1997 Challenge Tour
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| Duration | 5 March 1997 – 26 October 1997 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 35[a] |
| Most wins |  Andrew Collison (2)Sweden Fredrik Henge (2) France Raphaël Jacquelin (2)  Anssi Kankkonen (2)Italy Michele Reale (2) Germany Erol Şimşek (2) |
| Rankings | Italy Michele Reale |
← 1996 1998 → | |
The 1997 Challenge Tour was the ninth 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 1997 season.[1]
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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[b] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun | Memorial Olivier Barras | Switzerland | 40,000 | France Raphaël Jacquelin (1) |
Rankings
[edit | edit source]The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[3] The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1998 European Tour.[3]
| Rank | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy Michele Reale | 51,679 |
| 2 | Sweden Kalle Brink | 36,112 |
| 3 | Australia Greg Chalmers | 35,267 |
| 4 | France Raphaël Jacquelin | 34,537 |
| 5 | Anssi Kankkonen |
32,128 |
See also
[edit | edit source]Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ A further two tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled or abandoned.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Tournament abandoned due to persistent bad weather.[2]
References
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