1999 European Tour
The 1999 European Tour was the 28th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.[1]
| Duration | 14 January 1999 – 7 November 1999 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 41 |
| Most wins | 5: Colin Montgomerie |
| Order of Merit | Colin Montgomerie |
| Golfer of the Year | Colin Montgomerie |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |  Sergio García |
← 1998 2000 → | |
The season was made up of 41 tournaments counting towards the Order of Merit, which included the U.S. Open and PGA Championship for the first time; and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".[2]
The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Colin Montgomerie for the seventh successive year; he won five official-money tournaments during the season, including Volvo PGA Championship, and also added the Cisco World Match Play Championship.[3]
Changes for 1999
There were many changes from the previous season, with the addition of three new World Golf Championships, the Asian PGA Tour co-sanctioned Malaysian Open, the Estoril Open,[4] the West of Ireland Golf Classic (also a Challenge Tour event),[5] and the Scottish PGA Championship;[6] and the loss of the Johnnie Walker Classic due to rescheduling from January to November, and the Cannes Open. The Open Novotel Perrier was also lost from the schedule as sponsors switched to support the Open de France; the Sarazen World Open, which had been discontinued as a result of the creation of the WGCs, was revived as a full tour event and took the dates on the calendar opposite the Cisco World Match Play Championship.[7]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.
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Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner(s) | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep | Ryder Cup | United States | n/a |  Team USA |
n/a | Team event |
| 10 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Cup | Scotland | £1,000,000 | Team Spain |
n/a | Team event |
| 17 Oct | Open Novotel Perrier | France | – | Cancelled | – | Team event |
| 17 Oct | Cisco World Match Play Championship | England | £500,000 | Colin Montgomerie |
34 | Limited-field event |
| 21 Nov | World Cup of Golf | Malaysia | US$1,300,000 | Mark O'Meara and Tiger Woods |
n/a | Team event |
| World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy | US$200,000 | Tiger Woods |
n/a |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[1]
| Position | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Montgomerie | 1,822,880 |
| 2 |  Lee Westwood | 1,320,805 |
| 3 | Sergio García | 1,317,693 |
| 4 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 1,148,290 |
| 5 |  Retief Goosen | 1,059,985 |
| 6 | Paul Lawrie | 901,453 |
| 7 |  Pádraig Harrington | 855,163 |
| 8 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Darren Clarke | 731,291 |
| 9 |  Jarmo Sandelin | 629,132 |
| 10 |  Ángel Cabrera | 622,852 |
Awards
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Golfer of the Year | Colin Montgomerie |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Sergio García |
Notes
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.
- AFR − Southern Africa Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian PGA Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
- Sunshine Tour flagship event
- Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
References
- "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- Davies, David (10 October 1998). "European Tour succeeds in adding all times to all men in all places". The Guardian. London, England. p. 32. Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Four of the best seasons in European Tour history". PGA European Tour. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- "Briefs | New event for European Tour". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 3 September 1999. p. 49. Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Galway first". Irish Independent. Dublin, Ireland. 9 March 1999. p. 19. Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Darroch, Stuart (23 June 1999). "PGA sponsor". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, Scotland. p. 29. Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "In brief | Great event". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, Scotland. 23 June 1999. p. 30. Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.