Editing Volvo Masters

{{about|the European Tour golf tournament}}
{{Infobox golf tournament
| name           = Volvo Masters
| image          = 
| location       = [[Sotogrande]], Spain
| establishment  = 1988
| course         = [[Valderrama Golf Club]]
| par            = 71
| yardage        = {{convert|6952|yd|m}}
| tour           = [[European Tour]]
| format         = [[Stroke play]]
| purse          = {{currency|4,000,000|EUR}}
| month_played   = October
| final_year     = 2008
| aggregate      = {{nowrap|269 [[Miguel Ángel Jiménez]] (1999)}}
| to-par         = −19 ''as above''
| final_champion = {{flagicon|DNK}} [[Søren Kjeldsen]]
| map              = Spain#Spain Andalusia
| map_label        = Valderrama GC
| map_caption      = Location in [[Spain]]##Location in [[Andalusia]]
| map_relief       = yes
| map_label_position = 
| map_size         = 200
| coordinates      = {{coord|36.285|-5.330}}
}}
The '''Volvo Masters''' was the concluding official money event of the [[PGA European Tour|European Tour]] season until 2009, when it was replaced by the [[Dubai World Championship]]. The event was founded in 1988 and held at [[Valderrama Golf Club]] in [[Andalusia]], Spain, except for a five-year period between 1997 and 2001 when [[Montecastillo Golf Club]] played host to the tournament.

The tournament reverted to its original name of "Volvo Masters" in 2005, having been known as the "Volvo Masters Andalucia" between 2000 and 2003 for sponsorship reasons. The prize money for the inaugural event was £351,690, and by 2008, this had increased to over €4 million, making it one of the richest events on the tour. The field consists of the top 60 leading money winners on the European Tour, and from 2005, an invitation has also been issued to the previous years winner regardless of their standing on the money list.

Prior to 2007, the Volvo Masters was held one week before [[The Tour Championship]] to allow golfers who are members of both the European and PGA Tours to participate, but this changed after the PGA Tour rescheduled their event to mid-September.

Following a one-year absence from the calendar, Valderama returned to the European Tour schedule in 2010 with the [[Andalucía Valderrama Masters]] under the sponsorship of Turismo Andaluz (Andalucia Government Tourism Organization).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/tours-and-news/tournews/433743/european-tour-schedule-to-feature-andalucia-masters-at-valderrama.html |title=European Tour schedule to feature Andalucia Masters at Valderrama |work=[[Golf Monthly]] |date=4 December 2009 |access-date=2009-12-22}}</ref>

==Winners==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
| style="background:thistle"|
|European Tour (Tour Championship)
|1988–2008
|}
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%"
!#!!Year!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-
!colspan=7 |Volvo Masters
|-
| style="background:thistle"|21st
| [[2008 European Tour|2008]] || {{flagicon|DNK}} [[Søren Kjeldsen]] || align=center|276 || align=center|−8 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Martin Kaymer]]<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Anthony Wall]]
|-
| style="background:thistle"|20th
| [[2007 European Tour|2007]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Justin Rose]] || align=center|283 || align=center|−1 || Playoff || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Simon Dyson]]<br>{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Søren Kjeldsen]]
|-
| style="background:thistle"|19th
| [[2006 European Tour|2006]] || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jeev Milkha Singh]] || align=center|282 || align=center|−2 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Luke Donald]]<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sergio García]]<br>{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Pádraig Harrington]]
|-
| style="background:thistle"|18th
| [[2005 European Tour|2005]] || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Paul McGinley]] || align=center|274 || align=center|−10 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sergio García]]
|-
!colspan=7 |Volvo Masters Andalucía
|-
| style="background:thistle"|17th
| [[2004 European Tour|2004]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ian Poulter]] || align=center|277 || align=center|−7 || Playoff || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sergio García]]
|-
| style="background:thistle"|16th
| [[2003 European Tour|2003]] || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Freddie Jacobson]] || align=center|276 || align=center|−12 || Playoff || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Rodiles]]
|-
| style="background:thistle"|15th
| [[2002 European Tour|2002]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Bernhard Langer]] (2)<br>{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Colin Montgomerie]] (2) || align=center|281 || align=center|−3 || colspan=2 align=center|Title shared{{efn|Title shared when darkness ended play with Langer and Montgomerie still tied after two holes of a sudden-death playoff.}}
|-
| style="background:thistle"|14th
| [[2001 European Tour|2001]] || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Pádraig Harrington]] || align=center|204{{efn|name=weather|Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.}} || align=center|−12 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Paul McGinley]]
|-
!colspan=7 |Volvo Masters
|-
| style="background:thistle"|13th
| [[2000 European Tour|2000]] || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Pierre Fulke]] || align=center|272 || align=center|−16 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Darren Clarke]]
|-
| style="background:thistle"|12th
| [[1999 European Tour|1999]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Miguel Ángel Jiménez]] || align=center|269 || align=center|−19 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Retief Goosen]]<br>{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Pádraig Harrington]]<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Bernhard Langer]]
|-
| style="background:thistle"|11th
| [[1998 European Tour|1998]] || {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Darren Clarke]] || align=center|271 || align=center|−17 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Andrew Coltart]]
|-
| style="background:thistle"|10th
| [[1997 European Tour|1997]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lee Westwood]] || align=center|200{{efn|name=weather}} || align=center|−16 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Pádraig Harrington]]
|-
| style="background:thistle"|9th
| [[1996 European Tour|1996]] || {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Mark McNulty]] || align=center|276 || align=center|−8 || 7 strokes || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[José Cóceres]]<br>{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sam Torrance]]<br>{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Wayne Westner]]<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lee Westwood]]
|-
| style="background:thistle"|8th
| [[1995 European Tour|1995]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Alex Čejka]] || align=center|282 || align=center|−2 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Colin Montgomerie]]
|-
| style="background:thistle"|7th
| [[1994 European Tour|1994]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Bernhard Langer]] || align=center|276 || align=center|−8 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Seve Ballesteros]]<br>{{flagicon|FJI}} [[Vijay Singh]]
|-
| style="background:thistle"|6th
| [[1993 European Tour|1993]] || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Colin Montgomerie]] || align=center|274 || align=center|−10 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Darren Clarke]]
|-
| style="background:thistle"|5th
| [[1992 European Tour|1992]] || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sandy Lyle]] || align=center|287 || align=center|+3 || Playoff || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Colin Montgomerie]]
|-
| style="background:thistle"|4th
| [[1991 European Tour|1991]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rodger Davis]] || align=center|280 || align=center|−4 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Faldo]]
|-
| style="background:thistle"|3rd
| [[1990 European Tour|1990]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mike Harwood]] || align=center|286 || align=center|+2 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steven Richardson (golfer)|Steven Richardson]]<br>{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sam Torrance]]
|-
| style="background:thistle"|2nd
| [[1989 European Tour|1989]] || {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Ronan Rafferty]] || align=center|282 || align=center|−6 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Faldo]]
|-
| style="background:thistle"|1st
| [[1988 European Tour|1988]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Faldo]] || align=center|284 || align=center|−4 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Seve Ballesteros]]
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070908150758/http://volvomasters.com/ Official website]
*[http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2008/tournamentid=2008088/history/index.html Coverage on the European Tour's official site]

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