▁as ▁the ▁P GA ▁European ▁Tour . ▁It ▁marked ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁long ▁association ▁for ▁the ▁tour ▁with ▁Swedish ▁car ▁mak er ▁Vol vo , ▁who ▁became ▁the ▁tour ' s ▁first ▁official ▁title ▁spons or . ▁ ▁The ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Spain ' s ▁Se ve ▁Ball ester os . ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁The ▁table ▁below ▁shows ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁European ▁Tour ▁schedule ▁which ▁was ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁ 3 1 ▁tournament s , ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁major ▁national ▁opens ▁around ▁Europe . ▁There ▁were ▁several ▁changes ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁season , ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁the ▁Open ▁de ▁B ale ares , ▁the ▁Barcelona ▁Open , ▁the ▁Bi ar ritz ▁Open , ▁the ▁English ▁Open ▁and ▁the ▁Vol vo ▁Masters , ▁and ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁Mor oc can ▁Open ▁and ▁the ▁Lawrence ▁Bat ley ▁International . ▁ ▁The ▁numbers ▁in ▁parentheses ▁after ▁the ▁w inners ' ▁names ▁show ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁career ▁wins ▁they ▁had ▁on ▁the ▁European ▁Tour ▁up ▁to ▁and ▁including ▁that ▁event . ▁This ▁is ▁only ▁shown ▁for ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Tour . ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁The ▁P GA ▁European ▁Tour ' s ▁money ▁list ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Vol vo ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ". ▁It ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁prize ▁money ▁earned ▁during ▁the ▁season ▁and ▁calculated ▁in ▁P ound ▁ster ling . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁golf ers ▁with ▁most ▁European ▁Tour ▁wins ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ 1 9 8