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1999 European Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1999 |
| tour | European Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 41 |
| most_wins | SCO Colin Montgomerie (5) |
| honor1 | Order of Merit |
| honoree1 | SCO Colin Montgomerie |
| honor2 | Golfer of the Year |
| honoree2 | SCO Colin Montgomerie |
| honor3 | Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | ESP Sergio García |
| prevseason | [1998](1998-european-tour) |
| nextseason | [2000](2000-european-tour) |
The 1999 European Tour, titled as the 1999 PGA European Tour, 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, the West of Ireland Golf Classic (also a Challenge Tour event), and the Scottish PGA Championship; 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.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner | OWGR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | Other | ||||||
| tours | Notes | ||||||
| 17 Jan | Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship | South Africa | £400,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (7) | 24 | [AFR](1998-99-southern-africa-tour) | |
| 24 Jan | Mercedes-Benz - Vodacom South African Open | South Africa | US$1,000,000 | ZAF David Frost (2) | 34 | [AFR](1998-99-southern-africa-tour) | |
| 31 Jan | Heineken Classic | Australia | A$800,000 | AUS Jarrod Moseley (1) | 30 | [ANZ](1998-99-pga-tour-of-australasia) | |
| 7 Feb | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$750,000 | USA Gerry Norquist (1) | 24 | [ASA](1999-asian-pga-tour) | New to European Tour |
| 14 Feb | Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$1,300,000 | ENG David Howell (1) | 42 | ||
| 20 Feb | Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$1,000,000 | SCO Paul Lawrie (2) | 24 | ||
| 28 Feb | [WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship](1999-wgc-andersen-consulting-match-play-championship) | United States | US$5,000,000 | USA Jeff Maggert (n/a) | 76 | New tournament | |
| World Golf Championship | |||||||
| 7 Mar | Algarve Portuguese Open | Portugal | €550,000 | ENG Van Phillips (1) | 24 | ||
| 14 Mar | Turespaña Masters - Open Andalucía | Spain | €500,000 | ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (5) | 24 | ||
| 28 Mar | Madeira Island Open | Portugal | €500,000 | ESP Pedro Linhart (1) | 24 | ||
| 11 Apr | **[Masters Tournament](1999-masters-tournament)** | United States | US$4,000,000 | ESP **José María Olazábal** (19) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 18 Apr | Estoril Open | Portugal | €550,000 | FRA Jean-François Remésy (1) | 24 | New tournament | |
| 25 Apr | Peugeot Open de España | Spain | €850,000 | SWE Jarmo Sandelin (3) | 26 | ||
| 2 May | Fiat and Fila Italian Open | Italy | €1,000,000 | SCO Dean Robertson (1) | 28 | ||
| 9 May | Novotel Perrier Open de France | France | €850,000 | ZAF Retief Goosen (3) | 24 | ||
| 16 May | Benson & Hedges International Open | England | £750,000 | SCO Colin Montgomerie (18) | 38 | ||
| 24 May | Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe | Germany | €1,700,000 | USA Tiger Woods (n/a) | 50 | ||
| 31 May | [Volvo PGA Championship](1999-volvo-pga-championship) | England | €1,800,000 | SCO Colin Montgomerie (19) | 64 | Flagship event | |
| 6 Jun | Compass Group English Open | England | £600,000 | NIR Darren Clarke (5) | 30 | ||
| 13 Jun | German Open | Germany | €1,000,000 | SWE Jarmo Sandelin (4) | 24 | ||
| 20 Jun | Moroccan Open | Morocco | €500,000 | ESP Miguel Ángel Martín (3) | 24 | ||
| 20 Jun | **[U.S. Open](1999-u-s-open-golf)** | United States | US$3,500,000 | USA **Payne Stewart** (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 27 Jun | Compaq European Grand Prix | England | €900,000 | WAL David Park (1) | 26 | ||
| 4 Jul | Murphy's Irish Open | Ireland | €1,400,000 | ESP Sergio García (1) | 36 | ||
