1988 European Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 1988 European Tour 1988 3 10 y – 1988 10 30 y 30One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled. ESP Seve Ballesteros (5) Order of Merit ESP Seve Ballesteros Golfer of the Year ESP Seve Ballesteros Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year SCO Colin Montgomerie 1987 1989 The 1988 European Tour, titled as the 1988 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 17th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972. Volvo title sponsorship In May 1987, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Volvo, being renamed as the Volvo Tour.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 The agreement was reported to be worth 10 million GBP over five years.https://www.newspapers.com/image/751098537/ PGA Tour in £10m Volvo deal The Daily Telegraph Michael Williams London, United Kingdom 29 26 May 1987 20 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Changes for 1988 The season was made up of 30 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".Platts Mitchell Shooting for £10m in the rosy tour garden of Europe The Times 1 December 1987 42 The Times Digital Archive https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503144271/TTDA?u=bli_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=3b57410e 26 May 2020 limited There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Open de Baleares, the Biarritz Open, the English Open and the Volvo Masters; the return of the Torras Hostench Barcelona Open, which had been cancelled due to bad weather in 1987; and the loss of the Lawrence Batley International.Rich pickings for Europe's Volvo drivers The Guardian London, United Kingdom David Davies 1 December 1987 https://www.newspapers.com/image/260332827/ 26 May 2020 subscriptionAt last! English get their own Open Irish Independent 26 January 1988 15 British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/19880126/211/0015 25 May 2020 subscription The Moroccan Open, originally scheduled to open the season, was initially postponed until October but ultimately cancelled.Sport in brief Open closed The Times 12 September 1988 38 The Times Digital Archive https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503209345/TTDA?u=bli_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=ebf4828c 26 May 2020 limited Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1988 season.1988 Tournament schedule https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/1988/ 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.OWGRpointsNotes13 MarMallorca Open de BalearesSpain200,000ESP Seve Ballesteros (35)20New tournament20 MarTorras Hostench Barcelona OpenSpain200,000ENG David Whelan (1)183 AprAGF Biarritz OpenFrance150,000WAL David Llewellyn (1)16New tournament10 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$1,000,000SCO Sandy Lyle (14)100Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.17 AprCannes OpenFrance200,000ZWE Mark McNulty (7)2024 AprCepsa Madrid OpenSpain200,000ENG Derrick Cooper (1)221 MayPortuguese OpenPortugal200,000AUS Mike Harwood (1)188 MayEpson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay ChampionshipWales275,000FRG Bernhard Langer (19)40Limited-field event15 MayPeugeot Spanish OpenSpain175,000ENG Mark James (9)3822 MayLancia Italian OpenItaly225,000AUS Greg Norman (12)2430 MayVolvo PGA ChampionshipEngland300,000WAL Ian Woosnam (9)445 JunDunhill British MastersEngland250,000SCO Sandy Lyle (15)4212 JunWang Four Stars National Pro-CelebrityEngland200,000AUS Rodger Davis (3)20Pro-Am19 JunVolvo Belgian OpenBelgium200,000ESP José María Olazábal (3)1619 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$1,000,000USA Curtis Strange (n/a)100Major championshipunofficial26 JunPeugeot Open de FranceFrance275,000ENG Nick Faldo (14)402 JulMonte Carlo OpenFrance200,000ESP José Rivero (3)249 JulBell's Scottish OpenScotland250,000ENG Barry Lane (1)4417 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland500,000ESP Seve Ballesteros (36)100Major championship24 JulKLM Dutch OpenNetherlands250,000WAL Mark Mouland (2)3431 JulScandinavian Enterprise OpenSweden250,000ESP Seve Ballesteros (37)347 AugBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland250,000ENG Peter Baker (1)3814 AugPLM OpenSweden200,000NZL Frank Nobilo (1)1614 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$1,000,000USA Jeff Sluman (n/a)100Major championshipunofficial21 AugCarroll's Irish OpenIreland225,000WAL Ian Woosnam (10)4228 AugGerman OpenWest Germany275,000ESP Seve Ballesteros (38)384 SepEbel European Masters Swiss OpenSwitzerland400,000ENG Chris Moody (1)4411 SepPanasonic European OpenEngland300,000WAL Ian Woosnam (11)4218 SepTrophée LancômeFrance400,000ESP Seve Ballesteros (39)46Limited-field event25 SepGerman MastersWest Germany300,000ESP José María Olazábal (4)442 OctEnglish OpenEngland175,000ENG Howard Clark (11)16New tournament9 Oct6 MarMoroccan OpenMorocco–Cancelled–23 OctBNP Jersey OpenJersey125,000IRL Des Smyth (6)1630 OctVolvo MastersSpain350,000ENG Nick Faldo (15)44New tournamentTour 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)OWGRpointsNotes10 OctSuntory World Match Play ChampionshipEngland275,000SCO Sandy Lyle32Limited-field event16 OctDunhill CupScotlandUS$1,000,000ENG Team Englandn/aTeam event18 OctEquity & Law ChallengeEngland125,000NIR Ronan Raffertyn/a27 OctUAP European Under-25 ChampionshipFrancen/aFRA Jean van de Velden/a6 NovEuropcar CupFrancen/aSWE Team Swedenn/aTeam event13 NovBenson & Hedges TrophySpain200,000ZWE Mark McNulty andFRA Marie-Laure Tayan/aTeam event11 DecWorld CupAustraliaUS$750,000USA Ben Crenshaw andUSA Mark McCumbern/aTeam eventWorld Cup Individual TrophyUSA Ben Crenshawn/a18 DecKirin CupUnited StatesUS$1,000,000USA Team USAn/aTeam event 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/808899101/ Golf European Order of Merit Birmingham Metronews Birmingham, United Kingdom 19 2 November 1988 20 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/807161329/ Europeans on top of the world Huddersfield Daily Examiner Huddersfield, United Kingdom Ron Moseley Press Association 13 1 November 1988 20 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Position Player Prize money (£)1 ESP Seve Ballesteros 451,5602 ENG Nick Faldo 347,9713 ESP José María Olazábal 285,9644 WAL Ian Woosnam 234,9915 SCO Sandy Lyle 186,0186 ZIM Mark McNulty 180,9927 IRL Des Smyth 171,9518 ENG Mark James 152,9009 NIR Ronan Rafferty 132,39510 ESP José Rivero 131,079 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Golfer of the Year ESP Seve Ballesteros https://www.newspapers.com/image/722451370/ Seve wins another award Evening Standard Renton Laidlaw London, United Kingdom 38 20 December 1988 20 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year SCO Colin Montgomerie https://www.newspapers.com/image/808063895/ Colin named top 'Rookie' Evening Sentinel Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom 17 14 November 1988 20 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Notes References External links https://www.europeantour.com/ Category:European Tour seasons European Tour European Tour