The 1986 European Tour, titled as the 1986 PGA European Tour,[1] was the 15th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
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.[5]
^One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
^The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.
^ abcUnofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
^Langer and Ballesteros were declared joint winners as they remained tied after failing light caused play to halt after four holes of a playoff.[7]
^Davies, David (6 November 1985). "US shutters come down". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 28. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^Platts, Mitchell (6 November 1985). "Dates for richer tour". The Times. London, United Kingdom. p. 23. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
^"Scottish Open rings the bell". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, United Kingdom. 10 June 1986. p. 21. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"Tour change". The Times. London, United Kingdom. 11 January 1986. p. 21. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
^Davies, David (20 October 1986). "Ballesteros and Langer go halves". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 29. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Williams, Michael (28 October 1986). "£1m more prize money for European circuit". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 30. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Super Sevvy". Evening Post. Bristol, United Kingdom. 30 December 1986. p. 27. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Glover, Tim (30 October 1986). "Olazabal voted rookie of year". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. p. 26. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.