1997 Challenge Tour

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Template:Short description Template:DMCA Template:Infobox golf season The 1997 Challenge Tour was the ninth season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(£)		 Winner[a] Notes
8 Mar Open de Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast 70,000 Template:Flagicon Knud Storgaard (1)
16 Mar Lonrho Kenya Open Kenya 65,000 Template:Flagicon Jorge Berendt (1)
13 Apr Is Molas Challenge Italy 35,000 Template:Flagicon Andrew Collison (2)
19 Apr Le Pavoniere Supercal Challenge Italy 35,000 Template:Flagicon Andrew Collison (3)
27 Apr Alianca UAP Challenger France 55,000 Template:Flagicon Anssi Kankkonen (2)
4 May Canarias Challenge Spain 55,000 Template:Flagicon Michele Reale (1)
18 May Modena Classic Open Italy 35,000 Template:Flagicon Jesús María Arruti (2)
25 May Matchmaker Austrian Open Austria 50,000 Template:Flagicon Erol Şimşek (3) New to Challenge Tour
1 Jun Himmerland Open Denmark 35,000 Template:Flagicon Mikael Lundberg (1)
8 Jun KB Golf Challenge Czech Republic 55,000 Template:Flagicon Alex Čejka (3)
8 Jun SIAB Open Sweden 35,000 Template:Flagicon Joakim Rask (3)
22 Jun Team Erhverv Danish Open Denmark 80,000 Template:Flagicon David Lynn (1)
29 Jun Audi Quattro Trophy Germany 72,000 Template:Flagicon David A. Russell (1)
29 Jun Open dei Tessali Italy 35,000 Template:Flagicon Ivó Giner (1)
6 Jul Open des Volcans France 50,000 Template:Flagicon Mark Litton (4)
7 Jul Neuchâtel Open Switzerland 35,000 Template:Flagicon Erol Şimşek (4)
13 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland 35,000 Template:Flagicon Søren Kjeldsen (1)
20 Jul Rolex Trophy Pro-Am Switzerland 50,000 Template:Flagicon Anssi Kankkonen (3)
27 Jul Interlaken Open Switzerland – Abandoned[b]
27 Jul BTC Slovenian Open Slovenia 40,000 Template:Flagicon Kalle Brink (1) New tournament
3 Aug Klassis Turkish Open Turkey 85,000 Template:Flagicon Bradley Dredge (1) New tournament
10 Aug Challenge Tour Championship England 70,000 Template:Flagicon Greg Chalmers (1)
24 Aug Netcom Norwegian Open Norway 45,000 Template:Flagicon Demitri Bieri (1)
31 Aug Steelcover Dutch Challenge Netherlands 60,000 Template:Flagicon Raphaël Jacquelin (2)
25 Aug Toyota Danish PGA Championship Denmark 40,000 Template:Flagicon Fredrik Henge (1)
6 Sep Sovereign Russian Open Russia 90,000 Template:Flagicon Michele Reale (2)
7 Sep Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay Sweden 50,000 Template:Flagicon Gregory Garbero (1)
14 Sep Perrier European Pro-Am Belgium 65,000 Template:Flagicon Craig Hainline (1)
21 Sep Eulen Open Galea Spain 65,000 Template:Flagicon Warren Bennett (2)
26 Sep BPGT Challenge England 35,000 Template:Flagicon Olivier Edmond (1)
28 Sep Polish Open Poland – Cancelled
5 Oct Telia InfoMedia Grand Prix Sweden 80,000 Template:Flagicon Fredrik Henge (2)
11 Oct San Paolo Vita Open Italy 45,000 Template:Flagicon Mathew Goggin (2)
19 Oct Estoril Challenge Portugal 85,000 Template:Flagicon José Manuel Carriles (1) New tournament
26 Oct Estoril Grand Final Portugal 70,000 Template:Flagicon Nicolas Joakimides (1) Tour Championship

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[a] Notes
22 Jun Memorial Olivier Barras Switzerland 40,000 Template:Flagicon Raphaël Jacquelin (1)

Rankings

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The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[3] The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1998 European Tour.[3]

Rank Player Prize money (£)
1 Template:Flagicon Michele Reale 51,679
2 Template:Flagicon Kalle Brink 36,112
3 Template:Flagicon Greg Chalmers 35,267
4 Template:Flagicon Raphaël Jacquelin 34,537
5 Template:Flagicon Anssi Kankkonen 32,128

See also

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Tournament abandoned due to persistent bad weather.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1997 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Wash out!". The Sunday People. London, United Kingdom. 27 July 1997. p. 60. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."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.

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