# 1999 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 | Ernie Els (7) | 24 | AFR | |
| 24 Jan | Mercedes-Benz - Vodacom South African Open | South Africa | US$1,000,000 | David Frost (2) | 34 | AFR | |
| 31 Jan | Heineken Classic | Australia | A$800,000 | Jarrod Moseley (1) | 30 | ANZ | |
| 7 Feb | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$750,000 | Gerry Norquist (1) | 24 | ASA | New to European Tour |
| 14 Feb | Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$1,300,000 | David Howell (1) | 42 | | |
| 20 Feb | Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$1,000,000 | Paul Lawrie (2) | 24 | | |
| 28 Feb | WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship | United States | US$5,000,000 | Jeff Maggert (n/a) | 76 | | New tournament World Golf Championship |
| 7 Mar | Algarve Portuguese Open | Portugal | €550,000 | Van Phillips (1) | 24 | | |
| 14 Mar | Turespaña Masters - Open Andalucía | Spain | €500,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (5) | 24 | | |
| 28 Mar | Madeira Island Open | Portugal | €500,000 | Pedro Linhart (1) | 24 | | |
| 11 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$4,000,000 | José María Olazábal (19) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 18 Apr | Estoril Open | Portugal | €550,000 | Jean-François Remésy (1) | 24 | | New tournament |
| 25 Apr | Peugeot Open de España | Spain | €850,000 | Jarmo Sandelin (3) | 26 | | |
| 2 May | Fiat and Fila Italian Open | Italy | €1,000,000 | Dean Robertson (1) | 28 | | |
| 9 May | Novotel Perrier Open de France | France | €850,000 | Retief Goosen (3) | 24 | | |
| 16 May | Benson & Hedges International Open | England | £750,000 | Colin Montgomerie (18) | 38 | | |
| 24 May | Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe | Germany | €1,700,000 | Tiger Woods (n/a) | 50 | | |
| 31 May | Volvo PGA Championship | England | €1,800,000 | Colin Montgomerie (19) | 64 | | Flagship event |
| 6 Jun | Compass Group English Open | England | £600,000 | Darren Clarke (5) | 30 | | |
| 13 Jun | German Open | Germany | €1,000,000 | Jarmo Sandelin (4) | 24 | | |
| 20 Jun | Moroccan Open | Morocco | €500,000 | Miguel Ángel Martín (3) | 24 | | |
| 20 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$3,500,000 | Payne Stewart (n/a) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 27 Jun | Compaq European Grand Prix | England | €900,000 | David Park (1) | 26 | | |
| 4 Jul | Murphy's Irish Open | Ireland | €1,400,000 | Sergio García (1) | 36 | | |
| 11 Jul | Standard Life Loch Lomond | Scotland | £1,000,000 | Colin Montgomerie (20) | 46 | | |
| 18 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £2,000,000 | Paul Lawrie (3) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 25 Jul | TNT Dutch Open | Netherlands | €1,100,000 | Lee Westwood (7) | 32 | | |
| 2 Aug | Smurfit European Open | Ireland | £1,200,000 | Lee Westwood (8) | 42 | | |
| 8 Aug | Volvo Scandinavian Masters | Sweden | €1,400,000 | Colin Montgomerie (21) | 28 | | |
| 15 Aug | West of Ireland Golf Classic | Ireland | €350,000 | Costantino Rocca (5) | 24 | CHA | New tournament |
| 15 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$3,500,000 | Tiger Woods (n/a) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 22 Aug | BMW International Open | Germany | €1,200,000 | Colin Montgomerie (22) | 26 | | |
| 29 Aug | WGC-NEC Invitational | United States | US$5,000,000 | Tiger Woods (n/a) | 68 | | New tournament World Golf Championship |
| 30 Aug | Scottish PGA Championship | Scotland | €350,000 | Warren Bennett (1) | 24 | | New tournament |
| 5 Sep | Canon European Masters | Switzerland | €1,250,000 | Lee Westwood (9) | 26 | | |
| 12 Sep | Victor Chandler British Masters | England | £650,000 | Bob May (1) | 40 | | |
| 19 Sep | Trophée Lancôme | France | €1,100,000 | Pierre Fulke (1) | 42 | | |
| 3 Oct | Linde German Masters | Germany | €1,750,000 | Sergio García (2) | 46 | | |
| 17 Oct | Sarazen World Open | Spain | US$600,000 | Thomas Bjørn (4) | 24 | | New to European Tour |
| 24 Oct | Belgacom Open | Belgium | €750,000 | Robert Karlsson (3) | 28 | | |
| 31 Oct | Volvo Masters | Spain | €1,400,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (6) | 46 | | Tour Championship |
| 7 Nov | WGC-American Express Championship | Spain | US$5,000,000 | 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 | Colin Montgomerie | 34 | Limited-field event |
| 21 Nov | World Cup of Golf | Malaysia | US$1,300,000 | Mark O'Meara and Tiger Woods | n/a | Team event |
| 21 Nov | World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy | Malaysia | US$200,000 | 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 | Colin Montgomerie | 1,822,880 |
| 2 | Lee Westwood | 1,320,804 |
| 3 | Sergio García | 1,317,693 |
| 4 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 1,148,289 |
| 5 | Retief Goosen | 1,059,984 |
| 6 | Paul Lawrie | 901,452 |
| 7 | Pádraig Harrington | 855,162 |
| 8 | Darren Clarke | 731,290 |
| 9 | Jarmo Sandelin | 629,131 |
| 10 | Ángel Cabrera | 622,852 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Golfer of the Year | Colin Montgomerie | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Sergio García | |