The 1990 European Tour, titled as the 1990 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 19th season of the
European Tour
The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...
, 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
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, that was announced in May 1987.
Changes for 1990
The season was made up of 37 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and seven non-counting "Approved Special Events".
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 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
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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
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1990 Challenge Tour
Notes
References
External links
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European Tour
The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...
European Tour
The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...