2000 Challenge Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2000

| tour = Challenge Tour

| regular_season = {{Start date|2000|2|17|df=y}} – {{end date|2000|11|5|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 23

| most_wins = {{flagicon|IRL}} David Higgins (3)
{{flagicon|SWE}} Henrik Stenson (3)

| honor1 = Rankings

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Henrik Stenson

| honor2 =

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| honor3 =

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| prevseason = 1999

| nextseason = 2001

}}

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

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/2000/ |title=2000 Tournament schedule |publisher=European Tour |access-date=30 August 2023}}

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

=Unofficial events=

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

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"

!Date!!Tournament!!Host country!!Purse
(€)!!Winner{{efn|name=totals}}!!OWGR
points!!Notes

25 Jun

Memorial Olivier Barras

Switzerland

align=right|63,000

{{flagicon|ITA}} Adriano Mori (1)

align=center|n/a

2 Jul

UBS Warburg Swiss Golf Open Neuchâtel

Switzerland

align=right|63,000

{{flagicon|SUI}} Steve Rey (2)

align=center|n/a

Rankings

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/rankings/rank.sps?type=CHL |title=2000 Rankings |publisher=European Tour |access-date=30 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001207092900/http://www.europeantour.com/rankings/rank.sps?type=CHL |archive-date=7 December 2000}}{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/stenson-wins-grand-final-by-five/ |title=Stenson wins Grand Final by five |publisher=European Tour |date=19 March 2010 |access-date=30 August 2023 |quote=It also confirmed his position as No.1 on the rankings ahead of Ireland’s David Higgins.}} The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2001 European Tour.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/challenge-tour-season-reaches-climax-in-cuba/ |title=Challenge Tour season reaches climax in Cuba |publisher=European Tour |date=19 March 2010 |access-date=30 August 2023 |quote=Here, the leading players will contest the final event with the top 15 earning their cards for the main Tour next year.}}

class="wikitable" !Rank !! Player !! Prize money (€)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Henrik Stenson	align=center\|108,710
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|IRL}} David Higgins	align=center\|81,040
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Carlos Rodiles	align=center\|71,679
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Mikael Lundberg	align=center\|71,607
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Michele Reale	align=center\|52,978

Notes

References

External links

{{official site|http://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/}}

Category:Challenge Tour seasons

Challenge Tour

class="wikitable" !Rank !! Player !! Prize money (€)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Henrik Stenson	align=center\|108,710
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|IRL}} David Higgins	align=center\|81,040
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Carlos Rodiles	align=center\|71,679
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Mikael Lundberg	align=center\|71,607
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Michele Reale	align=center\|52,978