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1986 European Tour

Golf tour season

Field	Value
year	1986
tour	European Tour
regular_season	–
no_of_events	26
most_wins	ESP Seve Ballesteros (6)
honor1	Order of Merit
honoree1	ESP Seve Ballesteros
honor2	Golfer of the Year
honoree2	ESP Seve Ballesteros
honor3	Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year
honoree3	ESP José María Olazábal
prevseason	1985
nextseason	1987

The 1986 European Tour, titled as the 1986 PGA European Tour, was the 15th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Changes for 1986

There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Epson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay Championship and the PLM Open; the return of the Bell's Scottish Open, as the Glasgow Open was rebranded, 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.

Order of Merit minimum tournaments

In 1986 the minimum number of tournaments needed to qualify for the Order of Merit was increased from seven to nine.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1986 season.

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse
(£)	Winner	OWGR
points	Notes
13 Apr	Tunisian Open	Tunisia	–	Cancelled	–
13 Apr	Masters Tournament	United States	US$785,000	USA Jack Nicklaus (n/a)	100	Major championship
20 Apr	Suze Open	France	100,000	ZAF John Bland (2)	20
27 Apr	Cepsa Madrid Open	Spain	125,000	ENG Howard Clark (7)	20
4 May	Italian Open	Italy	100,000	NIR David Feherty (1)	20
11 May	Epson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay Championship	Wales	125,000	SWE Ove Sellberg (1)	20	New tournament
Limited-field event
18 May	Peugeot Spanish Open	Spain	150,000	ENG Howard Clark (8)	40
26 May	Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship	England	200,000	AUS Rodger Davis (2)	40
1 Jun	London Standard Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity	England	150,000	ESP Antonio Garrido (5)	20	Pro-Am
8 Jun	Dunhill British Masters	England	200,000	ESP Seve Ballesteros (28)	40
15 Jun	Jersey Open	Jersey	80,000	ENG John Morgan (1)	20
15 Jun	U.S. Open	United States	US$700,000	USA Raymond Floyd (n/a)	100	Major championship
22 Jun	Carroll's Irish Open	Ireland	200,000	ESP Seve Ballesteros (29)	40
28 Jun	Johnnie Walker Monte Carlo Open	France	150,000	ESP Seve Ballesteros (30)	20
7 Jul	Peugeot Open de France	France	125,000	ESP Seve Ballesteros (31)	40
12 Jul	Car Care Plan International	England	100,000	WAL Mark Mouland (1)	20
20 Jul	The Open Championship	Scotland	600,000	AUS Greg Norman (10)	100	Major championship
27 Jul	KLM Dutch Open	Netherlands	150,000	ESP Seve Ballesteros (32)	40
3 Aug	Scandinavian Enterprise Open	Sweden	150,000	NZL Greg Turner (1)	40
10 Aug	PLM Open	Sweden	125,000	AUS Peter Senior (1)	20	New to European Tour
10 Aug	PGA Championship	United States	US$800,000	USA Bob Tway (n/a)	100	Major championship
17 Aug	Benson & Hedges International Open	England	175,000	ENG Mark James (8)	40
24 Aug	Bell's Scottish Open	Scotland	125,000	NIR David Feherty (2)	20
31 Aug	German Open	West Germany	175,000	FRG Bernhard Langer (15)	24
7 Sep	Ebel European Masters Swiss Open	Switzerland	275,000	ESP José María Olazábal (1)	40
14 Sep	Panasonic European Open	England	200,000	AUS Greg Norman (11)	44
21 Sep	Lawrence Batley International T.P.C.	England	125,000	WAL Ian Woosnam (4)	20
12 Oct	Sanyo Open	Spain	175,000	ESP José María Olazábal (2)	40
19 Oct	Trophée Lancôme	France	175,000	ESP Seve Ballesteros (33)
FRG Bernhard Langer (16)	34	Title shared
Limited-field event
26 Oct	Portuguese Open	Portugal	100,000	ZWE Mark McNulty (3)	20

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
28 Sep	Dunhill Cup	Scotland	US$1,000,000	AUS Team Australia	n/a	Team event
5 Oct	Suntory World Match Play Championship	England	175,000	AUS Greg Norman	32	Limited-field event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Epson Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.

Position	Player	Prize money (£)
1	ESP Seve Ballesteros	242,209
2	ESP José María Olazábal	136,775
3	ENG Howard Clark	121,903
4	WAL Ian Woosnam	111,799
5	ENG Gordon J. Brand	106,314
6	ZIM Mark McNulty	101,327
7	AUS Rodger Davis	95,429
8	SWE Anders Forsbrand	84,706
9	NIR Ronan Rafferty	80,336
10	SCO Gordon Brand Jnr	78,639

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Golfer of the Year	ESP Seve Ballesteros
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	ESP José María Olazábal

Notes

References

"Tour History". European Tour.
Davies, David. (6 November 1985). "US shutters come down". The Guardian.
Platts, Mitchell. (6 November 1985). "Dates for richer tour". The Times.
(10 June 1986). "Scottish Open rings the bell". Aberdeen Press and Journal.
(11 January 1986). "Tour change". The Times.
"1986 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
Davies, David. (20 October 1986). "Ballesteros and Langer go halves". The Guardian.
Williams, Michael. (28 October 1986). "£1m more prize money for European circuit". The Daily Telegraph.
(30 December 1986). "Super Sevvy". Evening Post.
Glover, Tim. (30 October 1986). "Olazabal voted rookie of year". The Independent.

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