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Search
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P a g e s f o r l o g g e d o u t e d i t o r s l e a r n m o r e ● C o n t r i b u t i o n s ● T a l k
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4 N o t e s
5 R e f e r e n c e s
6 E x t e r n a l l i n k s
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A d d l a n g u a g e s
A d d l i n k s
● A r t i c l e ● T a l k
E n g l i s h
● R e a d ● E d i t ● V i e w h i s t o r y
T o o l s
T o o l s
A c t i o n s
● R e a d ● E d i t ● V i e w h i s t o r y
G e n e r a l
● W h a t l i n k s h e r e ● R e l a t e d c h a n g e s ● U p l o a d f i l e ● S p e c i a l p a g e s ● P e r m a n e n t l i n k ● P a g e i n f o r m a t i o n ● C i t e t h i s p a g e ● G e t s h o r t e n e d U R L ● D o w n l o a d Q R c o d e ● W i k i d a t a i t e m
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F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
The 1997 Challenge Tour was the ninth season of the Challenge Tour , the official development tour to the European Tour .
Schedule
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The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.[1]
Date
Tournament
Host country
Purse£ )
Winner[b]
Notes
8 Mar
Open de Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast
70,000
Knud Storgaard (1 )
16 Mar
Lonrho Kenya Open Kenya
65,000
Jorge Berendt (1 )
13 Apr
Is Molas Challenge Italy
35,000
Andrew Collison (2 )
19 Apr
Le Pavoniere Supercal Challenge Italy
35,000
Andrew Collison (3 )
27 Apr
Alianca UAP Challenger France
55,000
Anssi Kankkonen (2 )
4 May
Canarias Challenge Spain
55,000
Michele Reale (1 )
18 May
Modena Classic Open Italy
35,000
Jesús María Arruti (2 )
25 May
Matchmaker Austrian Open Austria
50,000
Erol Şimşek (3 )New to Challenge Tour
1 Jun
Himmerland Open Denmark
35,000
Mikael Lundberg (1 )
8 Jun
KB Golf Challenge Czech Republic
55,000
Alex Čejka (3 )
8 Jun
SIAB Open Sweden
35,000
Joakim Rask (3 )
22 Jun
Team Erhverv Danish Open Denmark
80,000
David Lynn (1 )
29 Jun
Audi Quattro Trophy Germany
72,000
David A. Russell (1 )
29 Jun
Open dei Tessali Italy
35,000
Ivó Giner (1 )
6 Jul
Open des Volcans France
50,000
Mark Litton (4 )
7 Jul
Neuchâtel Open Switzerland
35,000
Erol Şimşek (4 )
13 Jul
Volvo Finnish Open Finland
35,000
Søren Kjeldsen (1 )
20 Jul
Rolex Trophy Pro-Am Switzerland
50,000
Anssi Kankkonen (3 )
27 Jul Interlaken Open Switzerland
–
Abandoned [c]
27 Jul
BTC Slovenian Open Slovenia
40,000
Kalle Brink (1 )New tournament
3 Aug
Klassis Turkish Open Turkey
85,000
Bradley Dredge (1 )New tournament
10 Aug
Challenge Tour Championship England
70,000
Greg Chalmers (1 )
24 Aug
Netcom Norwegian Open Norway
45,000
Demitri Bieri (1 )
31 Aug
Steelcover Dutch Challenge Netherlands
60,000
Raphaël Jacquelin (2 )
25 Aug
Toyota Danish PGA Championship Denmark
40,000
Fredrik Henge (1 )
6 Sep
Sovereign Russian Open Russia
90,000
Michele Reale (2 )
7 Sep
Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay Sweden
50,000
Gregory Garbero (1 )
14 Sep
Perrier European Pro-Am Belgium
65,000
Craig Hainline (1 )
21 Sep
Eulen Open Galea Spain
65,000
Warren Bennett (2 )
26 Sep
BPGT Challenge England
35,000
Olivier Edmond (1 )
28 Sep Polish Open Poland
–
Cancelled
5 Oct
Telia InfoMedia Grand Prix Sweden
80,000
Fredrik Henge (2 )
11 Oct
San Paolo Vita Open Italy
45,000
Mathew Goggin (2 )
19 Oct
Estoril Challenge Portugal
85,000
José Manuel Carriles (1 )New tournament
26 Oct
Estoril Grand Final Portugal
€70,000
Nicolas Joakimides (1 )Tour Championship
Unofficial events
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The following events were sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, but did not carry official money, wins were still official however.
Rankings
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For full rankings, see 1997 Challenge Tour graduates .
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling .[3] 1998 European Tour .[3]
See also
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Notes
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^ A further two tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled or abandoned.
^ 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 .
^ Tournament abandoned due to persistent bad weather.[2]
References
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^ "Wash out!" . The Sunday People . London, United Kingdom. 27 July 1997. p. 60 . Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b "Leading 15 players on rankings who earn European Tour cards for 1998" . The Birmingham Post . Birmingham, United Kingdom. 27 October 1997. p. 21 . Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
Andrew Collison (2)
Fredrik Henge (2)
Raphaël Jacquelin (2)
Anssi Kankkonen (2)
Michele Reale (2)
Erol Şimşek (2)
Greg Chalmers
