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.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(€)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes 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
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2000 European Tour.
Rank Player Prize money (€)1 Carl Suneson 69,6412 Iain Pyman 56,9933 Markus Brier 50,1844 Gustavo Rojas 47,9535 Stephen Scahill 47,583
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