1998 Challenge Tour
{{Short description|Golf tour season}}
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{{Infobox golf season
| year = 1998
| tour = Challenge Tour
| regular_season = {{Start date|1998|3|5|df=y}} – {{end date|1998|10|24|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 30
| most_wins = {{flagicon|ENG}} Warren Bennett (5)
| honor1 = Rankings
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Warren Bennett
| honor2 =
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| prevseason = 1997
| nextseason = 1999
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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.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/1998/ |title=1998 Tournament schedule |publisher=European Tour |access-date=30 August 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Date!!Tournament!!Host country!!Purse | |||||
| 8 Mar | Open de Côte d'Ivoire | Ivory Coast | align=right|70,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} John Mellor (1) | |
| 15 Mar | Tusker Kenya Open | Kenya | align=right|65,000 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Ricardo González (2) | |
| 5 Apr | Is Molas Challenge | Italy | align=right|40,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Magnus Persson (3) | |
| 25 Apr | Rimini International Open | Italy | align=right|65,000 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Massimo Scarpa (1) | New tournament |
| 16 May | Albarella International Open | Italy | align=right|40,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Fredrik Lindgren (2) | New tournament |
| 24 May | Modena Classic Open | Italy | align=right|40,000 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Marc Pendariès (1) | |
| 31 May | Challenge de France | France | align=right|50,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Warren Bennett (3) | New tournament |
| 7 Jun | KB Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | align=right|40,000 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Gallacher (1) | |
| 14 Jun | Diners Club Austrian Open | Austria | align=right|55,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Carissimi (2) | |
| 14 Jun | NCC Open | Sweden | align=right|40,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Ryström (2) | |
| 27 Jun | Osmanli Bankasi Klassis Turkish Open | Turkey | align=right|60,000 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Thomas Nielsen (1) | |
| 28 Jun | Open dei Tessali | Italy | align=right|40,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Pehr Magnebrant (1) | |
| 3 Jul | MasterCard Challenge | England | align=right|40,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Lee (2) | |
| 5 Jul | Audi Quattro Trophy | Germany | align=right|55,000 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Marcello Santi (2) | |
| 12 Jul | BTC Slovenian Open | Slovenia | align=right|45,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Warren Bennett (4) | |
| 12 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | align=right|40,000 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Christian Cévaër (2) | |
| 19 Jul | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | align=right|50,000 | {{flagicon|WAL}} David Park (1) | |
| 19 Jul | Open des Volcans | France | align=right|50,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Warren Bennett (5) | |
| 26 Jul | Interlaken Open | Switzerland | align=right|75,000 | {{flagicon|AUS}} John Senden (1) | |
| 2 Aug | Challenge Tour Championship | England | align=right|80,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Warren Bennett (6) | |
| 9 Aug | Finnish Masters | Finland | align=right|80,000 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Massimo Scarpa (2) | New tournament |
| 16 Aug | Moscow Country Club Russian Open | Russia | align=right|90,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Warren Bennett (7) | |
| 23 Aug | Netcom Norwegian Open | Norway | align=right|80,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Emerson (1) | |
| 30 Aug | Navision Open Golf Championship | Denmark | align=right|40,000 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Søren Hansen (1) | |
| 6 Sep | Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay | Sweden | align=right|45,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Carissimi (3) | |
| 6 Sep | Open de Strasbourg | France | align=right|45,000 | {{flagicon|AUS}} John Senden (2) | New tournament |
| 13 Sep | Warsaw Golf Open | Poland | align=right|55,000 | {{flagicon|ESP}} José Manuel Lara (1) | |
| 27 Sep | Eulen Open Galea | Spain | align=right|60,000 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Álvaro Salto (1) | |
| 4 Oct | Telia Grand Prix | Sweden | align=right|85,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Mats Lanner (4) | |
| 10 Oct | San Paolo Vita Open | Italy | align=right|45,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Roger Winchester (2) | |
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| 24 Oct | AXA Grand Final | Portugal | align=right|€75,000 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Jorge Berendt (2) | Tour Championship |
Rankings
{{for|full rankings|1998 Challenge Tour graduates}}
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/stats/index.html |title=1998 Rankings |publisher=European Tour |access-date=30 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100405234613/http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/stats/index.html |archive-date=5 April 2010}} The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 1999 European Tour.{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/news/news_item.sps?id=1000307&weekStart=21-Dec-1998 |title=European Challenge Tour 1998 review |publisher=European Tour |date=21 December 1998 |access-date=30 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990907214910/http://www.europeantour.com/news/news_item.sps?id=1000307&weekStart=21-Dec-1998 |archive-date=7 September 1999 |quote=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.}}
| class="wikitable"
!Rank !! Player !! Prize money (£) | ||
| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Warren Bennett | align=center|81,053 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Per Nyman | align=center|37,196 |
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Massimo Scarpa | align=center|35,524 |
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Roger Winchester | align=center|33,796 |
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Ricardo González | align=center|33,159 |
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{official site|http://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/}}
{{Challenge Tour seasons}}