# 1995 Challenge Tour

The 1995 Challenge Tour was the seventh season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) | Winner | Notes |
| 5 Mar | Kenya Open | Kenya | 65,000 | James Lee (1) | |
| 30 Apr | Canarias Challenge | Spain | Pta 11,000,000 | Pedro Linhart (1) | |
| 14 May | KB Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 60,000 | Éric Giraud (3) | New tournament |
| 28 May | Compaq Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | Dennis Edlund (2) | |
| 4 Jun | SIAB Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | Anssi Kankkonen (1) | |
| 5 Jun | Challenge Chargeurs | France | 50,000 | Rolf Muntz (2) | |
| 11 Jun | Himmerland Open | Denmark | SKr 350,000 | Thomas Bjørn (1) | |
| 11 Jun | Club Med Open | Italy | Lit 160,000,000 | Emanuele Bolognesi (2) | |
| 25 Jun | Team Erhverv Danish Open | Denmark | SKr 640,000 | Rob Edwards (1) | |
| 25 Jun | Memorial Olivier Barras | Switzerland | CHF 75,000 | Simon D. Hurley (4) | |
| 2 Jul | Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy | Switzerland | CHF 75,000 | Nicolas Vanhootegem (1) | |
| 9 Jul | Open Divonne | France | 50,000 | Patrik Sjöland (1) | |
| 9 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | SKr 350,000 | Fredrik Plahn (1) | |
| 15 Jul | Open des Volcans | France | 55,000 | Thomas Gögele (1) | |
| 23 Jul | Interlaken Open | Switzerland | CHF 100,000 | Thomas Bjørn (2) | |
| 30 Jul | Karsten Ping Norwegian Open | Norway | SKr 700,000 | Stephen Field (2) | |
| 6 Aug | Audi Quattro Trophy | Germany | 72,000 | Joost Steenkamer (1) | |
| 6 Aug | Rolex Pro-Am | Switzerland | CHF 75,000 | Carl Suneson (1) | |
| 13 Aug | SM Match Play | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | Peter Thörn (1) | |
| 20 Aug | Steelcover Dutch Challenge Open | Netherlands | ƒ190,000 | Warren Bennett (1) | |
| 20 Aug | Toyota Danish PGA Championship | Denmark | SKr 350,000 | François Lamare (1) | |
| 26 Aug | Coca-Cola Open | England | 65,000 | Thomas Bjørn (3) | |
| 2 Sep | Tessali Open | Italy | Lit 110,000,000 | Andrew Collison (1) | |
| 10 Sep | Perrier European Pro-Am | Belgium | 55,000 | Diego Borrego (2) | |
| 17 Sep | Open de Dijon Bourgogne | France | 35,000 | Tim Planchin (3) | |
| 17 Sep | Kentab Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | Per Nyman (3) | |
| 23 Sep | Eulen Open Galea | Spain | Pta 15,000,000 | Ben Tinning (1) | New tournament |
| 29 Sep | Lomas Bosque Challenge | Spain | Pta 6,000,000 | Per Nyman (4) | New tournament |
| 7 Oct | Tunisian Open Challenge | Tunisia | 70,000 | Ricky Willison (2) | |
| 15 Oct | UAP Grand Final | Portugal | 60,000 | Francisco Valera (2) | New tournament Tour Championship |

### Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) | Winner |
| 17 Jun | Italian Native Open | Italy | Lit 140,000,000 | Emanuele Bolognesi |
| 18 Jun | Championnat de France Pro | France | 50,000 | Éric Giraud |
| 24 Jun | Nedcar National Open | Netherlands | ƒ50,000 | Rolf Muntz |
| 31 Jul | UPS German PGA Championship | Germany | 25,000 | Erol Şimşek |
| 13 Aug | Finnish PGA Championship | Finland | 3,500 | Mikael Piltz |
| 13 Aug | Esbjerg Danish Closed | Denmark | 10,000 | Thomas Bjørn |
| 4 Oct | Swiss PGA Championship | Switzerland | CHF 25,000 | Steve Rey |

## 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 1996 European Tour.
| Rank | Player | Prize money (£) |
| 1 | Thomas Bjørn | 46,471 |
| 2 | Tim Planchin | 32,702 |
| 3 | Diego Borrego | 32,459 |
| 4 | Éric Giraud | 27,365 |
| 5 | Simon D. Hurley | 25,683 |