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1991 European Tour

Golf tour season

Field	Value
year	1991
tour	European Tour
regular_season	–
no_of_events	34
most_wins	WAL Ian Woosnam (3)
honor1	Order of Merit
honoree1	ESP Seve Ballesteros
honor3	Golfer of the Year
honoree3	ESP Seve Ballesteros
honor4	Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year
honoree4	SWE Per-Ulrik Johansson
prevseason	[1990](1990-european-tour)
nextseason	[1992](1992-european-tour)

The 1991 European Tour, titled as the 1991 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 20th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

It was the fourth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Volvo, that was announced in May 1987.

Changes for 1991

There were several changes from the previous season, with the return of both the Catalan Open and the Jersey Open; the addition of the Girona Open; the loss of the Tenerife Open; and the Scandinavian Enterprise Open and the PLM Open were merged to create the Scandinavian Masters.

After provisionally being scheduled for 14–17 October, the Portuguese Open was moved to 21–24 March, taking the venue and dates of the Atlantic Open, which was lost from the calendar. Also before the season started, three more tournaments were removed from the schedule; the Dubai Desert Classic was cancelled due to the Gulf War, the El Bosque Open was cancelled due to lack of sponsorship, and the AGF Open was cancelled as sponsors sought to replace the event's promotion company. These changes resulted in a reduction to 34 counting tournaments for the Order of Merit.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1991 season.

