1989 European Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 1989 European Tour 1989 2 23 y – 1989 10 29 y 33One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled. ENG Nick Faldo (4) Order of Merit NIR Ronan Rafferty Golfer of the Year ENG Nick Faldo Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ENG Paul Broadhurst 1988 1990 The 1989 European Tour, titled as the 1989 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 18th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972. It was the second season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Volvo, that was announced in May 1987.https://www.newspapers.com/image/808502767/ Volvo boost for Euro golf Black Country Evening Mail Graeme White West Bromwich, United Kingdom 33 26 May 1987 19 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Changes for 1989 The season was made up of 33 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and ten non-counting "Approved Special Events".https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19881018/309/0014 Rich pickings on the European Tour Aberdeen Press and Journal Aberdeen, United Kingdom 18 October 1988 14 British Newspaper Archive 28 April 2020https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002487/19890201/424/0039 Sport in short Fixtures Golf Sandwell Evening Mail Sandwell, United Kingdom 1 February 1989 39 British Newspaper Archive 28 April 2020 There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Tenerife Open, the Dubai Desert Classic, the Volvo Open Championship, the Murphy's Cup (an approved special event), the BMW International Open and the Catalan Open, which replaced the cancelled Barcelona Open. A renewal of the Europcar Cup, a team event which debuted in 1988, was planned but was ultimately cancelled. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1989 season.1989 Tournament schedule https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/1989/ European Tour 20 October 2023 DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winnertotals 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.OWGRpointsNotes26 FebTenerife OpenSpain200,000ESP José María Olazábal (5)18New tournament5 MarKarl Litten Desert ClassicUAEUS$450,000ENG Mark James (10)18New tournament13 MarOpen Renault de BalearesSpain225,000SWE Ove Sellberg (2)2619 MarBarcelona OpenSpain–Cancelled–19 MarMassimo Dutti Catalan OpenSpain200,000ENG Mark Roe (1)18New tournament27 MarAGF OpenFrance150,000ENG Mark James (11)162 AprVolvo Open ChampionshipItaly200,000FJI Vijay Singh (1)16New tournament9 AprJersey European Airways OpenJersey150,000IRL Christy O'Connor Jnr (3)169 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$1,000,000ENG Nick Faldo (16)100Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.16 AprCredit Lyonnais Cannes OpenFrance200,000ENG Paul Broadhurst (1)1423 AprCepsa Madrid OpenSpain225,000ESP Seve Ballesteros (40)2630 AprPeugeot Spanish OpenSpain250,000FRG Bernhard Langer (20)407 MayEpson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay ChampionshipWales300,000ESP Seve Ballesteros (41)40Limited-field event14 MayVolvo Belgian OpenBelgium200,000ENG Gordon J. Brand (1) 1821 MayLancia Italian OpenItaly225,000NIR Ronan Rafferty (1)3630 MayVolvo PGA ChampionshipEngland350,000ENG Nick Faldo (17)644 JunDunhill British MastersEngland300,000ENG Nick Faldo (18)4211 JunWang Four StarsEngland200,000AUS Craig Parry (1)18Pro-Am18 JunNM English OpenEngland250,000ENG Mark James (12)1618 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$1,000,000USA Curtis Strange (n/a)100Major championshipunofficial25 JunCarroll's Irish OpenIreland250,000WAL Ian Woosnam (12)382 JulPeugeot Open de FranceFrance325,000ENG Nick Faldo (19)468 JulTorras Monte Carlo OpenFrance300,000ZWE Mark McNulty (8)2415 JulBell's Scottish OpenScotland300,000USA Michael Allen (1)4623 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland725,000USA Mark Calcavecchia (n/a)100Major championship30 JulKLM Dutch OpenNetherlands275,000ESP José María Olazábal (6)406 AugScandinavian Enterprise OpenSweden325,000NIR Ronan Rafferty (2)3213 AugBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland300,000SCO Gordon Brand Jnr (7)3413 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$1,200,000USA Payne Stewart (n/a)100Major championshipunofficial20 AugPLM OpenSweden300,000AUS Mike Harwood (2)2427 AugGerman OpenWest Germany325,000AUS Craig Parry (2)383 SepEbel European Masters Swiss OpenSwitzerland425,000ESP Seve Ballesteros (42)4010 SepPanasonic European OpenEngland350,000ENG Andrew Murray (1)6417 SepTrophée LancômeFrance400,000ARG Eduardo Romero (1)64Limited-field event8 OctGerman MastersWest Germany325,000FRG Bernhard Langer (21)4815 OctBMW International OpenWest Germany275,000NIR David Feherty (3)22New tournament22 OctPortuguese Open TPCPortugal275,000SCO Colin Montgomerie (1)1829 OctVolvo MastersSpain400,000NIR Ronan Rafferty (3)40Tour Championship Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winner(s)OWGRpointsNotes19 AugMurphy's CupWales160,000ZAF 1982 Hugh Baiocchin/aNew tournament24 SepRyder CupEnglandn/aTie (EUR Team Europe retain)n/aTeam event26 SepEquity & Law ChallengeEngland135,000AUS Brett Oglen/a30 SepMotorola ClassicEngland60,000WAL David Llewellyn41 OctDunhill CupScotlandUS$1,200,000USA Team USAn/aTeam event1 OctUAP European Under-25 ChampionshipFrancen/aNIR Stephen Hamilln/a15 OctSuntory World Match Play ChampionshipEngland325,000ENG Nick Faldo36Limited-field event5 NovEuropcar CupFrance–Cancelled–Team event5 NovAsahi Glass Four Tours World ChampionshipJapanUS$1,030,000USA Team USAn/aTeam event12 NovBenson & Hedges TrophySpain200,000ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez andESP Xonia Wunsch-Ruizn/aTeam event19 NovWorld CupSpainUS$1,000,000AUS Peter Fowler andAUS Wayne Gradyn/aTeam eventWorld Cup Individual TrophyAUS Peter Fowlern/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 Pound sterling.https://www.newspapers.com/image/751402399/ Rafferty hits heights to overshadow Faldo The Daily Telegraph Michael Williams London, United Kingdom 38 30 October 1989 20 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Position Player Prize money (£)1 NIR Ronan Rafferty 400,3112 ESP José María Olazábal 336,2393 AUS Craig Parry 277,3224 ENG Nick Faldo 261,5535 ENG Mark James 245,9176 WAL Ian Woosnam 210,1017 FRG Bernhard Langer 205,1958 ESP Seve Ballesteros 202,7639 ZIM Mark McNulty 179,69410 NIR David Feherty 178,167 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Golfer of the Year ENG Nick Faldo https://www.newspapers.com/image/722717389/ Now Faldo is putting on the Ritz Evening Standard Renton Laidlaw London, United Kingdom 40 19 December 1989 20 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ENG Paul Broadhurst https://www.newspapers.com/image/751411944/ Broadhurst picked for Cotton award The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom 40 28 November 1989 20 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com See also 1989 Challenge Tour Notes References External links https://www.europeantour.com/ Category:European Tour seasons European Tour European Tour