1989 European Tour
The 1989 European Tour, titled as the 1989 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 18th season of the European Tour, the main professional [golf tour] in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
It was the second season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Volvo, that was announced in May 1987.
Changes for 1989
The season was made up of 33 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and ten non-counting "Approved Special Events".There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Tenerife Open, the Dubai Desert Classic, the Volvo [Open Championship], the Murphy's Cup, the BMW International Open and the Catalan Open, which replaced the cancelled Barcelona Open. A renewal of the Europcar Cup, a team event which debuted in 1988, was planned but was ultimately cancelled.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1989 season.| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner | Official [World Golf Ranking|OWGR] points | Notes | |||||||||||||||
| 26 Feb | Tenerife Open | Spain | 200,000 |  Unofficial eventsThe following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
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