The 1990 European Tour, titled as the 1990 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 19th official season of
golf
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tournaments known as the
PGA European Tour
The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fift ...
.
The season was made up of 37 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and seven non-counting "Approved Special Events".
The Order of Merit was won by Wales'
Ian Woosnam
Ian Harold Woosnam (born 2 March 1958) is a Welsh professional golfer.
Nicknamed 'Woosie', Woosnam was one of the "Big Five" generation of European golfers, all born within 12 months of one another, all of whom have won majors, and made Europ ...
for the second time, having previously won in 1987.
Changes for 1990
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, but later returned in place of the cancelled
Catalan Open. In late February the
Jersey Open
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was cancelled and replaced by a new tournament in Spain, the
El Bosque Open.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1990 season.
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
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
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.
Awards
See also
* List of golfers with most European Tour wins
Notes
References
External links
1990 season results on the PGA European Tour website
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European Tour seasons
European Tour
The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fift ...