1993 Challenge Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 1993

| tour = Challenge Tour

| regular_season = {{Start date|1993|1|28|df=y}} – {{end date|1993|10|16|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 44

| most_wins = {{flagicon|SWE}} Klas Eriksson (3)
{{flagicon|SWE}} Niclas Fasth (3)

| honor1 = Rankings

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Klas Eriksson

| honor2 =

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| prevseason = 1992

| nextseason = 1994

}}

The 1993 Challenge Tour was the fifth season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1993 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/1993/ |title=1993 Tournament schedule |publisher=European Tour |access-date=31 August 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Date!!Tournament!!Host country!!Purse (£)!!Winner{{efn\|name=totals\|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.}}!!Notes
31 Jan	Zambia Open	Zambia	align=right\|75,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Peter Harrison (1)
7 Feb	Kenya Open	Kenya	align=right\|95,000	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Craig Maltman (1)
14 Feb	Nigerian Open	Nigeria	align=right\|125,000	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Gordon Manson (1)
3 Apr	Tessali Open	Italy	align=right\|Lit 120,000,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Olle Nordberg (2)
4 Apr	Campeonato de Castilla	Spain	align=right\|Pta 6,000,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Daniel Westermark (1)	New tournament
10 Apr	Open Jezequel	France	align=right\|60,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Charles Raulerson (1)	New tournament
16 Apr	Collingtree Park Challenge	England	align=right\|35,000	{{flagicon\|IRL}} Kevin Morris (1)	New tournament
2 May	Torneo Istantilla Golf	Spain	align=right\|Pta 5,000,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Magnus Persson (2)	New tournament
9 May	Tournoi Perrier de Paris	France	align=right\|130,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Phil Mickelson (n/a)	New tournament
16 May	Open de Vittel	France	align=right\|65,000	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Jean-Louis Guépy (1)
29 May	Club Med Open	Italy	align=right\|Lit 150,000,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Klas Eriksson (1)
30 May	Ramlösa Open	Sweden	align=right\|SKr 400,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Olle Karlsson (1)
6 Jun	Challenge Chargeurs	France	align=right\|55,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Adam Mednick (2)
6 Jun	SIAB Open	Sweden	align=right\|SKr 350,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Per-Ive Persson (1)
11 Jun	Clydesdale Bank Northern Open	Scotland	align=right\|27,500	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Kevin Stables (1)
13 Jun	Challenge AGF	France	align=right\|55,000	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Ignacio Garrido (1)
20 Jun	Milano Open	Italy	align=right\|Lit 160,000,000	{{flagicon\|WAL}} Mark Litton (2)
20 Jun	Team Erhverv Danish Open	Denmark	align=right\|SKr 450,000	{{flagicon\|DEN}} Christian Post (1)
27 Jun	Audi Quattro Trophy	Germany	align=right\|55,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Jonathan Lomas (2)
28 Jun	Memorial Olivier Barras	Switzerland	align=right\|CHF 50,000	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Francisco Valera (a) (1)
4 Jul	Bank Austria Open	Austria	align=right\|50,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Klas Eriksson (2)
11 Jul	Open de Neuchâtel	Switzerland	align=right\|CHF 100,000	{{flagicon\|SUI}} Paolo Quirici (1)
11 Jul	Volvo Finnish Open	Finland	align=right\|SKr 300,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Per Nyman (1)
16 Jul	Pro-Am de Leman	Switzerland	align=right\|CHF 100,000	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Diego Borrego (1)
18 Jul	Open des Volcans	France	align=right\|70,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Dennis Edlund (1)
25 Jul	Audi Open	Germany	align=right\|65,000	{{flagicon\|DEU}} Alex Čejka (2)
25 Jul	Interlaken Open	Switzerland	align=right\|CHF 100,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Jamie Taylor (1)	New tournament
25 Jul	Västerås Open	Sweden	align=right\|SKr 275,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Niclas Fasth (1)
1 Aug	Corfin Charity Challenge	Czech Republic	align=right\|55,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Ian Spencer (2)
1 Aug	Open Ribera de Duero	Spain	align=right\|Pta 5,000,000	{{flagicon\|ESP}} José Salgado (1)	New tournament
7 Aug	Rolex Pro-Am	Switzerland	align=right\|CHF 100,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Philip Golding (2)
8 Aug	Toyota Danish PGA Championship	Denmark	align=right\|SKr 275,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Fredrik Andersson (1)	New tournament
15 Aug	Compaq Open	Sweden	align=right\|SKr 550,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Niclas Fasth (2)
22 Aug	Open de Divonne	France	align=right\|55,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Fredrik Larsson (3)	New tournament
28 Aug	Gore-Tex Challenge	Scotland	align=right\|35,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Charles Raulerson (2)
29 Aug	Finnish PGA Championship	Finland	align=right\|3,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Jarmo Sandelin (1)	New to Challenge Tour
29 Aug	SM Match Play	Sweden	align=right\|SKr 300,000	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Per Haugsrud (1)
5 Sep	Open de Dijon Bourgogne	France	align=right\|45,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Niclas Fasth (3)
12 Sep	Championnat de France Pro	France	align=right\|65,000	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Christian Cévaër (1)	New to Challenge Tour
19 Sep	Perrier European Pro-Am	Belgium	align=right\|40,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Chris Platts (2)
26 Sep	Challenge Novotel	France	align=right\|55,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Klas Eriksson (3)
9 Oct	Biarritz International Pro-Am	France	align=right\|30,000	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Tim Planchin (2)	New tournament
10 Oct	Torneo RCG de Sevilla	Spain	align=right\|Pta 5,000,000	{{flagicon\|DEN}} Jacob Rasmussen (1)	New tournament
16 Oct	Perugia Open	Italy	align=right\|Lit 120,000,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Jonathan Lomas (3)	New tournament

