The 1992 Challenge Tour was the fourth season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
| Duration | 5 December 1991 – 27 September 1992 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 34 |
| Most wins |  Mikael Krantz (3) |
| Rankings |  Paul Affleck |
← 1991 1993 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 1992 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec | Ivory Coast Open | Ivory Coast | 80,000 | ||
| 15 Dec | Nigerian Open | Nigeria | 105,000 | ||
| 12 Jan | Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 45,000 | ||
| 19 Jan | Zambia Open | Zambia | 75,000 | ||
| 26 Jan | Standard Chartered Kenya Open | Kenya | 75,000 | ||
| 12 Apr | Tessali Open | Italy | Lit 100,000,000 | ||
| 3 May | Challenge Dumez | France | 50,000 | New tournament | |
| 10 May | Audi Quattro Trophy | Germany | 50,000 | ||
| 16 May | Liebig Ligurian Open | Italy | Lit 120,000,000 | New tournament | |
| 17 May | Challenge Chargeurs | France | 45,000 | New tournament | |
| 24 May | Open Vittel | France | 55,000 | ||
| 24 May | Ramlösa Open | Sweden | SKr 400,000 | ||
| 31 May | Open de Dijon Bourgogne | France | 50,000 | ||
| 31 May | SIAB Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | ||
| 6 Jun | Club Med Open | Italy | Lit 130,000,000 | ||
| 12 Jun | Clydesdale Bank Northern Open | Scotland | 25,000 | ||
| 14 Jun | Stiga Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | ||
| 21 Jun | Milano Open | Italy | Lit 150,000,000 | ||
| 5 Jul | Bank Austria Open | Austria | 50,000 | New tournament | |
| 12 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | SKr 350,000 | ||
| 17 Jul | Pro-Am Moet & Chandon du Leman | Switzerland | CHF 100,000 | ||
| 26 Jul | Open des Volcans | France | 60,000 | New tournament | |
| 30 Jul | Quietwaters Challenge | England | 35,000 | New tournament | |
| 9 Aug | SI Compaq Open | Sweden | SKr 800,000 | ||
| 16 Aug | Länsförsäkringar Open | Sweden | SKr 525,000 | ||
| 21 Aug | East Sussex National Challenge | England | 30,000 | New tournament | |
| 23 Aug | SM Match Play | Sweden | SKr 300,000 | ||
| 30 Aug | Audi Open | Germany | 55,000 | ||
| 30 Aug | Västerås Open | Sweden | SKr 225,000 | ||
| 4 Sep | Gore-Tex Fabrics Challenge | Scotland | 30,000 | ||
| 6 Sep | Omnium Bayer | France | 45,000 | New tournament | |
| 13 Sep | Playboy Charity Challenge | Czech Republic | 50,000 | New tournament | |
| 13 Sep | Upsala Golf International | Sweden | SKr 300,000 | ||
| 26 Sep | Challenge Novotel | France | 45,000 | New tournament | |
| 27 Sep | Dutch Challenge Open | Netherlands | ƒ170,000 | New tournament |
Unofficial events
editThe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun | Memorial Olivier Barras | Switzerland | CHF 50,000 | ||
| 12 Jul | Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy | Switzerland | CHF 100,000 | ||
| 8 Aug | Rolex Pro-Am | Switzerland | CHF 100,000 | ||
| 30 Aug | Perrier European Pro-Am | Belgium | 50,000 | ||
| 3 Oct | Bulles Laurent Perrier | France | 30,000 |
Rankings
editThe 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 1993 European Tour (Volvo Tour).[2]
| Rank | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39,768 | |
| 2 | 34,112 | |
| 3 | 32,768 | |
| 4 | 29,960 | |
| 5 | 29,474 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ 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
edit- ^ "1992 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Challenge Tour". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. January 1993. p. 78. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
De tio första erhåller ET-kortet utan spel på tourskolan i Frankrike
[The first ten receive a European Tour card without playing at the tour school in France]