1999 Challenge Tour


The 1999 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 Spain's Carl Suneson.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 1999 Challenge Tour schedule.
DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
11–14 MarTusker Kenya OpenKenya Maarten Lafeber
24–27 MarOKI Telepizza ChallengeSpain David Park
15–18 AprOpen de Cote d'IvoireIvory Coast Ian Poulter
29 Apr – 2 MayComunitat Valenciana Challenge de EspañaSpain Carl Suneson
13–16 MayBIL Luxembourg OpenLuxembourg Kevin Carissimi
20–23 MayOpen dei TessaliItaly Gustavo Rojas
27–30 MayChallenge de SabléFrance Lucas Parsons
10–13 JunNCC OpenSweden Per G. Nyman
10–13 JunDiners Club Austrian OpenAustria Juan Ciola
24–27 JunIs Molas ChallengeItaly Bradley Dredge
1–4 JulOpen des VolcansFrance Philip Golding
2–4 JulNeuchâtel Open Golf TrophySwitzerland Richard S. JohnsonUnofficial money
8–11 JulVolvo Finnish OpenFinland Paul Nilbrink
15–18 JulBTC Slovenian OpenSlovenia Grant Dodd
15–18 JulRolex TrophySwitzerland Carl SunesonUnofficial money
29 Jul – 1 AugFinnish MastersFinland Lucas Parsons
5–8 AugBeazer Homes Challenge Tour ChampionshipEngland Carl Suneson
12–15 AugWest of Ireland Golf ClassicRepublic of Ireland Costantino RoccaAlso a European Tour event
19–22 AugBMW Russian OpenRussia Iain Pyman
19–22 AugNorwegian OpenNorway Pehr Magnebrant
1–3 SepFormby Hall ChallengeEngland Greig Hutcheon
2–5 SepÖhrlings Swedish MatchplaySweden Kalle Brink
8–11 SepDaewoo Warsaw Golf OpenPoland Niclas Fasth
30 Sep – 3 OctGula Sidorna Grand PrixSweden Raimo Sjöberg
6–9 OctSan Paolo Vita OpenItaly Alberto Binaghi
7–10 OctPhilips Challenge Xacobeo 99Spain Hennie Otto
14–17 OctChallenge de France BayerFrance Iain Pyman
21–24 OctChallenge Tour Grand FinalCuba Stephen Scahill

Rankings

The top 15 on the Challenge Tour Rankings gained category 11b membership of the European Tour for the 2000 season.
PositionPlayerCountryPrize money
1Carl Suneson69,642
2Iain Pyman56,993
3Markus Brier50,184
4Gustavo Rojas47,953
5Stephen Scahill47,583
6Hennie Otto44,023
7Maarten Lafeber39,190
8Bradley Dredge36,606
9Benoît Teilleria34,620
10Lucas Parsons34,522
11Didier de Vooght33,733
12Knud Storgaard33,561
13Philip Golding32,897
14Johan Sköld31,424
15Greig Hutcheon31,027