The 1989 Challenge Tour, titled as the 1989 Satellite Tour, was the inaugural season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

1989 Challenge Tour season
Number of official events36
Most winsSweden Anders Gillner (2)
Sweden Mats Lanner (2)
France Laurent Lassalle (2)
Sweden Thomas Nilsson (2)
England Jeremy Robinson (2)
RankingsEngland Neal Briggs
1990

Rankings edit

For full rankings, see 1989 Challenge Tour graduates.

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[1] The top five players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1990 European Tour (Volvo Tour).[1]

Rank Player Prize money (£)
1   Neal Briggs 9,464
2   Peter Smith 9,398
3   Costantino Rocca 8,968
4   Silvio Grappasonni 7,216
5   Roger Sabarros 6,498

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Challenge Tour 1989". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1989. p. 71. Retrieved 15 February 2021. De fem första erhåller ET kortet utan kvalspel i La Manga. [The first five receive an ET [European Tour] card without going to qualifying school at La Manga.]

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