The 1989 Challenge Tour was a series of

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tournaments known as 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 The ...

, the official development tour run by the

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. The tour was started as the Satellite Tour with its first Order of Merit rankings in 1989 and was officially named the Challenge Tour ready for the start of the 1990 season. The 1989 Challenge Tour Rankings were won by England's Neal Briggs.

Challenge Tour Rankings

''For full rankings, see 1989 Challenge Tour graduates.'' The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in

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. The top five players on the tour earned status to play on the

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References

External links

Official homepage of the Challenge Tour
Challenge Tour seasons

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