The 1996 European Tour, titled as the 1996 PGA European Tour, was the 25th season of the

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, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Changes for 1996

The 1996 season saw co-sanctioning arrangements expand, with the

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's Heineken Classic joining three Southern Africa Tour events on the schedule. The season was ultimately made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events". Other changes from the previous season included the addition of the Heineken Classic, the

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and the Loch Lomond World Invitational; and the loss of the Turespaña Open De Canaria and the Open de Baleares. Soon after the schedule was announced, a third Southern Africa Tour event was added, the FNB Players Championship. In January, the Jersey Open was moved onto the European Senior Tour schedule and the Open Mediterrania was replaced by the Catalan Open. In February, a new tournament in Spain, the Oki Pro-Am, was added opposite the Dunhill Cup. In March, the Slaley Hall Northumberland Challenge was added to the schedule, taking the dates vacated by the Jersey Open, opposite the U.S. Open.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1996 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

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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 1996

Schedule

Unofficial events

Order of Merit

Awards

See also

Notes

References

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