1996 European Tour
Duration | 25 January 1996 | – 5 January 1997
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Number of official events | 38 |
Most wins | 3 – Robert Allenby, Colin Montgomerie, Ian Woosnam |
Order of Merit | Colin Montgomerie |
Golfer of the Year | Colin Montgomerie |
Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the year | Thomas Bjørn |
← 1995 1997 → |
The 1996 European Tour was the 25th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.[1]
The 1996 season saw co-sanctioning arrangements expand, with the PGA Tour of Australasia's Heineken Classic joining three Southern Africa Tour events on the schedule.
The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Colin Montgomerie for the fourth consecutive year.
Schedule[]
The table below shows the 1996 European Tour schedule which was made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".[2][3][4] There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Heineken Classic, the Dimension Data Pro-Am and the Loch Lomond World Invitational; and the loss of the Turespaña Open De Canaria and the Open de Baleares. Soon after the schedule was announced, a third Southern Africa Tour event was added, the FNB Players Championship.[5]
In January, the Jersey Open was moved onto the European Senior Tour schedule and the Open Mediterrania was replaced by the Catalan Open.[6] In February, a new tournament in Spain, the Oki Pro-Am was added opposite the Dunhill Cup.[7] In March, the Slaley Hall Northumberland Challenge was added to the schedule, taking the dates vacated by the Jersey Open, opposite the U.S. Open.[8]
Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner[a] | OWGR points[9] |
Notes |
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25–28 Jan | Johnnie Walker Classic | Singapore | ![]() |
42 | Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia |
1–4 Feb | Heineken Classic | Australia | ![]() |
34 | New tournament; co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia |
8–11 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | South Africa | ![]() |
30 | New tournament; co-sanctioned with the Southern Africa Tour |
15–18 Feb | Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship | South Africa | ![]() |
22 | Co-sanctioned with the Southern Africa Tour |
22–25 Feb | FNB Players Championship | South Africa | ![]() |
28 | New tournament; co-sanctioned with the Southern Africa Tour |
Turespaña Open Mediterrania | Spain | Cancelled | |||
29 Feb – 3 Mar | Catalan Open | Spain | ![]() |
20 | |
7–10 Mar | Moroccan Open | Morocco | ![]() |
26 | |
14–17 Mar | Dubai Desert Classic | United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
36 | |
21–24 Mar | Portuguese Open | Portugal | ![]() |
20 | |
28–31 Mar | Madeira Island Open | Portugal | ![]() |
20 | |
11–14 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | ![]() |
100 | Major championship; non-tour event[a] |
18–21 Apr | Air France Cannes Open | France | ![]() |
20 | |
25–28 Apr | Turespaña Masters | Spain | ![]() |
26 | |
2–5 May | Conte of Florence Italian Open | Italy | ![]() |
24 | |
9–12 May | Peugeot Spanish Open | Spain | ![]() |
32 | |
16–19 May | Benson and Hedges International Open | England | ![]() |
44 | |
24–27 May | Volvo PGA Championship | England | ![]() |
64 | Flagship event |
30 May – 2 Jun | Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe | Germany | ![]() |
38 | |
6–9 Jun | Alamo English Open | England | ![]() |
30 | |
13–16 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | ![]() |
100 | Major championship; non-tour event[a] |
Jersey Open | Jersey | Cancelled | Opposite the U.S. Open | ||
13–16 Jun | Slaley Hall Northumberland Challenge | England | ![]() |
20 | New tournament; opposite the U.S. Open |
20–23 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | ![]() |
20 | |
27–30 Jun | Peugeot Open de France | France | ![]() |
40 | |
4–7 Jul | Murphy's Irish Open | Republic of Ireland | ![]() |
40 | |
10–13 Jul | Scottish Open | Scotland | ![]() |
42 | |
18–21 Jul | The Open Championship | England | ![]() |
100 | Major championship |
25–28 Jul | Sun Microsystems Dutch Open | Netherlands | ![]() |
28 | |
1–4 Aug | Volvo Scandinavian Masters | Sweden | ![]() |
32 | |
8–11 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | ![]() |
100 | Major championship; non-tour event[a] |
8–11 Aug | Hohe Brucke Open | Austria | ![]() |
20 | Opposite the PGA Championship |
15–18 Aug | Chemapol Trophy Czech Open | Czech Republic | ![]() |
20 | |
22–25 Aug | Volvo German Open | Germany | ![]() |
20 | |
28–31 Aug | One 2 One British Masters | England | ![]() |
36 | |
5–8 Sep | Canon European Masters | Switzerland | ![]() |
32 | |
12–15 Sep | Trophée Lancôme | France | ![]() |
38 | |
19–22 Sep | Loch Lomond World Invitational | Scotland | ![]() |
40 | New tournament |
26–29 Sep | Smurfit European Open | Republic of Ireland | ![]() |
38 | |
3–6 Oct | Linde German Masters | Germany | ![]() |
40 | |
10–13 Oct | Dunhill Cup | Scotland | ![]() |
n/a | Approved special event; team event |
10–13 Oct | Oki Pro-Am | Spain | ![]() |
20 | New tournament; opposite the Dunhill Cup |
17–20 Oct | Toyota World Match Play Championship | England | ![]() |
42 | Approved special event[a] |
17–20 Oct | Open Novotel Perrier | France | ![]() ![]() |
n/a | Approved special event; pairs event; opposite the Toyota World Match Play Championship |
24–27 Oct | Volvo Masters | Spain | ![]() |
40 | |
31 Oct – 3 Nov | Sarazen World Open | United States | ![]() |
40 | Approved special event[a] |
21–24 Nov | World Cup of Golf | South Africa | ![]() |
n/a | Approved special event; team event |
World Cup of Golf International Trophy | ![]() |
n/a | Approved special event; individual prize | ||
Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship | Jamaica | Cancelled | Approved special event[a] | ||
4–5 Jan | Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf | United States | ![]() |
58 | Approved special event[a] |
- ^ a b c d e f g h 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 retrospectively. 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][10]
Position | Player | Country | Prize money (£) |
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1 | Colin Montgomerie | ![]() |
875,146 |
2 | Ian Woosnam | ![]() |
650,423 |
3 | Robert Allenby | ![]() |
532,143 |
4 | Costantino Rocca | ![]() |
482,585 |
5 | Mark McNulty | ![]() |
463,847 |
6 | Lee Westwood | ![]() |
428,693 |
7 | Andrew Coltart | ![]() |
345,936 |
8 | Darren Clarke | ![]() |
329,795 |
9 | Paul Broadhurst | ![]() |
300,364 |
10 | Thomas Bjørn | ![]() |
292,023 |
Awards[]
Award | Winner | Country |
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European Tour Golfer of the Year | Colin Montgomerie | ![]() |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Thomas Bjørn | ![]() |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ "1996 PGA European Tour". Aberdeen Evening Express. Aberdeen, Scotland. 2 December 1995. p. 6. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Guardian sports | Highlights of the year | Golf". The Guardian. London, England. 30 December 1995. p. 15. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hopkins, John (25 January 1996). "Business trip east marks start of European venture". The Times. London, England. p. 42. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "An event in a world of trouble". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. 25 December 1995. p. 58. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jersey tourney goes senior". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, Scotland. 25 January 1996. p. 27. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New Madrid Pro-Am added to schedule". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. 29 February 1996. p. 1D. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Top six stars boost world match-play | Northumberland". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, Scotland. 6 March 1996. p. 26. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Events | European Tour | 1996". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Results | Golf | European Tour final Order of Merit". The Guardian. London, England. 29 October 1996. p. 24. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[]
- European Tour seasons
- 1996 in golf