1989 - Men Europe
The winners in the category "1989 - Men Europe" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Europe
AGF
Played as the AGF Open (March 24-27). Mark Mouland (Wales) finished 3 shots behind Mark James (Eng). [Flamants Rose course, La Grande Motte GC, nr Montpellier, France].
Europe
Renault
Played as the Renault Open de Baleares (March 9-12). Second-placed Mark McNulty (Zim), José María Olazábal (Esp) and Philip Parkin (Wales) finished 2 shots behind Sellberg (Swe). [No.I course, Golf Santa Ponsa, Santa Ponça, Mallorca].
Europe
Volvo
Played as the Volvo Belgian Open (May 11-14). Second-placed Kevin Dickens (Eng) finished 4 shots behind Gordon J Brand (Eng), who recorded his first and only European Tour win. [Marache course, Royal Waterloo GC, Waterloo, Belgium].
Europe
Benson & Hedges
Played as the Benson & Hedges International Open (Aug 10-13). Second-placed Derrick Cooper (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Brand Jr (Scot). [Fulford GC, York, North Yorkshire].
Europe
B&H
Played as the Benson & Hedges Trophy (Nov 9-12; European and LET Trs mixed pairs unofficial money event). Second-placed Carl Mason (Eng) & Gillian Stewart (Scot) finished 2 shots behind the winning team of Miguel Ángel Jiménez (Esp) & Xonia Wunsch-Ruiz (Esp). [Aloha GC, Costa del Sol, Spain].
Europe
BMW
Played as the the inaugural BMW International Open (Oct 12-15). Second-placed Fred Couples (USA) finished 5 shots behind David Feherty (N.Ire). [Golfclub München Eichenried, nr Munich, Germany].
Europe
Volvo
Played as the Volvo PGA Championship (May 27-30). Second-placed Ian Woosnam (Wales) finished 2 shots behind Faldo (Eng), who recorded his fourth PGA Championship win. [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
Europe
Dunhill
Played as the Dunhill British Masters (June 1-4). Second-placed Ronan Rafferty (N.Ire) finished 4 shots behind Faldo (Eng). [Duke's course, Woburn GC, nr Milton Keynes, Bucks].
Europe
Wang
Played as the Wang Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity (June 8-11). Parry (Aus) beat Ian Woosnam (Wales) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Combination of holes from High & West courses, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].
Europe
Credit Lyonnais
Played as the Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open (April 13-16). Second-placed Peter Senior (Aus), Brett Ogle (Aus) and Jimmy Heggarty (N.Ire) finished 1 shot behind 23-year-old Broadhurst (Eng), who recorded his first European Tour win. Reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. [Cannes Mougins GCC, Mougins, nr Cannes, France].
Played as the Massimo Dutti Catalan Open (March 16-19). Second-placed Colin Montgomerie (Scot), Gordon Brand Jr (Scot) and José María Olazábal (Esp) finished 1 shot behind 26-year-old Roe (Eng), who recorded his first European Tour win. [Platja de Pals GC, Pals, nr Girona, Spain].
Europe
NM
Played as the NM English Open (June 15-18). Second-placed Eamonn Darcy (Ire), Sam Torrance (Scot) and Craig Parry (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Mark James (Eng). [Brabazon course, The Belfry, Wishaw, nr Birmingham].
Europe
Karl Litten
Played as the inaugural Karl Litten Desert Classic (March 2-5; European Tour event). Mark James (Eng) beat Peter O'Malley (Aus) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to claim his tenth European Tour win. [Majlis course, Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE].
Europe
KLM
Played as the KLM Dutch Open (July 27-30). Olazábal (Esp) beat Ronan Rafferty (N.Ire) with a double-bogey 6 at the ninth playoff hole, versus Rafferty's triple-bogey 7. Roger Chapman (Eng) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. This was the longest "sudden-death" playoff in European Tour history at the time. [Kennemer G&CC, Zandvoort, Netherlands].
Europe
Equity & Law
Played as the Equity & Law Challenge (Sept 25/26; unofficial Eurpn Tr money event over 54 holes; pts accumulated based on eagles and birdies). Second-placed Colin Montgomerie (Scot) finished 4 pts behind Ogle (Aus). [Composite course, Royal Mid-Surrey GC, Richmond, Surrey].
Europe
Ebel
Played as the Ebel European Masters Swiss Open. Second-placed Craig Parry (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Seve Ballesteros (Esp). [GC Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans-Montana, Switzerland].
Europe
Panasonic
Played as the Panasonic European Open (Sept 7-10). Second-placed Frank Nobilo (NZ) finished 1 shot behind Murray (Eng), who recorded his first and only European Tour win. [Composite course (predominantly based on the Old course), Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
Volvo
Played as the inaugural Volvo Open Championship (Mar 30-Apr 2). Second-placed Peter Fowler (Aus) finished 3 shots behind Singh (Fiji), who recorded his first European Tour win. [Is Molas Resort, Pula, nr Cagliari, Sardinia].
Europe
Peugeot
Played as the Peugeot Open de France. Second-placed Hugh Baiocchi (RSA), Mark Roe (Eng) and Bernhard Langer (Ger) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Faldo (Eng). This was the last of three French Open wins for Faldo. [Vineuil course, Golf de Chantilly, nr Paris].
