Duration | 5 March 1998 | – 24 October 1998
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Number of official events | 30 |
Most wins | Warren Bennett (5) |
Rankings | Warren Bennett |
← 1997 1999 → |
The 1998 Challenge Tour was the 10th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
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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 |
For full rankings, see 1998 Challenge Tour graduates.
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 (£) |
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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 |