Volvo Masters

The Volvo Masters was the concluding official money event of the European Tour season until 2009, when it was replaced by the Dubai World Championship. The event was founded in 1988 and held at Valderrama Golf Club in Andalusia, Spain, except for a five-year period between 1997 and 2001 when Montecastillo Golf Club played host to the tournament.

This article is about the European Tour golf tournament. For other uses, see Volvo Masters (disambiguation).
Volvo Masters
Tournament information
LocationSotogrande, Spain
Established1988
Course(s)Valderrama Golf Club
Par71
Length6,952 yards
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund€4,000,000
Month playedOctober
Final year2008
Tournament record score
Aggregate269 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (1999)
To par−19 (as above)
Final champion
Søren Kjeldsen

The tournament reverted to its original name of "Volvo Masters" in 2005, having been known as the "Volvo Masters Andalucia" between 2000 and 2003 for sponsorship reasons. The prize money for the inaugural event was £351,690, and by 2008, this had increased to over €4 million, making it one of the richest events on the tour. The field consists of the top 60 leading money winners on the European Tour, and from 2005, an invitation has also been issued to the previous years winner regardless of their standing on the money list.

Prior to 2007, the Volvo Masters was held one week before the Tour Championship to allow golfers who are members of both the European and PGA Tours to participate, but this changed after the PGA Tour rescheduled their event to mid-September.

Following a one-year absence from the calendar, Valderama returned to the European Tour schedule in 2010 with the Andalucía Valderrama Masters under the sponsorship of Turismo Andaluz (Andalucia Government Tourism Organization).[1]

Winners
YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
Volvo Masters
2008Søren Kjeldsen Denmark276−82 strokes Martin Kaymer
Anthony Wall
2007Justin Rose England283−1Playoff Simon Dyson
Søren Kjeldsen
2006Jeev Milkha Singh India282−21 stroke Luke Donald
Sergio García
Pádraig Harrington
2005Paul McGinley Ireland274−102 strokes Sergio García
Volvo Masters Andalucía
2004Ian Poulter England277−7Playoff Sergio García
2003Freddie Jacobson Sweden276−12Playoff Carlos Rodiles
2002Bernhard Langer (2)
Colin Montgomerie (2)		 Germany
 Scotland		281−3Tie[lower-alpha 1]n/a
2001Pádraig Harrington Ireland204[lower-alpha 2]−121 stroke Paul McGinley
Volvo Masters
2000Pierre Fulke Sweden272−161 stroke Darren Clarke
1999Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain269−192 strokes Retief Goosen
Pádraig Harrington
Bernhard Langer
1998Darren Clarke Northern Ireland271−172 strokes Andrew Coltart
1997Lee Westwood England200[lower-alpha 2]−163 strokes Pádraig Harrington
1996Mark McNulty Zimbabwe276−87 strokes José Cóceres
Sam Torrance
Wayne Westner
Lee Westwood
1995Alex Čejka Germany282−22 strokes Colin Montgomerie
1994Bernhard Langer Germany276−81 stroke Seve Ballesteros
Vijay Singh
1993Colin Montgomerie Scotland274−101 stroke Darren Clarke
1992Sandy Lyle Scotland287+3Playoff Colin Montgomerie
1991Rodger Davis Australia280−41 stroke Nick Faldo
1990Mike Harwood Australia286+21 stroke Steven Richardson
Sam Torrance
1989Ronan Rafferty Northern Ireland282−61 stroke Nick Faldo
1988Nick Faldo England284−42 strokes Seve Ballesteros
  1. Langer and Montgomerie remained tied after two holes of a sudden-death playoff when darkness fell, and agreed to share the title.
  2. Tournament reduced to 54-holes because of adverse weather.

References
  1. "European Tour schedule to feature Andalucia Masters at Valderrama". Golf Monthly. 4 December 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
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