1990 European Tour

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

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

PositionPlayer[2][9]CountryPrize money (£)
1Ian Woosnam Wales574,166
2Mark McNulty Zimbabwe507,541
3José María Olazábal Spain434,766
4Bernhard Langer Germany320,450
5Ronan Rafferty Northern Ireland309,851
6Mike Harwood Australia280,084
7Sam Torrance Scotland248,203
8David Feherty Northern Ireland237,830
9Rodger Davis Australia233,841
10Mark James England229,742

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
European Tour Golfer of the YearNick Faldo England
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearRussell Claydon England

See also

References
  1. "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. 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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