1999 Challenge Tour

The 1999 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was started as the Satellite Tour in 1986 and was renamed the Challenge Tour ready for the start of the 1990 season.[1]

The Challenge Tour Rankings was won by Spain's Carl Suneson.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 1999 Challenge Tour schedule.[2]

DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
11–14 MarTusker Kenya OpenKenya Maarten Lafeber
24–27 MarOKI Telepizza ChallengeSpain David Park
15–18 AprOpen de Cote d'IvoireIvory Coast Ian Poulter
29 Apr – 2 MayComunitat Valenciana Challenge de EspañaSpain Carl Suneson
13–16 MayBIL Luxembourg OpenLuxembourg Kevin Carissimi
20–23 MayOpen dei TessaliItaly Gustavo Rojas
27–30 MayChallenge de SabléFrance Lucas Parsons
10–13 JunNCC OpenSweden Per G. Nyman
10–13 JunDiners Club Austrian OpenAustria Juan Ciola
24–27 JunIs Molas ChallengeItaly Bradley Dredge
1–4 JulOpen des VolcansFrance Philip Golding
2–4 JulNeuchâtel Open Golf TrophySwitzerland Richard S. JohnsonUnofficial money
8–11 JulVolvo Finnish OpenFinland Paul Nilbrink
15–18 JulBTC Slovenian OpenSlovenia Grant Dodd
15–18 JulRolex TrophySwitzerland Carl SunesonUnofficial money
29 Jul – 1 AugFinnish MastersFinland Lucas Parsons
5–8 AugBeazer Homes Challenge Tour ChampionshipEngland Carl Suneson
12–15 AugWest of Ireland Golf ClassicRepublic of Ireland Costantino RoccaAlso a European Tour event
19–22 AugBMW Russian OpenRussia Iain Pyman
19–22 AugNorwegian OpenNorway Pehr Magnebrant
1–3 SepFormby Hall ChallengeEngland Greig Hutcheon
2–5 SepÖhrlings Swedish MatchplaySweden Kalle Brink
8–11 SepDaewoo Warsaw Golf OpenPoland Niclas Fasth
30 Sep – 3 OctGula Sidorna Grand PrixSweden Raimo Sjöberg
6–9 OctSan Paolo Vita OpenItaly Alberto Binaghi
7–10 OctPhilips Challenge Xacobeo 99Spain Hennie Otto
14–17 OctChallenge de France BayerFrance Iain Pyman
21–24 OctChallenge Tour Grand FinalCuba Stephen Scahill

Rankings

The top 15 on the Challenge Tour Rankings gained category 11b membership of the European Tour for the 2000 season.[1]

PositionPlayerCountryPrize money (€)
1Carl Suneson Spain69,642
2Iain Pyman England56,993
3Markus Brier Austria50,184
4Gustavo Rojas Argentina47,953
5Stephen Scahill New Zealand47,583
6Hennie Otto South Africa44,023
7Maarten Lafeber Netherlands39,190
8Bradley Dredge Wales36,606
9Benoît Teilleria France34,620
10Lucas Parsons Australia34,522
11Didier de Vooght Belgium33,733
12Knud Storgaard Denmark33,561
13Philip Golding England32,897
14Johan Sköld Sweden31,424
15Greig Hutcheon Scotland31,027

See also

References
  1. "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  2. "Tournament Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
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