1986 European Tour

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1986 European Tour season
Duration10 April 1986 (1986-04-10) – 26 October 1986 (1986-10-26)
Number of official events26
Most wins6 – Seve Ballesteros
Order of MeritSeve Ballesteros
Golfer of the YearSeve Ballesteros
Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the yearJosé María Olazábal
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The 1986 European Tour was the 15th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.

The Order of Merit was won by Spain's Seve Ballesteros, who won six tournaments during the season.

Schedule[]

The table below shows the 1986 European Tour schedule which was made up of 26 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events". There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Epson Grand Prix of Europe and the PLM Open;[1][2] the return of the Scottish Open, as the Glasgow Open was rebranded,[3] and the loss of the GSI L'Equipe Open.

Before the season started, the Tunisian Open, scheduled as the opening event opposite the Masters Tournament, was cancelled after sponsors withdrew funding for the event.[4]

Dates Tournament Host country Winner[a] OWGR
points[5] 		Notes
10–13 Apr Masters Tournament United States United States Jack Nicklaus (n/a) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[a]
10–13 Apr Tunisian Open Tunisia Cancelled n/a
17–20 Apr Suze Open France South Africa John Bland (2) 20
24–27 Apr Cepsa Madrid Open Spain England Howard Clark (7) 20
1–4 May Italian Open Italy Northern Ireland David Feherty (1) 20
9–11 May Epson Grand Prix of Europe Match Play Championship Wales Sweden Ove Sellberg (1) 20 New tournament
16–18 May Peugeot Spanish Open Spain England Howard Clark (8) 40
23–26 May Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship England Australia Rodger Davis (2) 40
29 May – 1 Jun London Standard Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity England Spain Antonio Garrido (5) 20
5–8 Jun Dunhill British Masters England Spain Seve Ballesteros (28) 40
12–15 Jun U.S. Open United States United States Raymond Floyd (n/a) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[a]
12–15 Jun Jersey Open Jersey England John Morgan (1) 20
19–22 Jun Carroll's Irish Open Republic of Ireland Spain Seve Ballesteros (29) 40
25–28 Jun Johnnie Walker Monte Carlo Open Monaco Spain Seve Ballesteros (30) 20
3–7 Jul Peugeot Open de France France Spain Seve Ballesteros (31) 40
9–12 Jul Car Care Plan International England Wales Mark Mouland (1) 20
17–20 Jul The Open Championship Scotland Australia Greg Norman (10) 100 Major championship
24–27 Jul KLM Dutch Open Netherlands Spain Seve Ballesteros (32) 40
31 Jul – 3 Aug Scandinavian Enterprise Open Sweden New Zealand Greg Turner (1) 40
7–10 Aug PGA Championship United States United States Bob Tway (n/a) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[a]
7–10 Aug PLM Open Sweden Australia Peter Senior (1) 20 New tournament
14–17 Aug Benson and Hedges International Open England England Mark James (8) 40
21–24 Aug Bell's Scottish Open Scotland Northern Ireland David Feherty (2) 20
28–31 Aug German Open West Germany West Germany Bernhard Langer (15) 24
4–7 Sep Ebel European Masters Swiss Open Switzerland Spain José María Olazábal (1) 40
11–14 Sep Panasonic European Open England Australia Greg Norman (11) 44
18–21 Sep Lawrence Batley International T.P.C. England Wales Ian Woosnam (4) 20
25–28 Sept Dunhill Cup Scotland Australia Australia n/a Approved special event; team event
2–5 Oct Suntory World Match Play England Australia Greg Norman (n/a) 32 Approved special event
9–12 Oct Sanyo Open Spain Spain José María Olazábal (2) 40
16–19 Oct Lancome Trophy France Spain Seve Ballesteros (33)
West Germany Bernhard Langer (16)[b] 		34
23–26 Oct Portuguese Open Portugal Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (3) 20
  1. ^ a b c d The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships since, although not official tour events at the time, they have been recognised as such retrospecively. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.
  2. ^ Langer and Ballesteros were declared joint winners as they remained tied after four sudden-death playoff holes when it became too dark to continue.

Order of Merit[]

The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Pound sterling. In 1986 the minimum number of tournaments needed to qualify for the Order of Merit was increased from seven to nine.[6]

Position Player Country Prize money (£)
1 Seve Ballesteros  Spain 242,209
2 José María Olazábal  Spain 136,775
3 Howard Clark  England 121,903
4 Ian Woosnam  Wales 111,799
5 Gordon J. Brand  England 106,314
6 Mark McNulty  Zimbabwe 101,327
7 Rodger Davis  Australia 95,429
8 Anders Forsbrand  Sweden 84,706
9 Ronan Rafferty  Northern Ireland 80,336
10 Gordon Brand Jnr  Scotland 78,639

Awards[]

Award Winner Country
European Tour Golfer of the Year Seve Ballesteros  Spain
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year José María Olazábal  Spain

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Davies, David (6 November 1985). "US shutters come down". The Guardian. London, England. p. 28. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Platts, Mitchell (6 November 1985). "Dates for richer tour". The Times. London, England. p. 23. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ "Scottish Open rings the bell". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, Scotland. 10 June 1986. p. 21. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Tour change". The Times. London, England. 11 January 1986. p. 21. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  5. ^ "Events | European Tour | 1986". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

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