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

1998 Challenge Tour season
Duration5 March 1998 (1998-03-05) – 24 October 1998 (1998-10-24)
Number of official events30
Most winsEngland Warren Bennett (5)
RankingsEngland Warren Bennett
1997
1999

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(£)
Winner[a] Notes
8 Mar Open de Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast 70,000   John Mellor (1)
15 Mar Tusker Kenya Open Kenya 65,000   Ricardo González (2)
5 Apr Is Molas Challenge Italy 40,000   Magnus Persson (3)
25 Apr Rimini International Open Italy 65,000   Massimo Scarpa (1) New tournament
16 May Albarella International Open Italy 40,000   Fredrik Lindgren (2) New tournament
24 May Modena Classic Open Italy 40,000   Marc Pendariès (1)
31 May Challenge de France France 50,000   Warren Bennett (3) New tournament
7 Jun KB Golf Challenge Czech Republic 40,000   Stephen Gallacher (1)
14 Jun Diners Club Austrian Open Austria 55,000   Kevin Carissimi (2)
14 Jun NCC Open Sweden 40,000   Johan Ryström (2)
27 Jun Osmanli Bankasi Klassis Turkish Open Turkey 60,000   Thomas Nielsen (1)
28 Jun Open dei Tessali Italy 40,000   Pehr Magnebrant (1)
3 Jul MasterCard Challenge England 40,000   Robert Lee (2)
5 Jul Audi Quattro Trophy Germany 55,000   Marcello Santi (2)
12 Jul BTC Slovenian Open Slovenia 45,000   Warren Bennett (4)
12 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland 40,000   Christian Cévaër (2)
19 Jul Rolex Trophy Switzerland 50,000   David Park (1)
19 Jul Open des Volcans France 50,000   Warren Bennett (5)
26 Jul Interlaken Open Switzerland 75,000   John Senden (1)
2 Aug Challenge Tour Championship England 80,000   Warren Bennett (6)
9 Aug Finnish Masters Finland 80,000   Massimo Scarpa (2) New tournament
16 Aug Moscow Country Club Russian Open Russia 90,000   Warren Bennett (7)
23 Aug Netcom Norwegian Open Norway 80,000   Gary Emerson (1)
30 Aug Navision Open Golf Championship Denmark 40,000   Søren Hansen (1)
6 Sep Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay Sweden 45,000   Kevin Carissimi (3)
6 Sep Open de Strasbourg France 45,000   John Senden (2) New tournament
13 Sep Warsaw Golf Open Poland 55,000   José Manuel Lara (1)
27 Sep Eulen Open Galea Spain 60,000   Álvaro Salto (1)
4 Oct Telia Grand Prix Sweden 85,000   Mats Lanner (4)
10 Oct San Paolo Vita Open Italy 45,000   Roger Winchester (2)
24 Oct AXA Grand Final Portugal €75,000   Jorge Berendt (2) Tour Championship

Rankings

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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]

Rank Player Prize money (£)
1   Warren Bennett 81,053
2   Per Nyman 37,196
3   Massimo Scarpa 35,524
4   Roger Winchester 33,796
5   Ricardo González 33,159

See also

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Notes

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  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.

References

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  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.
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