1990 European Tour
| Duration | 15 February 1990 (1990年2月15日) – 28 October 1990 (1990年10月28日) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 37[a] |
| Most wins | Wales Ian Woosnam (4) |
| Order of Merit | Wales Ian Woosnam |
| Golfer of the Year | England Nick Faldo |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | England Russell Claydon |
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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.[1]
Changes for 1990
[edit ]The season was made up of 37 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and seven non-counting "Approved Special Events".[2]
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,[3] but later returned in place of the cancelled Catalan Open.[4] In late February the Jersey Open was cancelled and replaced by a new tournament in Spain, the El Bosque Open.[5]
Schedule
[edit ]The following table lists official events during the 1990 season.[6]
Unofficial events
[edit ]The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) |
Winner(s) | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul | J. P. McManus Pro-Am | Ireland | n/a | England Roger Chapman | n/a | Pro-Am |
| 16 Sep | Motorola Classic | England | 60,000 | England Paul Broadhurst | 4 | |
| 23 Sep | Suntory World Match Play Championship | England | 350,000 | Wales Ian Woosnam | 48 | Limited-field event |
| 25 Sep | Equity & Law Challenge | England | 120,000 | Scotland Brian Marchbank | n/a | |
| 30 Sep | UAP European Under-25 Championship | England | n/a | England Peter Baker | n/a | |
| 14 Oct | Dunhill Cup | Scotland | US1,000,000ドル | Team Ireland | n/a | Team event |
| 4 Nov | Benson & Hedges Trophy | Spain | 200,000 | Spain Tania Abitbol and Spain José María Cañizares |
n/a | Team event |
| 4 Nov | Asahi Glass Four Tours World Championship | Japan | US1,150,000ドル | Team Australasia | n/a | Team event |
| 24 Nov | World Cup | United States | US1,100,000ドル | Germany Torsten Giedeon and Germany Bernhard Langer |
n/a | Team event |
| World Cup Individual Trophy | United States Payne Stewart | n/a |
Order of Merit
[edit ]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.[8] [9]
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wales Ian Woosnam | 574,166 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe Mark McNulty | 507,541 |
| 3 | Spain José María Olazábal | 434,766 |
| 4 | Germany Bernhard Langer | 320,450 |
| 5 | Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty | 309,851 |
| 6 | Australia Mike Harwood | 280,084 |
| 7 | Scotland Sam Torrance | 248,203 |
| 8 | Northern Ireland David Feherty | 237,830 |
| 9 | Australia Rodger Davis | 233,841 |
| 10 | England Mark James | 229,742 |
Awards
[edit ]| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Golfer of the Year | England Nick Faldo | [10] |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | England Russell Claydon | [11] |
See also
[edit ]Notes
[edit ]- ^ A further two tournaments were scheduled but were cancelled.
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.
- ^ a b c Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
- ^ 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.[7]
References
[edit ]- ^ White, Graeme (26 May 1987). "Volvo boost for Euro golf" . Black Country Evening Mail. West Bromwich, United Kingdom. p. 33. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Euro golf dates". Aberdeen Evening Express. Aberdeen, United Kingdom. 21 December 1989. p. 21. Retrieved 27 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "European Tour prize money climbs to 16ドル million". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. 22 December 1989. p. 21. Retrieved 27 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sport in brief | Catalán off". The Times. 6 February 1990. p. 40. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "La Moye pensioned off". The Times. 27 February 1990. p. 36. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "1990 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "How the ranking evolved". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "1990 European Tour" . The Observer. London, United Kingdom. 4 November 1990. p. 23. Retrieved 27 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Platts, Mitchell (29 October 1990). "Order restored for Woosnam". The Times. p. 32. Retrieved 27 April 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ Moseley, Ron (21 December 1990). "Faldo retains Ritz trophy" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. Coventry, United Kingdom. p. 44. Retrieved 20 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Claydon secures top rookie award" . The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 6 November 1990. p. 29. Retrieved 20 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.