1994 Challenge Tour
Year1994
TourChallenge Tour
Regular season16 March 1994 – 9 October 1994
No of events34
Most winsMichael Campbell (3)
Honor 1Rankings
Honoree 1Raymond Burns
Prevseason1993
Nextseason1995

The 1994 Challenge Tour was the sixth season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1994 season.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)		Winner[a]Notes
19 MarTunisian ChallengeTunisia70,000Jon Robson (1)New tournament
26 MarEl Corte Inglés OpenSpainPta 6,000,000Juan Carlos Piñero (2)
2 AprTessali OpenItalyLit 100,000,000Michael Archer (1)
10 AprOpen JezequelFrance55,000Carl Watts (1)
22 AprStockley Park ChallengeEngland40,000Ricky Willison (1)
30 AprCentenario Copa PalmerSpainPta 10,000,000Daniel Westermark (2)New tournament
28 MayClub Med OpenItalyLit 150,000,000Raymond Burns (1)
29 MayRamlösa OpenSwedenSKr 315,000Eric Carlberg (a) (1)
5 JunSIAB OpenSwedenSKr 350,000Per Haugsrud (2)
5 JunChallenge AGFFrance50,000Jon Robson (2)
12 JunHimmerland OpenDenmarkSKr 360,000Michael Archer (2)New tournament
26 JunMemorial Olivier BarrasSwitzerlandCHF 75,000Michael Campbell (1)
3 JulBank Austria OpenAustria50,000Michael Campbell (2)
3 JulVästerås OpenSwedenSKr 315,000Joakim Grönhagen (1)
3 JulNeuchâtel Open SBS TrophySwitzerlandCHF 150,000Rolf Muntz (1)
9 JulOpen DivonneFrance55,000Stuart Cage (1)
10 JulVolvo Finnish OpenFinlandSKr 350,000Mikael Piltz (1)
17 JulOpen des VolcansFrance70,000Éric Giraud (2)
24 JulInterlaken OpenSwitzerlandCHF 100,000Neal Briggs (2)
24 JulJämtland OpenSwedenSKr 315,000Daniel Chopra (1)New tournament
6 AugRolex Pro-AmSwitzerlandCHF 100,000Stuart Little (1)
7 AugSM Match PlaySwedenSKr 315,000Per Nyman (2)
14 AugAudi Quattro TrophyGermany55,000Michael Campbell (3)
21 AugKarsten Ping Norwegian ChallengeNorwaySKr 700,000Raymond Burns (2)New tournament
26 AugGore-Tex ChallengeScotland35,000John Bickerton (1)
28 AugToyota Danish PGA ChampionshipDenmarkSKr 360,000Anders Overbring (1)
4 SepOpen de Dijon BourgogneFrance35,000Marcello Santi (1)
4 SepCompaq OpenSwedenSKr 315,000Adam Mednick (3)
11 SepDutch Challenge OpenNetherlandsƒ190,000Jean-François Remésy (1)
18 SepChallenge NovotelFrance50,000Jarmo Sandelin (2)
24 SepPerrier European Pro-AmBelgium50,000Andrew Sandywell (1)
25 SepTeam Erhverv Danish OpenDenmarkSKr 630,000Liam White (1)
2 OctChallenge ChargeursFrance50,000Daniel Chopra (2)
9 OctBiarritz International Pro-AmFrance25,000Mark Litton (3)

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)		WinnerNotes
15 MayAmerican Express TrophyGermany40,000Torsten Giedeon
15 MayScottish Professional ChampionshipScotland55,000Andrew Coltart

Rankings

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]

RankPlayerPrize money (£)
1Raymond Burns43,583
2Jon Robson38,334
3Michael Campbell29,707
4Michael Archer29,673
5Neal Briggs29,626

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. ^ "1994 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Challenge Tour Penningligan" [Challenge Tour Money list] (in Swedish). Svensk Golf. No. 11. November 1994. p. 82. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Captains closing the door on their county careers". The Birmingham Post. 13 October 1994. p. 18. Retrieved 2 October 2023. – via Newspapers.com. There will be ten new names on the European Tour next season...