Europe
x
Played as the German Masters (Oct 5-8). Second-placed Payne Stewart (USA) and defending champion José María Olazábal (Esp) finished 1 shot behind Langer (Ger). [Stuttgarter GC Solitude, Mönsheim, nr Stuttgart].
Europe
x
Played as the German Open. Parry (Aus) beat Mark James (Eng) with a par at the second playoff hole. [Frankfurter GC, Niederrad, Frankfurt am Main].
Europe
Epson
Played as the Epson Grand Prix of Europe Match Play (May 4-7). Ballesteros (Esp) beat Denis Durnian (Eng) 4 and 3 in the final. [Old course, St Pierre Hotel & CC, Chepstow, S Wales].
Europe
Carroll & Co.
Played as Carroll's Irish Open. Defending champion Woosnam (Wales) beat Philip Walton (Ire) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Europe
Lancia
Played as the Lancia Italian Open. Second-placed Sam Torrance (Scot) finished 1 shot behind Rafferty (N.Ire). [Red course, GC Monticello, Cassina Rizzardi, nr Como].
Europe
Jersey European Airways
Played as the Jersey European Airways Open (April 6-9). Christy O'Connor Jr (Ire) beat Denis Durnian (Eng) with a par at the first playoff hole. [La Moye GC, St Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands].
Europe
Cepsa
Played as the Cepsa Madrid Open. Second-placed Howard Clark (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Ballesteros (Esp). [Real (Royal) Club de la Puerta de Hierro, Madrid].
Europe
Torras
Played as the Torras Monte Carlo Open (July 5-8). Second-placed José María Cañizares (Esp) and Jeff Hawkes (RSA) finished 6 shots behind McNulty (Zim). [Monte-Carlo GC, Mont Agel, La Turbie, French Riviera].
Europe
Murphy's
Played as the inaugural Murphy's Cup (Aug 16-19; based on a stableford scoring format). Second-placed John Bland (RSA) and Jeff Hawkes (RSA) finished 2 pts behind Baiocchi (RSA), who recorded the last of his seven European Tour wins. [Old course, St Pierre Hotel & CC, Chepstow, South Wales].
Europe
PLM
Played as the PLM Open (Aug 17-20). Second-placed Peter Senior (Aus) finished shots behind Harwood (Aus), who recorded his second European Tour win. [Bokskogens GC, Bara, nr Malmo, Sweden].
Europe
x
Played as the Portuguese Open TPC (Oct 19-22; incorporating the European Tour's 1989 TPC of Europe). Second-placed Mike Smith (USA), Manuel Moreno (Esp) and Rodger Davis (Aus) finished 11 shots behind 26-year-old Colin Montgomerie (Scot), who recorded the first of his 31 European Tour wins. [South course, Quinta do Lago GC, nr Almancil, Algarve, Portugal].
Europe
Scandinavian Enterprise
Played as the Scandinavian Enterprise Open (Aug 3-6). Second-placed Michael Allen (USA) finished 2 shots behind Rafferty (N.Ire), who recorded his second European Tour win. [Royal Drottningholm GC, nr Stockholm; at the time known as Drottningholm GC].
Europe
Bell's
Played as Bell's Scottish Open (July 12-15). Second-placed Ian Woosnam (Wales) and José Maria Olazábal (Esp) finished 2 shots behind 30-year-old Michael Allen (USA), who recorded his first and only European Tour win. [King's Course, Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder, Perthshire].
Europe
Peugeot
Played as the Peugeot Spanish Open. Second-placed Jose Maria Canizares (Esp) and Paul Carrigill (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Langer (Ger). [Parador de El Saler, nr Valencia, Spain].
Europe
x
Played as the inaugural Tenerife Open (Feb 23-26; Eurpn Tr season opener). Second-placed José Maria Cañizares (Esp) and David Gilford (Eng) finished 3 shots behind José Maria Olazábal (Esp), who recorded his fifth European Tour win. [Golf del Sur, nr Los Abrigos, Tenerife].
Europe
Lancome
Played as the Trophee Lancome. Won by Eduardo Romero (Arg). [Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche, nr Paris, France].
Europe
Volvo
Played as the Volvo Masters (Oct 26-29; Eurpn Tr season-ending event). Second-placed and defending champion Nick Faldo (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Rafferty (N.Ire). [Valderrama GC, San Roque, Spain].
Europe
Philip Morris
Second-placed José María Cañizares (Esp) and Anders Sorensen (Den) finished 1 shot behind Fowler (Aus), who won the International Trophy for best individual score in the World Cup of Golf. Team winners of the Cup: Peter Fowler & Wayne Grady (Aus). Reduced to 36-holes; heavy rain washed-out the final two days. [Royal (Real) Las Brisas, Nueva Andalucía, Costa del Sol; at the time known as Las Brisas GC].
Europe
Suntory
Played as the Suntory World Match Play Championship (Oct 12-15). Faldo (Eng) beat Ian Woosnam (Wales) by 1 hole in the 36-hole final. [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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