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 Mar Open de Cote d'Ivoire Ivory Coast England John Mellor
12–15 Mar Tusker Kenya Open Kenya Argentina Ricardo González
2–5 Apr Is Molas Challenge Italy Sweden Magnus Persson
22–25 Apr Rimini International Open Italy Italy Massimo Scarpa
13–16 May Albarella International Open Italy Sweden Fredrik Lindgren
21–24 May Modena Classic Open Italy France Marc Pendaries
28–31 May Challenge de France France England Warren Bennett
4–7 Jun KB Golf Challenge Czech Republic Scotland Stephen Gallacher
11–14 Jun Diners Club Austrian Open Austria United States Kevin Carissimi
11–14 Jun NCC Open Sweden Sweden Johan Ryström
24–27 Jun Osmanli Bankasi Klassis Turkish Open Turkey Norway Thomas Nielsen
25–28 Jun Open dei Tessali Italy Sweden Pehr Magnebrant
30 Jun–3 Jul MasterCard Challenge England England Robert Lee
2–5 Jul Audi Quattro Trophy Germany Italy Marcello Santi
8–12 Jul BTC Slovenian Open Slovenia England Warren Bennett
9–12 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland France Christian Cévaër
16–19 Jul Open des Volcans France England Warren Bennett
16–19 Jul Rolex Trophy Switzerland Wales David Park Unofficial money
23–26 Jul Interlaken Open Switzerland Australia John Senden
30 Jul–2 Aug Challenge Tour Championship England England Warren Bennett
6–9 Aug Finnish Masters Finland Italy Massimo Scarpa
13–16 Aug Moscow Country Club Russian Open Russia England Warren Bennett
20–23 Aug Netcom Norwegian Open Norway England Gary Emerson
28–30 Aug Navision Open Golf Championship Denmark Denmark Søren Hansen
3–6 Sept Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay Sweden United States Kevin Carissimi
3–6 Sept Open de Strasbourg France Australia John Senden
10–13 Sept Warsaw Golf Open Poland Spain José Manuel Lara
24–27 Sept Eulen Open Galea Spain Spain Álvaro Salto
1–4 Oct Telia Grand Prix Sweden Sweden Mats Lanner
7–10 Oct San Paolo Vita Open Italy England Roger Winchester
21–24 Oct AXA Grand Final presented by Estoril Portugal Argentina Jorge Berendt

Rankings

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

Position Player Country Prize money (€)
1 Warren Bennett  England 81,053
2 Per Nyman  Sweden 37,196
3 Massimo Scarpa  Italy 35,524
4 Roger Winchester  England 33,796
5 Ricardo González  Argentina 33,159
6 John Bickerton  England 30,206
7 John Mellor  England 30,015
8 Fredrik Lindgren  Sweden 28,865
9 John Senden  Australia 28,770
10 Søren Hansen  Denmark 27,984
11 Max Anglert  Sweden 27,523
12 Jorge Berendt  Argentina 27,195
13 Chris Hanell  Sweden 26,884
14 Stephen Gallacher  Scotland 26,673
15 Daren Lee  England 26,134

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.

External links

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