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.[1]

The Challenge Tour Rankings was won by England's Warren Bennett.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 1998 Challenge Tour schedule.[2]

DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
5–8 MarOpen de Cote d'IvoireIvory CoastEngland John Mellor
12–15 MarTusker Kenya OpenKenyaArgentina Ricardo González
2–5 AprIs Molas ChallengeItalySweden Magnus Persson
22–25 AprRimini International OpenItalyItaly Massimo Scarpa
13–16 MayAlbarella International OpenItalySweden Fredrik Lindgren
21–24 MayModena Classic OpenItalyFrance Marc Pendaries
28–31 MayChallenge de FranceFranceEngland Warren Bennett
4–7 JunKB Golf ChallengeCzech RepublicScotland Stephen Gallacher
11–14 JunDiners Club Austrian OpenAustriaUnited States Kevin Carissimi
11–14 JunNCC OpenSwedenSweden Johan Ryström
24–27 JunOsmanli Bankasi Klassis Turkish OpenTurkeyNorway Thomas Nielsen
25–28 JunOpen dei TessaliItalySweden Pehr Magnebrant
30 Jun – 3 JulMasterCard ChallengeEnglandEngland Robert Lee
2–5 JulAudi Quattro TrophyGermanyItaly Marcello Santi
8–12 JulBTC Slovenian OpenSloveniaEngland Warren Bennett
9–12 JulVolvo Finnish OpenFinlandFrance Christian Cévaër
16–19 JulOpen des VolcansFranceEngland Warren Bennett
16–19 JulRolex TrophySwitzerlandWales David ParkUnofficial money
23–26 JulInterlaken OpenSwitzerlandAustralia John Senden
30 Jul – 2 AugChallenge Tour ChampionshipEnglandEngland Warren Bennett
6–9 AugFinnish MastersFinlandItaly Massimo Scarpa
13–16 AugMoscow Country Club Russian OpenRussiaEngland Warren Bennett
20–23 AugNetcom Norwegian OpenNorwayEngland Gary Emerson
28–30 AugNavision Open Golf ChampionshipDenmarkDenmark Søren Hansen
3–6 SepÖhrlings Swedish MatchplaySwedenUnited States Kevin Carissimi
3–6 SepOpen de StrasbourgFranceAustralia John Senden
10–13 SepWarsaw Golf OpenPolandSpain José Manuel Lara
24–27 SepEulen Open GaleaSpainSpain Álvaro Salto
1–4 OctTelia Grand PrixSwedenSweden Mats Lanner
7–10 OctSan Paolo Vita OpenItalyEngland Roger Winchester
21–24 OctAXA Grand Final presented by EstorilPortugalArgentina Jorge Berendt

Rankings

The top 15 on the Challenge Tour Rankings gained category 11b membership of the European Tour for the 1999 season.[1]

PositionPlayerCountryPrize money (€)
1Warren Bennett England81,053
2Per Nyman Sweden37,196
3Massimo Scarpa Italy35,524
4Roger Winchester England33,796
5Ricardo González Argentina33,159
6John Bickerton England30,206
7John Mellor England30,015
8Fredrik Lindgren Sweden28,865
9John Senden Australia28,770
10Søren Hansen Denmark27,984
11Max Anglert Sweden27,523
12Jorge Berendt Argentina27,195
13Chris Hanell Sweden26,884
14Stephen Gallacher Scotland26,673
15Daren Lee England26,134

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  2. ↑ "Tournament Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
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