The 1990 European Tour, titled as the 1990 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 19th official season of

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tournaments known as the PGA European Tour. 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 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 Vinho Verde Atlantic Open was a golf tournament on the European Tour in 1990. It was held at Estela Golf Club in Oporto, Portugal. The tournament was won by Scotland's Stephen McAllister, who defeated Richard Boxall, Stephen Hamill, Ronan Raff ...

, the Amex Med Open and the Austrian Open; and the promotion of the

Murphy's Cup The Murphy's Cup was a golf tournament on the European Tour from 1989 to 1991. In its inaugural year it was held opposite the PLM Open and listed on the tour schedule as an "Approved Special Event". As such it did not count towards the Order of M ...

to full Order of Merit status. Before the official schedule was announced the

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was dropped, but later returned in place of the cancelled

Catalan Open The Catalan Open was a European Tour golf tournament which was played annually from 1989 to 1996, except for 1990. It was played at several different golf courses in Catalonia, Spain. It never had the same full official name two years in a row, d ...

. In late February the

Jersey Open The Jersey Open was a European Tour golf tournament which was played in Jersey, a British Crown dependency in the English Channel, from 1978 to 1995. It had several different names during this period. The venue was La Moye Golf Club. The winners ...

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

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Awards

Notes

References

External links

1990 season results on the PGA European Tour website
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