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]
Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Notes |
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5–8 Mar | Open de Cote d'Ivoire | Ivory Coast | Knud Storgaard | |
13–16 Mar | Lonrho Kenya Open | Kenya | Jorge Berendt | |
10–13 Apr | Is Molas Challenge | Italy | Andrew Collison | |
16–19 Apr | Le Pavoniere Supercal Challenge | Italy | Andrew Collison | |
24–27 Apr | Alianca UAP Challenger | Portugal | Anssi Kankkonen | |
1–4 May | Canarias Challenge | Spain | Michele Reale | |
15–18 May | Modena Classic Open | Italy | Jesús María Arruti | |
22–25 May | Matchmaker Austrian Open | Austria | Erol Şimşek | |
30 May – 1 Jun | Himmerland Open | Denmark | Mikael Lundberg | Co-sanctioned by the Swedish Golf Tour |
5–8 Jun | KB Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | Alex Čejka | |
5–8 Jun | Siab Open | Sweden | Joakim Rask | Co-sanctioned by the Swedish Golf Tour |
19–22 Jun | Team Erhverv Danish Open | Denmark | David Lynn | Co-sanctioned by the Swedish Golf Tour |
20–22 Jun | Memorial Olivier Barras | Switzerland | Raphaël Jacquelin | Unofficial money |
26–29 Jun | Audi Quattro Trophy | Germany | David A. Russell | |
26–29 Jun | Open dei Tessali | Italy | Ivó Giner | |
3–6 Jul | Open des Volcans | France | Mark Litton | |
5–7 Jul | Neuchâtel Open | Switzerland | Erol Şimşek | |
10–13 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | Søren Kjeldsen | Co-sanctioned by the Swedish Golf Tour |
17–20 Jul | Rolex Pro-Am | Switzerland | Anssi Kankkonen | |
24–27 Jul | Interlaken Open | Switzerland | Tournament cancelled after 1st round because of rain | |
24–27 Jul | BTC Slovenian Open | Slovenia | Kalle Brink | |
31 Jul – 3 Aug | Klassis Turkish Open | Turkey | Bradley Dredge | |
7–10 Aug | Challenge Tour Championship | England | Greg Chalmers | |
21–24 Aug | Netcom Norwegian Open | Norway | Demitri Bieri | |
28–31 Aug | Steelcover Dutch Challenge | Netherlands | Raphaël Jacquelin | |
23–25 Aug | Toyota Danish PGA Championship | Denmark | Fredrik Henge | Co-sanctioned by the Swedish Golf Tour |
3–6 Sep | Sovereign Russian Open | Russia | Michele Reale | |
4–7 Sep | Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay | Sweden | Gregory Garbero | Co-sanctioned by the Swedish Golf Tour |
11–14 Sep | Perrier European Pro-Am | Belgium | Craig Hainline | |
18–21 Sep | Eulen Open Galea | Spain | Warren Bennett | |
23–26 Sep | BPGT Challenge | England | Olivier Edmond | |
25–28 Sep | Polish Open | Poland | Cancelled due to rain | |
2–5 Oct | Telia InfoMedia Grand Prix | Sweden | Fredrik Henge | Co-sanctioned by the Swedish Golf Tour |
8–11 Oct | San Paolo Vita Open | Italy | Mathew Goggin | |
16–19 Oct | Estoril Challenge | Portugal | José Manuel Carriles | |
23–26 Oct | Estoril Grand Final | Portugal | 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 (£) |
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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
- ^ a b "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ "Tournament Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
External links
- Official homepage of the Challenge Tour