The 1996 Challenge Tour was the eighth season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1996 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)WinnerNotes 25 Feb Kenya Open Kenya 65,000 Mike Miller (1) 10 Mar Open de Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast 70,000 Massimo Florioli (1) 14 Apr Is Molas Challenge Italy Lit 80,000,000 Simon Burnell (1) New tournament 21 Apr Le Pavoniere Challenge Italy Lit 80,000,000 Kalle Väinölä (1) New tournament 27 Apr Alianca UAP Challenger Portugal 50,000 Gary Marks (1) New tournament 5 May Canarias Challenge Spain Pta 12,000,000 Robert Lee (1) 19 May Open de Dijon France 45,000 Francisco Cea (1) 26 May Club Med Open Italy Lit 140,000,000 Ignacio Feliu (2) 2 Jun SIAB Open Sweden 35,000 Kalle Väinölä (2) 9 Jun KB Golf Challenge Czech Republic 65,000 Joakim Rask (2) 9 Jun Himmerland Open Denmark 35,000 Niklas Diethelm (1) 23 Jun Team Erhverv Danish Open Denmark 70,000 Robert Jonsson (1) 23 Jun Open dei Tessali Italy Lit 100,000,000 Stephen Scahill (1) 30 Jun Audi Quattro Trophy Germany 72,000 Erol Şimşek (1) 7 Jul Open des Volcans France 60,000 Andrew Sandywell (2) 13 Jul Gosen Challenge England 35,000 Greg Owen (1) New tournament 14 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland 35,000 Björn Bäck (1) 28 Jul Interlaken Open Switzerland CHF 100,000 Van Phillips (1) 4 Aug English Challenge Tour Championship England 65,000 Dennis Edlund (3) 10 Aug Rolex Trophy Pro-Am Switzerland CHF 100,000 Dennis Edlund (4) 18 Aug Karsten Ping Norwegian Open Norway 60,000 Ignacio Feliu (3) 25 Aug Dutch Challenge Netherlands 60,000 Mathew Goggin (1) 25 Aug Toyota Danish PGA Championship Denmark 40,000 Adam Mednick (4) 1 Sep Kentab/RBG Open Sweden 40,000 Max Anglert (1) 8 Sep Russian Open Russia 65,000 Carl Watts (2) New to Challenge Tour 8 Sep SM Match Play Sweden 50,000 Adam Mednick (5) 15 Sep Perrier European Pro-Am Belgium 55,000 Kevin Carissimi (1) 21 Sep Eulen Open Galea Spain 72,000 José Antonio Sota (1) 28 Sep Modena Classic Open Italy 35,000 Lee S. James (1) New tournament 29 Sep Telia InfoMedia Grand Prix Sweden SKr 1,000,000 Scott Watson (1) 6 Oct Bank Pekao Polish Open Poland 40,000 Erol Şimşek (2) New to Challenge Tour 20 Oct UAP Grand Final Portugal 65,000 Ian Garbutt (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.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)WinnerNotes 30 Jun Memorial Olivier Barras Switzerland CHF 75,000 Juan Quirós (1) 7 Jul Neuchâtel Open Golf Trophy Switzerland CHF 75,000 Federico Bisazza (1)
Rankings
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling. The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1997 European Tour.
Rank Player Prize money (£)1 Ian Garbutt 37,6612 Dennis Edlund 34,2863 Robert Lee 33,9904 Andrew Sandywell 33,0985 Massimo Florioli 32,708
See also 1996 Swedish Golf Tour
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