The 1999 Challenge Tour was the 11th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
| Duration | 11 March 1999 – 24 October 1999 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 28 |
| Most wins |  Carl Suneson (3) |
| Rankings | Carl Suneson |
← 1998 2000 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
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 |  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 |  Juan Ciola (1) |
n/a | ||
| 27 Jun | Is Molas Challenge | Italy | 63,000 | Bradley Dredge (2) |
n/a | ||
| 4 Jul | Neuchâtel Open Golf Trophy | Switzerland | 63,000 | Richard S. Johnson (1) |
n/a | Invitational event | |
| 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 | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 70,000 | Carl Suneson (3) |
n/a | Invitational event | |
| 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 |
Rankings edit
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 rankings earned status to play on the 2000 European Tour.[3]
| Rank | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Suneson |
69,641 |
| 2 | Iain Pyman |
56,993 |
| 3 |  Markus Brier |
50,184 |
| 4 | Gustavo Rojas |
47,953 |
| 5 | Stephen Scahill |
47,583 |
Notes edit
- ^ 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 edit
- ^ "1999 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "1999 Rankings". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 November 1999. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "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.