1992 Challenge Tour
The 1992 Challenge Tour was the fourth season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour. The tour started as the Satellite Tour with its first Order of Merit rankings in 1989 and was officially renamed as the Challenge Tour at the start of the 1990 season.[1]
| Duration | 5 December 1991 – 27 September 1992 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 34 |
| Most wins | 3: Mikael Krantz |
| Challenge Tour Rankings |  Paul Affleck |
← 1991 1993 → | |
The Challenge Tour Rankings were won by Wales' Paul Affleck.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1992 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec | Ivory Coast Open | Ivory Coast | 80,000 |  Michel Besanceney (2) | |
| 15 Dec | Nigerian Open | Nigeria | 105,000 |  James Lebbie (1) | |
| 12 Jan | Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 45,000 |  Mark McNulty (n/a) | |
| 19 Jan | Zambia Open | Zambia | 75,000 |  Jeremy Robinson (4) | |
| 26 Jan | Standard Chartered Kenya Open | Kenya | 75,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} André Bossert (2) | |
| 12 Apr | Tessali Open | Italy | 50,000 | Anders Gillner (3) | |
| 3 May | Challenge Dumez | France | 50,000 | Jonathan Lomas (1) | New tournament |
| 10 May | Audi Quattro Trophy | Germany | 50,000 | Pierre Fulke (1) | |
| 16 May | Liebig Ligurian Open | Italy | 55,000 | Nick Godin (3) | New tournament |
| 17 May | Challenge Chargeurs | France | 45,000 | Géry Watine (1) | New tournament |
| 24 May | Open Vittel | France | 55,000 |  Roy Mackenzie (1) | |
| 24 May | Ramlösa Open | Sweden | 40,000 | Magnus Jönsson (a) (1) | |
| 31 May | Open de Dijon Bourgogne | France | 50,000 | Jeremy Robinson (5) | |
| 31 May | SIAB Open | Sweden | 35,000 | Mikael Krantz (2) | |
| 6 Jun | Club Med Open | Italy | 60,000 | Mark Litton (1) | |
| 12 Jun | Clydesdale Bank Northern Open | Scotland | 25,000 |  Peter Smith (1) | |
| 14 Jun | Stiga Open | Sweden | 35,000 | Pierre Fulke (2) | |
| 21 Jun | Milano Open | Italy | 70,000 | Nick Godin (4) | |
| 5 Jul | Bank Austria Open | Austria | 50,000 | Stephen Dodd (1) | New tournament |
| 12 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | 35,000 | Henrik Bergquist (1) | |
| 17 Jul | Pro-Am Moet & Chandon du Leman | Switzerland | 45,000 | Tim Planchin (1) | |
| 26 Jul | Open des Volcans | France | 60,000 | Mikael Krantz (3) | New tournament |
| 30 Jul | Quietwaters Challenge | England | 35,000 | Craig Cassells (2) | New tournament |
| 9 Aug | SI Compaq Open | Sweden | 75,000 | Joakim Haeggman (2) | |
| 16 Aug | Länsförsäkringar Open | Sweden | 50,000 | Steven Bottomley (1) | |
| 21 Aug | SM Match Play | Sweden | 30,000 |  José Cantero (3) | |
| 21 Aug | East Sussex National Challenge | England | 30,000 | Simon D. Hurley (3) | New tournament |
| 30 Aug | Audi Open | Germany | 55,000 | Paul Affleck (1) | |
| 30 Aug | Västerås Open | Sweden | 20,000 | Joakim Rask (1) | |
| 4 Sep | Gore-Tex Fabrics Challenge | Scotland | 30,000 |  Brian Nelson (1) | |
| 6 Sep | Omnium Bayer | France | 45,000 |  Jesús María Arruti (1) | New tournament |
| 13 Sep | Playboy Charity Challenge | Czech Republic | 50,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lucien Tinkler (1) | New tournament |
| 13 Sep | Upsala Golf International | Sweden | 30,000 | Tony Edlund (1) | |
| 26 Sep | Challenge Novotel | France | 45,000 | Mikael Krantz (4) | New tournament |
| 27 Sep | Dutch Challenge Open | 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.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun | Memorial Olivier Barras | Switzerland | 25,000 | Jeff Hall (2) | |
| 12 Jul | Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy | Switzerland | 40,000 |  Heinz-Peter Thül (3) | |
| 8 Aug | Rolex Pro-Am | Switzerland | 40,000 | Ronald Stelten (2) | |
| 30 Aug | Perrier European Pro-Am | Belgium | 50,000 | Magnus Persson (1) | |
| 3 Oct | Bulles Laurent Perrier | France | 30,000 | Géry Watine (2) |
Challenge Tour Rankings
For full rankings, see 1993 Challenge Tour graduates.
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling. The top five players on the tour earned status to play on the 1994 European Tour.
| Rank | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Affleck | 39,769 |
| 2 | Michel Besanceney | 34,557 |
| 3 | Paul Eales | 33,050 |
| 4 | Craig Cassells | 31,944 |
| 5 | Nick Godin | 31,634 |
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
- "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- "Tournament Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
External links
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