1993 Challenge Tour

1993 Challenge Tour season
Duration	28 January 1993 – 16 October 1993
Number of official events	44
Most wins	Klas Eriksson (3); Niclas Fasth (3)
Rankings	Klas Eriksson
	← 1992 1994 →

The 1993 Challenge Tour was the fifth season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1993 season.^[1]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (£)	Winner^[a]	Notes
31 Jan	Zambia Open	Zambia	75,000	Peter Harrison (1)
7 Feb	Kenya Open	Kenya	95,000	Craig Maltman (1)
14 Feb	Nigerian Open	Nigeria	125,000	Gordon Manson (1)
3 Apr	Tessali Open	Italy	Lit 120,000,000	Olle Nordberg (2)
4 Apr	Campeonato de Castilla	Spain	Pta 6,000,000	Daniel Westermark (1)	New tournament
10 Apr	Open Jezequel	France	60,000	Charles Raulerson (1)	New tournament
16 Apr	Collingtree Park Challenge	England	35,000	Kevin Morris (1)	New tournament
2 May	Torneo Istantilla Golf	Spain	Pta 5,000,000	Magnus Persson (2)	New tournament
9 May	Tournoi Perrier de Paris	France	130,000	Phil Mickelson (n/a)	New tournament
16 May	Open de Vittel	France	65,000	Jean-Louis Guépy (1)
29 May	Club Med Open	Italy	Lit 150,000,000	Klas Eriksson (1)
30 May	Ramlösa Open	Sweden	SKr 400,000	Olle Karlsson (1)
6 Jun	Challenge Chargeurs	France	55,000	Adam Mednick (2)
6 Jun	SIAB Open	Sweden	SKr 350,000	Per-Ive Persson (1)
11 Jun	Clydesdale Bank Northern Open	Scotland	27,500	Kevin Stables (1)
13 Jun	Challenge AGF	France	55,000	Ignacio Garrido (1)
20 Jun	Milano Open	Italy	Lit 160,000,000	Mark Litton (2)
20 Jun	Team Erhverv Danish Open	Denmark	SKr 450,000	Christian Post (1)
27 Jun	Audi Quattro Trophy	Germany	55,000	Jonathan Lomas (2)
28 Jun	Memorial Olivier Barras	Switzerland	CHF 50,000	Francisco Valera (a) (1)
4 Jul	Bank Austria Open	Austria	50,000	Klas Eriksson (2)
11 Jul	Open de Neuchâtel	Switzerland	CHF 100,000	Paolo Quirici (1)
11 Jul	Volvo Finnish Open	Finland	SKr 300,000	Per Nyman (1)
16 Jul	Pro-Am de Leman	Switzerland	CHF 100,000	Diego Borrego (1)
18 Jul	Open des Volcans	France	70,000	Dennis Edlund (1)
25 Jul	Audi Open	Germany	65,000	Alex Čejka (2)
25 Jul	Interlaken Open	Switzerland	CHF 100,000	Jamie Taylor (1)	New tournament
25 Jul	Västerås Open	Sweden	SKr 275,000	Niclas Fasth (1)
1 Aug	Corfin Charity Challenge	Czech Republic	55,000	Ian Spencer (2)
1 Aug	Open Ribera de Duero	Spain	Pta 5,000,000	José Salgado (1)	New tournament
7 Aug	Rolex Pro-Am	Switzerland	CHF 100,000	Philip Golding (2)
8 Aug	Toyota Danish PGA Championship	Denmark	SKr 275,000	Fredrik Andersson (1)	New tournament
15 Aug	Compaq Open	Sweden	SKr 550,000	Niclas Fasth (2)
22 Aug	Open de Divonne	France	55,000	Fredrik Larsson (3)	New tournament
28 Aug	Gore-Tex Challenge	Scotland	35,000	Charles Raulerson (2)
29 Aug	Finnish PGA Championship	Finland	3,000	Jarmo Sandelin (1)	New to Challenge Tour
29 Aug	SM Match Play	Sweden	SKr 300,000	Per Haugsrud (1)
5 Sep	Open de Dijon Bourgogne	France	45,000	Niclas Fasth (3)
12 Sep	Championnat de France Pro	France	65,000	Christian Cévaër (1)	New to Challenge Tour
19 Sep	Perrier European Pro-Am	Belgium	40,000	Chris Platts (2)
26 Sep	Challenge Novotel	France	55,000	Klas Eriksson (3)
9 Oct	Biarritz International Pro-Am	France	30,000	Tim Planchin (2)	New tournament
10 Oct	Torneo RCG de Sevilla	Spain	Pta 5,000,000	Jacob Rasmussen (1)	New tournament
16 Oct	Perugia Open	Italy	Lit 120,000,000	Jonathan Lomas (3)	New tournament

Unofficial events

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
16 May	American Express Trophy	Germany	45,000	Sven Strüver
23 May	Scottish Professional Championship	Scotland	55,000	Sam Torrance
26 Jun	Nedcar National Open	Netherlands	ƒ45,000	John Woof
29 Sep	Diners Club Championship	Austria	17,500	Gordon Manson

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 1994 European Tour (Volvo Tour).^[3]

Rank	Player	Prize money (£)
1	Klas Eriksson	48,365
2	Jean-Louis Guépy	42,274
3	Jonathan Lomas	40,976
4	Gordon Manson	38,777
5	Frédéric Regard	36,435

Notes

^ 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

^ "1993 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ "Challenge Tour Penningligan" [Challenge Tour Money list]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1993. p. 56. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
^ Peake, Trevor (1 October 1993). "Wirral ace Mitchell's too hot to handle!". Daily Post. Wrexham, United Kingdom. p. 40. Retrieved 10 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com. With the top ten from the Challenge Tour automatically winning their cards for the Volvo European Tour next season...

External links

Official website

[totals-2] 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.

[1] "1993 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[3] "Challenge Tour Penningligan" [Challenge Tour Money list]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1993. p. 56. Retrieved 10 October 2023.

[4] Peake, Trevor (1 October 1993). "Wirral ace Mitchell's too hot to handle!". Daily Post. Wrexham, United Kingdom. p. 40. Retrieved 10 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com. With the top ten from the Challenge Tour automatically winning their cards for the Volvo European Tour next season...

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