The 1999 Challenge Tour was the 11th season of the
Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the
European Tour. The tour started as the Satellite Tour with its first Order of Merit rankings in 1989 and was officially renamed as the Challenge Tour at the start of the 1990 season.
The Challenge Tour Rankings were won by Spain's
Carl Suneson
Carl José Suneson (born 22 July 1967) is a Spanish professional golfer. He won the 2007 Open de Saint-Omer, his only European Tour success.
Early life and amateur career
Suneson was born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria to a Swedish father and an En ...
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Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, but did not carry official money, wins were still official however.
Challenge Tour Rankings
''For full rankings, see
1999 Challenge Tour graduates
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The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in
Euros. The top 15 players on the tour earned status to play on the
2000 European Tour
The 2000 European Tour was the 29th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.
The season was made up of 44 tournaments counting towards the Order of Merit, which included the four major championships and three World Gol ...
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See also
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1999 European Tour
The 1999 European Tour was the 28th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.
The season was made up of 41 tournaments counting towards the Order of Merit, which included the U.S. Open and PGA Championship for the first ...
Notes
References
External links
Official homepage of the Challenge Tour
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