1996 European Tour

1996 European Tour season
Duration25 January 1996 (1996-01-25) – 27 October 1996 (1996-10-27)
Number of official events38
Most winsWales Ian Woosnam (4)
Order of MeritScotland Colin Montgomerie
Golfer of the YearScotland Colin Montgomerie
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearDenmark Thomas Bjørn
1995
1997

The 1996 European Tour, titled as the 1996 PGA European Tour, was the 25th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Changes for 1996

The 1996 season saw co-sanctioning arrangements expand, with the PGA Tour of Australasia's Heineken Classic joining three Southern Africa Tour events on the schedule. The season was ultimately made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".

Other changes from the previous season included the addition of the Heineken Classic, the Dimension Data Pro-Am and the Loch Lomond World Invitational; and the loss of the Turespaña Open De Canaria and the Open de Baleares. Soon after the schedule was announced, a third Southern Africa Tour event was added, the FNB Players Championship.

In January, the Jersey Open was moved onto the European Senior Tour schedule and the Open Mediterrania was replaced by the Catalan Open. In February, a new tournament in Spain, the Oki Pro-Am, was added opposite the Dunhill Cup. In March, the Slaley Hall Northumberland Challenge was added to the schedule, taking the dates vacated by the Jersey Open, opposite the U.S. Open.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1996 season.

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(£)
Winner OWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
28 Jan Johnnie Walker Classic Singapore 600,000 Wales Ian Woosnam (25) 42 ANZ
4 Feb Heineken Classic Australia A$800,000 Wales Ian Woosnam (26) 34 ANZ New to European Tour
11 Feb Dimension Data Pro-Am South Africa R2,200,000 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (13) 30 AFR New tournament
Pro-Am
18 Feb Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship South Africa R1,800,000 Germany Sven Strüver (1) 22 AFR
25 Feb FNB Players Championship South Africa R2,300,000 South Africa Wayne Westner (2) 28 AFR New to European Tour
3 Mar Turespaña Open Mediterrania Spain Cancelled
3 Mar Catalan Open Spain 300,000 Scotland Paul Lawrie (1) 20
10 Mar Moroccan Open Morocco 350,000 Sweden Peter Hedblom (1) 26
17 Mar Dubai Desert Classic UAE US$1,000,000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie (10) 36
24 Mar Portuguese Open Portugal 350,000 Australia Wayne Riley (2) 20
31 Mar Madeira Island Open Portugal 300,000 Sweden Jarmo Sandelin (2) 20
14 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$2,500,000 England Nick Faldo (30) 100 Major championship
21 Apr Air France Cannes Open France 400,000 Scotland Raymond Russell (1) 20
28 Apr Turespaña Masters Spain 500,000 Spain Diego Borrego (1) 26
5 May Conte of Florence Italian Open Italy 500,000 England Jim Payne (2) 24
12 May Peugeot Spanish Open Spain 550,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (1) 32
19 May Benson & Hedges International Open England 700,000 Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Ames (2) 44
27 May Volvo PGA Championship England 1,000,000 Italy Costantino Rocca (3) 64 Flagship event
2 Jun Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe Germany 750,000 New Zealand Frank Nobilo (5) 38
9 Jun Alamo English Open England 650,000 Australia Robert Allenby (2) 30
16 Jun Jersey Open Jersey Cancelled
16 Jun Slaley Hall Northumberland Challenge England 300,000 South Africa Retief Goosen (1) 20 New tournament
16 Jun U.S. Open United States US$2,400,000 United States Steve Jones (n/a) 100 Major championship
23 Jun BMW International Open Germany 500,000 France Marc Farry (1) 20
30 Jun Peugeot Open de France France 600,000 Australia Robert Allenby (3) 40
7 Jul Murphy's Irish Open Ireland 750,000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie (11) 40
13 Jul Scottish Open Scotland 480,000 Wales Ian Woosnam (27) 42
21 Jul The Open Championship England 1,500,000 United States Tom Lehman (n/a) 100 Major championship
28 Jul Sun Microsystems Dutch Open Netherlands 650,000 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (14) 28
4 Aug Volvo Scandinavian Masters Sweden 700,000 England Lee Westwood (1) 32
11 Aug Hohe Brücke Open Austria 250,000 Republic of Ireland Paul McGinley (1) 20
11 Aug PGA Championship United States US$2,400,000 United States Mark Brooks (n/a) 100 Major championship
18 Aug Chemapol Trophy Czech Open Czech Republic 750,000 England Jonathan Lomas (1) 20
25 Aug Volvo German Open Germany 700,000 Wales Ian Woosnam (28) 20
31 Aug One 2 One British Masters England 700,000 Australia Robert Allenby (4) 36
8 Sep Canon European Masters Switzerland 750,000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie (12) 32
15 Sep Trophée Lancôme France 650,000 Sweden Jesper Parnevik (3) 38
22 Sep Loch Lomond World Invitational Scotland 750,000 Denmark Thomas Bjørn (1) 40
29 Sep Smurfit European Open Ireland 750,000 Sweden Per-Ulrik Johansson (3) 38
6 Oct Linde German Masters Germany 650,000 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke (2) 40
13 Oct Oki Pro-Am Spain 450,000 United States Tom Kite (n/a) 20 New tournament
27 Oct Volvo Masters Spain 900,000 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (15) 40 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
13 Oct Dunhill Cup Scotland 1,000,000 Team USA n/a Team event
20 Oct Toyota World Match Play Championship England 650,000 South Africa Ernie Els 42 Limited-field event
20 Oct Open Novotel Perrier France n/a England Steven Bottomley and
England Jonathan Lomas
n/a Team event
3 Nov Subaru Sarazen World Open United States US$1,900,000 New Zealand Frank Nobilo 40
24 Nov World Cup of Golf South Africa US$1,300,000 South Africa Ernie Els and
South Africa Wayne Westner
n/a Team event
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy US$200,000 South Africa Ernie Els n/a
22 Dec Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship Jamaica Cancelled
5 Jan Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf United States US$3,650,000 Australia Greg Norman 58 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 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 875,146
2 Wales Ian Woosnam 650,423
3 Australia Robert Allenby 532,143
4 Italy Costantino Rocca 482,585
5 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty 463,847
6 England Lee Westwood 428,693
7 Scotland Andrew Coltart 345,936
8 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke 329,795
9 England Paul Broadhurst 300,364
10 Denmark Thomas Bjørn 292,023

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Golfer of the Year Scotland Colin Montgomerie
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Denmark Thomas Bjørn

See also


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