The 1996 Challenge Tour was the eighth season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
| Duration | 22 February 1996 – 24 October 1996 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 32 |
| Most wins |  Dennis Edlund (2) Ignacio Feliu (2) Adam Mednick (2) Kalle Väinölä (2) Erol Şimşek (2) |
| Rankings |  Ian Garbutt |
← 1995 1997 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 1996 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb | Kenya Open | Kenya | 65,000 | ||
| 10 Mar | Open de Côte d'Ivoire | Ivory Coast | 70,000 | ||
| 14 Apr | Is Molas Challenge | Italy | Lit 80,000,000 | New tournament | |
| 21 Apr | Le Pavoniere Challenge | Italy | Lit 80,000,000 | New tournament | |
| 27 Apr | Alianca UAP Challenger | Portugal | 50,000 | New tournament | |
| 5 May | Canarias Challenge | Spain | Pta 12,000,000 | ||
| 19 May | Open de Dijon | France | 45,000 | ||
| 26 May | Club Med Open | Italy | Lit 140,000,000 | ||
| 2 Jun | SIAB Open | Sweden | 35,000 | ||
| 9 Jun | KB Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 65,000 | ||
| 9 Jun | Himmerland Open | Denmark | 35,000 | ||
| 23 Jun | Team Erhverv Danish Open | Denmark | 70,000 | ||
| 23 Jun | Open dei Tessali | Italy | Lit 100,000,000 | ||
| 30 Jun | Audi Quattro Trophy | Germany | 72,000 | ||
| 7 Jul | Open des Volcans | France | 60,000 | ||
| 13 Jul | Gosen Challenge | England | 35,000 | New tournament | |
| 14 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | 35,000 | ||
| 28 Jul | Interlaken Open | Switzerland | CHF 100,000 | ||
| 4 Aug | English Challenge Tour Championship | England | 65,000 | ||
| 10 Aug | Rolex Trophy Pro-Am | Switzerland | CHF 100,000 | ||
| 18 Aug | Karsten Ping Norwegian Open | Norway | 60,000 | ||
| 25 Aug | Dutch Challenge | Netherlands | 60,000 | ||
| 25 Aug | Toyota Danish PGA Championship | Denmark | 40,000 | ||
| 1 Sep | Kentab/RBG Open | Sweden | 40,000 | ||
| 8 Sep | Russian Open | Russia | 65,000 | New to Challenge Tour | |
| 8 Sep | SM Match Play | Sweden | 50,000 | ||
| 15 Sep | Perrier European Pro-Am | Belgium | 55,000 | ||
| 21 Sep | Eulen Open Galea | Spain | 72,000 | ||
| 28 Sep | Modena Classic Open | Italy | 35,000 | New tournament | |
| 29 Sep | Telia InfoMedia Grand Prix | Sweden | SKr 1,000,000 | ||
| 6 Oct | Bank Pekao Polish Open | Poland | 40,000 | New to Challenge Tour | |
| 20 Oct | UAP Grand Final | Portugal | 65,000 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
editThe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun | Memorial Olivier Barras | Switzerland | CHF 75,000 | ||
| 7 Jul | Neuchâtel Open Golf Trophy | Switzerland | CHF 75,000 |
Rankings
editThe rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[2] The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1997 European Tour.[2]
| Rank | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37,661 | |
| 2 | 34,286 | |
| 3 | 33,990 | |
| 4 | 33,098 | |
| 5 | 32,708 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ 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
edit- ^ "1996 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Challenge Tour Penningligan" [Challenge Tour Money list]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1996. p. 90. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
De femton bästa får kortet till Europatouren
[The top fifteen will receive a European Tour card]