| Year: | 2000 |
| Tour: | Challenge Tour |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 23 |
| Most Wins: |  David Higgins (3) Henrik Stenson (3) |
| Honor1: | Rankings |
| Honoree1: | Henrik Stenson |
| Prevseason: | 1999 |
| Nextseason: | 2001 |
The 2000 Challenge Tour was the 12th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb | Spain | 78,000 | Eric Carlberg (2) | 6 | ||||
| 12 Mar | Kenya | £70,000 |  Trevor Immelman (1) | 6 | ||||
| 7 May | Switzerland | £60,000 |  Álvaro Salto (2) | 6 | New tournament | |||
| 14 May | Spain | 80,000 | Johan Ryström (3) | 6 | New tournament | |||
| 28 May | Netherlands | 120,000 |  Richard Gillot (1) | 6 | ||||
| 4 Jun | Denmark | 95,000 | Fredrik Henge (3) | 6 | ||||
| 11 Jun | Sweden | SKr 750,000 | David Higgins (1) | 6 | ||||
| 11 Jun | France | 1,000,000 F | Pascal Edmond (1) | 6 | New to Challenge Tour | |||
| 25 Jun | Luxembourg | 80,000 | Henrik Stenson (1) | 6 | ||||
| 2 Jul | France | 600,000 F | Renaud Guillard (1) | 6 | ||||
| 9 Jul | Finland | 80,000 | Jean Hugo (1) | 6 | ||||
| 23 Jul | Germany | £150,000 | David Higgins (2) | 6 | ||||
| 30 Jul | England | £90,000 | Shaun P. Webster (1) | 6 | ||||
| 6 Aug | Russia | £100,000 |  Marco Bernardini (1) | 6 | ||||
| 13 Aug | Finland | 132,500 | Christian Cévaër (3) | 6 | ||||
| 20 Aug | Norway | £50,000 | Paul Nilbrink (2) | 6 | ||||
| 20 Aug | Ireland | 350,000 | Massimo Scarpa (3) | 24 | ||||
| 27 Aug | Switzerland | CHF 150,000 | David Higgins (3) | 6 | ||||
| 2 Sep | England | £55,000 | Fredrik Henge (4) | 6 | ||||
| 10 Sep | Italy | 78,000 | Kenneth Ferrie (1) | 6 | ||||
| 17 Sep | Sweden | SKr 1,100,000 | Henrik Stenson (2) | 6 | ||||
| 7 Oct | Italy | 78,000 | Dennis Edlund (5) | 6 | ||||
| 15 Oct | France | 122,000 | Fredrik Andersson (2) | 6 | ||||
| 5 Nov | Cuba | US$128,000 | Henrik Stenson (3) | 6 | Tour Championship |
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 | OWGR points | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun | Switzerland | 63,000 | Adriano Mori (1) | n/a | |||
| 2 Jul | Switzerland | 63,000 | Steve Rey (2) | n/a |
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 |