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.

DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes10 FebDubai Desert ClassicUAE–Cancelled–17 FebEl Bosque OpenSpain–Cancelled–24 FebGirona OpenSpain250,000 Steven Richardson (1)24New tournament3 MarFujitsu Mediterranean OpenFrance400,000 Ian Woosnam (17)3810 MarOpen de BalearesSpain275,000 Gavan Levenson (2)3017 MarOpen CataloniaSpain300,000 José María Olazábal (10)3224 MarVinho Verde Atlantic OpenPortugal–Cancelled–24 MarPortuguese OpenPortugal275,000 Steven Richardson (2)1631 MarVolvo Open di FirenzeItaly200,000 Anders Forsbrand (2)167 AprAGF OpenFrance–Cancelled–14 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$1,350,000 Ian Woosnam (18)100Major championship14 AprJersey European Airways OpenJersey200,000 Sam Torrance (14)1621 AprBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland400,000 Bernhard Langer (24)5228 AprMadrid OpenSpain275,000 Andrew Sherborne (1)205 MayCredit Lyonnais Cannes OpenFrance350,000 David Feherty (4)2412 MayPeugeot Spanish OpenSpain350,000 Eduardo Romero (3)4819 MayLancia Martini Italian OpenItaly325,000 Craig Parry (3)4227 MayVolvo PGA ChampionshipEngland500,000 Seve Ballesteros (44)64Flagship event2 JunDunhill British MastersEngland450,000 Seve Ballesteros (45)429 JunMurphy's CupEngland350,000 Tony Johnstone (3)3416 JunRenault Belgian OpenBelgium250,000 Per-Ulrik Johansson (1)1616 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$1,300,000 Payne Stewart (n/a)100Major championship23 JunCarroll's Irish OpenIreland375,000 Nick Faldo (22)4830 JunPeugeot Open de FranceFrance400,000 Eduardo Romero (4)426 JulTorras Monte Carlo OpenFrance400,000 Ian Woosnam (19)4413 JulBell's Scottish OpenScotland500,000 Craig Parry (4)5621 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland900,000 Ian Baker-Finch (2)100Major championship28 JulHeineken Dutch OpenNetherlands500,000 Payne Stewart (n/a)444 AugScandinavian MastersSweden600,000 Colin Montgomerie (2)48New tournament11 AugEuropean Pro-CelebrityEngland250,000 Paul Broadhurst (2)16Pro-Am11 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$1,350,000 John Daly (1)100Major championship18 AugNM English OpenEngland450,000 David Gilford (1)3025 AugVolvo German OpenGermany525,000 Mark McNulty (11)301 SepGA European OpenEngland500,000 Mike Harwood (5)528 SepCanon European Masters Swiss OpenSwitzerland450,000 Jeff Hawkes (1)3615 SepTrophée LancômeFrance450,000 Frank Nobilo (2)56Limited-field event22 SepEpson Grand Prix of EuropeWales450,000 José María Olazábal (11)38Limited-field event29 SepMitsubishi Austrian OpenAustria250,000 Mark Davis (1)166 OctMercedes German MastersGermany500,000 Bernhard Langer (25)5013 OctBMW International OpenGermany400,000 Sandy Lyle (16)3827 OctVolvo MastersSpain600,000 Rodger Davis (6)52Tour Championship

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

DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winner(s)OWGRpointsNotes17 SepEquity & Law ChallengeEngland150,000 Brian Marchbankn/a29 SepRyder CupUnited Statesn/a Team USAn/aTeam event13 OctDunhill CupScotlandUS$1,700,000 Team Swedenn/aTeam event20 OctToyota World Match Play ChampionshipEngland500,000 Seve Ballesteros48Limited-field event3 NovWorld CupItalyUS$1,100,000 Anders Forsbrand and Per-Ulrik Johanssonn/aTeam eventWorld Cup Individual Trophy Ian Woosnamn/a10 NovBenson & Hedges TrophySpain200,000 Helen Alfredsson and Anders Forsbrandn/aTeam event10 NovAsahi Glass Four Tours World ChampionshipAustraliaUS$1,150,000 Team Europen/aTeam event22 DecJohnnie Walker World Golf ChampionshipJamaicaUS$2,500,000 Fred Couples64Limited-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 Seve Ballesteros 545,3532 Steven Richardson 393,1553 Bernhard Langer 372,7034 Colin Montgomerie 343,5755 Craig Parry 328,1166 Rodger Davis 317,4417 José María Olazábal 302,2708 Ian Woosnam 257,4339 David Gilford 249,24010 Nick Faldo 245,892

Awards AwardWinner Golfer of the Year Seve Ballesteros Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Per-Ulrik Johansson

See also 1991 Challenge Tour

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