1995 Challenge Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 1995

| tour = Challenge Tour

| regular_season = {{Start date|1995|3|2|df=y}} – {{end date|1995|10|15|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 30

| most_wins = {{flagicon|DEN}} Thomas Bjørn (3)

| honor1 = Rankings

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|DEN}} Thomas Bjørn

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| prevseason = 1994

| nextseason = 1996

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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.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/1995/ |title=1995 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
5 Mar	Kenya Open	Kenya	align=right\|65,000	{{flagicon\|WAL}} James Lee (1)
30 Apr	Canarias Challenge	Spain	align=right\|Pta 11,000,000	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Pedro Linhart (1)
14 May	KB Golf Challenge	Czech Republic	align=right\|60,000	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Éric Giraud (3)	New tournament
28 May	Compaq Open	Sweden	align=right\|SKr 350,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Dennis Edlund (2)
4 Jun	SIAB Open	Sweden	align=right\|SKr 350,000	{{flagicon\|FIN}} Anssi Kankkonen (1)
5 Jun	Challenge Chargeurs	France	align=right\|50,000	{{flagicon\|NED}} Rolf Muntz (2)
11 Jun	Himmerland Open	Denmark	align=right\|SKr 350,000	{{flagicon\|DEN}} Thomas Bjørn (1)
11 Jun	Club Med Open	Italy	align=right\|Lit 160,000,000	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Emanuele Bolognesi (2)
25 Jun	Team Erhverv Danish Open	Denmark	align=right\|SKr 640,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Rob Edwards (1)
25 Jun	Memorial Olivier Barras	Switzerland	align=right\|CHF 75,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Simon D. Hurley (4)
2 Jul	Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy	Switzerland	align=right\|CHF 75,000	{{flagicon\|BEL}} Nicolas Vanhootegem (1)
9 Jul	Open Divonne	France	align=right\|50,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Patrik Sjöland (1)
9 Jul	Volvo Finnish Open	Finland	align=right\|SKr 350,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Fredrik Plahn (1)
15 Jul	Open des Volcans	France	align=right\|55,000	{{flagicon\|DEU}} Thomas Gögele (1)
23 Jul	Interlaken Open	Switzerland	align=right\|CHF 100,000	{{flagicon\|DEN}} Thomas Bjørn (2)
30 Jul	Karsten Ping Norwegian Open	Norway	align=right\|SKr 700,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Stephen Field (2)
6 Aug	Audi Quattro Trophy	Germany	align=right\|72,000	{{flagicon\|NED}} Joost Steenkamer (1)
6 Aug	Rolex Pro-Am	Switzerland	align=right\|CHF 75,000	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Carl Suneson (1)
13 Aug	SM Match Play	Sweden	align=right\|SKr 350,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Peter Thörn (1)
20 Aug	Steelcover Dutch Challenge Open	Netherlands	align=right\|ƒ190,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Warren Bennett (1)
20 Aug	Toyota Danish PGA Championship	Denmark	align=right\|SKr 350,000	{{flagicon\|FRA}} François Lamare (1)
26 Aug	Coca-Cola Open	England	align=right\|65,000	{{flagicon\|DEN}} Thomas Bjørn (3)
2 Sep	Tessali Open	Italy	align=right\|Lit 110,000,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Andrew Collison (1)
10 Sep	Perrier European Pro-Am	Belgium	align=right\|55,000	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Diego Borrego (2)
17 Sep	Open de Dijon Bourgogne	France	align=right\|35,000	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Tim Planchin (3)
17 Sep	Kentab Open	Sweden	align=right\|SKr 350,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Per Nyman (3)
23 Sep	Eulen Open Galea	Spain	align=right\|Pta 15,000,000	{{flagicon\|DEN}} Ben Tinning (1)	New tournament
29 Sep	Lomas Bosque Challenge	Spain	align=right\|Pta 6,000,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Per Nyman (4)	New tournament
7 Oct	Tunisian Open Challenge	Tunisia	align=right\|70,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Ricky Willison (2)
style="background:thistle;" \| 15 Oct	UAP Grand Final	Portugal	align=right\|60,000	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Francisco Valera (2)	New tournament Tour Championship

=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
17 Jun	Italian Native Open	Italy	align=right\|Lit 140,000,000	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Emanuele Bolognesi
18 Jun	Championnat de France Pro	France	align=right\|50,000	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Éric Giraud
24 Jun	Nedcar National Open	Netherlands	align=right\|ƒ50,000	{{flagicon\|NED}} Rolf Muntz
31 Jul	UPS German PGA Championship	Germany	align=right\|25,000	{{flagicon\|DEU}} Erol Şimşek
13 Aug	Finnish PGA Championship	Finland	align=right\|3,500	{{flagicon\|FIN}} Mikael Piltz
13 Aug	Esbjerg Danish Closed	Denmark	align=right\|10,000	{{flagicon\|DEN}} Thomas Bjørn
4 Oct	Swiss PGA Championship	Switzerland	align=right\|CHF 25,000	{{flagicon\|SUI}} Steve Rey

Rankings

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph/132801214/ |title=European Challenge Tour Final Money List |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London, United Kingdom |date=31 October 1995 |page=43 |access-date=2 October 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} The top 10 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1996 European Tour.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph/132802621/ |title=Graf bound for Brighton |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London, United Kingdom |date=13 October 1995 |page=35 |access-date=2 October 2023 |via=Newspapers.com |quote=...end-of-season PGA Challenge Tour event to climb into the top 10 of the Order of Merit and qualify automatically for the main tour.}}

class="wikitable" !Rank !! Player !! Prize money (£)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|DEN}} Thomas Bjørn	align=center\|46,471
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Tim Planchin	align=center\|32,702
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Diego Borrego	align=center\|32,459
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Éric Giraud	align=center\|27,365
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Simon D. Hurley	align=center\|25,683

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\|DEN}} Thomas Bjørn	align=center\|46,471
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Tim Planchin	align=center\|32,702
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Diego Borrego	align=center\|32,459
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Éric Giraud	align=center\|27,365
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Simon D. Hurley	align=center\|25,683