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1990 Challenge Tour

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1990 Challenge Tour season
Duration21 March 1990 (1990-03-21) – 6 October 1990 (1990-10-06)
Number of official events30
Most winsItaly Giuseppe Calì (2)
France Quentin Dabson (2)
Republic of Ireland John McHenry (2)
RankingsItaly Giuseppe Calì
1989
1991

The 1990 Challenge Tour was the second season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1990 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(£)
Winner[a] Notes
23 Mar Open Ercros 1 Spain Pta 3,500,000 England Simon D. Hurley (2) New to Challenge Tour
7 Apr Tessali Open Italy Lit 100,000,000 Italy Emanuele Bolognesi (1)
4 May Open Renault Spain Pta 3,500,000 England Wayne Henry (1) New to Challenge Tour
12 May Boggi Open Italy Lit 100,000,000 Republic of Ireland John McHenry (1) New tournament
19 May Open Ercros 2 Spain Pta 3,500,000 Spain Ignacio Feliu (1) New to Challenge Tour
20 May Ramlösa Open Sweden SKr 350,000 Sweden Carl-Magnus Strömberg (2)
24 May Prince's Challenge England 25,000 Scotland Colin Gillies (1)
27 May Jede Hot Cup Open Sweden SKr 250,000 Sweden Peter Hedblom (1) New tournament
31 May Barnham Broom Challenge England 25,000 England Colin Brooks (2)
3 Jun FLA Open Sweden SKr 300,000 Sweden Olle Nordberg (1)
9 Jun Cerutti Open Italy Lit 80,000,000 Italy Giuseppe Calì (1)
10 Jun Open Vittel France 55,000 France Michel Besanceney (1)
14 Jun Bolton Old Links Challenge England 25,000 Australia Ken Trimble (1)
16 Jun Ercros Circuit 2 Spain Pta 3,500,000 Spain Juan Rosa (1)
16 Jun Martini Open Italy Lit 150,000,000 England David James (1)
17 Jun Stiga Open Sweden SKr 300,000 Sweden Mats Hallberg (1)
23 Jun Audi Open Germany 60,000 Australia Brad King (1) New tournament
24 Jun Open de Lyon France 55,000 France Quentin Dabson (1)
1 Jul Viking Open Sweden SKr 250,000 Sweden Peter Carsbo (1) New tournament
8 Jul Wermland Open Sweden SKr 525,000 Sweden Joakim Haeggman (1)
8 Jul Neuchâtel Open Switzerland CHF 100,000 Switzerland André Bossert (1)
15 Jul Scandinavian Tipo Trophy Finland SKr 300,000 Sweden Fredrik Lindgren (1)
22 Jul SM Match Play Sweden SKr 250,000 Republic of Ireland Eoghan O'Connell (1)
5 Aug Audi Quattro Trophy Germany 50,000 England Nick Godin (2)
12 Aug Gevalia Open Sweden SKr 400,000 Argentina José Cantero (1)
26 Aug Länsförsäkringar Open Sweden SKr 600,000 Sweden Adam Mednick (1)
9 Sep Västerås Open Sweden SKr 500,000 Sweden Vilhelm Forsbrand (1)
15 Sep Open Thyssen Spain Pta 3,500,000 Spain Juan Carlos Piñero (1) New to Challenge Tour
16 Sep SI Compaq Open Sweden SKr 500,000 Sweden Jesper Parnevik (1)
23 Sep Esab Open Sweden SKr 300,000 Argentina Ricardo González (1)
6 Oct Open Alcatel Spain Pta 3,500,000 Wales David Wood (1) New to Challenge Tour

Unofficial events

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The 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
24 Jun Memorial Olivier Barras Switzerland CHF 50,000 Italy Giuseppe Calì (2)
20 Jul Leman Pro-Am Switzerland CHF 125,000 France Quentin Dabson (2) New tournament
18 Aug Rolex Pro-Am Switzerland CHF 100,000 Republic of Ireland John McHenry (2)
19 Aug Teleannons Grand Prix Sweden SKr 415,000 Sweden Mikael Högberg (1)
9 Sep Brussels Pro-Am Belgium 60,000 England Philip Golding (1) New tournament

Rankings

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The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[2][3] The top five players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1991 European Tour (Volvo Tour).[3]

Rank Player Prize money (£)
1 Italy Giuseppe Calì 28,383
2 Republic of Ireland Eoghan O'Connell 24,848
3 England David James 24,619
4 Sweden Mikael Högberg 23,900
5 France Quentin Dabson 21,832

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "1990 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b Wilson, Mark (1991). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1991. Macmillan. pp. 58–59. ISBN 0333547330. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ a b "Challenge Tour 1990". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1990. p. 84. Retrieved 14 February 2021. De fem första erhåller ET-kortet utan spel på tourskolan i Frankrike. [The first five receive an ET [European Tour] card without playing in the tour school in France.]
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