Volvo Masters

The Volvo Masters was the significant and highly doped final tournament of the PGA European Tour season. It corresponded to the Tour Championship of the North American PGA TOUR. In November 2008, the tournament was held for the last time. Due to the introduction of the Race to Dubai, it will be replaced from 2009 by the Dubai World Championship.

History

Since 1988, the tournament was held in Spain and - with the exception of the years 1997 to 2001 - still in the posh Valderrama Golf Club in the province of Andalusia. The competition's prize money grew continuously from initially £ 351,690 to 4 million € in 2006, of which the winner received € 666,660. Between 2001 and 2004 the tournament was called the Volvo Masters Andalucia. In 2002, there were exceptionally two winners: Bernhard Langer and Colin Montgomerie - the two were after 2 hole in the jump- par when it was too dark and agreed to share the tournament victory.

Game Mode

For the tournament, qualified only the first 60 on the money list European Tour Order of Merit, and the starting field was not filled even in the event of cancellations. Therefore, there was, in contrast to the other tournaments, no cut and all participants will play all four rounds. As of 2005, the last year's winner was invited, if he had not finished in the top 60 of the current season. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary, in 2007, all previous winners were invited, but some of which, such as Nick Faldo and Bernhard Langer took no use.

By 2006, the tournament was always held one week before the Tour Championship on the PGA TOUR, in order to enable dual qualifiers to record on both events. After the bringing forward of the appointment of the Tour Championship following the introduction of the FedEx Cup in 2007 there was no longer have this limitation.

List of winners

  • 2008: Søren Kjeldsen - Denmark Denmark
  • 2007: Justin Rose - England England
  • 2006: Jeev Milkha Singh - India India
  • 2005: Paul McGinley - Ireland Ireland
  • 2004: Ian Poulter - England England
  • 2003: Fredrik Jacobson - Sweden Sweden
  • 2001: Padraig Harrington - Ireland Ireland
  • 2000: Pierre Fulke - Sweden Sweden
  • 1999: Miguel Angel Jiménez - Spain
  • 1998: Darren Clarke - Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
  • 1997: Lee Westwood - England England
  • 1996: Mark McNulty - Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
  • 1995: Alex Cejka - Germany Germany
  • 1993: Colin Montgomerie - Scotland Scotland
  • 1992: Sandy Lyle - Scotland Scotland
  • 1991: Rodger Davis - Australia
  • 1990: Mike Harwood - Australia
  • 1989: Rohan Rafferty - Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
  • 1988: Nick Faldo - England England
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