| 11 Jul | Standard Life Loch Lomond | Scotland | £1,000,000 | SCO Colin Montgomerie (20) | 46 | ||
| 18 Jul | **[The Open Championship](1999-open-championship)** | Scotland | £2,000,000 | SCO **Paul Lawrie** (3) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 25 Jul | TNT Dutch Open | Netherlands | €1,100,000 | ENG Lee Westwood (7) | 32 | ||
| 2 Aug | Smurfit European Open | Ireland | £1,200,000 | ENG Lee Westwood (8) | 42 | ||
| 8 Aug | Volvo Scandinavian Masters | Sweden | €1,400,000 | SCO Colin Montgomerie (21) | 28 | ||
| 15 Aug | West of Ireland Golf Classic | Ireland | €350,000 | ITA Costantino Rocca (5) | 24 | [CHA](1999-challenge-tour) | New tournament |
| 15 Aug | **[PGA Championship](1999-pga-championship)** | United States | US$3,500,000 | USA **Tiger Woods** (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 22 Aug | BMW International Open | Germany | €1,200,000 | SCO Colin Montgomerie (22) | 26 | ||
| 29 Aug | [WGC-NEC Invitational](1999-wgc-nec-invitational) | United States | US$5,000,000 | USA Tiger Woods (n/a) | 68 | New tournament | |
| World Golf Championship | |||||||
| 30 Aug | Scottish PGA Championship | Scotland | €350,000 | ENG Warren Bennett (1) | 24 | New tournament | |
| 5 Sep | Canon European Masters | Switzerland | €1,250,000 | ENG Lee Westwood (9) | 26 | ||
| 12 Sep | Victor Chandler British Masters | England | £650,000 | USA Bob May (1) | 40 | ||
| 19 Sep | Trophée Lancôme | France | €1,100,000 | SWE Pierre Fulke (1) | 42 | ||
| 3 Oct | Linde German Masters | Germany | €1,750,000 | ESP Sergio García (2) | 46 | ||
| 17 Oct | Sarazen World Open | Spain | US$600,000 | DNK Thomas Bjørn (4) | 24 | New to European Tour | |
| 24 Oct | Belgacom Open | Belgium | €750,000 | SWE Robert Karlsson (3) | 28 | ||
| 31 Oct | Volvo Masters | Spain | €1,400,000 | ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (6) | 46 | Tour Championship | |
| 7 Nov | [WGC-American Express Championship](1999-wgc-american-express-championship) | Spain | US$5,000,000 | USA 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](1999-ryder-cup) | United States | n/a | USA Team USA | n/a | Team event |
| 10 Oct | [Alfred Dunhill Cup](1999-alfred-dunhill-cup) | Scotland | £1,000,000 | ESP 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 | SCO Colin Montgomerie | 34 | Limited-field event |
| 21 Nov | [World Cup of Golf](1999-world-cup-of-golf) | Malaysia | US$1,300,000 | USA Mark O'Meara and | ||
| USA Tiger Woods | n/a | Team event | ||||
| [World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy](1999-world-cup-of-golf) | US$200,000 | USA 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.
| Position | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCO Colin Montgomerie | 1,822,880 |
| 2 | ENG Lee Westwood | 1,320,804 |
| 3 | ESP Sergio García | 1,317,693 |
| 4 | ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 1,148,289 |
| 5 | ZAF Retief Goosen | 1,059,984 |
| 6 | SCO Paul Lawrie | 901,452 |
| 7 | IRL Pádraig Harrington | 855,162 |
| 8 | NIR Darren Clarke | 731,290 |
| 9 | SWE Jarmo Sandelin | 629,131 |
| 10 | ARG Ángel Cabrera | 622,852 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Golfer of the Year | SCO Colin Montgomerie | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | ESP Sergio García |
Notes
References
References
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- Darroch, Stuart. (23 June 1999). "PGA sponsor". Aberdeen Press and Journal.
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- "1999 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
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- (7 December 1999). "Golf: Montgomerie named European Golfer of the Year". RTÉ.
- Garrod, Mark. (9 November 1999). "Garcia wins Rookie of the Year award". The Star.
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