1997 Challenge Tour

The 1997 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 Italy's Michele Reale.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 1997 Challenge Tour schedule.[2]

DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
5–8 Mar Open de Cote d'Ivoire Ivory Coast Denmark Knud Storgaard
13–16 Mar Lonrho Kenya Open Kenya Argentina Jorge Berendt
10–13 Apr Is Molas Challenge Italy England Andrew Collison
16–19 Apr Le Pavoniere Supercal Challenge Italy England Andrew Collison
24–27 Apr Alianca UAP Challenger Portugal Finland Anssi Kankkonen
1–4 May Canarias Challenge Spain Italy Michele Reale
15–18 May Modena Classic Open Italy Spain Jesús María Arruti
22–25 May Matchmaker Austrian Open Austria Germany Erol Simsek
30 May–1 Jun Himmerland Open Denmark Sweden Mikael Lundberg
5–8 Jun KB Golf Challenge Czech Republic Germany Alex Čejka
5–8 Jun Siab Open Sweden Sweden Joakim Rask
19–22 Jun Team Erhverv Danish Open Denmark England David Lynn
20–22 Jun Memorial Olivier Barras Switzerland France Raphaël Jacquelin Unofficial money
26–29 Jun Audi Quattro Trophy Germany England David A. Russell
26–29 Jun Open dei Tessali Italy Spain Ivó Giner
3–6 Jul Open des Volcans France Wales Mark Litton
5–7 Jul Neuchâtel Open Switzerland Germany Erol Simsek
10–13 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland Denmark Søren Kjeldsen
17–20 Jul Rolex Pro-Am Switzerland Finland Anssi Kankkonen
24–27 Jul Interlaken Open Switzerland England Mark Foster Tournament cancelled after
1st round because of rain
24–27 Jul BTC Slovenian Open Slovenia Sweden Kalle Brink
31 Jul–3 Aug Klassis Turkish Open Turkey Wales Bradley Dredge
7–10 Aug Challenge Tour Championship England Australia Greg Chalmers
21–24 Aug Netcom Norwegian Open Norway Switzerland Demitri Bieri
28–31 Aug Steelcover Dutch Challenge Netherlands France Raphaël Jacquelin
23–25 Aug Toyota Danish PGA Championship Denmark Sweden Fredrik Henge
3–6 Sept Sovereign Russian Open Russia Italy Michele Reale
4–7 Sept Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay Sweden United States Gregory Garbero
11–14 Sept Perrier European Pro-Am Belgium United States Craig Hainline
18–21 Sept Eulen Open Galea Spain England Warren Bennett
23–26 Sept BPGT Challenge England France Olivier Edmond
25–28 Sept Polish Open Poland Cancelled due to rain
2–5 Oct Telia InfoMedia Grand Prix Sweden Sweden Fredrik Henge
8–11 Oct San Paolo Vita Open Italy Australia Mathew Goggin
16–19 Oct Estoril Challenge Portugal Spain José Manuel Carriles
23–26 Oct Estoril Grand Final Portugal France Nicolas Joakimides

Rankings

The top 15 on the Challenge Tour Rankings gained membership of the European Tour for the 1998 season.[1]

Position Player Country Prize money (£)
1 Michele Reale  Italy 51,679
2 Kalle Brink  Sweden 36,112
3 Greg Chalmers  Australia 35,267
4 Raphaël Jacquelin  France 34,538
5 Anssi Kankkonen  Finland 32,128
6 Nicolas Joakimides  France 31,497
7 David Lynn  England 31,342
8 Steen Tinning  Denmark 29,522
9 Knud Storgaard  Denmark 29,426
10 Craig Hainline  United States 29,368
11 Stephen Leaney  Australia 28,614
12 Heinz Peter Thül  Germany 27,418
13 Nicolas Vanhootegem  Belgium 26,936
14 Søren Kjeldsen  Denmark 26,581
15 Bradley Dredge  Wales 26,415

References

  1. 1 2 "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  2. ↑ "Tournament Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-08-03.

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