# 1992 Challenge Tour

The 1992 Challenge Tour was the fourth season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1992 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) | Winner | Notes |
| 8 Dec | Ivory Coast Open | Ivory Coast | 80,000 | Michel Besanceney (2) | |
| 15 Dec | Nigerian Open | Nigeria | 105,000 | James Lebbie (1) | |
| 12 Jan | Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 45,000 | Mark McNulty (n/a) | |
| 19 Jan | Zambia Open | Zambia | 75,000 | Jeremy Robinson (4) | |
| 26 Jan | Standard Chartered Kenya Open | Kenya | 75,000 | André Bossert (2) | |
| 12 Apr | Tessali Open | Italy | Lit 100,000,000 | Anders Gillner (3) | |
| 3 May | Challenge Dumez | France | 50,000 | Jonathan Lomas (1) | New tournament |
| 10 May | Audi Quattro Trophy | Germany | 50,000 | Pierre Fulke (1) | |
| 16 May | Liebig Ligurian Open | Italy | Lit 120,000,000 | Nick Godin (3) | New tournament |
| 17 May | Challenge Chargeurs | France | 45,000 | Géry Watine (1) | New tournament |
| 24 May | Open Vittel | France | 55,000 | Roy Mackenzie (1) | |
| 24 May | Ramlösa Open | Sweden | SKr 400,000 | Magnus Jönsson (1) | |
| 31 May | Open de Dijon Bourgogne | France | 50,000 | Jeremy Robinson (5) | |
| 31 May | SIAB Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | Mikael Krantz (2) | |
| 6 Jun | Club Med Open | Italy | Lit 130,000,000 | Mark Litton (1) | |
| 12 Jun | Clydesdale Bank Northern Open | Scotland | 25,000 | Peter Smith (1) | |
| 14 Jun | Stiga Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | Pierre Fulke (2) | |
| 21 Jun | Milano Open | Italy | Lit 150,000,000 | Nick Godin (4) | |
| 5 Jul | Bank Austria Open | Austria | 50,000 | Stephen Dodd (1) | New tournament |
| 12 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | SKr 350,000 | Henrik Bergquist (1) | |
| 17 Jul | Pro-Am Moet & Chandon du Leman | Switzerland | CHF 100,000 | Tim Planchin (1) | |
| 26 Jul | Open des Volcans | France | 60,000 | Mikael Krantz (3) | New tournament |
| 30 Jul | Quietwaters Challenge | England | 35,000 | Craig Cassells (2) | New tournament |
| 9 Aug | SI Compaq Open | Sweden | SKr 800,000 | Joakim Haeggman (2) | |
| 16 Aug | Länsförsäkringar Open | Sweden | SKr 525,000 | Steven Bottomley (1) | |
| 21 Aug | East Sussex National Challenge | England | 30,000 | Simon D. Hurley (3) | New tournament |
| 23 Aug | SM Match Play | Sweden | SKr 300,000 | José Cantero (3) | |
| 30 Aug | Audi Open | Germany | 55,000 | Paul Affleck (1) | |
| 30 Aug | Västerås Open | Sweden | SKr 225,000 | Joakim Rask (1) | |
| 4 Sep | Gore-Tex Fabrics Challenge | Scotland | 30,000 | Brian Nelson (1) | |
| 6 Sep | Omnium Bayer | France | 45,000 | Jesús María Arruti (1) | New tournament |
| 13 Sep | Playboy Charity Challenge | Czech Republic | 50,000 | Lucien Tinkler (1) | New tournament |
| 13 Sep | Upsala Golf International | Sweden | SKr 300,000 | Tony Edlund (1) | |
| 26 Sep | Challenge Novotel | France | 45,000 | Mikael Krantz (4) | New tournament |
| 27 Sep | Dutch Challenge Open | Netherlands | ƒ170,000 | John Coe (1) | New tournament |

### 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 |
| 28 Jun | Memorial Olivier Barras | Switzerland | CHF 50,000 | Jeff Hall (2) |
| 12 Jul | Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy | Switzerland | CHF 100,000 | Heinz-Peter Thül (3) |
| 8 Aug | Rolex Pro-Am | Switzerland | CHF 100,000 | Ronald Stelten (2) |
| 30 Aug | Perrier European Pro-Am | Belgium | 50,000 | Magnus Persson (1) |
| 3 Oct | Bulles Laurent Perrier | France | 30,000 | Géry Watine (2) |

## Rankings

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling. The top 10 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1993 European Tour (Volvo Tour).
| Rank | Player | Prize money (£) |
| 1 | Paul Affleck | 39,768 |
| 2 | Michel Besanceney | 34,112 |
| 3 | Paul Eales | 32,768 |
| 4 | Nick Godin | 29,960 |
| 5 | Craig Cassells | 29,474 |