1998 Challenge Tour

Golf tour season August 2023 1998 Challenge Tour 1998 3 5 y – 1998 10 24 y 30 ENG Warren Bennett (5) Rankings ENG Warren Bennett 1997 1999 The 1998 Challenge Tour was the 10th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/1998/ 1998 Tournament schedule European Tour 30 August 2023 DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winnertotals 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.Notes 8 Mar Open de Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast 70,000 ENG John Mellor (1) 15 Mar Tusker Kenya Open Kenya 65,000 ARG Ricardo González (2) 5 Apr Is Molas Challenge Italy 40,000 SWE Magnus Persson (3) 25 Apr Rimini International Open Italy 65,000 ITA Massimo Scarpa (1) New tournament 16 May Albarella International Open Italy 40,000 SWE Fredrik Lindgren (2) New tournament 24 May Modena Classic Open Italy 40,000 FRA Marc Pendariès (1) 31 May Challenge de France France 50,000 ENG Warren Bennett (3) New tournament 7 Jun KB Golf Challenge Czech Republic 40,000 SCO Stephen Gallacher (1) 14 Jun Diners Club Austrian Open Austria 55,000 USA Kevin Carissimi (2) 14 Jun NCC Open Sweden 40,000 SWE Johan Ryström (2) 27 Jun Osmanli Bankasi Klassis Turkish Open Turkey 60,000 NOR Thomas Nielsen (1) 28 Jun Open dei Tessali Italy 40,000 SWE Pehr Magnebrant (1) 3 Jul MasterCard Challenge England 40,000 ENG Robert Lee (2) 5 Jul Audi Quattro Trophy Germany 55,000 ITA Marcello Santi (2) 12 Jul BTC Slovenian Open Slovenia 45,000 ENG Warren Bennett (4) 12 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland 40,000 FRA Christian Cévaër (2) 19 Jul Rolex Trophy Switzerland 50,000 WAL David Park (1) 19 Jul Open des Volcans France 50,000 ENG Warren Bennett (5) 26 Jul Interlaken Open Switzerland 75,000 AUS John Senden (1) 2 Aug Challenge Tour Championship England 80,000 ENG Warren Bennett (6) 9 Aug Finnish Masters Finland 80,000 ITA Massimo Scarpa (2) New tournament 16 Aug Moscow Country Club Russian Open Russia 90,000 ENG Warren Bennett (7) 23 Aug Netcom Norwegian Open Norway 80,000 ENG Gary Emerson (1) 30 Aug Navision Open Golf Championship Denmark 40,000 DEN Søren Hansen (1) 6 Sep Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay Sweden 45,000 USA Kevin Carissimi (3) 6 Sep Open de Strasbourg France 45,000 AUS John Senden (2) New tournament 13 Sep Warsaw Golf Open Poland 55,000 ESP José Manuel Lara (1) 27 Sep Eulen Open Galea Spain 60,000 ESP Álvaro Salto (1) 4 Oct Telia Grand Prix Sweden 85,000 SWE Mats Lanner (4) 10 Oct San Paolo Vita Open Italy 45,000 ENG Roger Winchester (2) 24 Oct AXA Grand Final Portugal €75,000 ARG Jorge Berendt (2) Tour Championship Rankings The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/stats/index.html 1998 Rankings European Tour 30 August 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20100405234613/http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/stats/index.html 5 April 2010 The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1999 European Tour.http://www.europeantour.com/news/news_item.sps?id=1000307&weekStart=21-Dec-1998 European Challenge Tour 1998 review European Tour 21 December 1998 30 August 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/19990907214910/http://www.europeantour.com/news/news_item.sps?id=1000307&weekStart=21-Dec-1998 7 September 1999 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. Rank Player Prize money (£)1 ENG Warren Bennett 81,0532 SWE Per Nyman 37,1963 ITA Massimo Scarpa 35,5244 ENG Roger Winchester 33,7965 ARG Ricardo González 33,159 See also 1998 Swedish Golf Tour Notes References External links http://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/ Category:Challenge Tour seasons Challenge Tour Challenge Tour