The 1995 Challenge Tour was the seventh season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)WinnerNotes 5 Mar Kenya Open Kenya 65,000 James Lee (1) 30 Apr Canarias Challenge Spain Pta 11,000,000 Pedro Linhart (1) 14 May KB Golf Challenge Czech Republic 60,000 Éric Giraud (3) New tournament 28 May Compaq Open Sweden SKr 350,000 Dennis Edlund (2) 4 Jun SIAB Open Sweden SKr 350,000 Anssi Kankkonen (1) 5 Jun Challenge Chargeurs France 50,000 Rolf Muntz (2) 11 Jun Himmerland Open Denmark SKr 350,000 Thomas Bjørn (1) 11 Jun Club Med Open Italy Lit 160,000,000 Emanuele Bolognesi (2) 25 Jun Team Erhverv Danish Open Denmark SKr 640,000 Rob Edwards (1) 25 Jun Memorial Olivier Barras Switzerland CHF 75,000 Simon D. Hurley (4) 2 Jul Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy Switzerland CHF 75,000 Nicolas Vanhootegem (1) 9 Jul Open Divonne France 50,000 Patrik Sjöland (1) 9 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland SKr 350,000 Fredrik Plahn (1) 15 Jul Open des Volcans France 55,000 Thomas Gögele (1) 23 Jul Interlaken Open Switzerland CHF 100,000 Thomas Bjørn (2) 30 Jul Karsten Ping Norwegian Open Norway SKr 700,000 Stephen Field (2) 6 Aug Audi Quattro Trophy Germany 72,000 Joost Steenkamer (1) 6 Aug Rolex Pro-Am Switzerland CHF 75,000 Carl Suneson (1) 13 Aug SM Match Play Sweden SKr 350,000 Peter Thörn (1) 20 Aug Steelcover Dutch Challenge Open Netherlands ƒ190,000 Warren Bennett (1) 20 Aug Toyota Danish PGA Championship Denmark SKr 350,000 François Lamare (1) 26 Aug Coca-Cola Open England 65,000 Thomas Bjørn (3) 2 Sep Tessali Open Italy Lit 110,000,000 Andrew Collison (1) 10 Sep Perrier European Pro-Am Belgium 55,000 Diego Borrego (2) 17 Sep Open de Dijon Bourgogne France 35,000 Tim Planchin (3) 17 Sep Kentab Open Sweden SKr 350,000 Per Nyman (3) 23 Sep Eulen Open Galea Spain Pta 15,000,000 Ben Tinning (1) New tournament 29 Sep Lomas Bosque Challenge Spain Pta 6,000,000 Per Nyman (4) New tournament 7 Oct Tunisian Open Challenge Tunisia 70,000 Ricky Willison (2) 15 Oct UAP Grand Final Portugal 60,000 Francisco Valera (2) Tour Championship
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)WinnerNotes 17 Jun Italian Native Open Italy Lit 140,000,000 Emanuele Bolognesi 18 Jun Championnat de France Pro France 50,000 Éric Giraud 24 Jun Nedcar National Open Netherlands ƒ50,000 Rolf Muntz 31 Jul UPS German PGA Championship Germany 25,000 Erol Şimşek 13 Aug Finnish PGA Championship Finland 3,500 Mikael Piltz 13 Aug Esbjerg Danish Closed Denmark 10,000 Thomas Bjørn 4 Oct Swiss PGA Championship Switzerland CHF 25,000 Steve Rey
Rankings
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling. The top 10 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1996 European Tour.
Rank Player Prize money (£)1 Thomas Bjørn 46,4712 Tim Planchin 32,7023 Diego Borrego 32,4594 Éric Giraud 27,3655 Simon D. Hurley 25,683
See also 1995 Swedish Golf Tour
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