2000 Challenge Tour
Appearance
Duration | 17 February 2000 | – 5 November 2000
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Number of official events | 23 |
Most wins | ![]() ![]() |
Rankings | ![]() |
← 1999 2001 → |
The 2000 Challenge Tour was the 12th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule
[edit]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 | ![]() |
6 | ||
12 Mar | Tusker Kenya Open | Kenya | £70,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
7 May | Credit Suisse Private Banking Open | Switzerland | £60,000 | ![]() |
6 | New tournament | |
14 May | Costa Blanca Challenge | Spain | 80,000 | ![]() |
6 | New tournament | |
28 May | Muermans Real Estate Challenge Open | Netherlands | 120,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
4 Jun | Danish Open | Denmark | 95,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
11 Jun | NCC Open | Sweden | SKr 750,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
11 Jun | Aa St Omer Open | France | 1,000,000 F | ![]() |
6 | New to Challenge Tour | |
25 Jun | DEXIA-BIL Luxembourg Open | Luxembourg | 80,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
2 Jul | Open des Volcans | France | 600,000 F | ![]() |
6 | ||
9 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | 80,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
23 Jul | Günther Hamburg Classic | Germany | £150,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
30 Jul | Beazer Homes Challenge Tour Championship | England | £90,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
6 Aug | BMW Russian Open | Russia | £100,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
13 Aug | Finnish Masters | Finland | 132,500 | ![]() |
6 | ||
20 Aug | Norwegian Open | Norway | £50,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
20 Aug | Buzzgolf.com North West of Ireland Open | Ireland | 350,000 | ![]() |
24 | EUR | |
27 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | CHF 150,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
2 Sep | Formby Hall Challenge | England | £55,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
10 Sep | Tessali Open del Sud | Italy | 78,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
17 Sep | Gula Sidorna Grand Prix | Sweden | SKr 1,100,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
7 Oct | San Paolo Vita Open | Italy | 78,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
15 Oct | Le Touquet Challenge de France | France | 122,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
5 Nov | Cuba Challenge Tour Grand Final | Cuba | US$128,000 | ![]() |
6 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
[edit]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 | ![]() |
n/a | |
2 Jul | UBS Warburg Swiss Golf Open Neuchâtel | Switzerland | 63,000 | ![]() |
n/a |
Rankings
[edit]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 | ![]() |
108,710 |
2 | ![]() |
81,040 |
3 | ![]() |
71,679 |
4 | ![]() |
71,607 |
5 | ![]() |
52,978 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ EUR − European Tour.
References
[edit]- ^ "2000 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "2000 Rankings". European Tour. Archived from the original on 7 December 2000. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.