1989 European Tour

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]

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

PositionPlayerCountryPrize money (£)
1Ronan Rafferty Northern Ireland400,311
2José María Olazábal Spain336,239
3Craig Parry Australia277,322
4Nick Faldo England261,553
5Mark James England245,917
6Ian Woosnam Wales210,101
7Bernhard Langer West Germany205,195
8Seve Ballesteros Spain202,763
9Mark McNulty Zimbabwe179,694
10David Feherty Northern Ireland178,167

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
European Tour Golfer of the YearNick Faldo England
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearPaul Broadhurst England

See also

References
  1. "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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