The 1996 Challenge Tour was the eighth season of 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 official development tour to the

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. 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 England's

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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1996 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 1996 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

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Notes

References

External links

Official homepage of the Challenge Tour
{{Challenge Tour seasons Challenge Tour seasons