,000Germany Heinz-Peter Thül (2)n/a
19 JulMoet & Chandon Pro-AmSwitzerlandCHF 100,000France Christophe Lacroix (1)n/a
24 AugRolex Pro-AmSwitzerlandCHF 100,000England David R. Jones (2)n/a
8 SepPerrier Belgian Pro-AmBelgium40,000England George Ryall (1)n/a

Rankings

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[2][3] The top 10 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1992 European Tour (Volvo Tour).[4]

RankPlayerPrize money (£)
1England David R. Jones35,533
2England Jonathan Sewell32,298
3England Roger Winchester29,172
4Republic of Ireland John McHenry28,961
5England Jeremy Robinson28,481

See also

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