1996 Challenge Tour
The 1996 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was started as the Satellite Tour in 1986 and was renamed the Challenge Tour ready for the start of the 1990 season.[1]
The Challenge Tour Rankings was won by England's Ian Garbutt.
Tournament schedule
The table below shows the 1996 Challenge Tour schedule.[2]
| Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22–25 Feb | Kenya Open | Kenya |  Mike Miller | |
| 7–10 Mar | Open de Cote d'Ivoire | Ivory Coast |  Massimo Florioli | |
| 11–14 Apr | Is Molas Challenge | Italy |  Simon Burnell | |
| 18–21 Apr | Le Pavoniere Challenge | Italy |  Kalle Vainola | |
| 24–27 Apr | Alianca UAP Challenger | Portugal | Gary Marks | |
| 2–5 May | Canarias Challenge | Spain | Robert Lee | |
| 16–19 May | Open de Dijon | France |  Francisco Cea | |
| 23–26 May | Club Med Open | Italy | Ignacio Feliu | |
| 30 May–2 Jun | Siab Open | Sweden | Kalle Vainola | |
| 6–9 Jun | KB Golf Challenge | Czech Republic |  Joakim Rask | |
| 7–9 Jun | Himmerland Open | Denmark | Niklas Diethelm | |
| 14–16 Jun | Västerås Open | Sweden | Johan Axgren | |
| 20–23 Jun | Team Erhverv Danish Open | Denmark | Robert Jonsson | |
| 20–23 Jun | Open dei Tessali | Italy |  Stephen Scahill | |
| 27–30 Jun | Audi Quattro Trophy | Germany |  Erol Simsek | |
| 28–30 Jun | Memorial Olivier Barras | Switzerland | Juan Quirós | Unofficial money |
| 4–7 Jul | Open des Volcans | France | Andrew Sandywell | |
| 5–7 Jul | Neuchâtel Open Golf Trophy | Switzerland | Federico Bisazza | Unofficial money |
| 11–14 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | Björn Bäck | |
| 11–13 Jul | Gosen Challenge | England | Greg Owen | |
| 26–28 Jul | Interlaken Open | Switzerland | Van Phillips | |
| 1–4 Aug | English Challenge Tour Championship | England | Dennis Edlund | |
| 7–10 Aug | Rolex Pro-Am | Switzerland | Dennis Edlund | |
| 15–18 Aug | Karsten Ping Norwegian Open | Norway | Ignacio Feliu | |
| 22–25 Aug | Dutch Challenge | Netherlands |  Mathew Goggin | |
| 23–25 Aug | Toyota Danish PGA Championship | Denmark | Adam Mednick | |
| 30 Aug–1 Sept | Kentab/RBG Open | Sweden | Max Anglert | |
| 5–8 Sept | Russian Open | Russia | Carl Watts | |
| 5–8 Sept | Swedish Matchplay | Sweden | Adam Mednick | |
| 12–15 Sept | Perrier European Pro-Am | Belgium |  Kevin Carissimi | |
| 18–21 Sept | Eulen Open Galea | Spain | José Antonio Sota | |
| 25–29 Sept | Telia InfoMedia Grand Prix | Sweden | Scott Watson | |
| 25–28 Sept | Modena Classic Open | Italy | Lee S. James | |
| 3–6 Sept | Bank Pekao Polish Open | Poland | Erol Simsek | |
| 17–20 Oct | UAP Grand Final | Portugal | Ian Garbutt |
Rankings
The top 15 on the Challenge Tour Rankings gained membership of the European Tour for the 1997 season.[1]
| Position | Player | Country | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Garbutt | England | 37,661 |
| 2 | Dennis Edlund | Sweden | 34,286 |
| 3 | Robert Lee | England | 33,990 |
| 4 | Andrew Sandywell | England | 33,098 |
| 5 | Massimo Florioli | Italy | 32,708 |
| 6 | Van Phillips | England | 32,450 |
| 7 | Fredrik Jacobson | Sweden | 31,297 |
| 8 | Joakim Rask | Sweden | 31,180 |
| 9 | Ignacio Feliu | Spain | 30,998 |
| 10 | Adam Mednick | Sweden | 29,684 |
| 11 | John Mellor | England | 28,330 |
| 12 | Carl Watts | England | 28,068 |
| 13 | Stephen Scahill | New Zealand | 27,454 |
| 14 | Mårten Olander | Sweden | 27,111 |
| 15 | Kalle Vainola | Finland | 26,709 |
References
- 1 2 "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ↑ "Tournament Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
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