=Unofficial events=

The following events were sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Date!!Tournament!!Host country!!Purse (£)!!Winner!!Notes
16 May	American Express Trophy	Germany	align=right\|45,000	{{flagicon\|DEU}} Sven Strüver
23 May	Scottish Professional Championship	Scotland	align=right\|55,000	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Sam Torrance
26 Jun	Nedcar National Open	Netherlands	align=right\|ƒ45,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} John Woof
29 Sep	Diners Club Championship	Austria	align=right\|17,500	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Gordon Manson

Rankings

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.{{cite magazine |title=Challenge Tour Penningligan |trans-title=Challenge Tour Money list |url=http://www.e-magin.se/paper/d9rh80km/popup/60#/paper/gqqxckqj/56 |language=sv |page=56 |date=December 1993 |magazine=Svensk Golf |issue=12 |access-date=10 October 2023}} The top 10 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1994 European Tour (Volvo Tour).{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/914560215/ |title=Wirral ace Mitchell's too hot to handle! |newspaper=Daily Post |location=Wrexham, United Kingdom |first=Trevor |last=Peake |date=1 October 1993 |access-date=10 October 2023 |page=40 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |quote=With the top ten from the Challenge Tour automatically winning their cards for the Volvo European Tour next season...}}

class="wikitable" !Rank !! Player !! Prize money (£)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Klas Eriksson	align=center\|48,365
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Jean-Louis Guépy	align=center\|42,274
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Jonathan Lomas	align=center\|40,976
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Gordon Manson	align=center\|38,777
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Frédéric Regard	align=center\|36,435

Notes

References

External links

{{official site|http://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/}}

Category:Challenge Tour seasons

Challenge Tour

class="wikitable" !Rank !! Player !! Prize money (£)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Klas Eriksson	align=center\|48,365
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Jean-Louis Guépy	align=center\|42,274
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Jonathan Lomas	align=center\|40,976
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Gordon Manson	align=center\|38,777
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Frédéric Regard	align=center\|36,435