1989 European Tour
Introduction 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.
Changes for 1989 The season was made up of 33 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and ten non-counting "Approved Special Events".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.DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes26 FebTenerife OpenSpain200,000 José María Olazábal (5)18New tournament5 MarKarl Litten Desert ClassicUAEUS$450,000 Mark James (10)18New tournament13 MarOpen Renault de BalearesSpain225,000 Ove Sellberg (2)2619 MarBarcelona OpenSpain–''Cancelled''–19 MarMassimo Dutti Catalan OpenSpain200,000 Mark Roe (1)18New tournament27 MarAGF OpenFrance150,000 Mark James (11)162 AprVolvo Open ChampionshipItaly200,000 Vijay Singh (1)16New tournament9 AprJersey European Airways OpenJersey150,000 Christy O'Connor Jnr (3)169 Apr'''Masters Tournament'''United StatesUS$1,000,000 '''Nick Faldo''' (16)100Major championship16 AprCredit Lyonnais Cannes OpenFrance200,000 Paul Broadhurst (1)1423 AprCepsa Madrid OpenSpain225,000 Seve Ballesteros (40)2630 AprPeugeot Spanish OpenSpain250,000 Bernhard Langer (20)407 MayEpson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay ChampionshipWales300,000 Seve Ballesteros (41)40Limited-field event14 MayVolvo Belgian OpenBelgium200,000 Gordon J. Brand (1) 1821 MayLancia Italian OpenItaly225,000 Ronan Rafferty (1)3630 MayVolvo PGA ChampionshipEngland350,000 Nick Faldo (17)644 JunDunhill British MastersEngland300,000 Nick Faldo (18)4211 JunWang Four StarsEngland200,000 Craig Parry (1)18Pro-Am18 JunNM English OpenEngland250,000 Mark James (12)1618 Jun'''U.S. Open'''United StatesUS$1,000,000 '''Curtis Strange''' (n/a)100Major championship25 JunCarroll's Irish OpenIreland250,000 Ian Woosnam (12)382 JulPeugeot Open de FranceFrance325,000 Nick Faldo (19)468 JulTorras Monte Carlo OpenFrance300,000 Mark McNulty (8)2415 JulBell's Scottish OpenScotland300,000 Michael Allen (1)4623 Jul'''The Open Championship'''Scotland725,000 '''Mark Calcavecchia''' (n/a)100Major championship30 JulKLM Dutch OpenNetherlands275,000 José María Olazábal (6)406 AugScandinavian Enterprise OpenSweden325,000 Ronan Rafferty (2)3213 AugBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland300,000 Gordon Brand Jnr (7)3413 Aug'''PGA Championship'''United StatesUS$1,200,000 '''Payne Stewart''' (n/a)100Major championship20 AugPLM OpenSweden300,000 Mike Harwood (2)2427 AugGerman OpenWest Germany325,000 Craig Parry (2)383 SepEbel European Masters Swiss OpenSwitzerland425,000 Seve Ballesteros (42)4010 SepPanasonic European OpenEngland350,000 Andrew Murray (1)6417 SepTrophée LancômeFrance400,000 Eduardo Romero (1)64Limited-field event8 OctGerman MastersWest Germany325,000 Bernhard Langer (21)4815 OctBMW International OpenWest Germany275,000 David Feherty (3)22New tournament22 OctPortuguese Open TPCPortugal275,000 Colin Montgomerie (1)1829 OctVolvo MastersSpain400,000 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 CupWales160,000 Hugh Baiocchin/aNew tournament24 SepRyder CupEnglandn/aTie ( Team Europe retain)n/aTeam event26 SepEquity & Law ChallengeEngland135,000 Brett Oglen/a30 SepMotorola ClassicEngland60,000 David Llewellyn41 OctDunhill CupScotlandUS$1,200,000 Team USAn/aTeam event1 OctUAP European Under-25 ChampionshipFrancen/a Stephen Hamilln/a15 OctSuntory World Match Play ChampionshipEngland325,000 Nick Faldo36Limited-field event5 NovEuropcar CupFrance–''Cancelled''–Team event5 NovAsahi Glass Four Tours World ChampionshipJapanUS$1,030,000 Team USAn/aTeam event12 NovBenson & Hedges TrophySpain200,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez and Xonia Wunsch-Ruizn/aTeam event19 NovWorld CupSpainUS$1,000,000 Peter Fowler and Wayne Gradyn/aTeam eventWorld Cup Individual Trophy 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.Position  Player  Prize money (£)1   Ronan Rafferty 400,3112   José María Olazábal 336,2393   Craig Parry 277,3224   Nick Faldo 261,5535   Mark James 245,9176   Ian Woosnam 210,1017   Bernhard Langer 205,1958   Seve Ballesteros 202,7639   Mark McNulty 179,69410   David Feherty 178,167
Awards AwardWinner Golfer of the Year   Nick Faldo   Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year   Paul Broadhurst
See also *1989 Challenge Tour
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