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1997 Challenge Tour
The 1997 Challenge Tour was the ninth season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour. The tour started as the Satellite Tour with its first Order of Merit rankings in 1989 and was officially renamed as the Challenge Tour at the start of the 1990 season. The Challenge Tour Rankings were won by Italy's Michele Reale. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1997 season. Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, but did not carry official money, wins were still official however. Challenge Tour Rankings ''For full rankings, see 1997 Challenge Tour graduates.'' The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling. The top 15 players on the tour earned status to play on the 1998 European Tour. Notes References External linksOfficial homepage of the Challenge Tour {{Challenge Tour seasons Challenge Tour seasons Challenge Tour The Challenge T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Collison
Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived from the el, Ἀνδρέας, ''Andreas'', itself related to grc, ἀνήρ/ἀνδρός ''aner/andros'', "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "courageous", and "warrior". In the King James Bible, the Greek "Ἀνδρέας" is translated as Andrew. Popularity Australia In 2000, the name Andrew was the second most popular name in Australia. In 1999, it was the 19th most common name, while in 1940, it was the 31st most common name. Andrew was the first most popular name given to boys in the Northern Territory in 2003 to 2015 and continuing. In Victoria, Andrew was the first most popular name for a boy in the 1970s. Canada Andrew was the 20th most popular name chosen for male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Lynn (golfer)
David Anthony Lynn (born 20 October 1973) is an English professional golfer who played mainly on the European Tour, but took up full-time membership on the PGA Tour for the 2013 season. He won the 1994 Greek Amateur Championship, where he finished eight shots ahead of David Howell. He turned professional in 1995. Lynn won three times in his professional career. His best European Tour Order of Merit finish was 18th in 2012, and he reached number 34 on the Official World Golf Ranking in 2013. He notably finished second in the 2012 PGA Championship, eight strokes behind winner Rory McIlroy on five under par after consecutive rounds of 68 over the weekend. This was only his second appearance in a major championship and the result ensured a return to next year's PGA Championship, as well as a first ever visit to the Masters Tournament. He also moved up to a career high ranking of 40th. On the back of his runner-up finish at the 2012 PGA Championship and having earned enough mone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Erhverv Danish Open
The Danish Open was the national open golf tournament of Denmark. In 1991, from 1993–1997 and from 2000–2004 it was an event on the Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and, as with on the main European Tour and the European Senior Tour, some of the events are played outside Europe. History T .... Winners Notes See also * Danish PGA Championship References External linksCoverage on the Challenge Tour's official site Former Challenge Tour events Golf tournaments in Denmark {{golf-tournament-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joakim Rask
Joakim "Jocke" Rask (born 8 January 1972) is a Swedish professional golfer. Rask's father, a scratch golfer, taught him to play as a six-year-old and he represented the Swedish boys' team. Rask concentrated on golf after an ice-hockey injury, and turned professional in 1992 at the age of 20. He won a Challenge Tour event in his first season, and he had a great 1996 season, which saw him hold the number one rankings position for several weeks in the mid-to-late part of the season, and graduated to the European Tour.Joakim Rask Bio European Tour, accessed 8 September 2016 Rask played 63 events on the 1997–2015 where his best performance was ninth at the 2001 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SIAB Open
The NCC Open was a golf tournament on the Swedish Golf Tour from 1984 and on the Challenge Tour from 1990. It was last played in 2001 and always held at Söderåsen Golf Club near Söderåsen National Park outside Helsingborg, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on .... Winners Notes References {{reflist External linksCoverage on the Challenge Tour's official site Former Challenge Tour events Swedish Golf Tour events Golf tournaments in Sweden Recurring sporting events established in 1984 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2001 1984 establishments in Sweden 2001 disestablishments in Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Čejka