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse
(£)	Winner	OWGR
points	Notes
10 Feb	Dubai Desert Classic	UAE	–	Cancelled	–
17 Feb	El Bosque Open	Spain	–	Cancelled	–
24 Feb	Girona Open	Spain	250,000	ENG Steven Richardson (1)	24	New tournament
3 Mar	Fujitsu Mediterranean Open	France	400,000	WAL Ian Woosnam (17)	38
10 Mar	Open de Baleares	Spain	275,000	ZAF Gavan Levenson (2)	30
17 Mar	Open Catalonia	Spain	300,000	ESP José María Olazábal (10)	32
24 Mar	Vinho Verde Atlantic Open	Portugal	–	Cancelled	–
24 Mar	Portuguese Open	Portugal	275,000	ENG Steven Richardson (2)	16
31 Mar	Volvo Open di Firenze	Italy	200,000	SWE Anders Forsbrand (2)	16
7 Apr	AGF Open	France	–	Cancelled	–
14 Apr	[Masters Tournament](1991-masters-tournament)	United States	US$1,350,000	WAL Ian Woosnam (18)	100	Major championship
14 Apr	Jersey European Airways Open	Jersey	200,000	SCO Sam Torrance (14)	16
21 Apr	Benson & Hedges International Open	England	400,000	DEU Bernhard Langer (24)	52
28 Apr	Madrid Open	Spain	275,000	ENG Andrew Sherborne (1)	20
5 May	Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open	France	350,000	NIR David Feherty (4)	24
12 May	Peugeot Spanish Open	Spain	350,000	ARG Eduardo Romero (3)	48
19 May	Lancia Martini Italian Open	Italy	325,000	AUS Craig Parry (3)	42
27 May	[Volvo PGA Championship](1991-volvo-pga-championship)	England	500,000	ESP Seve Ballesteros (44)	64	Flagship event
2 Jun	Dunhill British Masters	England	450,000	ESP Seve Ballesteros (45)	42
9 Jun	Murphy's Cup	England	350,000	ZWE Tony Johnstone (3)	34
16 Jun	Renault Belgian Open	Belgium	250,000	SWE Per-Ulrik Johansson (1)	16
16 Jun	[U.S. Open](1991-u-s-open-golf)	United States	US$1,300,000	USA Payne Stewart (n/a)	100	Major championship
23 Jun	Carroll's Irish Open	Ireland	375,000	ENG Nick Faldo (22)	48
30 Jun	Peugeot Open de France	France	400,000	ARG Eduardo Romero (4)	42
6 Jul	Torras Monte Carlo Open	France	400,000	WAL Ian Woosnam (19)	44
13 Jul	Bell's Scottish Open	Scotland	500,000	AUS Craig Parry (4)	56
21 Jul	[The Open Championship](1991-open-championship)	England	900,000	AUS Ian Baker-Finch (2)	100	Major championship
28 Jul	Heineken Dutch Open	Netherlands	500,000	USA Payne Stewart (n/a)	44
4 Aug	Scandinavian Masters	Sweden	600,000	SCO Colin Montgomerie (2)	48	New tournament
11 Aug	European Pro-Celebrity	England	250,000	ENG Paul Broadhurst (2)	16	Pro-Am
11 Aug	[PGA Championship](1991-pga-championship)	United States	US$1,350,000	USA John Daly (1)	100	Major championship
18 Aug	NM English Open	England	450,000	ENG David Gilford (1)	30
25 Aug	Volvo German Open	Germany	525,000	ZWE Mark McNulty (11)	30
1 Sep	GA European Open	England	500,000	AUS Mike Harwood (5)	52
8 Sep	Canon European Masters Swiss Open	Switzerland	450,000	ZAF Jeff Hawkes (1)	36
15 Sep	Trophée Lancôme	France	450,000	NZL Frank Nobilo (2)	56	Limited-field event
22 Sep	Epson Grand Prix of Europe	Wales	450,000	ESP José María Olazábal (11)	38	Limited-field event
29 Sep	Mitsubishi Austrian Open	Austria	250,000	ENG Mark Davis (1)	16
6 Oct	Mercedes German Masters	Germany	500,000	DEU Bernhard Langer (25)	50
13 Oct	BMW International Open	Germany	400,000	SCO Sandy Lyle (16)	38
27 Oct	Volvo Masters	Spain	600,000	AUS Rodger Davis (6)	52	Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse
(£)	Winner(s)	OWGR
points	Notes
17 Sep	Equity & Law Challenge	England	150,000	SCO Brian Marchbank	n/a
29 Sep	[Ryder Cup](1991-ryder-cup)	United States	n/a	USA Team USA	n/a	Team event
13 Oct	[Dunhill Cup](1991-dunhill-cup)	Scotland	US$1,700,000	SWE Team Sweden	n/a	Team event
20 Oct	Toyota World Match Play Championship	England	500,000	ESP Seve Ballesteros	48	Limited-field event
3 Nov	[World Cup](1991-world-cup-men-s-golf)	Italy	US$1,100,000	SWE Anders Forsbrand and
SWE Per-Ulrik Johansson	n/a	Team event
[World Cup Individual Trophy](1991-world-cup-men-s-golf)	WAL Ian Woosnam	n/a
10 Nov	Benson & Hedges Trophy	Spain	200,000	SWE Helen Alfredsson and
SWE Anders Forsbrand	n/a	Team event
10 Nov	Asahi Glass Four Tours World Championship	Australia	US$1,150,000	EUR Team Europe	n/a	Team event
22 Dec	Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship	Jamaica	US$2,500,000	USA Fred Couples	64	Limited-field event

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 Pound sterling.

Position	Player	Prize money (£)
1	ESP Seve Ballesteros	545,353
2	ENG Steven Richardson	393,155
3	GER Bernhard Langer	372,703
4	SCO Colin Montgomerie	343,575
5	AUS Craig Parry	328,116
6	AUS Rodger Davis	317,441
7	ESP José María Olazábal	302,270
8	WAL Ian Woosnam	257,433
9	ENG David Gilford	249,240
10	ENG Nick Faldo	245,892

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Golfer of the Year	ESP Seve Ballesteros
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	SWE Per-Ulrik Johansson

Notes

References

White, Graeme. (26 May 1987). "Volvo boost for Euro golf". Black Country Evening Mail.
Platts, Mitchell. (13 October 1990). "Tour offers £20m pickings". The Times.
(24 February 1991). "European Tour itinerary". The Observer.
(16 January 1991). "Sport in brief {{!}} Golf". The Guardian.
"1991 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
(28 October 1991). "Final Scores from Valderrama". The Times.
Williams, Michael. (29 October 1991). "High returns for mediocrity may lead players to take soft option". The Daily Telegraph.
Whaley, David. (11 December 1991). "Seve putts on the Ritz in Europe". Birmingham Evening Mail.
(27 November 1991). "Top rookie". Liverpool Echo.

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