1988 European Tour

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1988 European Tour season
Duration10 March 1988 (1988-03-10) – 30 October 1988 (1988-10-30)
Number of official events30 [lower-alpha 1]
Most wins Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros (5)
Order of Merit Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros
Golfer of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie
1987
1989

The 1988 European Tour, titled as the 1988 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 17th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

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Volvo title sponsorship

In May 1987, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Volvo, being renamed as the Volvo Tour. [1] The agreement was reported to be worth £ 10,000,000 over five years. [2]

Changes for 1988

The season was made up of 30 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events". [3]

There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Open de Baleares, the Biarritz Open, the English Open and the Volvo Masters; the return of the Torras Hostench Barcelona Open, which had been cancelled due to bad weather in 1987; and the loss of the Lawrence Batley International. [4] [5] The Moroccan Open, originally scheduled to open the season, was initially postponed until October but ultimately cancelled. [6]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1988 season. [7]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
Winner [lower-alpha 2] OWGR
points
Notes
13 Mar Mallorca Open de Baleares Spain200,000 Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros (35)20New tournament
20 Mar Torras Hostench Barcelona Open Spain200,000 Flag of England.svg David Whelan (1)18
3 Apr AGF Biarritz Open France150,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg David Llewellyn (1)16New tournament
10 Apr Masters Tournament United StatesUS$1,000,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Lyle (14)100 Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
17 Apr Cannes Open France200,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark McNulty (7)20
24 Apr Cepsa Madrid Open Spain200,000 Flag of England.svg Derrick Cooper (1)22
1 May Portuguese Open Portugal200,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Harwood (1)18
8 May Epson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay Championship Wales275,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (19)40Limited-field event
15 May Peugeot Spanish Open Spain175,000 Flag of England.svg Mark James (9)38
22 May Lancia Italian Open Italy225,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (12)24
30 May Volvo PGA Championship England300,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam (9)44
5 Jun Dunhill British Masters England250,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Lyle (15)42
12 Jun Wang Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity England200,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis (3)20Pro-Am
19 Jun Volvo Belgian Open Belgium200,000 Flag of Spain.svg José María Olazábal (3)16
19 Jun U.S. Open United StatesUS$1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange (n/a)100 Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
26 Jun Peugeot Open de France France275,000 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo (14)40
2 Jul Monte Carlo Open France200,000 Flag of Spain.svg José Rivero (3)24
9 Jul Bell's Scottish Open Scotland250,000 Flag of England.svg Barry Lane (1)44
17 Jul The Open Championship England500,000 Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros (36)100 Major championship
24 Jul KLM Dutch Open Netherlands250,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Mouland (2)34
31 Jul Scandinavian Enterprise Open Sweden250,000 Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros (37)34
7 Aug Benson & Hedges International Open England250,000 Flag of England.svg Peter Baker (1)38
14 Aug PLM Open Sweden200,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Nobilo (1)16
14 Aug PGA Championship United StatesUS$1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Sluman (n/a)100 Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
21 Aug Carroll's Irish Open Ireland225,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam (10)42
28 Aug German Open West Germany275,000 Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros (38)38
4 Sep Ebel European Masters Swiss Open Switzerland400,000 Flag of England.svg Chris Moody (1)44
11 Sep Panasonic European Open England300,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam (11)42
18 Sep Trophée Lancôme France400,000 Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros (39)46Limited-field event
25 Sep German Masters West Germany300,000 Flag of Spain.svg José María Olazábal (4)44
2 Oct English Open England175,000 Flag of England.svg Howard Clark (11)16New tournament
9 Oct
6 Mar
Moroccan Open MoroccoCancelled
23 Oct BNP Jersey Open Jersey125,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Des Smyth (6)16
30 Oct Volvo Masters Spain350,000 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo (15)44New tournament
Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
Winner(s) OWGR
points
Notes
10 Oct Suntory World Match Play Championship England275,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Lyle 32Limited-field event
16 Oct Dunhill Cup ScotlandUS$1,000,000Flag of England.svg Team Englandn/aTeam event
18 Oct Equity & Law Challenge England125,000 Ulster Banner.svg Ronan Rafferty n/a
27 Oct UAP European Under-25 Championship Francen/a Flag of France.svg Jean van de Velde n/a
6 Nov Europcar Cup Francen/aFlag of Sweden.svg Team Swedenn/aTeam event
13 Nov Benson & Hedges Trophy Spain200,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark McNulty and
Flag of France.svg Marie-Laure Taya
n/aTeam event
11 Dec World Cup AustraliaUS$750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw and
Flag of the United States.svg Mark McCumber
n/aTeam event
World Cup Individual Trophy Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw n/a
18 Dec Kirin Cup United StatesUS$1,000,000Flag of the United States.svg Team USAn/aTeam event

Order of Merit

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]

PositionPlayerPrize money (£)
1 Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros 451,560
2 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo 347,971
3 Flag of Spain.svg José María Olazábal 285,964
4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam 234,991
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Lyle 186,018
6 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark McNulty 180,992
7 Flag of Ireland.svg Des Smyth 171,951
8 Flag of England.svg Mark James 152,900
9 Ulster Banner.svg Ronan Rafferty 132,395
10 Flag of Spain.svg José Rivero 131,079

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Golfer of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros [10]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie [11]

Notes

  1. A further one tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
  2. 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.
  3. 1 2 3 Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

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