Alexander Čejka (born 2 December 1970) is a Czech-German professional golfer. Čejka was born in Mariánské Lázně, Czechoslovakia. He left the country with his parents as a refugee at the age of nine, eventually settling in Munich, where he lived for many years, becoming a West German citizen. Čejka lives in Las Vegas and also has a home in Prague. Professional career Čejka turned professional in 1989 and played on the European Tour from 1992 to 2002. His biggest tournament win was the Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía at Islantilla Golf Club in 1995. That year he came 6th on the European Tour's Order of Merit. Since 2003 he played mainly on the U.S. based PGA Tour. In 2003 he reached as high as No. 33 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Čejka took a five-shot lead into the final round of the 2009 Players Championship after rounds of 66, 67 and 72. He shot a 42 on the front nine, however, en route to a 79 and an eight-stroke loss to Henrik Stenson. He represented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KB Golf Challenge
The KB Golf Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in the Czech Republic. It was held 1995 to 1998, at Praha Karlstein in Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate .... Winners References {{reflist External linksCoverage on the Challenge Tour's official site Former Challenge Tour events Golf tournaments in the Czech Republic Recurring sporting events established in 1995 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1998 1995 establishments in the Czech Republic 1998 disestablishments in the Czech Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikael Lundberg
Lars Mikael Lundberg (born 13 August 1973) is a Swedish professional golfer. He has won three times on the European Tour. Early life and amateur career Lundberg was born in Helsingborg, Sweden. He represented Sweden in the 1994 Eisenhower Trophy. Professional career Lundberg turned professional in 1995. He spent several years on the developmental Challenge Tour, where he was victorious in the 1997 Himmerland Open, and won a place on the main European Tour via a fourth-place finish on the 2000 Challenge Tour Rankings. After two steady seasons on tour, a 137th-place finish on the 2003 Order of Merit cost him his European Tour card and he returned to the Challenge Tour in 2004. Lundberg won back his place on the European Tour by winning the 2005 Cadillac Russian Open, which was an official money event on both tours, but finished outside the top 150 on the 2006 Order of Merit, and returned to the Challenge Tour the next season. Another top ten finish on the Challenge Tour rankings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himmerland Open
The Himmerland Open was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in Denmark. It was held from 1994 to 1998 at Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort in Farsø. Winners See also *Made in Denmark The Made in Denmark is a professional golf tournament on the European Tour that is played annually in Denmark. History The inaugural tournament was played from 14 to 17 August 2014 at the HimmerLand Golf & Spa Resort, in Farsø Farsø is a town ... – European Tour tournament played on the same course from 2014 to 2017 and 2019. References External linksCoverage on the Challenge Tour's official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Himmerland Open Former Challenge Tour events Golf tournaments in Denmark Recurring sporting events established in 1994 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1998 1994 establishments in Denmark 1998 disestablishments in Denmark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matchmaker Austrian Open
The Austrian Open is a men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was founded in 1990, and was a European Tour event for seven straight years up to 1996, being held under a variety of names due to regular changes of title sponsor. The tournament dropped down to the Challenge Tour schedule between 1997 and 2005, with a sharp reduction in prize money, before returning to the main tour for the 2006 season. In 2012, it was announced that the Austrian shopping community Lyoness and its affiliated Greenfinity foundation would be the title sponsors for three seasons. The 2018 event was the first professional tournament to use a shot clock on every shot. The official European Tour time allowances were used: a 50-second allowance for a “first to play approach shot (including a par three tee shot), chip or putt” and a 40-second allowance for a “tee shot on a par four or par five, or second or third to play approach shot, chip or putt”. Players that failed to play wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesús María Arruti
Jesus ( AD 30 or 33) was a Jewish preacher and religious leader who most Christians believe to be the incarnation of God and Muslims believe was a prophet. Jesus may also refer to: People Religious figures * Elymas Bar-Jesus, a Jew in the ''Acts of the Apostles'', chapter 13, who opposed the missionary Paul on Cyprus * Jesus Barabbas (Matthew 27:16–17 margin), pardoned criminal * Jesus Justus (Colossians 4:11), Christian in Rome mentioned by Paul Other people with the name * Jesus (name), as given name and surname, derived from the Latin name ''Iesus'' and the Greek ('). * Jesus ben Ananias (died ), Jewish nationalist mentioned by Josephus * Jesus Ben Sira (), religious writer, author of the Book of Sirach * Jesus Christ Allin or GG Allin (1956–1993), American punk rock musician * Jesús González Díaz (born 1994), simply known as Jesús, Spanish footballer * Jesús Malverde, legendary Mexican bandit-saint * Jesús Rodríguez (other) * Gabriel Jesus (born 1997), B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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