1992 Challenge Tour Explained

Year:1992
Tour:Challenge Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:34
Most Wins: Mikael Krantz (3)
Honor1:Rankings
Honoree1: Paul Affleck
Prevseason:1991
Nextseason:1993

The 1992 Challenge Tour was the fourth season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1992 season.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
WinnerNotes
8 Dec Ivory Coast 80,000 Michel Besanceney (2)
15 Dec Nigeria 105,000 James Lebbie (1)
12 Jan Zimbabwe 45,000 Mark McNulty (n/a)
19 Jan Zambia 75,000 Jeremy Robinson (4)
26 Jan Kenya 75,000 André Bossert (2)
12 Apr Italy 50,000 Anders Gillner (3)
3 May France 50,000 Jonathan Lomas (1) New tournament
10 May Germany 50,000 Pierre Fulke (1)
16 May Italy 55,000 Nick Godin (3) New tournament
17 May France 45,000 Géry Watine (1) New tournament
24 May France 55,000 Roy Mackenzie (1)
24 May Sweden SKr 400,000 Magnus Jönsson (1)
31 May France 50,000 Jeremy Robinson (5)
31 May Sweden SKr 350,000 Mikael Krantz (2)
6 Jun Italy 60,000 Mark Litton (1)
12 Jun Scotland 25,000 Peter Smith (1)
14 Jun Sweden SKr 350,000 Pierre Fulke (2)
21 Jun Italy 70,000 Nick Godin (4)
5 Jul Austria 50,000 Stephen Dodd (1) New tournament
12 Jul Finland SKr 350,000 Henrik Bergquist (1)
17 Jul Switzerland 45,000 Tim Planchin (1)
26 Jul France 60,000 Mikael Krantz (3) New tournament
30 Jul England 35,000 Craig Cassells (2) New tournament
9 Aug Sweden SKr 800,000 Joakim Haeggman (2)
16 Aug Sweden SKr 525,000 Steven Bottomley (1)
21 Aug England 30,000 Simon D. Hurley (3) New tournament
23 Aug Sweden SKr 300,000 José Cantero (3)
30 Aug Germany 55,000 Paul Affleck (1)
30 Aug Sweden SKr 225,000 Joakim Rask (1)
4 Sep Scotland 30,000 Brian Nelson (1)
6 Sep France 45,000 Jesús María Arruti (1) New tournament
13 Sep Czech Republic 50,000 Lucien Tinkler (1) New tournament
13 Sep Sweden SKr 300,000 Tony Edlund (1)
26 Sep France 45,000 Mikael Krantz (4) New tournament
27 Sep Netherlands 50,000 John Coe (1) New tournament

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, but did not carry official money, wins were still official however.

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
WinnerNotes
28 Jun Switzerland 25,000 Jeff Hall (2)
12 Jul Switzerland 40,000 Heinz-Peter Thül (3)
8 Aug Switzerland 40,000 Ronald Stelten (2)
30 Aug Belgium 50,000 Magnus Persson (1)
3 Oct France 30,000 Géry Watine (2)

Rankings

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 1993 European Tour (Volvo Tour).[2]

Rank Player Prize money (£)
1 39,768
2 34,112
3 32,768
4 29,960
5 29,474

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1992 Tournament schedule . European Tour . 31 August 2023.
  2. Challenge Tour . sv . 78 . January 1993 . Svensk Golf . 1 . 10 October 2023 . De tio första erhåller ET-kortet utan spel på tourskolan i Frankrike . The first ten receive a European Tour card without playing at the tour school in France.