2000 Challenge Tour

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

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

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
()
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
20 Feb Challenge de España Spain 78,000 Sweden Eric Carlberg (2) 6
12 Mar Tusker Kenya Open Kenya £70,000 South Africa Trevor Immelman (1) 6
7 May Credit Suisse Private Banking Open Switzerland £60,000 Spain Álvaro Salto (2) 6 New tournament
14 May Costa Blanca Challenge Spain 80,000 Sweden Johan Ryström (3) 6 New tournament
28 May Muermans Real Estate Challenge Open Netherlands 120,000 France Richard Gillot (1) 6
4 Jun Danish Open Denmark 95,000 Sweden Fredrik Henge (3) 6
11 Jun NCC Open Sweden SKr 750,000 Republic of Ireland David Higgins (1) 6
11 Jun Aa St Omer Open France 1,000,000 F France Pascal Edmond (1) 6 New to Challenge Tour
25 Jun DEXIA-BIL Luxembourg Open Luxembourg 80,000 Sweden Henrik Stenson (1) 6
2 Jul Open des Volcans France 600,000 F France Renaud Guillard (1) 6
9 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland 80,000 South Africa Jean Hugo (1) 6
23 Jul Günther Hamburg Classic Germany £150,000 Republic of Ireland David Higgins (2) 6
30 Jul Beazer Homes Challenge Tour Championship England £90,000 England Shaun P. Webster (1) 6
6 Aug BMW Russian Open Russia £100,000 Italy Marco Bernardini (1) 6
13 Aug Finnish Masters Finland 132,500 France Christian Cévaër (3) 6
20 Aug Norwegian Open Norway £50,000 Sweden Paul Nilbrink (2) 6
20 Aug Buzzgolf.com North West of Ireland Open Ireland 350,000 Italy Massimo Scarpa (3) 24 EUR
27 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland CHF 150,000 Republic of Ireland David Higgins (3) 6
2 Sep Formby Hall Challenge England £55,000 Sweden Fredrik Henge (4) 6
10 Sep Tessali Open del Sud Italy 78,000 England Kenneth Ferrie (1) 6
17 Sep Gula Sidorna Grand Prix Sweden SKr 1,100,000 Sweden Henrik Stenson (2) 6
7 Oct San Paolo Vita Open Italy 78,000 Sweden Dennis Edlund (5) 6
15 Oct Le Touquet Challenge de France France 122,000 Sweden Fredrik Andersson (2) 6
5 Nov Cuba Challenge Tour Grand Final Cuba US$128,000 Sweden Henrik Stenson (3) 6 Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
()
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Notes
25 Jun Memorial Olivier Barras Switzerland 63,000 Italy Adriano Mori (1) n/a
2 Jul UBS Warburg Swiss Golf Open Neuchâtel Switzerland 63,000 Switzerland Steve Rey (2) n/a

Rankings

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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]

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

Notes

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  1. ^ a b 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.

References

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  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.
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