1999 European Tour

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1999 European Tour season
Duration14 January 1999 (1999-01-14) – 21 November 1999 (1999-11-21)
Number of official events41
Most wins5 – Colin Montgomerie
Order of MeritColin Montgomerie
Golfer of the YearColin Montgomerie
Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the yearSergio García
← 1998
2000 →

The 1999 European Tour was the 28th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.[1]

The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Colin Montgomerie for the seventh successive year; he won five official-money tournaments during the season, including Volvo PGA Championship, and also added the Cisco World Match Play Championship.[2]

Schedule[]

The table below shows the 1999 European Tour schedule which was made up of 41 tournaments counting towards the Order of Merit, which included the U.S. Open and PGA Championship for the first time; and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".[3]

There were many changes from the previous season, with the addition of three new World Golf Championships, the Davidoff Tour co-sanctioned Malaysian Open, the Estoril Open,[4] the West of Ireland Golf Classic (also a Challenge Tour event),[5] and the Scottish PGA Championship;[6] and the loss of the Johnnie Walker Classic due to rescheduling from January to November, and the Cannes Open. The Open Novotel Perrier was also lost from the schedule as sponsors switched to support the Open de France; the Sarazen World Open, which had been discontinued as a result of the creation of the WGCs, was revived as a full tour event and took the dates on the calendar opposite the Cisco World Match Play Championship.[7]

Dates Tournament Host country Winner[a] OWGR
points[8] 		Notes
14–17 Jan Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship South Africa South Africa Ernie Els (7) 24 Co-sanctioned with the Southern Africa Tour
21–24 Jan Mercedes-Benz - Vodacom South African Open South Africa South Africa David Frost (2) 34 Co-sanctioned with the Southern Africa Tour
28–31 Jan Heineken Classic Australia Australia Jarrod Moseley (1) 30 Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
4–7 Feb Benson and Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia United States Gerry Norquist (1) 24 New tournament; co-sanctioned with the Davidoff Tour
11–14 Feb Dubai Desert Classic United Arab Emirates England David Howell (1) 42
17–20 Feb Qatar Masters Qatar Scotland Paul Lawrie (2) 24
24–28 Feb WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship United States United States Jeff Maggert (n/a) 76 New tournament; World Golf Championships
4–7 Mar Algarve Portuguese Open Portugal England Van Phillips (1) 24
11–14 Mar Turespaña Masters - Open Andalucía Spain Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (5) 24
25–28 Mar Madeira Island Open Portugal Spain Pedro Linhart (1) 24
8–11 Apr Masters Tournament United States Spain José María Olazábal (19) 100 Major championship; unofficial money
15–18 Apr Estoril Open Portugal France Jean-François Remésy (1) 24 New tournament
22–25 Apr Peugeot Open de España Spain Sweden Jarmo Sandelin (3) 26
29 Apr – 2 May Fiat and Fila Italian Open Italy Scotland Dean Robertson (1) 28
6–9 May Novotel Perrier Open de France France South Africa Retief Goosen (3) 24
13–16 May Benson and Hedges International Open England Scotland Colin Montgomerie (18) 38
21–24 May Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe Germany United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 50
28–31 May Volvo PGA Championship England Scotland Colin Montgomerie (19) 64 Flagship event
3–6 Jun Compass Group English Open England Northern Ireland Darren Clarke (5) 30
10–13 Jun German Open Germany Sweden Jarmo Sandelin (4) 24
17–20 Jun Moroccan Open Morocco Spain Miguel Ángel Martín (3) 24
17–20 Jun U.S. Open United States United States Payne Stewart (n/a) 100 Major championship
24–27 Jun Compaq European Grand Prix England Wales David Park (1) 26
1–4 Jul Murphy's Irish Open Republic of Ireland Spain Sergio García (1) 36
8–11 Jul Standard Life Loch Lomond Scotland Scotland Colin Montgomerie (20) 46
15–18 Jul The Open Championship Scotland Scotland Paul Lawrie (3) 100 Major championship
22–25 Jul TNT Dutch Open Netherlands England Lee Westwood (7) 32
30 Jul – 2 Aug Smurfit European Open Republic of Ireland England Lee Westwood (8) 42
5–8 Aug Volvo Scandinavian Masters Sweden Scotland Colin Montgomerie (21) 28
12–15 Aug PGA Championship United States United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 100 Major championship
12–15 Aug West of Ireland Golf Classic Republic of Ireland Italy Costantino Rocca (5) 24 New tournament; alternate to the PGA Championship;
also a Challenge Tour event
19–22 Aug BMW International Open Germany Scotland Colin Montgomerie (22) 26
26–29 Aug WGC-NEC Invitational United States United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 68 New tournament; World Golf Championships
27–30 Aug Scottish PGA Championship Scotland England Warren Bennett (1) 24 New tournament; alternate to the WGC Invitational
2–5 Sep Canon European Masters Switzerland England Lee Westwood (9) 26
9–12 Sep Victor Chandler British Masters England United States Bob May (1) 40
16–19 Sep Trophée Lancôme France Sweden Pierre Fulke (1) 42
24–27 Sep Ryder Cup United States  United States n/a Approved special event; team event
30 Sep – 3 Oct Linde German Masters Germany Spain Sergio García (2) 46
7–10 Oct Alfred Dunhill Cup Scotland  Spain n/a Approved special event; team event
14–17 Oct Cisco World Match Play Championship England Scotland Colin Montgomerie (n/a) 34 Approved special event[a]
14–17 Oct Open Novotel Perrier France Cancelled Approved special event; team event;
alternate to World Match Play
14–17 Oct Sarazen World Open Spain Denmark Thomas Bjørn (4) 24 Alternate to World Match Play
21–24 Oct Belgacom Open Belgium Sweden Robert Karlsson (3) 28
28–31 Oct Volvo Masters Spain Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (6) 46
4–7 Nov WGC-American Express Championship Spain United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 70 New tournament; World Golf Championships
18–21 Nov World Cup of Golf Malaysia  United States n/a Approved special event; team event
World Cup of Golf International Trophy United States Tiger Woods (n/a) n/a Approved special event; individual prize
  1. ^ a b The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998 and have been retrospectively recognised as official tour wins. Victories in other "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.

Order of Merit[]

The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Volvo Order of Merit". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Euro.[1]

Position Player Country Prize money (€)
1 Colin Montgomerie  Scotland 1,822,880
2 Lee Westwood  England 1,320,805
3 Sergio García  Spain 1,317,693
4 Miguel Ángel Jiménez  Spain 1,148,290
5 Retief Goosen  South Africa 1,059,985
6 Paul Lawrie  Scotland 901,453
7 Pádraig Harrington  Ireland 855,163
8 Darren Clarke  Northern Ireland 731,291
9 Jarmo Sandelin  Sweden 629,132
10 Ángel Cabrera  Argentina 622,852

Awards[]

Award Winner Country
European Tour Golfer of the Year Colin Montgomerie  Scotland
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Sergio García  Spain

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Four of the best seasons in European Tour history". PGA European Tour. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. ^ Davies, David (10 October 1998). "European Tour succeeds in adding all times to all men in all places". The Guardian. London, England. p. 32. Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Briefs | New event for European Tour". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 3 September 1999. p. 49. Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Galway first". Irish Independent. Dublin, Ireland. 9 March 1999. p. 19. Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ Darroch, Stuart (23 June 1999). "PGA sponsor". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, Scotland. p. 29. Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "In brief | Great event". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, Scotland. 23 June 1999. p. 30. Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Events | European Tour | 1999". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

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