1989 European Tour

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1989 European Tour season
Duration23 February 1989 (1989-02-23) – 19 November 1989 (1989-11-19)
Number of official events33
Most wins3 – Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Mark James, Ronan Rafferty
Order of MeritRonan Rafferty
Golfer of the YearNick Faldo
Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the yearPaul Broadhurst
← 1988
1990 →

The 1989 European Tour was the 18th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour. It marked the tour's first visit to Asia, with the inaugural Karl Litten Desert Classic.[1]

The Order of Merit was won by Northern Ireland's Ronan Rafferty.

Schedule[]

The table below shows the 1989 European Tour schedule which 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.

Dates Tournament Host country Winner[a] OWGR
points[4] 		Notes
23–26 Feb Tenerife Open Spain Spain José María Olazábal (5) 18 New tournament
2–5 Mar Karl Litten Desert Classic United Arab Emirates England Mark James (10) 18 New tournament
9–13 Mar Open Renault de Baleares Spain Sweden Ove Sellberg (2) 26
16–19 Mar Barcelona Open Spain Cancelled
16–19 Mar Massimo Dutti Catalan Open Spain England Mark Roe (1) 18 New tournament
24–27 Mar AGF Open France England Mark James (11) 16
30 Mar – 2 Apr Volvo Open Championship Italy Fiji Vijay Singh (1) 16 New tournament
6–9 Apr Masters Tournament United States England Nick Faldo (16) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[a]
6–9 Apr Jersey European Airways Open Jersey Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Jnr (3) 16 Opposite the Masters Tournament
13–16 Apr Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open France England Paul Broadhurst (1) 14
19–23 Apr Cepsa Madrid Open Spain Spain Seve Ballesteros (40) 26
27–30 Apr Peugeot Spanish Open Spain West Germany Bernhard Langer (20) 40
4–7 May Epson Grand Prix of Europe Wales Spain Seve Ballesteros (41) 40
11–14 May Volvo Belgian Open Belgium England Gordon J. Brand (1) 18
18–21 May Lancia Italian Open Italy Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty (1) 36
27–30 May Volvo PGA Championship England England Nick Faldo (17) 64
1–4 Jun Dunhill British Masters England England Nick Faldo (18) 42
8–11 Jun Wang Four Stars England Australia Craig Parry (1) 18
15–18 Jun U.S. Open United States United States Curtis Strange (n/a) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[a]
15–18 Jun NM English Open England England Mark James (12) 16 Opposite the U.S. Open
22–25 Jun Carroll's Irish Open Republic of Ireland Wales Ian Woosnam (12) 38
29 Jun – 2 Jul Peugeot Open de France France England Nick Faldo (19) 46
5–8 Jul Torras Monte Carlo Open Monaco Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (8) 24
12–15 Jul Bell's Scottish Open Scotland United States Michael Allen (1) 46
20–23 Jul The Open Championship Scotland United States Mark Calcavecchia (n/a) 100 Major championship
27–30 Jul KLM Dutch Open Netherlands Spain José María Olazábal (6) 40
3–6 Aug Scandinavian Enterprise Open Sweden Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty (2) 32
10–13 Aug PGA Championship United States United States Payne Stewart (n/a) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[a]
10–13 Aug Benson and Hedges International Open England Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr (7) 34 Opposite the PGA Championship
16–19 Aug Murphy's Cup Wales South Africa Hugh Baiocchi (n/a) n/a New tournament; Approved Special Event;
opposite the PLM Open
17–20 Aug PLM Open Sweden Australia Mike Harwood (2) 24
24–27 Aug German Open West Germany Australia Craig Parry (2) 38
31 Aug – 3 Sep Ebel European Masters Swiss Open Switzerland Spain Seve Ballesteros (42) 40
7–10 Sep Panasonic European Open England England Andrew Murray (1) 64
14–17 Sep Lancome Trophy France Argentina Eduardo Romero (1) 64
22–24 Sep Ryder Cup England Tie (Europe Europe retain) n/a Approved Special Event; team event
25–26 Sep Equity & Law Challenge England Australia Brett Ogle (n/a) n/a Approved Special Event
27–30 Sep England Wales David Llewellyn (n/a) 4 Approved Special Event;
opposite the Dunhill Cup
28 Sep – 1 Oct Dunhill Cup Scotland United States United States n/a Approved Special Event; team event
28 Sep – 1 Oct UAP European Under-25 Championship France Northern Ireland (n/a) Approved Special Event;
opposite the Dunhill Cup
5–8 Oct German Masters West Germany West Germany Bernhard Langer (21) 48
12–15 Oct BMW International Open West Germany Northern Ireland David Feherty (3) 22 New tournament
12–15 Oct Suntory World Match Play England England Nick Faldo (n/a) 36 Approved Special Event
19–22 Oct Portuguese Open TPC Portugal Scotland Colin Montgomerie (1) 18
26–29 Oct Volvo Masters Spain Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty (3) 40
2–5 Nov Asahi Glass Four Tours World Championship Japan United States United States n/a Approved Special Event; team event
2–5 Nov Europcar Cup Cancelled Approved Special Event; team event
9–12 Nov Benson & Hedges Trophy Spain Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez & n/a Approved Special Event; mixed pairs event
16–19 Nov World Cup United States Australia Australia n/a Approved Special Event; team event
World Cup International Trophy Australia Peter Fowler (n/a) n/a Approved Special Event; individual prize
  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.

Order of Merit[]

The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Volvo Order of Merit". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Pound sterling.[1]

Position Player Country Prize money (£)
1 Ronan Rafferty  Northern Ireland 400,311
2 José María Olazábal  Spain 336,239
3 Craig Parry  Australia 277,322
4 Nick Faldo  England 261,553
5 Mark James  England 245,917
6 Ian Woosnam  Wales 210,101
7 Bernhard Langer  West Germany 205,195
8 Seve Ballesteros  Spain 202,763
9 Mark McNulty  Zimbabwe 179,694
10 David Feherty  Northern Ireland 178,167

Awards[]

Award Winner Country
European Tour Golfer of the Year Nick Faldo  England
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Paul Broadhurst  England

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Rich pickings on the European Tour". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 18 October 1988. p. 14. Retrieved 28 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Sport in short | Fixtures | Golf". Sandwell Evening Mail. 1 February 1989. p. 39. Retrieved 28 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Events | European Tour | 1989". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 26 April 2020.

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