The 1993 European Tour, titled as the 1993 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 22nd season of the

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, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972. It was the sixth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with

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, that was announced in May 1987.

Changes for 1993

The season was made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and five non-counting "Approved Special Events". There were few changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Madeira Island Open and a ProServ tournament in Bologna replacing the Volvo Open di Firenze. A new tournament was planned for South Africa but was not finalised. The cancellation of the Monte Carlo Open in February prompted rescheduling of the Carroll's Irish Open to ensure there was no gap in the schedule prior to

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. The

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, originally scheduled opposite the

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, was later moved to the fill the dates vacated by the Carroll's Irish Open. In early March, the Kronenbourg Open was added to replace the cancelled ProServ tournament.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1993 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

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was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in

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Changes for 1993

Schedule

Unofficial events

Order of Merit

Awards

See also

Notes

References

External links