The 1998 Challenge Tour was the 10th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)WinnerNotes 8 Mar Open de Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast 70,000 John Mellor (1) 15 Mar Tusker Kenya Open Kenya 65,000 Ricardo González (2) 5 Apr Is Molas Challenge Italy 40,000 Magnus Persson (3) 25 Apr Rimini International Open Italy 65,000 Massimo Scarpa (1) New tournament 16 May Albarella International Open Italy 40,000 Fredrik Lindgren (2) New tournament 24 May Modena Classic Open Italy 40,000 Marc Pendariès (1) 31 May Challenge de France France 50,000 Warren Bennett (3) New tournament 7 Jun KB Golf Challenge Czech Republic 40,000 Stephen Gallacher (1) 14 Jun Diners Club Austrian Open Austria 55,000 Kevin Carissimi (2) 14 Jun NCC Open Sweden 40,000 Johan Ryström (2) 27 Jun Osmanli Bankasi Klassis Turkish Open Turkey 60,000 Thomas Nielsen (1) 28 Jun Open dei Tessali Italy 40,000 Pehr Magnebrant (1) 3 Jul MasterCard Challenge England 40,000 Robert Lee (2) 5 Jul Audi Quattro Trophy Germany 55,000 Marcello Santi (2) 12 Jul BTC Slovenian Open Slovenia 45,000 Warren Bennett (4) 12 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland 40,000 Christian Cévaër (2) 19 Jul Rolex Trophy Switzerland 50,000 David Park (1) 19 Jul Open des Volcans France 50,000 Warren Bennett (5) 26 Jul Interlaken Open Switzerland 75,000 John Senden (1) 2 Aug Challenge Tour Championship England 80,000 Warren Bennett (6) 9 Aug Finnish Masters Finland 80,000 Massimo Scarpa (2) New tournament 16 Aug Moscow Country Club Russian Open Russia 90,000 Warren Bennett (7) 23 Aug Netcom Norwegian Open Norway 80,000 Gary Emerson (1) 30 Aug Navision Open Golf Championship Denmark 40,000 Søren Hansen (1) 6 Sep Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay Sweden 45,000 Kevin Carissimi (3) 6 Sep Open de Strasbourg France 45,000 John Senden (2) New tournament 13 Sep Warsaw Golf Open Poland 55,000 José Manuel Lara (1) 27 Sep Eulen Open Galea Spain 60,000 Álvaro Salto (1) 4 Oct Telia Grand Prix Sweden 85,000 Mats Lanner (4) 10 Oct San Paolo Vita Open Italy 45,000 Roger Winchester (2) 24 Oct AXA Grand Final Portugal €75,000 Jorge Berendt (2) Tour Championship
Rankings
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling. The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1999 European Tour.
Rank Player Prize money (£)1 Warren Bennett 81,0532 Per Nyman 37,1963 Massimo Scarpa 35,5244 Roger Winchester 33,7965 Ricardo González 33,159
See also 1998 Swedish Golf Tour
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