1999 Challenge Tour Explained

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

Schedule

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

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (€)	Winner	OWGR points	Other tours	Notes
14 Mar		Kenya	91,000	Maarten Lafeber (1)	n/a
27 Mar		Spain	63,000	David Park (2)	n/a		New tournament
18 Apr		Ivory Coast	70,000	Ian Poulter (1)	n/a
2 May		Spain	91,000	Carl Suneson (2)	n/a		New tournament
16 May		Luxembourg	63,000	Kevin Carissimi (4)	n/a		New tournament
23 May		Italy	63,000	Gustavo Rojas (1)	n/a
30 May		France	70,000	Lucas Parsons (1)	n/a		New tournament
13 Jun		Sweden	63,000	Per G. Nyman (1)	n/a
13 Jun		Austria	77,000	Juan Ciola (1)	n/a
27 Jun		Italy	63,000	Bradley Dredge (2)	n/a
4 Jul		Switzerland	63,000	Richard S. Johnson (1)	n/a		Invitational event
4 Jul		France	70,000	Philip Golding (3)	n/a
11 Jul		Finland	70,000	Paul Nilbrink (1)	n/a
18 Jul		Switzerland	70,000	Carl Suneson (3)	n/a		Invitational event
18 Jul		Slovenia	70,000	Grant Dodd (1)	n/a
1 Aug		Finland	112,000	Lucas Parsons (2)	n/a
8 Aug		England	112,000	Carl Suneson (4)	n/a
15 Aug		Ireland	350,000	Costantino Rocca (2)	24		New tournament
22 Aug		Russia	£90,000	Iain Pyman (1)	n/a
22 Aug		Norway	63,000	Pehr Magnebrant (2)	n/a
3 Sep		England	70,000	Greig Hutcheon (1)	n/a
5 Sep		Sweden	63,000	Kalle Brink (2)	n/a
11 Sep		Poland	100,000	Niclas Fasth (4)	n/a
3 Oct		Sweden	120,000	Raimo Sjöberg (1)	n/a
9 Oct		Italy	70,000	Alberto Binaghi (2)	n/a
10 Oct		Spain	80,000	Hennie Otto (1)	n/a		New tournament
17 Oct		France	114,000	Iain Pyman (2)	n/a
24 Oct		Cuba	105,000	Stephen Scahill (2)	n/a		Tour Championship

Rankings

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		69,641
2		56,993
3		50,184
4		47,953
5		47,583

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1999 Tournament schedule . European Tour . 30 August 2023.
2. Web site: 1999 Rankings . European Tour . 30 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/19991104164233/http://www.europeantour.com/rankings/rank.sps?type=CHL . 4 November 1999.
3. Web site: Grand Finale in Cuba . European Tour . 19 March 2010 . 30 August 2023 . ...when the leading players contest the final Rankings with the top 15 earning their cards for the main Tour next year..