1989 European Tour
The 1989 European Tour was the 18th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour. It marked the tour's first visit to Asia, with the inaugural Karl Litten Desert Classic.[1]
The Order of Merit was won by Northern Ireland's Ronan Rafferty.
Schedule
The table below shows the 1989 European Tour schedule which was made up of 36 tournaments, which included the major national opens around Europe. 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 Barcelona Open.
The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for members of the European Tour.
Order of Merit
The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Volvo Order of Merit". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Pound sterling.[1]
| Position | Player | Country | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronan Rafferty |  Northern Ireland |
400,311 |
| 2 | José María Olazábal |  Spain |
336,239 |
| 3 | Craig Parry |  Australia |
277,322 |
| 4 | Nick Faldo |  England |
261,553 |
| 5 | Mark James | England |
245,917 |
| 6 | Ian Woosnam |  Wales |
210,101 |
| 7 | Bernhard Langer |  West Germany |
205,195 |
| 8 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain |
202,763 |
| 9 | Mark McNulty |  Zimbabwe |
179,694 |
| 10 | David Feherty | Northern Ireland |
178,167 |
