1996 European Tour
The 1996 European Tour was the 25th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.[1]
The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Colin Montgomerie.
Schedule
The table below shows the 1996 European Tour schedule which was made up of 38 tournaments, which included the major national opens around Europe. There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Heineken Classic, the Dimension Data Pro-Am, the FNB Players Championship, the Slaley Hall Northumberland Challenge, the Loch Lomond World Invitational and the Oki Pro-Am, and the loss of the Turespana Open De Canaria, the Open Mediterrania, the Open de Baleares and the Jersey 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] but is now converted to Euro.
| Position | Player | Country | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Montgomerie |  Scotland | 1,225,205 |
| 2 | Ian Woosnam |  Wales | 910,594 |
| 3 | Robert Allenby |  Australia | 745,001 |
| 4 | Costantino Rocca |  Italy | 675,619 |
| 5 | Mark McNulty |  Ireland | 649,386 |
| 6 | Lee Westwood |  England | 600,171 |
| 7 | Andrew Coltart | Scotland | 484,311 |
| 8 | Darren Clarke |  Northern Ireland | 461,714 |
| 9 | Paul Broadhurst | England | 420,510 |
| 10 | Thomas Bjørn |  Denmark | 409,470 |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
External links
- 1996 season results on the PGA European Tour website
- 1996 Order of Merit on the PGA European Tour website