1989 European Tour
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.
Duration | 23 February 1989 – 29 October 1989 |
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Number of official events | 33[lower-alpha 1] |
Most wins | ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Golfer of the Year | ![]() |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 1988 1990 → |
It was the second season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Volvo, that was announced in May 1987.[1]
Changes for 1989
The season was made up of 33 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and ten non-counting "Approved Special Events".[2][3]
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.[4]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) |
Winner[lower-alpha 2] | OWGR points |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 Feb | Tenerife Open | Spain | 200,000 | ![]() |
18 | New tournament |
5 Mar | Karl Litten Desert Classic | UAE | US$450,000 | ![]() |
18 | New tournament |
13 Mar | Open Renault de Baleares | Spain | 225,000 | ![]() |
26 | |
Barcelona Open | Spain | – | Cancelled | – | ||
19 Mar | Massimo Dutti Catalan Open | Spain | 200,000 | ![]() |
18 | New tournament |
27 Mar | AGF Open | France | 150,000 | ![]() |
16 | |
2 Apr | Volvo Open Championship | Italy | 200,000 | ![]() |
16 | New tournament |
9 Apr | Jersey European Airways Open | Jersey | 150,000 | ![]() |
16 | |
9 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$1,000,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship[lower-alpha 3] |
16 Apr | Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open | France | 200,000 | ![]() |
14 | |
23 Apr | Cepsa Madrid Open | Spain | 225,000 | ![]() |
26 | |
30 Apr | Peugeot Spanish Open | Spain | 250,000 | ![]() |
40 | |
7 May | Epson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay Championship | Wales | 300,000 | ![]() |
40 | Limited-field event |
14 May | Volvo Belgian Open | Belgium | 200,000 | ![]() |
18 | |
21 May | Lancia Italian Open | Italy | 225,000 | ![]() |
36 | |
30 May | Volvo PGA Championship | England | 350,000 | ![]() |
64 | |
4 Jun | Dunhill British Masters | England | 300,000 | ![]() |
42 | |
11 Jun | Wang Four Stars | England | 200,000 | ![]() |
18 | Pro-Am |
18 Jun | NM English Open | England | 250,000 | ![]() |
16 | |
18 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$1,000,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship[lower-alpha 3] |
25 Jun | Carroll's Irish Open | Ireland | 250,000 | ![]() |
38 | |
2 Jul | Peugeot Open de France | France | 325,000 | ![]() |
46 | |
8 Jul | Torras Monte Carlo Open | France | 300,000 | ![]() |
24 | |
15 Jul | Bell's Scottish Open | Scotland | 300,000 | ![]() |
46 | |
23 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | 725,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship |
30 Jul | KLM Dutch Open | Netherlands | 275,000 | ![]() |
40 | |
6 Aug | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | Sweden | 325,000 | ![]() |
32 | |
13 Aug | Benson & Hedges International Open | England | 300,000 | ![]() |
34 | |
13 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$1,200,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship[lower-alpha 3] |
20 Aug | PLM Open | Sweden | 300,000 | ![]() |
24 | |
27 Aug | German Open | West Germany | 325,000 | ![]() |
38 | |
3 Sep | Ebel European Masters Swiss Open | Switzerland | 425,000 | ![]() |
40 | |
10 Sep | Panasonic European Open | England | 350,000 | ![]() |
64 | |
17 Sep | Trophée Lancôme | France | 400,000 | ![]() |
64 | Limited-field event |
8 Oct | German Masters | West Germany | 325,000 | ![]() |
48 | |
15 Oct | BMW International Open | West Germany | 275,000 | ![]() |
22 | New tournament |
22 Oct | Portuguese Open TPC | Portugal | 275,000 | ![]() |
18 | |
29 Oct | Volvo Masters | Spain | 400,000 | ![]() |
40 | Tour 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 Aug | Murphy's Cup | Wales | 160,000 | ![]() |
n/a | New tournament |
24 Sep | Ryder Cup | England | n/a | Tie (![]() |
n/a | Team event |
26 Sep | Equity & Law Challenge | England | 135,000 | ![]() |
n/a | |
30 Sep | Motorola Classic | England | 60,000 | ![]() |
4 | |
1 Oct | Dunhill Cup | Scotland | US$1,200,000 | ![]() |
n/a | Team event |
1 Oct | UAP European Under-25 Championship | France | n/a | ![]() |
n/a | |
15 Oct | Suntory World Match Play Championship | England | 325,000 | ![]() |
36 | Limited-field event |
Europcar Cup | France | – | Cancelled | – | Team event | |
5 Nov | Asahi Glass Four Tours World Championship | Japan | US$1,030,000 | ![]() |
n/a | Team event |
12 Nov | Benson & Hedges Trophy | Spain | 200,000 | ![]() ![]() |
n/a | Team event |
19 Nov | World Cup | Spain | US$1,000,000 | ![]() ![]() |
n/a | Team event |
World Cup Individual Trophy | ![]() |
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 Pound sterling.[5]
Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 400,311 |
2 | ![]() | 336,239 |
3 | ![]() | 277,322 |
4 | ![]() | 261,553 |
5 | ![]() | 245,917 |
6 | ![]() | 210,101 |
7 | ![]() | 205,195 |
8 | ![]() | 202,763 |
9 | ![]() | 179,694 |
10 | ![]() | 178,167 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Golfer of the Year | ![]() | [6] |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | ![]() | [7] |
See also
Notes
- A further one tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
- 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.
- Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
References
- White, Graeme (26 May 1987). "Volvo boost for Euro golf". Black Country Evening Mail. West Bromwich, United Kingdom. p. 33. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rich pickings on the European Tour". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, United Kingdom. 18 October 1988. p. 14. Retrieved 28 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Sport in short | Fixtures | Golf". Sandwell Evening Mail. Sandwell, United Kingdom. 1 February 1989. p. 39. Retrieved 28 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "1989 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- Williams, Michael (30 October 1989). "Rafferty hits heights to overshadow Faldo". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 38. Retrieved 20 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- Laidlaw, Renton (19 December 1989). "Now Faldo is putting on the Ritz". Evening Standard. London, United Kingdom. p. 40. Retrieved 20 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Broadhurst picked for Cotton award". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 28 November 1989. p. 40. Retrieved 20 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.