1999 Challenge Tour

The 1999 Challenge Tour was the 11th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

1999 Challenge Tour season
Duration11 March 1999 (1999-03-11) – 24 October 1999 (1999-10-24)
Number of official events28
Most winsSpain Carl Suneson (3)
RankingsSpain Carl Suneson
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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(€)		Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		Notes
14 MarTusker Kenya OpenKenya91,000Netherlands Maarten Lafeber (1)n/a
27 MarOKI Telepizza ChallengeSpain63,000Wales David Park (2)n/aNew tournament
18 AprOpen de Côte d'IvoireIvory Coast70,000England Ian Poulter (1)n/a
2 MayComunitat Valenciana Challenge de EspañaSpain91,000Spain Carl Suneson (2)n/aNew tournament
16 MayBIL Luxembourg OpenLuxembourg63,000United States Kevin Carissimi (4)n/aNew tournament
23 MayOpen dei TessaliItaly63,000Argentina Gustavo Rojas (1)n/a
30 MayChallenge de SabléFrance70,000Australia Lucas Parsons (1)n/aNew tournament
13 JunNCC OpenSweden63,000Sweden Per G. Nyman (1)n/a
13 JunDiners Club Austrian OpenAustria77,000Switzerland Juan Ciola (1)n/a
27 JunIs Molas ChallengeItaly63,000Wales Bradley Dredge (2)n/a
4 JulNeuchâtel Open Golf TrophySwitzerland63,000Sweden Richard S. Johnson (1)n/aInvitational event
4 JulOpen des VolcansFrance70,000England Philip Golding (3)n/a
11 JulVolvo Finnish OpenFinland70,000Sweden Paul Nilbrink (1)n/a
18 JulRolex TrophySwitzerland70,000Spain Carl Suneson (3)n/aInvitational event
18 JulBTC Slovenian OpenSlovenia70,000Australia Grant Dodd (1)n/a
1 AugFinnish MastersFinland112,000Australia Lucas Parsons (2)n/a
8 AugBeazer Homes Challenge Tour ChampionshipEngland112,000Spain Carl Suneson (4)n/a
15 AugWest of Ireland Golf ClassicIreland350,000Italy Costantino Rocca (2)24EURNew tournament
22 AugBMW Russian OpenRussia£90,000England Iain Pyman (1)n/a
22 AugNorwegian OpenNorway63,000Sweden Pehr Magnebrant (2)n/a
3 SepFormby Hall ChallengeEngland70,000Scotland Greig Hutcheon (1)n/a
5 SepÖhrlings Swedish MatchplaySweden63,000Sweden Kalle Brink (2)n/a
11 SepDaewoo Warsaw Golf OpenPoland100,000Sweden Niclas Fasth (4)n/a
3 OctGula Sidorna Grand PrixSweden120,000Sweden Raimo Sjöberg (1)n/a
9 OctSan Paolo Vita OpenItaly70,000Italy Alberto Binaghi (2)n/a
10 OctPhilips Challenge Xacobeo 99Spain80,000South Africa Hennie Otto (1)n/aNew tournament
17 OctChallenge de France BayerFrance114,000England Iain Pyman (2)n/a
24 OctCuba European Challenge Tour Grand FinalCuba105,000New Zealand Stephen Scahill (2)n/aTour Championship

Rankings

For full rankings, see 1999 Challenge Tour graduates.

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2] The top 15 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2000 European Tour.[3]

RankPlayerPrize money (€)
1Spain Carl Suneson69,641
2England Iain Pyman56,993
3Austria Markus Brier50,184
4Argentina Gustavo Rojas47,953
5New Zealand Stephen Scahill47,583

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. EUR − European Tour.

References
  1. "1999 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. "1999 Rankings". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 November 1999. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  3. "Grand Finale in Cuba". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2023. ...when the leading players contest the final Rankings with the top 15 earning their cards for the main Tour next year.
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