The 1995 Challenge Tour was the seventh season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

1995 Challenge Tour season
Duration2 March 1995 (1995-03-02) – 15 October 1995 (1995-10-15)
Number of official events30
Most winsDenmark Thomas Bjørn (3)
RankingsDenmark Thomas Bjørn
1994
1996

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(£)
Winner[a] Notes
5 Mar Kenya Open Kenya 65,000   James Lee (1)
30 Apr Canarias Challenge Spain Pta 11,000,000   Pedro Linhart (1)
14 May KB Golf Challenge Czech Republic 60,000   Éric Giraud (3) New tournament
28 May Compaq Open Sweden SKr 350,000   Dennis Edlund (2)
4 Jun SIAB Open Sweden SKr 350,000   Anssi Kankkonen (1)
5 Jun Challenge Chargeurs France 50,000   Rolf Muntz (2)
11 Jun Himmerland Open Denmark SKr 350,000   Thomas Bjørn (1)
11 Jun Club Med Open Italy Lit 160,000,000   Emanuele Bolognesi (2)
25 Jun Team Erhverv Danish Open Denmark SKr 640,000   Rob Edwards (1)
25 Jun Memorial Olivier Barras Switzerland CHF 75,000   Simon D. Hurley (4)
2 Jul Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy Switzerland CHF 75,000   Nicolas Vanhootegem (1)
9 Jul Open Divonne France 50,000   Patrik Sjöland (1)
9 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland SKr 350,000   Fredrik Plahn (1)
15 Jul Open des Volcans France 55,000   Thomas Gögele (1)
23 Jul Interlaken Open Switzerland CHF 100,000   Thomas Bjørn (2)
30 Jul Karsten Ping Norwegian Open Norway SKr 700,000   Stephen Field (2)
6 Aug Audi Quattro Trophy Germany 72,000   Joost Steenkamer (1)
6 Aug Rolex Pro-Am Switzerland CHF 75,000   Carl Suneson (1)
13 Aug SM Match Play Sweden SKr 350,000   Peter Thörn (1)
20 Aug Steelcover Dutch Challenge Open Netherlands ƒ190,000   Warren Bennett (1)
20 Aug Toyota Danish PGA Championship Denmark SKr 350,000   François Lamare (1)
26 Aug Coca-Cola Open England 65,000   Thomas Bjørn (3)
2 Sep Tessali Open Italy Lit 110,000,000   Andrew Collison (1)
10 Sep Perrier European Pro-Am Belgium 55,000   Diego Borrego (2)
17 Sep Open de Dijon Bourgogne France 35,000   Tim Planchin (3)
17 Sep Kentab Open Sweden SKr 350,000   Per Nyman (3)
23 Sep Eulen Open Galea Spain Pta 15,000,000   Ben Tinning (1) New tournament
29 Sep Lomas Bosque Challenge Spain Pta 6,000,000   Per Nyman (4) New tournament
7 Oct Tunisian Open Challenge Tunisia 70,000   Ricky Willison (2)
15 Oct UAP Grand Final Portugal 60,000   Francisco Valera (2) New tournament
Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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The following events were sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(£)
Winner Notes
17 Jun Italian Native Open Italy Lit 140,000,000   Emanuele Bolognesi
18 Jun Championnat de France Pro France 50,000   Éric Giraud
24 Jun Nedcar National Open Netherlands ƒ50,000   Rolf Muntz
31 Jul UPS German PGA Championship Germany 25,000   Erol Şimşek
13 Aug Finnish PGA Championship Finland 3,500   Mikael Piltz
13 Aug Esbjerg Danish Closed Denmark 10,000   Thomas Bjørn
4 Oct Swiss PGA Championship Switzerland CHF 25,000   Steve Rey

Rankings

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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 1996 European Tour.[3]

Rank Player Prize money (£)
1   Thomas Bjørn 46,471
2   Tim Planchin 32,702
3   Diego Borrego 32,459
4   Éric Giraud 27,365
5   Simon D. Hurley 25,683

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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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  1. ^ "1995 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. ^ "European Challenge Tour Final Money List". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 31 October 1995. p. 43. Retrieved 2 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Graf bound for Brighton". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 13 October 1995. p. 35. Retrieved 2 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com. ...end-of-season PGA Challenge Tour event to climb into the top 10 of the Order of Merit and qualify automatically for the main tour.
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