1992 Challenge Tour

1992 Challenge Tour season
Duration5 December 1991 (1991-12-05) – 27 September 1992 (1992-09-27)
Number of official events34
Most winsSweden Mikael Krantz (3)
RankingsWales Paul Affleck
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The 1992 Challenge Tour was the fourth season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1992 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(£)		 Winner[a] Notes
8 Dec Ivory Coast Open Ivory Coast 80,000 France Michel Besanceney (2)
15 Dec Nigerian Open Nigeria 105,000 Sierra Leone James Lebbie (1)
12 Jan Zimbabwe Open Zimbabwe 45,000 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (n/a)
19 Jan Zambia Open Zambia 75,000 England Jeremy Robinson (4)
26 Jan Standard Chartered Kenya Open Kenya 75,000 Switzerland André Bossert (2)
12 Apr Tessali Open Italy Lit 100,000,000 Sweden Anders Gillner (3)
3 May Challenge Dumez France 50,000 England Jonathan Lomas (1) New tournament
10 May Audi Quattro Trophy Germany 50,000 Sweden Pierre Fulke (1)
16 May Liebig Ligurian Open Italy Lit 120,000,000 England Nick Godin (3) New tournament
17 May Challenge Chargeurs France 45,000 France Géry Watine (1) New tournament
24 May Open Vittel France 55,000 Chile Roy Mackenzie (1)
24 May Ramlösa Open Sweden SKr 400,000 Sweden Magnus Jönsson (1)
31 May Open de Dijon Bourgogne France 50,000 England Jeremy Robinson (5)
31 May SIAB Open Sweden SKr 350,000 Sweden Mikael Krantz (2)
6 Jun Club Med Open Italy Lit 130,000,000 Wales Mark Litton (1)
12 Jun Clydesdale Bank Northern Open Scotland 25,000 Scotland Peter Smith (1)
14 Jun Stiga Open Sweden SKr 350,000 Sweden Pierre Fulke (2)
21 Jun Milano Open Italy Lit 150,000,000 England Nick Godin (4)
5 Jul Bank Austria Open Austria 50,000 Wales Stephen Dodd (1) New tournament
12 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland SKr 350,000 Sweden Henrik Bergquist (1)
17 Jul Pro-Am Moet & Chandon du Leman Switzerland CHF 100,000 France Tim Planchin (1)
26 Jul Open des Volcans France 60,000 Sweden Mikael Krantz (3) New tournament
30 Jul Quietwaters Challenge England 35,000 England Craig Cassells (2) New tournament
9 Aug SI Compaq Open Sweden SKr 800,000 Sweden Joakim Haeggman (2)
16 Aug Länsförsäkringar Open Sweden SKr 525,000 England Steven Bottomley (1)
21 Aug East Sussex National Challenge England 30,000 England Simon D. Hurley (3) New tournament
23 Aug SM Match Play Sweden SKr 300,000 Argentina José Cantero (3)
30 Aug Audi Open Germany 55,000 Wales Paul Affleck (1)
30 Aug Västerås Open Sweden SKr 225,000 Sweden Joakim Rask (1)
4 Sep Gore-Tex Fabrics Challenge Scotland 30,000 United States Brian Nelson (1)
6 Sep Omnium Bayer France 45,000 Spain Jesús María Arruti (1) New tournament
13 Sep Playboy Charity Challenge Czech Republic 50,000 Australia Lucien Tinkler (1) New tournament
13 Sep Upsala Golf International Sweden SKr 300,000 Sweden Tony Edlund (1)
26 Sep Challenge Novotel France 45,000 Sweden Mikael Krantz (4) New tournament
27 Sep Dutch Challenge Open Netherlands ƒ170,000 England John Coe (1) New tournament

Unofficial events

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(£)		 Winner[a] Notes
28 Jun Memorial Olivier Barras Switzerland CHF 50,000 England Jeff Hall (2)
12 Jul Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy Switzerland CHF 100,000 Germany Heinz-Peter Thül (3)
8 Aug Rolex Pro-Am Switzerland CHF 100,000 United States Ronald Stelten (2)
30 Aug Perrier European Pro-Am Belgium 50,000 Sweden Magnus Persson (1)
3 Oct Bulles Laurent Perrier France 30,000 France Géry Watine (2)

Rankings

For full rankings, see 1992 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 1993 European Tour (Volvo Tour).[2]

Rank Player Prize money (£)
1 Wales Paul Affleck 39,768
2 France Michel Besanceney 34,112
3 England Paul Eales 32,768
4 England Nick Godin 29,960
5 England Craig Cassells 29,474

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ "1992 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Challenge Tour". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. January 1993. p. 78. Retrieved 10 October 2023. De tio första erhåller ET-kortet utan spel på tourskolan i Frankrike [The first ten receive a European Tour card without playing at the tour school in France]