1986 European Tour

The 1986 European Tour was the 15th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.

1986 European Tour season
Duration10 April 1986 (1986-04-10) – 26 October 1986 (1986-10-26)
Number of official events26
Most wins6 – Seve Ballesteros
Order of MeritSeve Ballesteros
Golfer of the YearSeve Ballesteros
Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the yearJosé María Olazábal
← 1985
1987 →

The Order of Merit was won by Spain's Seve Ballesteros, who won six tournaments during the season.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1986 European Tour schedule which was made up of 26 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events". There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Epson Grand Prix of Europe and the PLM Open;[1][2] the return of the Scottish Open, as the Glasgow Open was rebranded,[3] and the loss of the GSI L'Equipe Open.

Before the season started, the Tunisian Open, scheduled as the opening event opposite the Masters Tournament, was cancelled after sponsors withdrew funding for the event.[4]

Dates Tournament Host country Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points[5]		 Notes
10–13 Apr Masters Tournament United States Jack Nicklaus (n/a) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
10–13 Apr Tunisian Open Tunisia Cancelled n/a
17–20 Apr Suze Open France John Bland (2) 20
24–27 Apr Cepsa Madrid Open Spain Howard Clark (7) 20
1–4 May Italian Open Italy David Feherty (1) 20
9–11 May Epson Grand Prix of Europe Match Play Championship Wales Ove Sellberg (1) 20 New tournament
16–18 May Peugeot Spanish Open Spain Howard Clark (8) 40
23–26 May Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship England Rodger Davis (2) 40
29 May – 1 Jun London Standard Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity England Antonio Garrido (5) 20
5–8 Jun Dunhill British Masters England Seve Ballesteros (28) 40
12–15 Jun U.S. Open United States Raymond Floyd (n/a) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
12–15 Jun Jersey Open Jersey John Morgan (1) 20
19–22 Jun Carroll's Irish Open Republic of Ireland Seve Ballesteros (29) 40
25–28 Jun Johnnie Walker Monte Carlo Open Monaco Seve Ballesteros (30) 20
3–7 Jul Peugeot Open de France France Seve Ballesteros (31) 40
9–12 Jul Car Care Plan International England Mark Mouland (1) 20
17–20 Jul The Open Championship Scotland Greg Norman (10) 100 Major championship
24–27 Jul KLM Dutch Open Netherlands Seve Ballesteros (32) 40
31 Jul – 3 Aug Scandinavian Enterprise Open Sweden Greg Turner (1) 40
7–10 Aug PGA Championship United States Bob Tway (n/a) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
7–10 Aug PLM Open Sweden Peter Senior (1) 20 New tournament
14–17 Aug Benson and Hedges International Open England Mark James (8) 40
21–24 Aug Bell's Scottish Open England David Feherty (2) 20
28–31 Aug German Open West Germany Bernhard Langer (15) 24
4–7 Sep Ebel European Masters Swiss Open Switzerland José María Olazábal (1) 40
11–14 Sep Panasonic European Open England Greg Norman (11) 44
18–21 Sep Lawrence Batley International T.P.C. England Ian Woosnam (4) 20
25–28 Sept Dunhill Cup Scotland Australia n/a Approved special event; team event
2–5 Oct Suntory World Match Play England Greg Norman (n/a) 32 Approved special event
9–12 Oct Sanyo Open Spain José María Olazábal (2) 40
16–19 Oct Lancome Trophy France Seve Ballesteros (33)
Bernhard Langer (16)[lower-alpha 2]		 34
23–26 Oct Portuguese Open Portugal Mark McNulty (3) 20
  1. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships since, although not official tour events at the time, they have been recognised as such retrospecively. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.
  2. Langer and Ballesteros were declared joint winners as they remained tied after four sudden-death playoff holes when it became too dark to continue.

Order of Merit

The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Pound sterling. In 1986 the minimum number of tournaments needed to qualify for the Order of Merit was increased from seven to nine.[6]

PositionPlayerCountryPrize money (£)
1Seve Ballesteros Spain242,209
2José María Olazábal Spain136,775
3Howard Clark England121,903
4Ian Woosnam Wales111,799
5Gordon J. Brand England106,314
6Mark McNulty Zimbabwe101,327
7Rodger Davis Australia95,429
8Anders Forsbrand Sweden84,706
9Ronan Rafferty Northern Ireland80,336
10Gordon Brand Jnr Scotland78,639

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
European Tour Golfer of the YearSeve Ballesteros Spain
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearJosé María Olazábal Spain

See also

References
  1. Davies, David (6 November 1985). "US shutters come down". The Guardian. London, England. p. 28. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Platts, Mitchell (6 November 1985). "Dates for richer tour". The Times. London, England. p. 23. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  3. "Scottish Open rings the bell". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, Scotland. 10 June 1986. p. 21. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Tour change". The Times. London, England. 11 January 1986. p. 21. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  5. "Events | European Tour | 1986". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  6. "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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