The 1990 European Tour, titled as the 1990 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 19th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
It was the third season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Volvo, that was announced in May 1987.
Changes for 1990 The season was made up of 37 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and seven non-counting "Approved Special Events".
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, but later returned in place of the cancelled Catalan Open. In late February the Jersey Open was cancelled and replaced by a new tournament in Spain, the El Bosque Open.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1990 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes18 FebVinho Verde Atlantic OpenPortugal200,000 Stephen McAllister (1)16New tournament25 FebEmirates Airlines Desert ClassicUAEUS$450,000 Eamonn Darcy (4)404 MarAmex Med OpenSpain400,000 Ian Woosnam (13)30New tournament11 MarOpen Renault de BalearesSpain275,000 Seve Ballesteros (43)3018 MarCatalan OpenSpain–Cancelled–18 MarTenerife OpenSpain200,000 Vicente Fernández (3)1825 MarVolvo Open di FirenzeItaly200,000 Eduardo Romero (2)161 AprAGF OpenFrance200,000 Brett Ogle (1)168 AprJersey OpenJersey–Cancelled–8 AprEl Bosque OpenSpain200,000 Vijay Singh (2)16New tournament8 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$1,250,000 Nick Faldo (20)100Major championship16 AprCredit Lyonnais Cannes OpenFrance300,000 Mark McNulty (9)2822 AprCepsa Madrid OpenSpain275,000 Bernhard Langer (22)4029 AprPeugeot Spanish OpenSpain300,000 Rodger Davis (4)447 MayBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland350,000 José María Olazábal (7)4813 MayPeugeot-Trends Belgian OpenBelgium250,000 Ove Sellberg (3)2620 MayLancia Martini Italian OpenItaly300,000 Richard Boxall (1)3628 MayVolvo PGA ChampionshipEngland400,000 Mike Harwood (3)64Flagship event3 JunDunhill British MastersEngland300,000 Mark James (13)4010 JunScandinavian Enterprise OpenSweden400,000 Craig Stadler (n/a)3017 JunWang Four StarsEngland225,000 Rodger Davis (5)16Pro-Am17 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$1,200,000 Hale Irwin (n/a)100Major championship24 JunCarroll's Irish OpenIreland350,000 José María Olazábal (8)401 JulPeugeot Open de FranceFrance350,000 Philip Walton (1)367 JulTorras Monte Carlo OpenFrance350,000 Ian Woosnam (14)3414 JulBell's Scottish OpenScotland400,000 Ian Woosnam (15)5622 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland500,000 Nick Faldo (21)100Major championship29 JulKLM Dutch OpenNetherlands350,000 Stephen McAllister (2)325 AugPLM OpenSweden350,000 Ronan Rafferty (4)2212 AugMurphy's CupEngland250,000 Tony Johnstone (2)1612 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$1,350,000 Wayne Grady (2)100Major championship19 AugNM English OpenEngland400,000 Mark James (14)3426 AugVolvo German OpenWest Germany450,000 Mark McNulty (10)262 SepEbel European Masters Swiss OpenSwitzerland450,000 Ronan Rafferty (5)349 SepPanasonic European OpenEngland400,000 Peter Senior (3)4816 SepTrophée LancômeFrance425,000 José María Olazábal (9)50Limited-field event23 SepBMW International OpenWest Germany400,000 Paul Azinger (n/a)4430 SepEpson Grand Prix of EuropeWales400,000 Ian Woosnam (16)46Limited-field event7 OctMercedes German MastersGermany450,000 Sam Torrance (13)4614 OctAustrian OpenAustria250,000 Bernhard Langer (23)16New tournament21 OctPortuguese Open TPCPortugal275,000 Michael McLean (1)2028 OctVolvo MastersSpain450,000 Mike Harwood (4)44Tour 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)OWGRpointsNotes6 JulJ. P. McManus Pro-AmIrelandn/a Roger Chapmann/aPro-Am16 SepMotorola ClassicEngland60,000 Paul Broadhurst423 SepSuntory World Match Play ChampionshipEngland350,000 Ian Woosnam48Limited-field event25 SepEquity & Law ChallengeEngland120,000 Brian Marchbankn/a30 SepUAP European Under-25 ChampionshipEnglandn/a Peter Bakern/a14 OctDunhill CupScotlandUS$1,000,000 Team Irelandn/aTeam event4 NovBenson & Hedges TrophySpain200,000 Tania Abitbol and José María Cañizaresn/aTeam event4 NovAsahi Glass Four Tours World ChampionshipJapanUS$1,150,000 Team Australasian/aTeam event24 NovWorld CupUnited StatesUS$1,100,000 Torsten Giedeon and Bernhard Langern/aTeam eventWorld Cup Individual Trophy Payne Stewartn/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 Ian Woosnam 574,1662 Mark McNulty 507,5413 José María Olazábal 434,7664 Bernhard Langer 320,4505 Ronan Rafferty 309,8516 Mike Harwood 280,0847 Sam Torrance 248,2038 David Feherty 237,8309 Rodger Davis 233,84110 Mark James 229,742
Awards AwardWinner Golfer of the Year Nick Faldo Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Russell Claydon
See also 1990 Challenge Tour
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