2000 Challenge Tour

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2000 Challenge Tour season
Duration17 February 2000 (2000-02-17) – 5 November 2000 (2000-11-05)
Number of official events23
Most wins Flag of Ireland.svg David Higgins (3)
Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Stenson (3)
Rankings Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Stenson
1999
2001

The 2000 Challenge Tour was the 12th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2000 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
()
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
20 Feb Challenge de España Spain78,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Eric Carlberg (2)6
12 Mar Tusker Kenya Open Kenya£70,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Trevor Immelman (1)6
7 May Credit Suisse Private Banking Open Switzerland£60,000 Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Salto (2)6New tournament
14 May Costa Blanca Challenge Spain80,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Ryström (3)6New tournament
28 May Muermans Real Estate Challenge Open Netherlands120,000 Flag of France.svg Richard Gillot (1)6
4 Jun Danish Open Denmark95,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Henge (3)6
11 Jun NCC Open SwedenSKr 750,000 Flag of Ireland.svg David Higgins (1)6
11 Jun Aa St Omer Open France1,000,000 F Flag of France.svg Pascal Edmond (1)6New to Challenge Tour
25 Jun DEXIA-BIL Luxembourg Open Luxembourg80,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Stenson (1)6
2 Jul Open des Volcans France600,000 F Flag of France.svg Renaud Guillard (1)6
9 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland80,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Jean Hugo (1)6
23 Jul Günther Hamburg Classic Germany£150,000 Flag of Ireland.svg David Higgins (2)6
30 Jul Beazer Homes Challenge Tour Championship England£90,000 Flag of England.svg Shaun P. Webster (1)6
6 Aug BMW Russian Open Russia£100,000 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bernardini (1)6
13 Aug Finnish Masters Finland132,500 Flag of France.svg Christian Cévaër (3)6
20 Aug Norwegian Open Norway£50,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Paul Nilbrink (2)6
20 Aug Buzzgolf.com North West of Ireland Open Ireland350,000 Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Scarpa (3)24 EUR
27 Aug Rolex Trophy SwitzerlandCHF 150,000 Flag of Ireland.svg David Higgins (3)6
2 Sep Formby Hall Challenge England£55,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Henge (4)6
10 Sep Tessali Open del Sud Italy78,000 Flag of England.svg Kenneth Ferrie (1)6
17 Sep Gula Sidorna Grand Prix SwedenSKr 1,100,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Stenson (2)6
7 Oct San Paolo Vita Open Italy78,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Dennis Edlund (5)6
15 Oct Le Touquet Challenge de France France122,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Andersson (2)6
5 Nov Cuba Challenge Tour Grand Final CubaUS$128,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Stenson (3)6Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, but did not carry official money, wins were still official however.

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
()
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Notes
25 Jun Memorial Olivier Barras Switzerland63,000 Flag of Italy.svg Adriano Mori (1)n/a
2 Jul UBS Warburg Swiss Golf Open Neuchâtel Switzerland63,000 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Steve Rey (2)n/a

Rankings

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. [2] [3] The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2001 European Tour. [4]

RankPlayerPrize money ()
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Stenson 108,710
2 Flag of Ireland.svg David Higgins 81,040
3 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Rodiles 71,679
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Lundberg 71,607
5 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Reale 52,978

Notes

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. EUR − European Tour.

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References

  1. "2000 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. "2000 Rankings". European Tour. Archived from the original on 7 December 2000. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  3. "Stenson wins Grand Final by five". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2023. It also confirmed his position as No.1 on the rankings ahead of Ireland's David Higgins.
  4. "Challenge Tour season reaches climax in Cuba". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2023. Here, the leading players will contest the final event with the top 15 earning their cards for the main Tour next year.