1998 Challenge Tour


The 1998 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was started as the Satellite Tour in 1986 and was renamed the Challenge Tour ready for the start of the 1990 season.
The Challenge Tour Rankings was won by England's Warren Bennett.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 1998 Challenge Tour schedule.
DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
5–8 MarOpen de Cote d'IvoireIvory Coast John Mellor
12–15 MarTusker Kenya OpenKenya Ricardo González
2–5 AprIs Molas ChallengeItaly Magnus Persson
22–25 AprRimini International OpenItaly Massimo Scarpa
13–16 MayAlbarella International OpenItaly Fredrik Lindgren
21–24 MayModena Classic OpenItaly Marc Pendaries
28–31 MayChallenge de FranceFrance Warren Bennett
4–7 JunKB Golf ChallengeCzech Republic Stephen Gallacher
11–14 JunDiners Club Austrian OpenAustria Kevin Carissimi
11–14 JunNCC OpenSweden Johan Ryström
24–27 JunOsmanli Bankasi Klassis Turkish OpenTurkey Thomas Nielsen
25–28 JunOpen dei TessaliItaly Pehr Magnebrant
30 Jun – 3 JulMasterCard ChallengeEngland Robert Lee
2–5 JulAudi Quattro TrophyGermany Marcello Santi
8–12 JulBTC Slovenian OpenSlovenia Warren Bennett
9–12 JulVolvo Finnish OpenFinland Christian Cévaër
16–19 JulOpen des VolcansFrance Warren Bennett
16–19 JulRolex TrophySwitzerland David ParkUnofficial money
23–26 JulInterlaken OpenSwitzerland John Senden
30 Jul – 2 AugChallenge Tour ChampionshipEngland Warren Bennett
6–9 AugFinnish MastersFinland Massimo Scarpa
13–16 AugMoscow Country Club Russian OpenRussia Warren Bennett
20–23 AugNetcom Norwegian OpenNorway Gary Emerson
28–30 AugNavision Open Golf ChampionshipDenmark Søren Hansen
3–6 SepÖhrlings Swedish MatchplaySweden Kevin Carissimi
3–6 SepOpen de StrasbourgFrance John Senden
10–13 SepWarsaw Golf OpenPoland José Manuel Lara
24–27 SepEulen Open GaleaSpain Álvaro Salto
1–4 OctTelia Grand PrixSweden Mats Lanner
7–10 OctSan Paolo Vita OpenItaly Roger Winchester
21–24 OctAXA Grand Final presented by EstorilPortugal Jorge Berendt

Rankings

The top 15 on the Challenge Tour Rankings gained category 11b membership of the European Tour for the 1999 season.
PositionPlayerCountryPrize money
1Warren Bennett81,053
2Per Nyman37,196
3Massimo Scarpa35,524
4Roger Winchester33,796
5Ricardo González33,159
6John Bickerton30,206
7John Mellor30,015
8Fredrik Lindgren28,865
9John Senden28,770
10Søren Hansen27,984
11Max Anglert27,523
12Jorge Berendt27,195
13Chris Hanell26,884
14Stephen Gallacher26,673
15Daren Lee26,134