Duration | 11 March 1999 | – 24 October 1999
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Number of official events | 28 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Rankings | ![]() |
← 1998 2000 → |
The 1999 Challenge Tour was the 11th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
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 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
27 Mar | OKI Telepizza Challenge | Spain | 63,000 | ![]() |
n/a | New tournament | |
18 Apr | Open de Côte d'Ivoire | Ivory Coast | 70,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
2 May | Comunitat Valenciana Challenge de España | Spain | 91,000 | ![]() |
n/a | New tournament | |
16 May | BIL Luxembourg Open | Luxembourg | 63,000 | ![]() |
n/a | New tournament | |
23 May | Open dei Tessali | Italy | 63,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
30 May | Challenge de Sablé | France | 70,000 | ![]() |
n/a | New tournament | |
13 Jun | NCC Open | Sweden | 63,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
13 Jun | Diners Club Austrian Open | Austria | 77,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
27 Jun | Is Molas Challenge | Italy | 63,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
4 Jul | Neuchâtel Open Golf Trophy | Switzerland | 63,000 | ![]() |
n/a | Invitational event | |
4 Jul | Open des Volcans | France | 70,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
11 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | 70,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
18 Jul | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 70,000 | ![]() |
n/a | Invitational event | |
18 Jul | BTC Slovenian Open | Slovenia | 70,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
1 Aug | Finnish Masters | Finland | 112,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
8 Aug | Beazer Homes Challenge Tour Championship | England | 112,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
15 Aug | West of Ireland Golf Classic | Ireland | 350,000 | ![]() |
24 | EUR | New tournament |
22 Aug | BMW Russian Open | Russia | £90,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
22 Aug | Norwegian Open | Norway | 63,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
3 Sep | Formby Hall Challenge | England | 70,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
5 Sep | Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay | Sweden | 63,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
11 Sep | Daewoo Warsaw Golf Open | Poland | 100,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
3 Oct | Gula Sidorna Grand Prix | Sweden | 120,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
9 Oct | San Paolo Vita Open | Italy | 70,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
10 Oct | Philips Challenge Xacobeo 99 | Spain | 80,000 | ![]() |
n/a | New tournament | |
17 Oct | Challenge de France Bayer | France | 114,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
24 Oct | Cuba European Challenge Tour Grand Final | Cuba | 105,000 | ![]() |
n/a | Tour Championship |
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 | ![]() |
69,641 |
2 | ![]() |
56,993 |
3 | ![]() |
50,184 |
4 | ![]() |
47,953 |
5 | ![]() |
47,583 |
...when the leading players contest the final Rankings with the top 15 earning their cards for the main Tour next year.