1990 Challenge Tour

The 1990 Challenge Tour was the second season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

1990 Challenge Tour season

Duration	21 March 1990 (1990-03-21) – 6 October 1990 (1990-10-06)
Number of official events	30
Most wins	Giuseppe Calì (2) Quentin Dabson (2) John McHenry (2)
Rankings	Giuseppe Calì
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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1990 season.^[1][2]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (£)	Winner[a]	Notes
23 Mar	Open Ercros 1	Spain	Pta 3,500,000	Simon D. Hurley (2)	New to Challenge Tour
7 Apr	Tessali Open	Italy	Lit 100,000,000	Emanuele Bolognesi (1)
4 May	Open Renault	Spain	Pta 3,500,000	Wayne Henry (1)	New to Challenge Tour
12 May	Boggi Open	Italy	Lit 100,000,000	John McHenry (1)	New tournament
19 May	Open Ercros 2	Spain	Pta 3,500,000	Ignacio Feliu (1)	New to Challenge Tour
20 May	Ramlösa Open	Sweden	SKr 350,000	Carl-Magnus Strömberg (2)
24 May	Prince's Challenge	England	25,000	Colin Gillies (1)
27 May	Jede Hot Cup Open	Sweden	SKr 250,000	Peter Hedblom (1)	New tournament
31 May	Barnham Broom Challenge	England	25,000	Colin Brooks (2)
3 Jun	FLA Open	Sweden	SKr 300,000	Olle Nordberg (1)
9 Jun	Cerutti Open	Italy	Lit 80,000,000	Giuseppe Calì (1)
10 Jun	Open Vittel	France	55,000	Michel Besanceney (1)
14 Jun	Bolton Old Links Challenge	England	25,000	Ken Trimble (1)
16 Jun	Ercros Circuit 2	Spain	Pta 3,500,000	Juan Rosa (1)
16 Jun	Martini Open	Italy	Lit 150,000,000	David James (1)
17 Jun	Stiga Open	Sweden	SKr 300,000	Mats Hallberg (1)
23 Jun	Audi Open	Germany	60,000	Brad King (1)	New tournament
24 Jun	Open de Lyon	France	55,000	Quentin Dabson (1)
1 Jul	Viking Open	Sweden	SKr 250,000	Peter Carsbo (1)	New tournament
8 Jul	Wermland Open	Sweden	SKr 525,000	Joakim Haeggman (1)
8 Jul	Neuchâtel Open	Switzerland	CHF 100,000	André Bossert (1)
15 Jul	Scandinavian Tipo Trophy	Finland	SKr 300,000	Fredrik Lindgren (1)
22 Jul	SM Match Play	Sweden	SKr 250,000	Eoghan O'Connell (1)
5 Aug	Audi Quattro Trophy	Germany	50,000	Nick Godin (2)
12 Aug	Gevalia Open	Sweden	SKr 400,000	José Cantero (1)
26 Aug	Länsförsäkringar Open	Sweden	SKr 600,000	Adam Mednick (1)
9 Sep	Västerås Open	Sweden	SKr 500,000	Vilhelm Forsbrand (1)
15 Sep	Open Thyssen	Spain	Pta 3,500,000	Juan Carlos Piñero (1)	New to Challenge Tour
16 Sep	SI Compaq Open	Sweden	SKr 500,000	Jesper Parnevik (1)
23 Sep	Esab Open	Sweden	SKr 300,000	Ricardo González (1)
6 Oct	Open Alcatel	Spain	Pta 3,500,000	David Wood (1)	New to Challenge Tour

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
24 Jun	Memorial Olivier Barras	Switzerland	CHF 50,000	Giuseppe Calì (2)
20 Jul	Leman Pro-Am	Switzerland	CHF 125,000	Quentin Dabson (2)	New tournament
18 Aug	Rolex Pro-Am	Switzerland	CHF 100,000	John McHenry (2)
19 Aug	Teleannons Grand Prix	Sweden	SKr 415,000	Mikael Högberg (1)
9 Sep	Brussels Pro-Am	Belgium	60,000	Philip Golding (1)	New tournament

Rankings

For full rankings, see 1990 Challenge Tour graduates.

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.^[2][3] The top five players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1991 European Tour (Volvo Tour).^[3]

Rank	Player	Prize money (£)
1	Giuseppe Calì	28,383
2	Eoghan O'Connell	24,848
3	David James	24,619
4	Mikael Högberg	23,900
5	Quentin Dabson	21,832

See also

• 1990 Swedish Golf Tour

Notes

1. 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.