Equity & Law Challenge
Tournament information
LocationRichmond, London, England
Established1987
Course(s)Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club
Tour(s)European Tour
(approved special event)
Format54-hole modified Stableford
(36-holes in 1987)
Final year1992
Final champion
Sweden Anders Forsbrand

The Equity & Law Challenge was an unofficial-money golf tournament on the European Tour that was played from 1987 to 1992. All six editions were played on a relatively short composite course at Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club. The event used a Modified Stableford points system with 2 points for an eagle and 1 for a birdie. Ties were split by the number of pars. Qualification for the event was based on a season-long points system in which points were gained for birdies and eagles in European Tour events.[1]

Winners

Source:[2]

YearWinnerScoreMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)
Ref
1987England Barry Lane15 points1 pointUnited States Bill Malley20,000[3]
1988Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty21 points1 pointEngland Barry Lane21,000[4]
1989Australia Brett Ogle25 points4 pointsScotland Colin Montgomerie22,570[5]
1990Scotland Brian Marchbank22 points1 pointEngland Derrick Cooper
United States Peter Teravainen
20,000[6]
1991Scotland Brian Marchbank22 points3 pointsEngland Barry Lane25,000[7]
1992Sweden Anders Forsbrand20 points3 pointsEngland Russell Claydon25,000[8]

The 1987 event was played over 36 holes but later editions were over 54 holes.

References

  1. ↑ Platts, Mitchell (21 November 1986). "In search of legal eagles". The Times. p. 44. Retrieved 27 May 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  2. ↑ "Past Champions Former Events". PGA European Tour. 21 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "£20,000 for Lane". The Glasgow Herald. 14 October 1987. p. 23.
  4. ↑ "Rivals are defeated by style of Rafferty". The Times. 19 October 1988.
  5. ↑ "Australia's Brett Ogle". The Glasgow Herald. 27 September 1989. p. 28.
  6. ↑ "A house-warming present for a man on the move". The Times. 26 September 1990.
  7. ↑ "Richardson's 58 not enough to pip Marchbank". The Times. 18 September 1991.
  8. ↑ "Forsbrand does the double". The Times. 16 September 1992.
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