1998 Challenge Tour

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1998 Challenge Tour season
Duration5 March 1998 (1998-03-05) – 24 October 1998 (1998-10-24)
Number of official events30
Most wins Flag of England.svg Warren Bennett (5)
Rankings Flag of England.svg Warren Bennett
1997
1999

The 1998 Challenge Tour was the 10th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1998 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
8 Mar Open de Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast70,000 Flag of England.svg John Mellor (1)
15 Mar Tusker Kenya Open Kenya65,000 Flag of Argentina.svg Ricardo González (2)
5 Apr Is Molas Challenge Italy40,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Persson (3)
25 Apr Rimini International Open Italy65,000 Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Scarpa (1)New tournament
16 May Albarella International Open Italy40,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Lindgren (2)New tournament
24 May Modena Classic Open Italy40,000 Flag of France.svg Marc Pendariès (1)
31 May Challenge de France France50,000 Flag of England.svg Warren Bennett (3)New tournament
7 Jun KB Golf Challenge Czech Republic40,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Gallacher (1)
14 Jun Diners Club Austrian Open Austria55,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Carissimi (2)
14 Jun NCC Open Sweden40,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Ryström (2)
27 Jun Osmanli Bankasi Klassis Turkish Open Turkey60,000 Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Nielsen (1)
28 Jun Open dei Tessali Italy40,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Pehr Magnebrant (1)
3 Jul MasterCard Challenge England40,000 Flag of England.svg Robert Lee (2)
5 Jul Audi Quattro Trophy Germany55,000 Flag of Italy.svg Marcello Santi (2)
12 Jul BTC Slovenian Open Slovenia45,000 Flag of England.svg Warren Bennett (4)
12 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland40,000 Flag of France.svg Christian Cévaër (2)
19 Jul Rolex Trophy Switzerland50,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg David Park (1)
19 Jul Open des Volcans France50,000 Flag of England.svg Warren Bennett (5)
26 Jul Interlaken Open Switzerland75,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Senden (1)
2 Aug Challenge Tour Championship England80,000 Flag of England.svg Warren Bennett (6)
9 Aug Finnish Masters Finland80,000 Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Scarpa (2)New tournament
16 Aug Moscow Country Club Russian Open Russia90,000 Flag of England.svg Warren Bennett (7)
23 Aug Netcom Norwegian Open Norway80,000 Flag of England.svg Gary Emerson (1)
30 Aug Navision Open Golf Championship Denmark40,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Søren Hansen (1)
6 Sep Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay Sweden45,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Carissimi (3)
6 Sep Open de Strasbourg France45,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Senden (2)New tournament
13 Sep Warsaw Golf Open Poland55,000 Flag of Spain.svg José Manuel Lara (1)
27 Sep Eulen Open Galea Spain60,000 Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Salto (1)
4 Oct Telia Grand Prix Sweden85,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Lanner (4)
10 Oct San Paolo Vita Open Italy45,000 Flag of England.svg Roger Winchester (2)
24 Oct AXA Grand Final Portugal€75,000 Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Berendt (2)Tour Championship

Rankings

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling. [2] The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1999 European Tour. [3]

RankPlayerPrize money (£)
1 Flag of England.svg Warren Bennett 81,053
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Per Nyman 37,196
3 Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Scarpa 35,524
4 Flag of England.svg Roger Winchester 33,796
5 Flag of Argentina.svg Ricardo González 33,159

See also

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Challenge Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the European Tour.

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References

  1. "1998 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. "1998 Rankings". European Tour. Archived from the original on 5 April 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  3. "European Challenge Tour 1998 review". European Tour. 21 December 1998. Archived from the original on 7 September 1999. Retrieved 30 August 2023. Looking at the latest 15 graduates from the Challenge Tour, five are English, four come from Sweden, two from Argentina, and one each from Italy, Denmark, Australia and Scotland.