[2] The season was made up of 30 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".

[3] There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Open de Baleares, the Biarritz Open, the English Open and the Volvo Masters; the return of the Torras Hostench Barcelona Open, which had been cancelled due to bad weather in 1987; and the loss of the Lawrence Batley International.

[4][5] The Moroccan Open, originally scheduled to open the season, was initially postponed until October but ultimately cancelled.

[6] The following table lists official events during the 1988 season.

The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.