1990 Challenge Tour
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| Duration | 21 March 1990 – 6 October 1990 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 30 |
| Most wins | Italy Giuseppe Calì (2) France Quentin Dabson (2) Republic of Ireland John McHenry (2) |
| Rankings | Italy Giuseppe Calì |
← 1989 1991 → | |
The 1990 Challenge Tour was the second season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule
[edit | edit source]The following table lists official events during the 1990 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar | Open Ercros 1 | Spain | Pta 3,500,000 | England Simon D. Hurley (2) | New to Challenge Tour |
| 7 Apr | Tessali Open | Italy | Lit 100,000,000 | Italy Emanuele Bolognesi (1) | |
| 4 May | Open Renault | Spain | Pta 3,500,000 | England Wayne Henry (1) | New to Challenge Tour |
| 12 May | Boggi Open | Italy | Lit 100,000,000 | Republic of Ireland John McHenry (1) | New tournament |
| 19 May | Open Ercros 2 | Spain | Pta 3,500,000 | Spain Ignacio Feliu (1) | New to Challenge Tour |
| 20 May | Ramlösa Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | Sweden Carl-Magnus Strömberg (2) | |
| 24 May | Prince's Challenge | England | 25,000 | Scotland Colin Gillies (1) | |
| 27 May | Jede Hot Cup Open | Sweden | SKr 250,000 | Sweden Peter Hedblom (1) | New tournament |
| 31 May | Barnham Broom Challenge | England | 25,000 | Scotland Colin Brooks (2) | |
| 3 Jun | FLA Open | Sweden | SKr 300,000 | Sweden Olle Nordberg (1) | |
| 9 Jun | Cerutti Open | Italy | Lit 80,000,000 | Italy Giuseppe Calì (1) | |
| 10 Jun | Open Vittel | France | 55,000 | France Michel Besanceney (1) | |
| 14 Jun | Bolton Old Links Challenge | England | 25,000 | Australia Ken Trimble (1) | |
| 16 Jun | Ercros Circuit 2 | Spain | Pta 3,500,000 | Spain Juan Rosa (1) | |
| 16 Jun | Martini Open | Italy | Lit 150,000,000 | England David James (1) | |
| 17 Jun | Stiga Open | Sweden | SKr 300,000 | Sweden Mats Hallberg (1) | |
| 23 Jun | Audi Open | Germany | 60,000 | Australia Brad King (1) | New tournament |
| 24 Jun | Open de Lyon | France | 55,000 | France Quentin Dabson (1) | |
| 1 Jul | Viking Open | Sweden | SKr 250,000 | Sweden Peter Carsbo (1) | New tournament |
| 8 Jul | Wermland Open | Sweden | SKr 525,000 | Sweden Joakim Haeggman (1) | |
| 8 Jul | Neuchâtel Open | Switzerland | CHF 100,000 | Switzerland André Bossert (1) | |
| 15 Jul | Scandinavian Tipo Trophy | Finland | SKr 300,000 | Sweden Fredrik Lindgren (1) | |
| 22 Jul | SM Match Play | Sweden | SKr 250,000 | Republic of Ireland Eoghan O'Connell (1) | |
| 5 Aug | Audi Quattro Trophy | Germany | 50,000 | England Nick Godin (2) | |
| 12 Aug | Gevalia Open | Sweden | SKr 400,000 | Argentina José Cantero (1) | |
| 26 Aug | Länsförsäkringar Open | Sweden | SKr 600,000 | Sweden Adam Mednick (1) | |
| 9 Sep | Västerås Open | Sweden | SKr 500,000 | Sweden Vilhelm Forsbrand (1) | |
| 15 Sep | Open Thyssen | Spain | Pta 3,500,000 | Spain Juan Carlos Piñero (1) | New to Challenge Tour |
| 16 Sep | SI Compaq Open | Sweden | SKr 500,000 | Sweden Jesper Parnevik (1) | |
| 23 Sep | Esab Open | Sweden | SKr 300,000 | Argentina Ricardo González (1) | |
| 6 Oct | Open Alcatel | Spain | Pta 3,500,000 | Wales David Wood (1) | New to Challenge Tour |
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Unofficial events
[edit | edit source]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun | Memorial Olivier Barras | Switzerland | CHF 50,000 | Italy Giuseppe Calì (2) | |
| 20 Jul | Leman Pro-Am | Switzerland | CHF 125,000 | France Quentin Dabson (2) | New tournament |
| 18 Aug | Rolex Pro-Am | Switzerland | CHF 100,000 | Republic of Ireland John McHenry (2) | |
| 19 Aug | Teleannons Grand Prix | Sweden | SKr 415,000 | Sweden Mikael Högberg (1) | |
| 9 Sep | Brussels Pro-Am | Belgium | 60,000 | England Philip Golding (1) | New tournament |
Rankings
[edit | edit source]The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[2][3] The top five players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1991 European Tour (Volvo Tour).[3]
| Rank | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy Giuseppe Calì | 28,383 |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland Eoghan O'Connell | 24,848 |
| 3 | England David James | 24,619 |
| 4 | Sweden Mikael Högberg | 23,900 |
| 5 | France Quentin Dabson | 21,832 |
See also
[edit | edit source]Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ 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
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