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]
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 36 tournaments, which included the major national opens around Europe. 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, the BMW International Open and the Catalan Open, which replaced the Barcelona Open.
The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for members of the European Tour.
| Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23–26 Feb | Tenerife Open | Spain |  José María Olazábal (5) |
New tournament |
| 2–5 Mar | Karl Litten Desert Classic | United Arab Emirates |  Mark James (10) |
New tournament |
| 9–13 Mar | Open Renault de Baleares | Spain |  Ove Sellberg (2) |
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| 16–19 Mar | Massimo Dutti Catalan Open | Spain | Mark Roe (1) |
New tournament |
| 24–27 Mar | AGF Open | France | Mark James (11) |
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| 30 Mar–2 Apr | Volvo Open Championship | Italy |  Vijay Singh (1) |
New tournament |
| 6–9 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | Nick Faldo (16) |
Unofficial money |
| 6–9 Apr | Jersey European Airways Open | Jersey |  Christy O'Connor Jnr (3) |
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| 13–16 Apr | Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open | France | Paul Broadhurst (1) |
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| 19–23 Apr | Cepsa Madrid Open | Spain | Seve Ballesteros (40) |
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| 27–30 Apr | Peugeot Spanish Open | Spain |  Bernhard Langer (20) |
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| 4–7 May | Epson Grand Prix of Europe | Wales | Seve Ballesteros (41) |
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| 11–14 May | Volvo Belgian Open | Belgium | Gordon J. Brand (1) |
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| 18–21 May | Lancia Italian Open | Italy |  Ronan Rafferty (1) |
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| 27–30 May | Volvo PGA Championship | England | Nick Faldo (17) |
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| 1–4 Jun | Dunhill British Masters | England | Nick Faldo (18) |
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| 8–11 Jun | Wang Four Stars | England |  Craig Parry (1) |
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| 15–18 Jun | U.S. Open | United States |  Curtis Strange (n/a) |
Unofficial money |
| 15–18 Jun | NM English Open | England | Mark James (12) |
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| 22–25 Jun | Carroll's Irish Open | Republic of Ireland |  Ian Woosnam (12) |
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| 29 Jun–2 Jul | Peugeot Open de France | France | Nick Faldo (19) |
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| 5–8 Jul | Torras Monte Carlo Open | Monaco |  Mark McNulty (8) |
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| 12–15 July | Bell's Scottish Open | Scotland | Michael Allen (1) |
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| 20–23 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | Mark Calcavecchia (n/a) |
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| 27–30 Jul | KLM Dutch Open | Netherlands | José María Olazábal (6) |
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| 3–6 Aug | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | Sweden | Ronan Rafferty (2) |
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| 10–13 Aug | U.S. PGA Championship | United States | Payne Stewart (n/a) |
Unofficial money |
| 10–13 Aug | Benson and Hedges International Open | England |  Gordon Brand, Jnr (7) |
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| 16–19 Aug | Murphy's Cup | Wales |  Hugh Baiocchi (7) |
New tournament |
| 17–20 Aug | PLM Open | Sweden | Mike Harwood (2) |
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| 24–27 Aug | German Open | West Germany | Craig Parry (2) |
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| 31 Aug–3 Sept | Ebel European Masters Swiss Open | Switzerland | Seve Ballesteros (42) |
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| 7–10 Sept | Panasonic European Open | England | Andrew Murray (1) |
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| 14–17 Sept | Lancome Trophy | France |  Eduardo Romero (1) |
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| 5–8 Oct | German Masters | West Germany | Bernhard Langer (21) |
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| 12–15 Oct | BMW International Open | West Germany | David Feherty (3) |
New tournament |
| 12–15 Oct | Suntory World Match Play | England | Nick Faldo (n/a) |
Unofficial money |
| 19–22 Oct | Portuguese Open TPC | Portugal | Colin Montgomerie (1) |
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| 26–29 Oct | Volvo Masters | Spain | Ronan Rafferty (3) |
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]
| Position | Player | Country | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronan Rafferty | Northern Ireland | 400,311 |
| 2 | José María Olazábal | Spain | 336,239 |
| 3 | Craig Parry | Australia | 277,322 |
| 4 | Nick Faldo | England | 261,553 |
| 5 | Mark James | England | 245,917 |
| 6 | Ian Woosnam | Wales | 210,101 |
| 7 | Bernhard Langer | West Germany | 205,195 |
| 8 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | 202,763 |
| 9 | Mark McNulty | Zimbabwe | 179,694 |
| 10 | David Feherty | Northern Ireland | 178,167 |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
External links
- 1989 season results on the PGA European Tour website
- 1989 Order of Merit on the PGA European Tour website