1989 Challenge Tour

The 1989 Challenge Tour was the inaugural season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour. The tour started as the Satellite Tour with its first Order of Merit rankings in 1989 and was officially renamed as the Challenge Tour at the start of the 1990 season.[1]

1989 Challenge Tour season
Number of official events36
Most wins2:
Sweden Anders Gillner
Sweden Mats Lanner
France Laurent Lassalle
Sweden Thomas Nilsson
England Jeremy Robinson
Challenge Tour RankingsEngland Neal Briggs
1990

The 1989 Challenge Tour Rankings were won by England's Neal Briggs.

Challenge Tour Rankings

For full rankings, see 1989 Challenge Tour graduates.

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling. The top five players on the tour earned status to play on the 1990 European Tour.[2]

RankPlayerPrize money (£)
1England Neal Briggs9,464
2Scotland Peter Smith9,398
3Italy Costantino Rocca8,968
4Italy Silvio Grappasonni7,216
5France Roger Sabarros6,498

References

  1. "Challenge Tour, About". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  2. "Challenge Tour 1989". Svensk Golf. No. 12. December 1989. p. 71. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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