The season was made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and five non-counting "Approved Special Events". There were few changes from the previous season, with the addition of the
Madeira Island Open and a
ProServ tournament in Bologna replacing the
Volvo Open di Firenze. A new tournament was planned for South Africa but was not finalised. The cancellation of the
Monte Carlo Open in February prompted rescheduling of the
Carroll's Irish Open to ensure there was no gap in the schedule prior to
The Open Championship. The
Honda Open, originally scheduled opposite the
Dunhill Cup, was later moved to the fill the dates vacated by the Carroll's Irish Open. In early March, the
Kronenbourg Open was added to replace the cancelled ProServ tournament. ==Schedule==