1999 Challenge Tour
The 1999 Challenge Tour was the 11th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour. 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.[1]
| Duration | 11 March 1999 – 24 October 1999 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 26 |
| Most wins | 3: Carl Suneson |
| Challenge Tour Rankings | Carl Suneson |
← 1998 2000 → | |
The Challenge Tour Rankings were won by Spain's Carl Suneson.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Other tours[lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar | Tusker Kenya Open | Kenya | 91,000 |  Maarten Lafeber (1) | n/a | ||
| 27 Mar | OKI Telepizza Challenge | Spain | 63,000 |  David Park (2) | n/a | New tournament | |
| 18 Apr | Open de Côte d'Ivoire | Ivory Coast | 70,000 |  Ian Poulter (1) | n/a | ||
| 2 May | Comunitat Valenciana Challenge de España | Spain | 91,000 | Carl Suneson (2) | n/a | New tournament | |
| 16 May | BIL Luxembourg Open | Luxembourg | 63,000 |  Kevin Carissimi (4) | n/a | New tournament | |
| 23 May | Open dei Tessali | Italy | 63,000 |  Gustavo Rojas (1) | n/a | ||
| 30 May | Challenge de Sablé | France | 70,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lucas Parsons (1) | n/a | New tournament | |
| 13 Jun | NCC Open | Sweden | 63,000 |  Per G. Nyman (1) | n/a | ||
| 13 Jun | Diners Club Austrian Open | Austria | 77,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Juan Ciola (1) | n/a | ||
| 27 Jun | Is Molas Challenge | Italy | 63,000 | Bradley Dredge (2) | n/a | ||
| 4 Jul | Open des Volcans | France | 70,000 | Philip Golding (3) | n/a | ||
| 11 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | 70,000 | Paul Nilbrink (1) | n/a | ||
| 18 Jul | BTC Slovenian Open | Slovenia | 70,000 | Grant Dodd (1) | n/a | ||
| 1 Aug | Finnish Masters | Finland | 112,000 | Lucas Parsons (2) | n/a | ||
| 8 Aug | Beazer Homes Challenge Tour Championship | England | 112,000 | Carl Suneson (4) | n/a | ||
| 15 Aug | West of Ireland Golf Classic | Ireland | 350,000 |  Costantino Rocca (2) | 24 | EUR | New tournament |
| 22 Aug | BMW Russian Open | Russia | £90,000 | Iain Pyman (1) | n/a | ||
| 22 Aug | Norwegian Open | Norway | 63,000 | Pehr Magnebrant (2) | n/a | ||
| 3 Sep | Formby Hall Challenge | England | 70,000 |  Greig Hutcheon (1) | n/a | ||
| 5 Sep | Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay | Sweden | 63,000 | Kalle Brink (2) | n/a | ||
| 11 Sep | Daewoo Warsaw Golf Open | Poland | 100,000 | Niclas Fasth (4) | n/a | ||
| 3 Oct | Gula Sidorna Grand Prix | Sweden | 120,000 | Raimo Sjöberg (1) | n/a | ||
| 9 Oct | San Paolo Vita Open | Italy | 70,000 | Alberto Binaghi (2) | n/a | ||
| 10 Oct | Philips Challenge Xacobeo 99 | Spain | 80,000 |  Hennie Otto (1) | n/a | New tournament | |
| 17 Oct | Challenge de France Bayer | France | 114,000 | Iain Pyman (2) | n/a | ||
| 24 Oct | Cuba European Challenge Tour Grand Final | Cuba | 105,000 |  Stephen Scahill (2) | n/a | Tour Championship |
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 | OWGR points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul | Neuchâtel Open Golf Trophy | Switzerland | 63,000 | Richard S. Johnson (1) | n/a | |
| 18 Jul | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 70,000 | Carl Suneson (3) | n/a |
Challenge Tour Rankings
For full rankings, see 1999 Challenge Tour graduates.
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top 15 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2000 European Tour.
| Rank | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Suneson | 69,642 |
| 2 | Iain Pyman | 56,993 |
| 3 |  Markus Brier | 50,184 |
| 4 | Gustavo Rojas | 47,953 |
| 5 | Stephen Scahill | 47,583 |
See also
Notes
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Challenge Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the European Tour.
- EUR − European Tour.
References
- "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- "Tournament Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
External links
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