The 2000 Challenge Tour was the 12th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(€)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes 20 Feb Challenge de España Spain 78,000 Eric Carlberg (2) 6 12 Mar Tusker Kenya Open Kenya £70,000 Trevor Immelman (1) 6 7 May Credit Suisse Private Banking Open Switzerland £60,000 Álvaro Salto (2) 6 New tournament 14 May Costa Blanca Challenge Spain 80,000 Johan Ryström (3) 6 New tournament 28 May Muermans Real Estate Challenge Open Netherlands 120,000 Richard Gillot (1) 6 4 Jun Danish Open Denmark 95,000 Fredrik Henge (3) 6 11 Jun NCC Open Sweden SKr 750,000 David Higgins (1) 6 11 Jun Aa St Omer Open France 1,000,000 F Pascal Edmond (1) 6 New to Challenge Tour 25 Jun DEXIA-BIL Luxembourg Open Luxembourg 80,000 Henrik Stenson (1) 6 2 Jul Open des Volcans France 600,000 F Renaud Guillard (1) 6 9 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland 80,000 Jean Hugo (1) 6 23 Jul Günther Hamburg Classic Germany £150,000 David Higgins (2) 6 30 Jul Beazer Homes Challenge Tour Championship England £90,000 Shaun P. Webster (1) 6 6 Aug BMW Russian Open Russia £100,000 Marco Bernardini (1) 6 13 Aug Finnish Masters Finland 132,500 Christian Cévaër (3) 6 20 Aug Norwegian Open Norway £50,000 Paul Nilbrink (2) 6 20 Aug Buzzgolf.com North West of Ireland Open Ireland 350,000 Massimo Scarpa (3) 24 EUR 27 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland CHF 150,000 David Higgins (3) 6 2 Sep Formby Hall Challenge England £55,000 Fredrik Henge (4) 6 10 Sep Tessali Open del Sud Italy 78,000 Kenneth Ferrie (1) 6 17 Sep Gula Sidorna Grand Prix Sweden SKr 1,100,000 Henrik Stenson (2) 6 7 Oct San Paolo Vita Open Italy 78,000 Dennis Edlund (5) 6 15 Oct Le Touquet Challenge de France France 122,000 Fredrik Andersson (2) 6 5 Nov Cuba Challenge Tour Grand Final Cuba US$128,000 Henrik Stenson (3) 6 Tour Championship
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, but did not carry official money, wins were still official however.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(€)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes 25 Jun Memorial Olivier Barras Switzerland 63,000 Adriano Mori (1) n/a 2 Jul UBS Warburg Swiss Golf Open Neuchâtel Switzerland 63,000 Steve Rey (2) n/a
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 2001 European Tour.
Rank Player Prize money (€)1 Henrik Stenson 108,7102 David Higgins 81,0403 Carlos Rodiles 71,6794 Mikael Lundberg 71,6075 Michele Reale 52,978
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