1990 European Tour

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1990 European Tour season
Duration15 February 1990 (1990-02-15) – 24 November 1990 (1990-11-24)
Number of official events37
Most wins3 – José María Olazábal, Ian Woosnam
Order of MeritIan Woosnam
Golfer of the YearNick Faldo
Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the yearRussell Claydon
← 1989
1991 →

The 1990 European Tour was the 19th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.[1]

The Order of Merit was won by Wales' Ian Woosnam for the second time, having previously won in 1987.[2]

Schedule[]

The table below shows the 1990 European Tour schedule which was made up of 37 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and seven non-counting "Approved Special Events".[3] There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Atlantic Open, the Amex Med Open and the Austrian Open; and the promotion of the Murphy's Cup to full Order of Merit status.

Before the official schedule was announced the Tenerife Open was dropped,[4] but later returned in place of the cancelled Catalan Open.[5] In late February the Jersey Open was cancelled and replaced by a new tournament in Spain, the El Bosque Open,[6]

Dates Tournament Host country Winner[a] OWGR
points[7] 		Notes
15–18 Feb Vinho Verde Atlantic Open Portugal Scotland Stephen McAllister (1) 16 New tournament
22–25 Feb Emirates Airlines Desert Classic United Arab Emirates Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy (4) 40
1–4 Mar Amex Med Open Spain Wales Ian Woosnam (13) 30 New tournament
8–11 Mar Open Renault de Baleares Spain Spain Seve Ballesteros (43) 30
15–18 Mar Catalan Open Spain Cancelled
15–18 Mar Tenerife Open Spain Argentina Vicente Fernández (3) 18
22–25 Mar Volvo Open di Firenze Italy Argentina Eduardo Romero (2) 16
29 Mar – 1 Apr AGF Open France Australia Brett Ogle (1) 16
5–8 Apr Masters Tournament United States England Nick Faldo (20) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[a]
5–8 Apr Jersey Open Jersey Cancelled
5–8 Apr El Bosque Open Spain Fiji Vijay Singh (2) 16 New tournament; opposite the Masters Tournament
13–16 Apr Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open France Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (9) 28
19–22 Apr Cepsa Madrid Open Spain West Germany Bernhard Langer (22) 40
26–29 Apr Peugeot Spanish Open Spain Australia Rodger Davis (4) 44
4–7 May Benson and Hedges International Open England Spain José María Olazábal (7) 48
10–13 May Peugeot-Trends Belgian Open Belgium Sweden Ove Sellberg (3) 26
17–20 May Lancia Martini Italian Open Italy England Richard Boxall (1) 36
25–28 May Volvo PGA Championship England Australia Mike Harwood (3) 64 Flagship event[b]
31 May – 3 Jun Dunhill British Masters England England Mark James (13) 40
7–10 Jun Scandinavian Enterprise Open Sweden United States Craig Stadler (n/a) 30
14–17 Jun U.S. Open United States United States Hale Irwin (n/a) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[a]
14–17 Jun Wang Four Stars England Australia Rodger Davis (5) 16 Opposite the U.S. Open
21–24 Jun Carroll's Irish Open Republic of Ireland Spain José María Olazábal (8) 40
28 Jun – 1 Jul Peugeot Open de France France Republic of Ireland Philip Walton (1) 36
4–7 Jul Torras Monte Carlo Open Monaco Wales Ian Woosnam (14) 34
11–14 Jul Bell's Scottish Open Scotland Wales Ian Woosnam (15) 56
19–22 Jul The Open Championship Scotland England Nick Faldo (21) 100 Major championship
26–29 Jul KLM Dutch Open Netherlands Scotland Stephen McAllister (2) 32
2–5 Aug PLM Open Sweden Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty (4) 22
9–12 Aug PGA Championship United States Australia Wayne Grady (2) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[a]
9–12 Aug Murphy's Cup England Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone (2) 16 Opposite the PGA Championship
16–19 Aug NM English Open England England Mark James (14) 34
23–26 Aug Volvo German Open West Germany Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (10) 26
30 Aug – 2 Sep Ebel European Masters Swiss Open Switzerland Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty (5) 34
6–9 Sep Panasonic European Open England Australia Peter Senior (3) 48
13–16 Sep Lancome Trophy France Spain José María Olazábal (9) 50
13–16 Sep England England Paul Broadhurst (n/a) 4 Approved Special Event; opposite the Lancome Trophy
20–23 Sep BMW International Open West Germany United States Paul Azinger (n/a) 44
20–23 Sep Suntory World Match Play England Wales Ian Woosnam (n/a) 48 Approved Special Event
24–25 Sep Equity & Law Challenge England Scotland Brian Marchbank (n/a) Approved Special Event
27–30 Sep Epson Grand Prix of Europe Wales Wales Ian Woosnam (16) 46
27–30 Sep UAP European Under-25 Championship England England Peter Baker (n/a) n/a Approved Special Event;
opposite the Epson Grand Prix of Europe
4–7 Oct Mercedes German Masters Germany Scotland Sam Torrance (13) 46
11–14 Oct Dunhill Cup Scotland Republic of Ireland Ireland n/a Approved Special Event; team event
11–14 Oct Austrian Open Austria Germany Bernhard Langer (23) 16 New tournament
18–21 Oct Portuguese Open TPC Portugal England Michael McLean (1) 20
25–28 Oct Volvo Masters Spain Australia Mike Harwood (4) 44
1–4 Nov Benson & Hedges Trophy Spain Spain José María Cañizares & Tania Abitbol n/a Approved Special Event; mixed pairs event
1–4 Nov Asahi Glass Four Tours World Championship Japan Australasia n/a Approved Special Event; team event
21–24 Nov World Cup United States Germany Germany n/a Approved Special Event; team event
World Cup International Trophy United States Payne Stewart (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.
  2. ^ Official World Golf Ranking "flagship" event status was granted to the European Tour for the first time in 1990, with the Volvo PGA Championship designated as the tour's flagship event.[8]

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[2][9] Country Prize money (£)
1 Ian Woosnam  Wales 574,166
2 Mark McNulty  Zimbabwe 507,541
3 José María Olazábal  Spain 434,766
4 Bernhard Langer  Germany 320,450
5 Ronan Rafferty  Northern Ireland 309,851
6 Mike Harwood  Australia 280,084
7 Sam Torrance  Scotland 248,203
8 David Feherty  Northern Ireland 237,830
9 Rodger Davis  Australia 233,841
10 Mark James  England 229,742

Awards[]

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

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b Platts, Mitchell (29 October 1990). "Order restored for Woosnam". The Times. p. 32. Retrieved 27 April 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ "Euro golf dates". Aberdeen Evening Express. 21 December 1989. p. 21. Retrieved 27 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "European Tour prize money climbs to £16 million". The Guardian. London, England. 22 December 1989. p. 21. Retrieved 27 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sport in brief | Catalán off". The Times. 6 February 1990. p. 40. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. ^ "La Moye pensioned off". The Times. 27 February 1990. p. 36. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  7. ^ "Events | European Tour | 1990". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  8. ^ "How the ranking evolved". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  9. ^ "1990 European Tour". The Observer. London, England. 4 November 1990. p. 23. Retrieved 27 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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