1995 Challenge Tour


The 1995 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was started as the Satellite Tour in 1986 and was renamed the Challenge Tour ready for the start of the 1990 season.
The Challenge Tour Rankings was won by Denmark's Thomas Bjørn.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 1995 Challenge Tour schedule.
DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
2–5 MarKenya OpenKenya James Lee
27–30 AprCanarias ChallengeSpain Pedro Linhart
11–14 MayKB Golf ChallengeCzech Republic Eric Giraud
25–28 MayCompaq OpenSweden Dennis Edlund
1–4 JunSiab OpenSweden Anssi Kankkonen
2–5 JunChallenge ChargeursFrance Rolf Muntz
8–11 JunClub Med OpenItaly Emanuele Bolognesi
9–11 JunHimmerland OpenDenmark Thomas Bjørn
14–17 JunItalian Native OpenItaly Emanuele BolognesiUnofficial money
15–18 JunChampionnat de France ProFrance Eric GiraudUnofficial money
21–24 JunNedcar National OpenNetherlands Rolf MuntzUnofficial money
22–25 JunTeam Erhverv Danish OpenDenmark Rob Edwards
23–25 JunMemorial Olivier BarrasSwitzerland Simon D. Hurley
30 Jun – 2 JulNeuchâtel Open SBS TrophySwitzerland Nicolas Vanhootegem
6–9 JulOpen de DivonneFrance Patrik Sjöland
7–9 JulVolvo Finnish OpenFinland Fredrik Plahn
12–15 JulOpen des VolcansFrance Thomas Gögele
21–23 JulInterlaken OpenSwitzerland Thomas Bjørn
27–30 JulKarsten Ping Norwegian OpenNorway Stephen Field
29–31 JulUPS German PGA ChampionshipGermany Erol SimsekUnofficial money
3–6 AugAudi Quattro TrophyGermany Joost Steenkamer
3–6 AugRolex Pro-AmSwitzerland Carl Suneson
10–13 AugEsbjerg Danish ClosedDenmark Thomas BjørnUnofficial money
10–13 AugSM MatchplaySweden Peter ThörnUnofficial money
10–13 AugFinnish PGA ChampionshipFinland Mikael PiltzUnofficial money
17–20 AugSteelcover Dutch Challenge OpenNetherlands Warren Bennett
18–20 AugToyota Danish PGA ChampionshipDenmark François Lamare
23–26 AugCoca-Cola OpenEngland Thomas Bjørn
30 Aug – 2 SepTessali OpenItaly Andrew Collison
7–10 SepPerrier European Pro-AmBelgium Diego Borrego
14–17 SepOpen de Dijon BourgogneFrance Tim Planchin
15–17 SepKentab OpenSweden Per Nyman
20–23 SepEulen Open GaleaSpain Ben Tinning
26–29 OctLomas Bosque ChallengeSpain Per Nyman