1999 European Tour

1999 European Tour season
Duration14 January 1999 (1999-01-14) – 7 November 1999 (1999-11-07)
Number of official events41
Most winsScotland Colin Montgomerie (5)
Order of MeritScotland Colin Montgomerie
Golfer of the YearScotland Colin Montgomerie
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearSpain Sergio García
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The 1999 European Tour, titled as the 1999 PGA European Tour,[1] was the 28th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Changes for 1999

There were many changes from the previous season, with the addition of three new World Golf Championships, the Asian PGA Tour co-sanctioned Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open, the Estoril Open,[2] the West of Ireland Golf Classic (also a Challenge Tour event),[3] and the Scottish PGA Championship;[4] and the loss of the Johnnie Walker Classic due to rescheduling from January to November, as well as 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.[5]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.[6][7]

Date Tournament Host country Purse Winner[a] OWGR
points 		Other
tours[b] 		Notes
17 Jan Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship South Africa £400,000 South Africa Ernie Els (7) 24 AFR
24 Jan Mercedes-Benz - Vodacom South African Open South Africa US$1,000,000 South Africa David Frost (2) 34 AFR[c]
31 Jan Heineken Classic Australia A$800,000 Australia Jarrod Moseley (1) 30 ANZ
7 Feb Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia US$750,000 United States Gerry Norquist (1) 24 ASA New to European Tour
14 Feb Dubai Desert Classic UAE US$1,300,000 England David Howell (1) 42
20 Feb Qatar Masters Qatar US$1,000,000 Scotland Paul Lawrie (2) 24
28 Feb WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship United States US$5,000,000 United States Jeff Maggert (n/a) 76 New tournament
World Golf Championship
7 Mar Algarve Portuguese Open Portugal €550,000 England Van Phillips (1) 24
14 Mar Turespaña Masters - Open Andalucía Spain €500,000 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (5) 24
28 Mar Madeira Island Open Portugal €500,000 Spain Pedro Linhart (1) 24
11 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$4,000,000 Spain José María Olazábal (19) 100 Major championship[d]
18 Apr Estoril Open Portugal €550,000 France Jean-François Remésy (1) 24 New tournament
25 Apr Peugeot Open de España Spain €850,000 Sweden Jarmo Sandelin (3) 26
2 May Fiat and Fila Italian Open Italy €1,000,000 Scotland Dean Robertson (1) 28
9 May Novotel Perrier Open de France France €850,000 South Africa Retief Goosen (3) 24
16 May Benson & Hedges International Open England £750,000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie (18) 38
24 May Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe Germany €1,700,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 50
31 May Volvo PGA Championship England €1,800,000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie (19) 64 Flagship event
6 Jun Compass Group English Open England £600,000 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke (5) 30
13 Jun German Open Germany €1,000,000 Sweden Jarmo Sandelin (4) 24
20 Jun Moroccan Open Morocco €500,000 Spain Miguel Ángel Martín (3) 24
20 Jun U.S. Open United States US$3,500,000 United States Payne Stewart (n/a) 100 Major championship
27 Jun Compaq European Grand Prix England €900,000 Wales David Park (1) 26
4 Jul Murphy's Irish Open Ireland €1,400,000 Spain Sergio García (1) 36
11 Jul Standard Life Loch Lomond Scotland £1,000,000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie (20) 46
18 Jul The Open Championship Scotland £2,000,000 Scotland Paul Lawrie (3) 100 Major championship
25 Jul TNT Dutch Open Netherlands €1,100,000 England Lee Westwood (7) 32
2 Aug Smurfit European Open Ireland £1,200,000 England Lee Westwood (8) 42
8 Aug Volvo Scandinavian Masters Sweden €1,400,000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie (21) 28
15 Aug West of Ireland Golf Classic Ireland €350,000 Italy Costantino Rocca (5) 24 CHA New tournament
15 Aug PGA Championship United States US$3,500,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 100 Major championship
22 Aug BMW International Open Germany €1,200,000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie (22) 26
29 Aug WGC-NEC Invitational United States US$5,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 68 New tournament
World Golf Championship
30 Aug Scottish PGA Championship Scotland €350,000 England Warren Bennett (1) 24 New tournament
5 Sep Canon European Masters Switzerland €1,250,000 England Lee Westwood (9) 26
12 Sep Victor Chandler British Masters England £650,000 United States Bob May (1) 40
19 Sep Trophée Lancôme France €1,100,000 Sweden Pierre Fulke (1) 42
3 Oct Linde German Masters Germany €1,750,000 Spain Sergio García (2) 46
17 Oct Sarazen World Open Spain US$600,000 Denmark Thomas Bjørn (4) 24 New to European Tour
24 Oct Belgacom Open Belgium €750,000 Sweden Robert Karlsson (3) 28
31 Oct Volvo Masters Spain €1,400,000 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (6) 46 Tour Championship
7 Nov WGC-American Express Championship Spain US$5,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 70 New tournament
World Golf Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Host country Purse Winner(s) OWGR
points 		Notes
27 Sep Ryder Cup United States n/a Team USA n/a Team event
10 Oct Alfred Dunhill Cup Scotland £1,000,000 Team Spain n/a Team event
17 Oct Open Novotel Perrier France – Cancelled – Team event
17 Oct Cisco World Match Play Championship England £500,000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 34 Limited-field event
21 Nov World Cup of Golf Malaysia US$1,300,000 United States Mark O'Meara and
United States Tiger Woods 		n/a Team event
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy US$200,000 United States Tiger Woods n/a

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[8][9]

Position Player Prize money (€)
1 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 1,822,880
2 England Lee Westwood 1,320,804
3 Spain Sergio García 1,317,693
4 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez 1,148,289
5 South Africa Retief Goosen 1,059,984
6 Scotland Paul Lawrie 901,452
7 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington 855,162
8 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke 731,290
9 Sweden Jarmo Sandelin 629,131
10 Argentina Ángel Cabrera 622,852

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Golfer of the Year Scotland Colin Montgomerie [10]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Spain Sergio García [11]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.
  2. ^ AFR − Southern Africa Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian PGA Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
  3. ^ Southern Africa Tour flagship event
  4. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

  1. ^ "Tour History". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Briefs | New event for European Tour". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 3 September 1999. p. 49. Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Galway first". Irish Independent. Dublin, Ireland. 9 March 1999. p. 19. Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ Darroch, Stuart (23 June 1999). "PGA sponsor". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, United Kingdom. p. 29. Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "In brief | Great event". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, United Kingdom. 23 June 1999. p. 30. Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "1999 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  7. ^ Davies, David (10 October 1998). "European Tour succeeds in adding all times to all men in all places". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 32. Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "European Tour | Penningligan" [European Tour | Money list]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1999. p. 68. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Seven-up Monty in cash row". Daily Mirror. London, United Kingdom. 8 November 1999. p. 69. Retrieved 17 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Golf: Montgomerie named European Golfer of the Year". RTÉ. 7 December 1999. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  11. ^ Garrod, Mark (9 November 1999). "Garcia wins Rookie of the Year award". The Star. Dublin, Ireland. p. 49. Retrieved 17 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.