1997 Challenge Tour
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 | ![]() | |
13–16 Mar | Lonrho Kenya Open | Kenya | ![]() | |
10–13 Apr | Is Molas Challenge | Italy | ![]() | |
16–19 Apr | Le Pavoniere Supercal Challenge | Italy | ![]() | |
24–27 Apr | Alianca UAP Challenger | Portugal | ![]() | |
1–4 May | Canarias Challenge | Spain | ![]() | |
15–18 May | Modena Classic Open | Italy | ![]() | |
22–25 May | Matchmaker Austrian Open | Austria | ![]() | |
30 May – 1 Jun | Himmerland Open | Denmark | ![]() | |
5–8 Jun | KB Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | ![]() | |
5–8 Jun | Siab Open | Sweden | ![]() | |
19–22 Jun | Team Erhverv Danish Open | Denmark | ![]() | |
20–22 Jun | Memorial Olivier Barras | Switzerland | ![]() | Unofficial money |
26–29 Jun | Audi Quattro Trophy | Germany | ![]() | |
26–29 Jun | Open dei Tessali | Italy | ![]() | |
3–6 Jul | Open des Volcans | France | ![]() | |
5–7 Jul | Neuchâtel Open | Switzerland | ![]() | |
10–13 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | ![]() | |
17–20 Jul | Rolex Pro-Am | Switzerland | ![]() | |
24–27 Jul | Interlaken Open | Switzerland | Tournament cancelled after 1st round because of rain | |
24–27 Jul | BTC Slovenian Open | Slovenia | ![]() | |
31 Jul – 3 Aug | Klassis Turkish Open | Turkey | ![]() | |
7–10 Aug | Challenge Tour Championship | England | ![]() | |
21–24 Aug | Netcom Norwegian Open | Norway | ![]() | |
28–31 Aug | Steelcover Dutch Challenge | Netherlands | ![]() | |
23–25 Aug | Toyota Danish PGA Championship | Denmark | ![]() | |
3–6 Sep | Sovereign Russian Open | Russia | ![]() | |
4–7 Sep | Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay | Sweden | ![]() | |
11–14 Sep | Perrier European Pro-Am | Belgium | ![]() | |
18–21 Sep | Eulen Open Galea | Spain | ![]() | |
23–26 Sep | BPGT Challenge | England | ![]() | |
25–28 Sep | Polish Open | Poland | Cancelled due to rain | |
2–5 Oct | Telia InfoMedia Grand Prix | Sweden | ![]() | |
8–11 Oct | San Paolo Vita Open | Italy | ![]() | |
16–19 Oct | Estoril Challenge | Portugal | ![]() | |
23–26 Oct | Estoril Grand Final | Portugal | ![]() |
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 (£) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Michele Reale | ![]() | 51,679 |
2 | Kalle Brink | ![]() | 36,112 |
3 | Greg Chalmers | ![]() | 35,267 |
4 | Raphaël Jacquelin | ![]() | 34,538 |
5 | Anssi Kankkonen | ![]() | 32,128 |
6 | Nicolas Joakimides | ![]() | 31,497 |
7 | David Lynn | ![]() | 31,342 |
8 | Steen Tinning | ![]() | 29,522 |
9 | Knud Storgaard | ![]() | 29,426 |
10 | Craig Hainline | ![]() | 29,368 |
11 | Stephen Leaney | ![]() | 28,614 |
12 | Heinz-Peter Thül | ![]() | 27,418 |
13 | Nicolas Vanhootegem | ![]() | 26,936 |
14 | Søren Kjeldsen | ![]() | 26,581 |
15 | Bradley Dredge | ![]() | 26,415 |
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References
- "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- "Tournament Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
External links
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